Done yesterday (20100311 Th)

[mdlbear]

0311 Th
  * up 7:35; W=197.8; drugs, nose, teeth
  @ Double whammy [GLTBF, journalism] (comment)
  @ The Wordsmith's Forge - Polyamory as evil ... riiiiiiiight.
    People keep slamming polyamory.  If they were capable of doing monogamy
     right, I might be impressed.
  * 9am meeting at work -> went well
  @ The Real Problem With The Economy: Misallocation Of Capital?
  @ How Does Copyright Apply To Your Kids' Monster Drawings?
  @ Sex, Blood, and Post-Its: A Short Film Shot Entirely On a Scanner
  @ US Patent Office Decides That One Click Really Is Patentable
  @ Former Sun CEO: Tech Companies Suing Over Patents Is An Act Of Desperation
  @ Official Condom Design: New York's New Sex Symbol : NPR
  @ naamah_darling: On "getting help." 
    third in a series on suicide.
  * date night: Indian buffet across from the Consonance hotel
  @ The 94 Percent Solution (rss reader for phones)
  * PAY BILLS
  * bed ~11:30; snuggle; S=3383

Not much actually done, beyond a couple of useful meetings at work and going out to an Indian restaurant near where Consonance was. The one we'd wanted to go to, Mehran, was closed for remodeling; Chandni was all buffet; pretty tasty but we both felt a bit queasy afterwards.

Some excellent links, though. Let's start with silly: a short film shot entirely on a scanner. Almost as silly, the US Patent Office Decides That One Click Really Is Patentable. Meanwhile Sun's former CEO points out that suing over patents is an act of desperation. And New York picks a new official sex symbol.

Now the meaty ones: The Wordsmith's Forge - Polyamory as evil ... riiiiiiiight. "People keep slamming polyamory. If they were capable of doing monogamy right, I might be impressed."

And finally (and best) naamah_darling's On "getting help", the third in a series on suicide and depression. Go read it.

Comments

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Yeah, conservatives are looking for a bigger boogieman than gays, and suddenly realize that the concept of polyamory is probably more dangerous to them than gays (a mere 10% at max of the population) are. Could affect anyone, not just the few.

And polyamory, from my view of the sets of folks I know who are, takes well-thought out, considered *work* to pull off. A dedication to communication, other's feelings and balance. I think that if a number of monogamous marriages in trouble put one-half of the relationship effort it takes to make a poly family balanced, they wouldn't be in trouble.