I think the Mountain Goats said it best...

I am going to make it through this year
if it kills me

I am going to make it though this year
if it kills me...

(ETA: More a generalized statement, less about my own state of being.)

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Via rm: A group of Twin Cities Quakers has decided to stop signing marriage certificates for opposite-sex couples until the state legalizes gay marriage.

"We're simply trying to be consistent with the will of God as we perceive it," said Paul Landskroener, clerk of the Twin Cities Friends Meeting, in an interview with MPR's All Things Considered on Monday.

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A lion, a tiger, a bear- oh my!

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Via theweaselking: The Moebius bagel- complete with how-to guide.

Harry Potter fic- Lucius vignette

I've reached the point in the Harry Potter story where the next four chapters are interlocking, commenting upon and expanding on each other in various aspects of character. It's a lot of fun to write- and to read, one hopes- but the complications of the structure make it unlikely that I'll have a proper chapter to post before year's end. Accordingly, this teaser, in which we get a brief look at what Lucius has been up to (full chapter to come); I hope you enjoy. (As always, potential Half-Blood Prince spoilers; please note that this series is not Deathly Hallows compliant in the least.)

( Interlude- Lucius (Like a Star Within My Heart) )