Allyson, you always get annoyed at the things I think turn out the nearest to my intent. Why is that? Okay, maybe not "always." OOG didn't annoy you, right?

Hope I fixed her name before she read that.

That's all I remember.

Also, I have a new phone, and some people didn't transfer. You were one of them, so apparently, according to my new phone, you are dead to me.

My new phone is pink and matches my iPod. Other than that, I have no idea how it works.

Radio is faboo, especially on long car trips. You'd think somebody could start a radio soap opera during commute hours. Every day, 5:30-6, characters get murdered, give birth, whatever, with just enough overlap that people stay oriented if they miss a day.

We had The Shadow LPs when I was growing up; my husband and I listened to the cassettes.

I miss radio voices; that generation is dying off, but the magnificent voices that newscasters needed during the radio years were amazing.

I liked AYNOHYEB. It more than met my Angel viewing criteria (great stand-alone story and furthered various arcs), but I didn't really start reading fandom criticisms until Angel S4 so I may have missed plenty.

Wait. Which one of us is dead to you?

'Cause, you know, if it's me, you're gonna start spending a lot of time out on those ledges.

you think "Moon" is better than "Stranger"?

You really should've done Have Spacesuit Will Travel.

I know those seem like fighting words, but I have my opinion, and I am often afraid to say it because saying "I don't think Heinlein's women are unbelievable" offends some. Unfortunately this leads to flaming swords of argument on the subject.

I feel the same way, Daniel. I do have issues with Heinlein, but they are actually my issues, not his issues.

sexual, assertive, kittenish, competent.

See, and this describes what I think is an admirable woman. But then, I'm probably overly fond of kittenish people. After all - they're kind of like kittens, aren't they? (Not really, I know.)

It's probably his best book, overall. I tend to think it is.

I like Stranger in a Strange Land better. Granted, I've only read the two.

I don't get at all how exploring the McCarthy thing is "trite." Or how my approach was trite.

As I said earlier - I took this out of context a bit, I don't remember the exact wording. But my response was that I thought the whole McCarthy bit was a vehicle, and not the episode. And I find it reassuring that Tim said something similar.

I want to kick kittenish women in the teeth. It's a thing.

Almost the most direct metaphor I ever did on the show.

The most direct being the demon tree with DSL.