Here's the original (as far as I can tell) Brokeback post: [link]

It's not even posted by a Meghan Thompson. It's posted by a guy from West Hollywood, named JonMark (profile): [link] .

I'm much more firmly in the parody corner, now.

This one predates that, Cindy. If it's a hoax, it's an awfully elaborate one.

[eta: On closer read, my link isn't exactly the same story as the other one. My guess is that the latter one is an exaggerated parody of the original.]

I saw that whenever it first went around here, Jess. That's a different issue. That's someone who did identify as gay, and who no longer does, talking about what he interprets as the film's agenda, and claiming he got a phone call from someone.

It's a far cry from a wife posting, "The movie made my husband catch Teh gay."

The limb I'm out on, is the one betting money that JonMark at The Tribe may have created Meghan Thompson as a parody in response to that paragraph in the Bennett article, where Bennett claims to have gotten the phone call.

xposty goodness--I started responding before you edited.

The pain is getting to my...well, head's not the right word but maybe it makes sense way too much today. I'm overly fragile. And it shows, I think. People are acting weird around me.

This makes me want to give you a big hug, only clearly from a distance so I hope no bubble issues. This makes me both mad and sad, because it seems like you are doing everything there is to do, with little to no result, which seems unfair (grrrr) and crappy (whaaa). I am constantly amazed by how much you manage to do. I had frequent migraines for a while (although not this frequent, nor, it sounds like, mostly this bad), and while I did continue to go to work most days, I was pretty much useless. You just rock, ita, and I'm so sorry you feel so badly while doing it.

Statistics for English consumption of beer late in the seventeenth century indicate an annual consumption per person of 832 pints.

So, beer for breakfast! Except, none in the house and stuff to do today, so I guess I'll go with something more traditional American foodlike. tommy, I'm so glad about the diagnosis and sorry that it wasn't a better one.

Also, you all probably already saw it, but I smiled when I realized that krav was a central plot point in How I Met Your Mother this week.

This week's was the first mostly full ep that I've seen, and I was tickled pink to hear the krav reference and to know what they meant. Not quite so tickled to hear that I've been pronouncing it incorrectly in my head all this time. feh.

Not quite so tickled to hear that I've been pronouncing it incorrectly in my head all this time.

Yes, this! And a much more nicer sounding pronunciation than my head variety. The krav kick was quite funny, as was the show. I hadn't watched it before.

edit to note that I laughed out loud when they referred to krav as something like yoga. I felt so educated.

Solar-powered purse that can charge an iPod:

Joe Hynek, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering at Iowa State University has created a fabulous Power Purse that can come handy to charge devices like cellphones and ipods via a USB port in the bag. Joe merged fashion and technology to create this fabulous concept of Power Purse. The solar panels on the exterior of the bag harness the sun rays into batteries fitted inside the purse to enable charging your gadgets.

Thanks, guys.

Kristin--I just got home from the acupuncturist, in fact. He, brilliant man that he is, cleared up my morning migraine. All I have is a normal headache, and it's a fair trade and then some.

The rest of today is primarily dedicated to lying around, with nothing more stressful than deciding what to order in.

I am sitting and waiting for my cable TV and cable modem to get hooked up (the problem is outside my apartment). Meanwhile, I continue to "borrow" someone's unsecured WiFi (I'm avoiding doing anything bandwidth-intensive, so mostly just b.org).

Thanks y'all for the well wishes.

The rest of today is primarily dedicated to lying around, with nothing more stressful than deciding what to order in.

Good plan. You should order something especially nummy....

eta: Yay! I have cable TV and my own internet access!

ita, so glad to hear it. Eventually I need to track one down out here, so I'd love his info if you don't mind sharing.

Insent, Kristin.