Ooh. I just discovered that the woman who wrote "The Physics of the Buffyverse" and who does the Cocktail Party Physics blog is gonna be in Chicago tonight, doing a reading at Women and Children First (a feminist bookstore). Hmmm - it's within walking distance of my apartment....
Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Fightin' at a time like this. You'll use up all the air!
Jayne ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Mar 15, 2007 11:12:10 am PDT #7308 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
sumi - Mar 15, 2007 11:13:39 am PDT #7309 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
A reading of The Physics of Buffyverse ?
tommyrot - Mar 15, 2007 11:14:35 am PDT #7310 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yes. I guess she's on a book tour now for it.
In her new book she demonstrates how Joss Whedon and other writers of the show have drawn on specific concepts in quantum mechanics, relativity, and string theory to develop innovative plots for episodes. There are teleporting demons, temporal folds, time loops, and dimensional portals similar in concept to the hypothetical wormholes proposed by real-world physicists. In short, the Buffyverse offers a unique lens through which to view the precepts of science with fresh eyes. Science nerds and Buffy fans, unite!
I dunno - the science-y parts of Buffy and Angel were not really why I watched the show....
sarameg - Mar 15, 2007 11:16:46 am PDT #7311 of 10001
So it looks like pouring rain will be almost perfectly timed with my departure.
And the umbrella's at home on the couch.
shrift - Mar 15, 2007 11:19:09 am PDT #7312 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Chicago tonight, doing a reading at Women and Children First (a feminist bookstore)
Is that on the 5000 area of Clark? 'Cause I swear I walked past it last night on the way to dinner.
tommyrot - Mar 15, 2007 11:20:43 am PDT #7313 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yes. I walk through Andersonville fairly often so I see it all the time too.
5233 N Clark St., actually.
sumi - Mar 15, 2007 11:21:07 am PDT #7314 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
I think it's north of Wrigley but south of Andersonville. . . ish (or is it in Andersonville. . .hmmm. . . I haven't been in Chicago in forever.)
Kathy A - Mar 15, 2007 11:21:50 am PDT #7315 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
That sounds about right, shrift--it's in Andersonville on Clark, I think right down the street from the Swedish Bakery, one of my favorite places in town (my boss always gets me limpa bread and/or butter cookies from there for my birthday, which is coming up next week--can't wait!).
ETA: Andersonville X-post!
tommyrot - Mar 15, 2007 11:23:19 am PDT #7316 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah, it's Andersonville, North of Uptown (where I live).
There's a Blockbuster about three blocks from me - they have a DVD section called "Community Favorites" that's all GLBT stuff. At first I was confused, but I guess they consider themselves close enough to Andersonville to be part of it.
sumi - Mar 15, 2007 11:23:27 am PDT #7317 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
In the general Reza's area. . .