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felis_ultharusAcademia
So we had a rather bland discussion in my Sonnets course today. Compared to the debate about the possibility of free will and mind and self-generating somethings, the topic of homosexuality in the sonnets was rather blasé. Things are getting better -- I brought a ton of books to argue my points, but I didn't need them.
One interesting bit of tension was when our professor, in the last three minutes, suddenly announced that she didn't like the dynamic in the class, and asked us how we would change it.
She's right, of course -- the dynamic is bad. But it's not really her fault. She's put together a great course, but she got lazy students who aren't doing the work. I can't say I'm free from blame, there :/
Gaming
Adapting this module for current D&D has been an interesting exercise. One of the interesting details is that it has stats for every sentient creature who might wander across the characters' paths.
How do I adapt the stats for a peasant wife for third edition? The class is easy -- the Commoner class covers pretty much any individual of the lower classes in D&D third edition. But what about the feats -- the special talents that make every character unique. Humans start with two.
I finally decided on Great Fortitude and Endurance. I figured anyone raising children would need both.
Politics
With everything else in life, I've been neglectful here.
I've decided to better inform myself on the situation in Afghanistan before writing letters. I still don't know how involved the Canadian Armed Forces is in the police and penal system. I really hope we aren't helping to persecute innocent people out there.
Meanwhile, this week, the big event/circus was Harper submitting his judge to American-style judicial review. Rarely mentioned in the mainstream press is that the candidate for the Supreme Court -- Marshall Rothstien -- ruled that gays, lesbians and bisexuals were not constitutionally entitled to equality back in 1983.
That ruling, of course, was later overturned, but nobody asked him if he's changed his mind since. Rothstien is known for being very conservative when interpreting the Charter of Rights -- meaning he likes it watered-down. If the same-sex marriage decision had been in his hands, it would likely not be legal now.
This fits in with Harper's cry of "activist judges" -- meaning judges who believe that human rights should actually be a factor in enforcing the law. Rothstien's not the type to put little things like "justice" and "equality" and "constitution" over the letter of the law.
Oh, and Harper's daycare proposals look to be a disaster. But that's not really news.
In more amusing political news, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian compared Taiwan's political relationship to the US with the relationship between Jack Twist and Ennis del Mar. Is Taiwan Jack or Ennis...?
So we had a rather bland discussion in my Sonnets course today. Compared to the debate about the possibility of free will and mind and self-generating somethings, the topic of homosexuality in the sonnets was rather blasé. Things are getting better -- I brought a ton of books to argue my points, but I didn't need them.
One interesting bit of tension was when our professor, in the last three minutes, suddenly announced that she didn't like the dynamic in the class, and asked us how we would change it.
She's right, of course -- the dynamic is bad. But it's not really her fault. She's put together a great course, but she got lazy students who aren't doing the work. I can't say I'm free from blame, there :/
Gaming
Adapting this module for current D&D has been an interesting exercise. One of the interesting details is that it has stats for every sentient creature who might wander across the characters' paths.
How do I adapt the stats for a peasant wife for third edition? The class is easy -- the Commoner class covers pretty much any individual of the lower classes in D&D third edition. But what about the feats -- the special talents that make every character unique. Humans start with two.
I finally decided on Great Fortitude and Endurance. I figured anyone raising children would need both.
Politics
With everything else in life, I've been neglectful here.
I've decided to better inform myself on the situation in Afghanistan before writing letters. I still don't know how involved the Canadian Armed Forces is in the police and penal system. I really hope we aren't helping to persecute innocent people out there.
Meanwhile, this week, the big event/circus was Harper submitting his judge to American-style judicial review. Rarely mentioned in the mainstream press is that the candidate for the Supreme Court -- Marshall Rothstien -- ruled that gays, lesbians and bisexuals were not constitutionally entitled to equality back in 1983.
That ruling, of course, was later overturned, but nobody asked him if he's changed his mind since. Rothstien is known for being very conservative when interpreting the Charter of Rights -- meaning he likes it watered-down. If the same-sex marriage decision had been in his hands, it would likely not be legal now.
This fits in with Harper's cry of "activist judges" -- meaning judges who believe that human rights should actually be a factor in enforcing the law. Rothstien's not the type to put little things like "justice" and "equality" and "constitution" over the letter of the law.
Oh, and Harper's daycare proposals look to be a disaster. But that's not really news.
In more amusing political news, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian compared Taiwan's political relationship to the US with the relationship between Jack Twist and Ennis del Mar. Is Taiwan Jack or Ennis...?
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Date: 2006-03-01 12:47 pm (UTC)If we're talking a Brokeback Mountain scenario, then given the US's usual foreign policy, Taiwan is probably on the receiving end. Thus, Bush wouldn't be taking anything :p