Fansubbers vs. their leechers

Why is it okay for fan subbers to indicate that their leechers are dumb but not the other way around? Yes, I'm talking about the whole IRC vs. BT thing at Shinsen's. As much as I like their high quality subs - and I'm eternally grateful for them - I don't like their attitude. Yes, some people can't download via IRC. Others can't stand on their head, sing and juggle at the same time, thank you very much!

Fiona McIntosh and lesbian tendencies?

As you probably know, I'm translating Fiona McIntosh's The Quickening Trilogy at the moment. It's about a man who was cursed and now can't die. Whenever someone kills him, he switches bodies with his killer and continues living in the killer's body. Well, and of course it happened that he ended up in a woman's body. But he is still in love with his Queen. This Queen doesn't know that the woman in front of her is her lover (she thinks he died). And of course, our hero being the dumbass he is, kisses the Queen.

Well, I wouldn't mind that. I like gay and lesbian stories. It's the Queen's reaction to the kiss that pisses me off more than the stupidity of our hero. The Queen is angry, disgusted and feels like slapping the woman who kissed her... Okay, in the words of Tony Foster ("Smoke and Mirrors" by Tanya Huff) gay cooties - or in this case lesbian cooties - are obviously transmissible even in fantasy stories.

I mean, where's the horror? So a woman kissed me. Big deal. I'm not interested? I tell her so, I don't have to suddenly feel like washing my lips with a sand paper, for Pete's sake! Homosexuality isn't a STD, it's not contagious. Or maybe I'm simply more open-minded than most of the population on Earth :(

Tarot Card test

You are The Moon

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.

The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.

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