Hey, wordy type people

I need a word for a light meal eaten in the early evening that isn't dinner. Got anything?

No, supper doesn't count either.

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I don't have much of a gut instinct. In fact, I really HOPE I don't. Because this Star Trek new Voyages thing fills me with the kind of dread you usually only get in the seconds between when you turn the corner and see a guy standing there with a gun and him pulling the trigger.

And Rod's involved. I don't know how to feel about that. Even if he is offering his blessing (and support, since he's new on the production team), I still don't know how much that amounts to legally. Good kid, he is. I just ain't sure about the wisdom of associating with this operation.

Barring any sort of miracle, it will likely damage the Roddenbery/Viacom relationship.

In all probability, Viacom will probably just roll out of bed, reach out one hairy knuckle, and crush it.

The creative staff seems very genuine, and may perhaps be very creative. So why put this much energy into something even more fragile than normal. I think it's even more dangerous than a normal Trek fanseries, considering that this is pretty much the most direct violation possible of Paramount's IP, and they'll sue you into a corner for much less.

I mean, people put energy into things like Finnegan's Wake and, while you can make judgments about the viability of a web series of that ambition (seriously, is there any?), at least they don't have to worry about some junior barrister deciding to make his name by zapping them.

Unless, of course, he works for a cranky SF writer who's prone to chucking lawsuits at people, but we know there aren't any of those.

Dear Australians

My mother, on a recent trip to your fair land (by recent, read "sometime in mid 2003") brought me back a gift of a small toy Koala and a bottle of vegemite.

Now, I have vague recollections of the substance from my time down under (WJ '88), and it was generally considered to be the kind of thing locals feed to visitors as a gag (Sure, we always eat Poutine! It's great! Try some!).

Anyway, so I now have a bottle of the stuff. Only thing is, it expired a couple months ago (April 30 '04).

So, here's the question: is it now poisonous? Less palatable (if such a thing is possible)? Just kinda icky?

It's staring me in the face, daring me to do something with it. Is it safe to throw it out? Incinerate it? Feed it to the cats?

Help me! Dear God, help me!

My choices on the 28th

The incumbent is Carolyn Parrish,who'll likely get it despite a noted tendency for incivility. I will not be considering the Reform candidate.

The local NDP candidate is 25. Good Lord. How the hell can I be expected to vote for someone who's the same age I was when I was doing regularly stupid things (like, say, joining a Demo Team).

Of course, the Green Partycandidate is 23. I will admit that he at least has a professional background to him, and he lives in the riding (or at least in the city). If there's one thing I can't stand, it's those professional academics. Jesus. Never trust anyone who's never held a really shitty job. If you've never had to wipe dirt, grease, or blood off your hands for the requisite minimum wage, you have no opinions worth listening to.

Hey, reserve background, too. That gives him more military experience than the party leaders. He's down with Proportional, which is always good (and will have hte added benefit of getting Quebec to shut up). Of course, he also supports a EEE senate, which is just not necessary.

Attn: mr_weasel

Roman Re-enactors.

Amusingly enough, less annoying on the surface than the SCA.