two books and one movie

So, Happy Policeman by Patricia Anthony was the weirdest book I've read all summer.
"Who killed the Mary Kay lady?" with aliens. It made my head hurt, but in kind of a good way. I think I recommend it, but... yeah. It was a difficult book. I couldn't read it all at once.

Daughters of Darkness by LJ Smith was pure trash. Trashy trashy YA romance trash with vampires. It was good, if you like that sort of thing.

Last night I watched Closer with redjo. It was... um... not exactly cheerful. You could see it as a stunning critique on monogamy. Or you could see it as an indictment of the whole human race. Film noir done in a romantic comedy style - the comedy bit kind of falls away. It was pretty depressing. It makes me very glad that I'm not a monogamous person. It portrayed both sex and honesty as incredibly destructive forces, that rip apart relationships and break people's trust in each other. I don't think it has to be that way. Our way is better. Honesty can be gentle and welcome - it's not always a weapon. But then, of course, all of us poly people are consenting. Someone in a monogamous relationship is not consenting to their partner's others.

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life lessons

So, this month's Glamour includes an article called "Thirty Things Every Woman Should Have and Know By Age 30." (Take a look.)

A lot of them I agree with. Most of them I feel I do have or know. But there are some things I think are missing from this list.

I think that by age 30, every woman should know how to travel alone.
By age 30, every woman should know how to enjoy herself in bed.
By age 30, every woman should have at least one pair of shoes that are both attractive AND comfortable.
By age 30, every woman should have a primary medical provider that she feels comfortable with.

What would you add?
(Comments about what men should do and know by age 30 are also welcome.)

What do you wish you had or knew that you don't yet?

my cat Charlie...

is at the pet clinic.

He hasn't been eating, and he has a fever. We're not sure why. They kept him overnight to do bloodwork and X-rays. Please send him good thoughts. He's very receptive to energy.

If you need an image to work, here's a picture of him asleep with mrpet here: http://pics.livejournal.com/lady_anemone/pic/00019fb5/g10

Dear LJ Genie...

It has come to my attention that I need some headphones for my laptop.

Then I can listen to internet radio ANYWHERE.

What headphones can people recommend? Ideally, they should have okay sound quality, not go IN the ears, and be reasonably priced (perhaps under $50?).

Thanks.

laptop not charging

So, my laptop is plugged in, but failing to charge.

This happened earlier in the week, too - when it ran out of battery it just turned itself off.

I'm guessing the first thing to do is try it with someone else's charger, and see if it works? Thoughts?