2008-04-07

tree_and_leaf: Peter Davison in Five's cricket gear, leaning on wall with nose in book, looking a bit like Peter Wimsey. (Books)
2008-04-07 09:48 am
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Why, apparently, I shouldn't read LJ just before bed

Because even several chapters of War and Peace were unable to prevent an exceptionally peculiar dream about Doctor Who in which it turned out that

Should I spoiler cut? It seems excessive given that this is my subconscious spinning off an episode title, but I suppose it does vaguely refer to two spoilers, so.. )
tree_and_leaf: Portrait of John Keble in profile, looking like a charming old gentleman with a sense of humour. (anglican)
2008-04-07 11:07 am
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Science and God - again

Not a bioethics link this time, but the director of the US National Human Genome Research Institute talks about his faith (he's got a book coming out). Good - nice to see an acknowledgment that science and faith are not enemies, necessarily. Though heaven alone knows what 'theistic evolution' is supposed to mean.

Am nonetheless wryly amused that the link I followed from the Times front page said "I've found God, says man who cracked." Actually this is a cutoff of the full headline, which read "... man who cracked the human genome", but it's still funny.
tree_and_leaf: Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in uniform glengarry bonnet, Jamie in kilt, caption "Wha's like us?" (Scots Soldiers (Icon of patriotic prejud)
2008-04-07 03:24 pm
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*pinches meme from LizBee*

The Hypothetical AU Meme: Take any one of the fandoms you know I write in, and give me a type of AU (space opera AU, pirate AU, superhero AU, Ancient Rome, etc). I will then explain what story from your chosen fandom I would write for your chosen type of AU.