stuff I like

If one ever needed conclusive proof that I am a geek, this list of stuff I like is, I think, it. Favorite authors, TV shows, actors, comics, etc.

• Musicians and Bands: Elvis Presley, Great Big Sea, Carbon Leaf, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, Heather Alexander, a-ha, Altan, the Fables, the Irish Descendants, La Bottine Souriante, the Paperboys, Solas the Young Dubliners

• Authors: Stephanie Barron, Kristen Britain, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Julie Czerneda, Doranna Durgin, Deby Fredericks, Esther Friesner, Elizabeth George, Kathleen Goonan, Charlaine Harris, Jess Hartley, Tami Hoag, Susanna Kearsley, Laurie King, Elizabeth Lowell, George R.R. Martin, Robin McKinley, Elizabeth Peters/Barbara Michaels, C.E. Murphy/Cate Dermody, Katya Reimann, J.D. Robb (a.k.a. Nora Roberts), Josepha Sherman, Sharon Shinn, Victoria Thompson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Karen Traviss, Liz Williams, Tad Williams

• Actors: Russell Crowe, Nathan Fillion, Harrison Ford, Pierce Brosnan, David Boreanaz, James Marsters, Ralph Fiennes, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Richard Dean Anderson, Colin Firth

• Actresses: Cate Blanchett, Katie Sackhoff

• Anime and Animation: Invader Zim, Kim Possible, The Powerpuff Girls, Speed Racer Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (a.k.a. Battle of the Planets), Thundercats, Robotech

• TV Shows: Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Lost, Babylon 5, The X-Files, MacGyver, Remington Steele, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Muppet Show, The Prisoner

• Comics and Comic Strips: Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, Elfquest, Foxtrot, Get Fuzzy, PVPOnline, User Friendly

• Computer Stuff: Debian Linux, MySQL, Nethack, PHP

• Funny: Eddie Izzard

• SF Fandom: The Lexington Fantasy Association, Northwest Science Fiction Society, Norwescon, Orycon, Westercon, Worldcon

stuff I care about

I care about a number of causes. Equal rights: for women, for those of alternative sexualities, for minorities, for pretty much everybody. Freedom: of speech, of religion. And the sanctity of the earth and environment. There are organizations that support all of these things, to which I give my hard- earned bucks and webspace. Here are some pertinent links for these things.

• Free Speech and Internet Issues: The Voters Telecommunications Watch, The Center for Democracy and Technology, American Civil Liberties Union

• Human Rights: Amnesty International

• Sexuality & GBLT Rights: The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Human Rights Campaign

• Women's Rights: National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, SeaFATtle Home Page, American Association of University Women, Planned Parenthood Federation of America

• Religion & Spirituality: Americans United for the Separation of Church and State

• The Environment: Defenders of Wildlife, The Wilderness Society, The Nature Conservancy

• Other Issues: The Concord Coalition, National Space Society, People for the American Way