Gotta befriend 'em all!

Well, I've been playing more Radiata Stories. (Reading for class? What reading?) Still enjoying it immensely - I've recruited about fifteen of the 177 (!) possible playable characters. I never thought I'd see a game that beat the Suikoden series for number of characters, but sure enough here it is. XD

Anyway, in the social arena, Thursday night a whole bunch of us first-year grad students went to dinner and a movie together. We ate at Thai Flavors (which is where the department took us when I visited in April) - I wanted chicken satay, but they were all out so I figured I'd try tofu satay, since I'd never had tofu before. Blech. I took like two bites, chewed, and took a pass on the rest. Even the peanut sauce couldn't save it. (Methinks tofu is not for me.)

Then we went to see The Constant Gardener, with Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. It was really good, though a massive downer - though I'm glad I saw it, it's not the sort of movie I'd ever go see on my own. It's the same reason I haven't seen Hotel Rwanda - when I look to rent a movie, I look for something fun and enjoyable, not something where when the credits roll I feel like slitting my wrists. x_x

Let's Positive Linking!
- Oh boy, this one's a real nutter. Look, lady, you have not had sex/married Sephiroth on the astral plane...accept that and move on with your life. Maybe try to make it with someone who, actually, y'know, EXISTS? (From jokersama.)
- A scary article on the less-than-helpful Katrina rescue efforts. (From gedrean.)
- A creepy creepy article on a Katrina detainment camp refugee camp, and other confirmation that tends to lend it credulity. (Both from jantalaimon.)
- And, in the same vein, a Denver Post article that also talks about the impenetrability (in or out) of these camps.