the stars like dust

I've been especially vagabondish lately, faithful to no fandom at all, even Jack Harkness. In fact, for the first time in close to a decade, I'm not primarily in fannish things when online. It's kind of weird, and I don't expect it to last. Not a single impulse to craft a story or write, and that's particularly weird, although I've been feeling creative about decorating and, of all things, my clothes. I'm not generally one of the world's shoppers, but anyone can have a weird month.

What I'm finding myself doing in my online time is following -ism debates, researching health and body image issues, and reading meta and the comprehensive text w/links of various kefuffles with an eye to sociological analysis. I'm just as into it as I usually am into fannish materials, which is really weird.

This sort of thing has happened before, and it will most likely pass quickly, but I'm going with it because I always use my leisure time for things that stimulate me.

I have been watching more tv than usual, but not much.

Here are some of the shows/books/comics I've been reading/listening to/watching:

• La Femme Nikita. Just the first few eps so far, and I'm enjoying it far more than I expected to. I really like Nikita, and want to read femmeslash about her if I can find the right pairing. This may not last, as the larger picture of the show is creepily authoritarian in many ways and also sexist and just plain irritating with the giant plot holes. But I like Nikita. I kind of want her to end up wiping out the unit and escaping to become a librarian or something in another country. Or maybe a travelling musician as part of a band.
  
• Hellblazer. Oh, John Constantine.
  
• Jennifer Crusie. Not my thing, clearly. She makes me cringe a lot.
  
• Philip Pullman. Cool, intriguing ideas, interesting characters, lucid prose, dynamic storytelling. Obnoxiously elitist, but I can take it.
  
• Weeds. Hmm. I really enjoy some elements, but there is a lot that pushes me past interested into very uncomfortable, and it isn't the main plot. Not ready to form a solid opinion yet.
  
• This interesting article on wearing shoes vs. going barefoot: "You Walk Wrong".
  
• The infamous Boob Project and fallout. What an absolutely abhorrent social context  and verbal category screwup. I was deeply concerned at how this would affect con culture and the safety and happiness of fans. But the many, many intelligent analyses and responses from especially women but also men made me feel much better.  I wish we could have spared his use of the term "Open Source", however, since I consider the Open Source software development concept to be one of the best social and intellectual movements of the last twenty years. 
• Various kerfuffles (you all know which ones). I will say here, however, that it is "kerfuffle", not "kerfluffle", and though a thousand errors should change that in the lexicon, to me it shall always be wrong. Oh, and furthermore? "Nonplussed" means "surprised and confused". Not "unruffled". Here endeth the lesson.
  
• Posts on race in bandom. Yeah, we always need a little improvement. Reminders help keep me conscious.
• The Fatosphere. So intriguing! Fat people rock.
• Craft/food/stuff books.
• Science! I love science, like a Rodney loves cake. Lately it's been Cosmos with Carl Sagan. Such an awesome ubergeek guy.
• Avatar. You'll be shocked to know it's about the One Boy Who Can Save the World. It's also funny and cute and has nice artwork. I also like all of the characters. The fight animation is pretty sweet, too.

I've also been running about outside a lot. And I have a new bike, which I adore passionately and may write object slash about at some point.

So, how's by you?