Good news

For a variety of reasons, I've been hesitant to post about this -- but if you've seen me in the past month or so, it's been reasonably obvious: Z. and I are expecting a baby, come mid-September. (It could have been "too many cookies," as yahtzee63 suggested, but when two people on NJ Transit tried to give me their seats, I thought maybe it was clearer. But since then not a single person has offered like treatment on the DC Metro, which either throws the obviousness of my status into doubt or revises my beliefs about the relative friendliness of DC folks vs. New Yorkers.) Anyhow, Z. likes to call him "Shemp" or "Django"; I just roll my eyes. I wanted "Rivkid" to work, but it just doesn't.

I don't expect the journal content to change much -- though frequency of posting may eventually drop further! But I'm still thinking book reviews and fanfic as my general subjects. I may do a post of pregnancy books I found useful, and not so useful. And speaking of fanfic, help a girl out: If Superman were a spy, what sort of covert missions would be good? I want stuff that uses his unique talents while still staying covert, which is to say that punching holes in walls should not be a mission priority.

Thanks

Thanks for the kind wishes and the numerous Spy!Clark suggestions! Like koimistress, I get antsy at the sight of my name over and over in reply comments, so I'll just say: I appreciate both, and the latter have made me realize that Clark's covert powers can be used in numerous practical, sensible ways that would be extremely hard for me to write dramatically. As a result -- since what I really want is Spy!Lex -- I have reconceptualized the story and I think it might work better that way.

There's a very interesting article at Salon about celebrity trials and the difference between American tragedy (both sides are in the wrong, the truth may well be unknowable) and classical tragedy (both sides are right and wrong, there's independent value in knowing the truth). I find my Salon subscription well worth the price -- I really hate having to watch ads. But the story is probably worth sitting through some ads for if you are interested in analysis of popular culture.