…LiveJournal with more bells and whistles. I’m not sure all the bells and whistles make it any better, they just make it more.

Mass. Equality Action is sponsoring a party they’re calling Gayla: The Political Party Everyone Can Agree On. Too bad I’m already tied up, this one sounds good.

Back when I was an art student, I spent a year when all I did was shoot Polaroid 600 film. I loved (and still love) the color and the depth of the film. But Polaroid film will soon be extinct. First, Polaroid went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Dec. 18, and then this is the last month they’ll make instant film. Of course B&H Photo is still selling some Polaroid film, for now. What to do? You can join Save Polaroid , or Facebook’s save-Polaroid group, or give up and buy a Fuji Instax instant film camera (the film is lots cheaper).

You can now watch Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog free online. Created for the Web. Very cool half-feature-length production. Great to watch when it’s snowing outside and you can’t go anywhere, like me right now. Thanks for the link, Leona.

They say it’s a Web site for runners, but really it’s a Web site for us walkers. Gmaps Pedometer let’s you calculate your fave walking routes using Google Maps. I used the hybrid satellite/map view at high magnification so I could map out all the little off-street detours I take. (Now I know that our regular walk to Slocum Park in Fairhaven is about 3.2 miles round trip, and our regular walk to the Fairhaven boat ramp is also about 3.2 miles.)

…to evangelical churches, that is. Mainline Protestants and Catholics don’t see as many newcomers when the economy gets bad — this according to the New York Slime, which not a trustworthy source when it comes to American religion.

Don’t forget — December 10th is A Day Without Gays. The organizers are urging all GLBTQ folk to “call in gay,” and not go to work that day. Links: adaywithoutgays.com — and if you’re in California, check out Courage Campaign, people organizing to fight Prop. 8.

jfield passed along a link to a great article titled “The Tyranny of Structurelessness.” It’s a critique of feminist group process that replaced the tyranny of hierarchy with… another kind of tyranny? When I have time to read the article carefully, maybe I’ll find time to write more about it.