Audrey Watters

It goes without saying that the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was groundbreaking in its depiction of interracial marriage as it was released in 1967, the same year the US Supreme Court outlawed miscegenation laws (of which 17 states at the time still had). Its story is well known:...

I'd planned to write tonight about Luddites -- not the nineteenth century opponents ofindustrialization, mind you, but the folks in my everyday world who despise and resist technology and innovation. They plague me in this lifetime, in my everyday world, Luddites do, clearly some sort of penance for revolutionary treason...

1) My background in role-playing games 2) My background in literature and folklore (and associated with that, my love of stories) In most of the turn-based games one finds on Facebook, there is minimal investment in character development. I think I named myself Diamond Lil when I tried Mafia Wars,...

If you follow me on Twitter or friend me on Facebook or, heck, know me via just about any social media site, you'll see the gargoyle from Notre Dame as my avatar image. Someone at work asked me the other day, "What's with the gargoyle?" to which I replied with...

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Last night was the moment I've waited for for ten years, the chance to put my arms around my friend Jeffrey "Free" Luers and give him a long, hard hug. And another. And another. And a kiss on the cheek. And another hug. I thought my heart would explode with...

Chatroulette has been getting a lot of buzz lately, and while I do have a webcam, I haven't checked the site out (yet). Chatroulette connects you to a video chatroom with a random stranger. And from all reports, it is bizarre, if not disturbing. In 2003, I wrote an essay...

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Since I started this blog, I've managed to write a little and hit the ol' "publish" button daily. It's important for me to do so. I need to spend more time writing. I have so many things I want to write about; the running list of potential topics I keep...

A former co-worker, Katrina, has an amazing baking blog. Unlike me, she can take great pictures and follow a recipe. Despite the fact that she too cusses like a sailor, you can follow her culinary tips and tricks and probably come out with some kick-ass red velvet cupcakes at the...