Lauren McLaughlin

Take this test if you dare to determine whether you are
GEEK, NERD or DORK
According to this test, I am a “Pure Nerd.” More specifically (which is really more of a geek thing than a nerd thing) here is where I came out:
86% Nerd
34% Geek
21% Dork
So, what are you?

Scariest news story of the day goes to the LA Times and its profile of evangelical groups meeting on Capitol Hill to strategize with elected officials on more effective ways of Christianizing the US government. These meetings are taking place in the Capitol which is supposed to be governed by rules forbidding private groups […]

No time for a full on rant or rave today. Just thought I’d highlight this intriguing story about a correlation between pedophilia and Star Trek. It must be pointed out, however, that this correlation ONLY implicates Star Trek, not science fiction in general, which is squeaky clean, unwaveringly moral, and never ever […]

I tried to come up with something intelligent to say about the Nike ad campaign featuring women with big butts, thunder thighs, broad shoulders, bruised knees, and other not-traditionally-feminine features, but I couldn’t. I just wanted an excuse to put this picture on my blog along with the following quote from the print ad:
My […]

A very clever blogger, name of Scalzi, recently posted a link to this Christian website which discussed, among many hilarious other things, the inherent godliness of having lots of children. I thought this was funny because another clever blogger, name of Gwenda, recently posted a link to this article about the inherent selfishness and […]

Sure, you oppose the teaching of Evolution in the classroom. But are you willing to take your support of Intelligent Design to the next level? Are you willing to go from talking about Intelligent Design to living it? If so, here are some immediate steps you should take: […]

American individualism is a powerful thing. It is the defining element of our national character. It is the reason Daniel Boone left the small comforts of village life to spend months alone in the wild. It is what sent settlers further and further west to grab their private little piece of the […]

The 63rd World Science Fiction Convention concluded on Monday. It’s my third Con so far and I think I’m getting the hang of it. Two Big Ideas emerged from the proceedings:
1) Cell phone cameras wreck story-telling
2) Cats = success
Writers have long spoken about the ill effects cell phones have on story-telling as they make people […]