'Tis the season...

Last year at this time - i.e. carneval - I was in Rio, making a happy fool of myself (see icon). Now at home, I tend to run away from the festivities, but I loved the carneval in Venice several years ago, and the one in Rio last year. So, in the spirit of the season, some pictures from the carneval in Rio de Jainero:

( Good times, good times... )

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andrastewhite looks for vidders who never watched a single episode of Babylon 5 to beta her newest vid, here, in order to see whether it makes sense to the uninitiated. Stop by, please? I've seen it, and love it, but then I'm prejudiced re: B5.


And about my newest Sci-Fi love: thassalia has written a terrific Battlestar Galactica story. Minute, blink-and-you-miss'em spoilers for episodes 6 and 8, but it doesn't give away major plot points. Featuring Kara, Lee, Baltar and Boomer, and one of those poker games.

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And lastly, carneval is the time for dirty jokes, and so I was told one two hours ago. As it's, err, partisan, I'm lj-cutting to spare sensibilities of Bush-friendly readers, though let me assure you that a democrat gets made fun of as well. It's a carneval joke, what can I say. Oh, and it has Catholic imagery.

( Bad Joke Alert )

Well, I thought it was funny.