I could post this long drawn out paragraph about who I am and where I come from, but I won't.

If you've been a reader of this blog then god bless you, or not. How have you lasted this long???? It's been years.

If you're new, welcome. I write about about everything and anything. I don't do themes. You can leave now. You've been warned.

As for the uber personal stuff. You can visit my website, when . angels . weep. Fair warning. It hasn't been updated in years and is not the easiest to navigate. I will.... eventually... update... it.

I also own and manage blackglass.org. It too has been neglected. I have been a bad webmistress.

When I'm not online I work. I'm a Fully Accredited Representative doing immigration law for a nonprofit here in backwards Texas. Have an immigration problem? Go see a lawyer or a nonprofit! I don't give legal advice. I just rant about it. Sorry. If you email me I will promptly discard your question in my recycle bin. That's just how it is.

And if I think of anything 'about' worthy I'll add it here.

But enough about me. Questions, comments, musings...? Drop the webmistress a line sometime.

I'll be brief.
I'm playing with code. It's fascinating and terrifying. I often wonder why I didn't take the time to learn some of this stuff sooner.
Oh, it was called law school. Yeah, such a downer. Till tomorrow then.

Dear client,
Where art thou? That EAD you were so anxiously pineing for finely fell into my lap two weeks late and three days after you lost your job. Now we're ringing you up. Ring, ring, ring. Is that the latest cumbia playing as your ringtone? The United States government has finally allowed you to work again. I want to tell you the great news, but I can't find you, can't get in touch with you. Please come by when you get the chance.
Yours truly,
Accredited Rep Extraordinaire

I actually get up every morning at 5:30 to start getting ready for work, so it's perfect for me these days to catch the first match of the day. Of course I'm stunned, stunned I tell you to see that another match ended in a tie. A tie! Poor Italy. Now it really has to win a match. Actually, now that I think about it, this was a good result for the Italians.
Though I have to say compared to four years ago, the refereeing at these matches has been superb. No team has won or scored a goal because a referee screwed up a call. At least not yet. The minute it starts, there will be much yelling on this blog.
Now I'm off to a conference. Go Portugal! And I still hate Brazil. But I'm not a fan of North Korea either, so I may go for them just to see Kaka cry.

I've never been much of a physical activist. I won't be the first or the second person in line to voice my displeasure at some senate meeting because of some injustice. Nor will you see me marching in every red, white, and green parade screaming for equality. At least not in San Antonio. Not anymore. However, I find that writing can be as progressive as the spoken word. It isn't because I feel I need to hide behind letters and numbers and code, or conceal some failing at eloquence. I actually get really lazy when I think about having to write a memo or some formal letter.
No, writing has always been about ideas, and getting them out there. Sharing with the world a mind that isn't stupid just because it's locked inside a body society deems imperfect. I may not be a published author, but I'm a blogger, and I've been doing this kind of schtick for over ten years. And now that I'm back, I'm thinking of doing something about it.
The Americans with Disabiilities Act turns 20 on July 26th. Starting in July I will report on anything and everything pertaining to the act. There will be something every day for the month of July. And I do take requests.

So it's 7 am, and I've finished my coffee, and I'm getting ready to go to work. Mexico plays today in the first match of the World Cup, and I will be at work. I suppose I should see this as some kind of milestone. Four years ago I was able to see every match, experience every slide, foul, and goal because I had no job and was probably torturing myself with that evil exam. Now I'm working, and I'm kind of sad I can't watch the match!
But I love my job!
Viva Mexico. Beat South Africa today, muchachos.

I've been messing around with WordPress themes for the last hour. I am amazed at peoples' creativity, and I can't believe how I've allowed myself to slack in this department. What can I say, real life took over?
And because I have to be cool, I refuse to install a theme and just let it be. I need to look at it, see how the css was applied, and then create my own. I'm just that stubborn. I'll never finish!
Woe unto me.

Redstone Science Fiction is hosting a contest. It wants stories that "portray disability as a simple fact, not as something to be overcome or something to explain why a character is evil." Science fiction portrays the disabled as evil?

What does a world, or space station, or whatever look like when it has been designed to be accessible to everyone and how would people live together there?

Methinks the story would be dull. How would people live there? What kind of question is that? We have elevators now and people don't freak out about them. Even lazy people use them! Unless of course you're a business that's not up to code. Is a business evil? Hmm, I see a story brewing in my little head.
Via i09

Starz has been busy these days. It's been ramping up its original programming slate to compete with HBO and Showtime, and so far, the shows are on par with what's expected from most cable channels. I'm not a fan of Party Down but the critics love it. Spartacus, however, needs to start up soon. For all its excess, the acting and story really came together in the end. And really, can you expect as much from Sam Raimi? Now Starz is developing Camelot, a show based on the Arthurian legend, allegedly to compete with HBO's forthcoming Game of Thrones. They've hired well known actors, and hell, it's King Arthur! Except I've been a fan of the "Song of Ice and Fire" series for years, so I'll be watching HBO. Plus, Thrones has cast Sean Bean and Peter Dinklage. That's enough for me. Though you do have to give Starz some credit.
Torchwood is coming to Starz. Even better? It sounds like it will be a continuation of "Children of Earth" versus a remake that was proposed to FOX. So, an unedited, international show by Russell Davies will be on a US cable channel sometime next year. I can't wait.

An old Hindu woman sat across from me on the plane home to my parents. We were about to depart, and everytime I turned to look at her, it seemed like she was about to cry. She wiped her eyes, and her companion told the woman sitting next to her that she was visiting her daughter in El Paso, but that she was scared of flying. And sure enough when the flight attendants announced that they we were ready to depart, she started to tremble. The woman just took this little old woman in her arms and held her as our flight took off, while her companion, who I can only assume was her son, looked on and spoke to her, sometimes consoled her.
Plane rides always tend to be an adventure. I never know who will sit next to me, how many times people will bump into my shoulder, or whether that bag might actually fall on my head this time (hasn't happened yet). Yet strangers from different areas and backgrounds can sit together and have the most incredible conversations, or they can ignore each other for that two hour flight.