Stargate: Wednesday September 17

Right! Since it's the most popular day I've decided to have the stargate screening on Wednsday the 17th of September (that's a little under two weeks from today) Apologies to those who can't make it :(

What: Watch the first two episodes of Stargate SG1 plus the next "good" episode "Solitudes"
When: 6pm for a 6:30ish start, Wednesday 17th September. Any time before 9:30pm is ok if you don't missing bits/being quiet as you come in.
Where: My house. If you're not on the filter for that post (and I suck at filters so that may be lots of people) email/IM/comment etc and I'll tell you my address
Who: Anyone who knows and likes me well enough to hang out for a few hours and would get some enjoyment out of watching SG1
What to bring: Any snack food you wish to eat, and if neccesary your own dinner. I will provide nothing but chairs and a tv(*) :P Will post a list of nearby food if I remember to in a bit.

Also: I've been prety much constantly under the weather recently, so will probbaly kick people out quite sharply not long after the last episode so I can sleep. Please do not take this personally :)

(*)I'm fine with people having a mass pizza order or something, but since I have such wierd food issues will leave that to you guys to figure out for yourselves. I'll have some menus for local places to hand.

Sister Girl: the writings of an Aboriginal activist and historian by Jackie Huggins

This is a fantastic book. It's a collection of essays on topics from the history of aboriginal servants in Queensland to her personal experiences with feminism and the public service, and it was like a clear shining light of truth on a bunch of topics I've been unclear on. I'm going to hunt down and buy a copy and read it again, then force it on as many of my friends and family as I can manage :) Big thanks to fire_fly for recommending it to me while I was trying to put together my post about feminism and race in australia.

The author has an academic background but makes a strong effort to use simple, easily comprehended language so that her words are as accessible as possible. The spare style took me a little while to get used to but overall I found very readable (and I have trouble with a lot of humanities academic language) especially given the many moments of engaging personal autobiography and humour.
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