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Starting Over in South-Central Wisconsin
09/01/2004 02:26:33 PM
I figured, seeing as how I'm living in Wisconsin now, I ought to have a more Wisconsin-esque weblog. Dear God Damn Diary is no more, although you can still find the archives here.
So, how will Trout Fishing in South-Central Wisconsin differ from Dear God Damn Diary? A lot! If pretty much the same stuff that I post all the time anyway means "a lot." But there will be new stuff as well. Here is an example of the kind of fresh, exciting content you will find here in the coming days:
As you can see, this is cutting edge stuff. Yowtch! And it only gets better:
Pretty cool, huh? Yeah. So stay tuned, and I'll, uh, post more stuff.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 09/01/2004 03:06:16 PM
Bad azz! Does this mean bryanbyun.com will now be redesigned so that it's not mostly white?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/01/2004 03:15:45 PM
Hmm, maybe I should now make that site all-black?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL:
IP: 198.111.167.162
URL:
DATE: 09/01/2004 03:33:18 PM
Awww, King George is so *cute*
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 09/01/2004 05:15:27 PM
I totally mourn the no moreness of "Dear God Damn Diary"...but what's not to love about trout, little bears wearing oversized t-shirts and making poopies with King George??? I say a new era in B²ville will be just as fantastic. :D Love the new layout!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 09/01/2004 05:57:21 PM
Wow! nice! Good to see ya back!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sherri
EMAIL: Sylkenvelvet@yahoo.com
IP: 68.59.165.165
URL: http://www.formyselfandstrangers.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/01/2004 08:04:43 PM
heeheeheegiggle hee hee. Personally, I think you should go back to the rotating designs because you always come up with such cool stuff.
I'd laugh more, but it hurts right now.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BoyKani
EMAIL: darren_kan@yahoo.com
IP: 199.4.18.2
URL:
DATE: 09/01/2004 08:33:02 PM
The only thing that could make this page better is a MIDI of "Joanna" playing in the background.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sherri
EMAIL: Sylkenvelvet@yahoo.com
IP: 68.59.165.165
URL: http://www.formyselfandstrangers.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/01/2004 10:25:29 PM
B, I know you'll see this before you read an email, so....Soupy Sales is on the Guest List for DragonCon -- honest to god, go check for yourself. I'll see if I can get a picture of him. I don't know WHY he will be at DragonCon, but he's on the freaking guest list.
You had to know this. Too bad you already burned up your time in Atlanta.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.167.74.249
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 09/02/2004 12:27:37 AM
I love new beginnings. Nice design. =)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/02/2004 03:42:02 AM
Thanks for the feedback, dudeses. I'll get right to work on those poopie comix.
By the way, Sherri: there's nooo way I'll go anywhere near Soupy Sales. Given the words I've put into his mouth over the years, he'd probably kick my ass!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Rengirl
EMAIL: imac@pixelsensei.com
IP: 12.22.65.5
URL:
DATE: 09/02/2004 04:10:58 PM
New design = gorgeous taste!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: dvl
EMAIL: dvloranger@aol.com
IP: 64.161.177.121
URL: http://dvl.buzznet.com
DATE: 09/03/2004 12:18:07 AM
life could be so sweet if only that fish would wear a tshirt that says "my bologna has a first name..." ;)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/03/2004 01:04:59 AM
The Domo-kun easter egg wasn't enough for you? Dang, tough crowd!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: filmgoerjuan
EMAIL: fgjuan@telus.net
IP: 154.20.229.115
URL: http://blog.filmgoerjuan.com/index.php
DATE: 09/03/2004 02:38:45 AM
Really, I just liked to recommend "Dear God Damn Diary" to people because of the name. The interesting, witty content was all secondary.
Trout Fishing in South-Central Wisconsin
09/02/2004 03:19:06 AM
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/02/2004 03:28:45 AM
This comix is my tribute to/ripoff of Jim's Journal, which I read obsessively throughout my years at the U of Wisconsin, and which is forever linked with Madison in my mind. Jim's Journal is one of the best comic strips ever, next to Calvin & Hobbes, Peanuts and The Bus. So there!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@livejournal.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/misshannah
DATE: 09/02/2004 08:51:36 AM
I like how the sofa allowed you to transition from 'sad face' to 'neutral face.'
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 09/02/2004 11:44:17 AM
Those golf club feet are cool.
For some reason, very mundane comics are fun to read. Like this one:
http://www.drewweing.com/journalcomic/
Hey, what font did you use for the lettering?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/02/2004 03:02:22 PM
Hey, I like that Journal Comic -- it's too bad the guy isn't doing them anymore.
The font for the lettering is Digital Strip, which you can get for free at:
http://www.blambot.com/dialogue.html
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: gene
EMAIL: spinward@hotmail.com
IP: 24.126.123.147
URL: http://www.somethingoutofnothing.net
DATE: 09/03/2004 02:28:40 AM
Jim's Journal ruled. Vodka = good! Lack of comment creativity = bad!
Trout Fishing in South-Central Wisconsin
09/02/2004 03:59:33 PM
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Rachel
EMAIL: teenagesupervillain@yahoo.com
IP: 24.247.173.194
URL: http://roninneko.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/02/2004 04:20:57 PM
For some reason, it seems like a neat idea to end the comic by adding a silent frame of Stick-B sitting on the floor next to the couch. Would that be ultra-charming or ultra-trite?
Because I'm thinking ultra-charming.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/02/2004 04:49:10 PM
Ah, yes.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/bl
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DATE: 09/02/2004 05:09:50 PM
LOL. That couch reminds me of the elliptical machine I couldn't wait to get, but now it stands in the corner of my room all alone.
Well actually not alone. The clothes I hang on it does keep it company. Couches? Good for holding folded clothing or lots of overly stuffed pillows. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 202.71.195.230
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/03/2004 02:39:04 AM
i generally sit on floors. i think it's because there aren't enough good sofas around (back support is important you know).
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.144.90.194
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 09/04/2004 02:37:26 PM
I like how the sofa kinda sparkles. =)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 09/08/2004 12:31:14 PM
That comic reminds me of when I was a little girl my parents had this gold velvet couch that no-one but company was allowed to sit on. They kept the couch wrapped up in that lovely plastic covering (eeek!) Us kids sat on the floor to watch t.v. while my parents sat in side chairs. I tell ya what...that sofa lasted 25 years! The day my mom finally moved her velvet couch to the upstairs rumpus room and took the plastic covering off of it, it didn't have a chance to last another 2 years under my brother's abuse of that couch.
Books, Books, Books! Books.
09/02/2004 05:23:08 PM
Found via Mike Whybark: ReadPrint, which offers "thousands" of e-books free for your reading pleasure. This is great, because now, instead of having bookshelves filled with books I'll never get around to reading, I can not access them all online. I can't wait to get started on planning to read all these classic novels.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.237
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 09/02/2004 06:21:35 PM
Here's a bonus! ManyBooks!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 09/02/2004 07:38:34 PM
sweet find!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Susan
EMAIL: susanpatton@spamcop.net
IP: 66.188.147.161
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tundrababe/
DATE: 09/04/2004 09:08:52 AM
Nice! Thank you!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 09/07/2004 07:35:05 PM
Oooh great find! Thanks for posting that! ;)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: smivey
EMAIL:
IP: 64.167.79.49
URL: http://smivey.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/14/2004 11:50:43 PM
Thanks for posting that. BTW, you've got a typo in that little post of yours. Can you find it? I'll give you a hint: Can you access them or not? I am such a smartass. How do I live with myself?
Radio Listening in South-Central Wisconsin
09/07/2004 03:46:57 PM
Sweet: Air America is now broadcasting in Madison, from WXXM 92.1 FM. Ahh, sometimes it's nice to live in a hotbed of liberal activism. What? It's always nice to live in a hotbed of liberal activism! ¡Viva Che Guevara! And stuff. Air America is, of course, still available online (in 3 hr. portions), and if you've been avoiding the online stream because you don't have/want RealAudio, it's now available in the Windows Media Player format.
I notice that Air America is promoting an interesting new DVD-of-the-Month Club: Film Movement. For $19.99 a month (or $199 for a year), they send you a DVD each month (which you keep), of a critically acclaimed or award-winning indie film that hasn't received national release. Each DVD also includes a short film. This month's flick is Falling Angels, a 60's coming-of-age comedy starring Miranda Richardson. All of the films are exclusive to Film Movement.
This is a grand idea. One of the frustrating things about following Sundance and Cannes coverage is hearing about all of the cool little movies that we'll most likely never, ever get to see, because they're not commercial enough to get distribution in the U.S. (or if they do get shown here, it's inevitably in only New York and L.A. for, like, a week.) Plus, how much crazy movie geek cred will you get from having seen, say, José Henrique Fonseca's The Man of the Year? I don't know, either. Anyway, this thing sounds cool, and I hope it takes off.
Falling Apart in South-Central Wisconsin
09/08/2004 03:17:51 AM
I was going to write all about my fabulous weekend with the lovely and amazing Miss H, but I can't do that without first writing about my crazy debilitating health problems, and why I am all sad and pathetic.
Over the past several months, I've been experiencing some kind of mysterious inner-ear disturbance. It began with a sort of stopped-up feeling in my left ear. I could hear fairly normally in that ear, except at close distances or on the phone, at which time everything sounded tinny and buzzy, like Bono on the Achtung Baby album. This was back around May.
I had an idea that the problem was the same as a couple of years ago, when I had this insane impacted earwax problem in both ears, and only several days of rigorous Debrox treatments took care of it (and how). So I tried the Debrox thing again. No dice. In fact, the Debrox treatments seemed to make things worse. So I decided to just live with it for a while and see if it went away on its own.
It didn't. It sort of ebbed and flowed over the next few weeks, occasionally getting much better, but never going away. And then, one night, as I was driving down I-94, I felt some kind of funny draining sensation behind my left ear -- kind of like the feeling of your sinuses draining when you have a stuffy nose and you lie on one side and then the other -- and an intense vertigo swept over me. I had never felt anything like this before. Like everyone else, I've joked about being drunk and seeing the room spinning around and stuff like that, but I've never actually experienced that feeling. My sense of location was all screwed up, so that everything looked further away than it was; when I looked down, it was like I was looking down at the steering wheel from a point about a foot above the roof of my car.
So I pulled over at a rest area, and you know, whipped my head from side to side a bunch of times to make sure I was actually, like, dizzy and not just road-addled or something. Which was a brilliant move, because the next thing I know I'm puking my guts into a plastic Target bag, and the bag's all weaving and moving around, so that trying to yack into it is like trying to pour a bucket of water into a barrel rolling down a hill. A barrel filled with weaving plastic Target bags. And did I mention you're on rollerskates?
You know the worst thing about being nauseated because of vertigo, as opposed to nausea from food poisoning or booze? When it's the latter, throwing up makes you feel better. The stomach gets rid of what was bothering it, and once it's gone it settles the hell down. Not with vertigo, dude. With vertigo, that nauseated feeling doesn't go away no matter how much you vomit. If you don't stop yourself, you can empty your guts and just keep on dry heaving for hours. Fun.
Anyway, that messed me up pretty good. And then I flew down to L.A., where it happened again, except I wasn't driving that time, which was good, and I didn't whip my head around like an idiot, so I didn't get nauseated and throw up, and not throwing up is a bonus in almost any situation. I saw an ear-nose-throat guy while I was in L.A., and he said it was because of swollen eustacian tubes, which made sense, and he gave me a bunch of allergy medicine and everything seemed more or less okay for a while, except after I got back from L.A. I got this insane tinnitus in that ear, so it sounded like I had a huge conch shell permanently affixed to my head. Then I had another big vertigo attack, the worst yet, this time while I was at the grocery store. I'll spare you the gruesome details, but suffice it to say that I was very glad that a thunderstorm came through town the next morning and cleaned out the Cub Foods parking lot, real good.
The funny thing about that episode was that, afterwards, the tinnitus completely went away. For a while. Then it started back up again, but at a lower level, and I thought, "okay, I can live with that." And then a few days later the lovely and amazing Miss H came to visit, and we went to see Fahrenheit 9/11, which got me all het up, and just as the final credits were rolling I felt that weird draining sensation again and sure enough, I'm all dizzy. So, instead of the hearty German dinner at Essen Haus that I had planned for that evening, there was a lot of wobbly stumbling around Miss H's room at the hostel, and me clutching my stomach and going oop! oop! as I tried to keep from vomiting on Miss H's shoes.
That night, wracked with nausea, I curled up on the couch and bemoaned my sad condition. "My body is falling apart!" I wailed, shaking my fist at the heavens.
That's when the worst charley horse I have ever experienced wrenched my calf into a hard little ball, leaving me all ow ow ow ow like an economic girlieman for like five straight minutes of the most excruciating pain in the world next to getting burned or being forced to listen to Canadian prog rock. Apparently, God had heard my wailing and said, "You want to whine? I'll give you something to whine about!"
I felt better the next day, and weirdly enough remained in more or less okay condition through the rest of the weekend. Right now, I'm actually feeling normal, including my stupid ear...but that doesn't please me as much as it scares me shitless, waiting for that other shoe to drop. My ear is feeling fine...now...but you know it can't last. Can it? Who knows. Wait, is that a twitching in my calf? What's that high-pitched tone? Argh! Honestly, I should just throw up now and get it over with.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Rob E.
EMAIL: mr_e@sprynet.com
IP: 152.1.24.136
URL: http://home.sprynet.com/~robe05/weblog/
DATE: 09/08/2004 08:14:01 AM
Wow, that really sucks. You want to hear my creepy ear story? Too bad. My Dad went swimming, and had that whole "water in the ear" feeling, but it wouldn't go away. For days it wouldn't go away. After a week or so, he went to the doctor, who found a spider living in his ear. And to top it off, my Dad, who works a farm and can handle just about any kind of animal, cannot stand spiders. But while that's creepy, it was easily rectified, so was not as bad as your situation. I hope you keep on the doctors until they fix you. And kudos for the use of the phrase "economic girlieman." I think that's one we have to keep using so it doesn't get forgotten.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: elizabeth
EMAIL: newsyoucanuseornot@gmail.com
IP: 24.153.206.65
URL: http://evso.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/08/2004 08:55:42 AM
eew - I knew a girl in middle school who got a moth in her ear. Yucky!
Sorry for your ear problems. =(
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Wendy
EMAIL: wendy@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 4.233.116.59
URL: http://weirdsmobile.com/wendy
DATE: 09/08/2004 09:50:35 AM
That really sucks! And I like how you are all paranoid about your health conditions and then people wrote comments about things like spiders living in ears. Thank God you have a blog to get yourself even more worked up and worried.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/08/2004 10:14:40 AM
Ya know, at this point it would almost be a relief to have a problem like a bug in my ear. Bug-in-ear is at least a straightforward issue, with an obvious remedy. It's the mysterioso stuff that gets to me!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Suzette
EMAIL: suzettetraveler@yahoo.com
IP: 4.250.165.5
URL:
DATE: 09/08/2004 10:36:58 AM
The vertigo and tinnitus can be caused my many things, soI won't venture a guess about those, but the charley horse is not so mysterious - when you had exceesive vomitting, you altered your electrolyte balance and fluid volume.
Instead of fully processing what was in your stomach, you ejected it along with vital fluids and electrolytes. So your potassium went low and you became dehydrated. Result= severe muscle cramping. Recommendation= take in some high-potassium foods, like orange juice, bananas or chocolate and drink to replace your fluids.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Suzette
EMAIL: suzettetraveler@yahoo.com
IP: 4.250.165.5
URL:
DATE: 09/08/2004 10:38:12 AM
Maybe you need to check your temperature with a digital thermometer?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 09/08/2004 11:25:22 AM
Yikes! Sorry to hear about your ear situation, the vomitting and veritgo. And then the calf cramp! Nothing's more frustrating than not being to figure out what's going on inside your body. Especially paying a nice sum of money to those who are supposed to be able to tell us, and can't give us the answer. The economic girlieman and Canadian prog rock thing was tres funny though!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Susan
EMAIL: susanpatton@spamcop.net
IP: 66.188.152.35
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tundrababe/
DATE: 09/08/2004 11:33:21 AM
Yuck. I hope that your condition improves!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/08/2004 11:47:55 AM
Suzette, thanks for providing the vomiting-cramping connection -- that explains a lot. Not only was I dehydrated that day, but the only thing I'd eaten was some salty pretzels. The previous time I had a vertigo attack was similar: salty meal + dehydrated.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Strode
EMAIL: strodej@scott.disa.mil
IP: 198.26.125.13
URL: http://straightjacket.afterhourspub.com
DATE: 09/08/2004 11:56:41 AM
Have you had your blood pressure checked?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/08/2004 12:04:05 PM
Strode, yeah, I had my blood pressure checked by a doctor in L.A., and a few times here at one of those drugstore machines, and I'm definitely in that "pre-hypertension" range. Basically I'm a mess.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 09/08/2004 12:17:45 PM
Dag. That sounds worse than I could imagine vertigo being.
Well, at least when these attacks pass you can make any situation better by saying, "Hey, at least I'm not vomitting in the throes of vertigo."
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sherri
EMAIL: Sylkenvelet@yahoo.com
IP: 68.59.165.165
URL: http://www.formyselfandstrangers.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/08/2004 12:25:57 PM
Yeah, B, I'm with you on the vomiting issue, except that no matter what, I never feel better AND I vomited. Total lose-lose situation.
Have you done the second and third opinion thing? Not only do I not trust doctors to be the allknowing titans of medicine television tells them they should be, but I've found that the more of them you ask about a thing, the more different asnwers you'll get. When two agree, you're probably on to something.
And drink your water. You're better off hydrated. Hugs and good thoughts.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott
EMAIL: clandonald74@hotmail.com
IP: 130.191.17.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 09/08/2004 12:42:18 PM
Yikes! Sorry I missed your post until now...
Do you have narrow ear cannals? I suffer from having no place for sound to travel because I have such small cannals. I really hope you get better, B.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jessica
EMAIL: jessica@peacedividend.com
IP: 66.117.128.123
URL: http://www.peacedividend.com
DATE: 09/08/2004 01:21:50 PM
Seems like there's been an epidemic of vertigo lately, at least around here. I was utterly incapacited for a week and a half (with water in my ear drum, and a big bubble to keep it company), then my mom was down for a couple days, then my husband for a few days - his second bout this year.
The common Rx is the same antihistamine found in cheap OTC Dramamine, for future sufferers' reference. It will knock you out. That might help. Good luck, B2, with the spins and with the fluids.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ontario Emperor
EMAIL: oemperor@excite.com
IP: 144.189.40.223
URL: http://oemperor.blogspot.com/
DATE: 09/08/2004 01:42:00 PM
Got here from groovebunny's blog.
Just be thankful that U2 hasn't issued a Canadian progressive rock album; you'd be completely debilitated.
Have you considered visiting another EMT?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: gene
EMAIL: spinward@hotmail.com
IP: 63.136.96.13
URL: http://www.somethingoutofnothing.net
DATE: 09/08/2004 03:19:05 PM
You need to see an otolaryngologist, homey. Stat!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: june
EMAIL: junemiller31@hotmail.com
IP: 206.40.41.253
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/pinstripe_bindi
DATE: 09/08/2004 06:22:47 PM
What is with all the ear madness lately? Joelle has an ear infection, I have a pimple (gah!) in my ear canal that hurts like hell and WILL NOT POP, now you!
Oh, and once when I was camping as a kid, I got a tick in my ear. O_o
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike whybark
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.234
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 09/09/2004 12:10:16 AM
being that you are in madison (or ann arbor, I fergit), the actual cure is simple:
1. go on an all-pizza diet
2. drink nothing but Rhinelander and Wisconsin Club
3. smoke pot as though it were oxygen
this will cure your hypertension and leave you limber, pudgy, and ready for a bout of hackysack at any time.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/09/2004 12:42:54 AM
I had an ear infection. Ask Dan, it was three/fours years ago and the plague of GOD!
Well, okay..maybe not.
I'm still here.
However...
My doc turned the lights off when I came in and asked me to close my eyes.
Hell, I couldn't stand up straight. I tipped over. And, NO! I wasn't on Vodka.
;-)
She turned the lights back on.
"You have an inner ear infection," she said satisfyingly.
Okay...great..and...???
AND??
"Oh, you can't do anything about it; it has to go away on it's own."
Great. Fucking great.
She was right. It took time and it sucked and it went away.
Eventually.
You'll be okay. :-) Take it from my blase doc. ;-)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@livejournal.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/misshannah
DATE: 09/09/2004 07:57:37 AM
My friend Lisa said calcium supplements for the leg cramps--like, a couple of tums a day.
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AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@msn.com
IP: 68.229.17.118
URL:
DATE: 09/09/2004 10:57:50 PM
Jesus, man, what dreadful luck! My sister had vertigo and got a prescription from her doctor for it. It went away fairly quickly after that and she hasn't had it since. My guess is that you probably ended up with a nasty infection. I'll ask my sis what prescription she had. BTW, go see a doctor.
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AUTHOR: jen
EMAIL: jen@verybigdesign.com
IP: 24.209.11.211
URL: http://www.verybigdesign.com/verybigblog
DATE: 09/10/2004 11:51:48 PM
Yes see and ENT immediately. And find a young one, the older ones I've found never have even HEARD OF what I have. (AutoImmune Inner Ear Disease)
But for you, Look up Meniere's diesease (which is often confused for what I have) and see if it sounds familiar to you. Google has a lot of hits for it but start here:
http://www.menieresinfo.com/
Weird Technical Issue
09/09/2004 01:18:51 AM
I have a strange technical problem that I'd like to run past any compu-geeks who may be reading this.
Either my Mac or my LCD monitor, I can't tell which, has begun emitting a soft but high-pitched continuous buzzing sound. It's just loud enough to be annoying. Here's the weird part: while web-surfing, I happened to drag my Safari browser window halfway off the screen...and the buzzing stopped! Apparently, the buzzing only occurs when there are application or Finder windows on the screen. When I make them go away, the buzzing stops.
What could possibly cause this? How could the position of a browser window on a monitor screen cause the hardware to emit a noise? I'm stumped. Has this ever happened to anyone else?
UPDATE: The buzzing has gone away, as mysteriously as it appeared. I still don't know what was behind it, but I'll bet it was one of the explanations generously supplied by our commenting compu-geeks.
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AUTHOR: Susan
EMAIL: susanpatton@spamcop.net
IP: 66.188.152.35
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tundrababe/
DATE: 09/09/2004 07:00:35 AM
I have no advice to offer...I just want to comment that this is the weirdest tech question I've ever heard.
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AUTHOR: Strode
EMAIL: strodej@scott.disa.mil
IP: 24.217.14.150
URL: http://straightjacket.afterhourspub.com
DATE: 09/09/2004 07:27:33 AM
My friend Erik is a Mac fanatic. I will call him when I get to work, and leave you a post.
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AUTHOR: mae
EMAIL:
IP: 38.115.0.253
URL:
DATE: 09/09/2004 08:27:49 AM
I don't know jack about iMacs, just to preface. Are you sure that moving the application was just coincidental, or maybe your hand moving made the sound change? Because, that's just weird, man.
In my experience with PCs, CRTs hum, CD-Roms trill, harddrives click, and fans hum. I was reading on iMacs and it only has three moving parts: case fan, harddrive, and optical fan (cd-rom). I have no experience with LCD monitors. Maybe it has something to do with the monitor.
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AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 09/09/2004 08:46:58 AM
My guess is that it's the monitor. You can make sure by opening an application, making sure the buzz is there, then shutting off the monitor.
If so, I've never seen an LCD monitor do this, but I think it might be possible that certain LCD "units" (I don't know what they're really called) are "messed up" and start buzzing when stressed in a certain way.
One way you could test this is to perhaps take a screenshot of your desktop with windows on the screen. Then, set that screenshot to be your background and close all applications. If it still happens, it's the colors that are "stressing" that portion of the monitor. If it doesn't, maybe the stress comes from the rate at which applications redraw (if in fact they refresh at different rates than the background on a Mac). Or: This isn't the problem at all.
Maybe you can work around the whole problem entirely by changing the refresh rate of the monitor?
Nice Teck Talk graphic, BTW.
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AUTHOR: john
EMAIL: jedhutchins@yahoo.com
IP: 141.156.116.131
URL: http://www.cartridgefamily.org
DATE: 09/09/2004 11:02:17 AM
omg. . .haunted!!
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AUTHOR: mike whybark
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.254.63.206
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 09/09/2004 04:09:53 PM
I'm thinking monitor as well. But here's the thing: I'm specifically thinking of a non-LCD monitor.
In the old days, sometimes pure white on old TV-monitortubes would cause loud buzzing via some sort of interference.
Since the monitor is not a physical part of the mac, troubleshoot by getting the sound. Then turn off the power to the LCD mon. If the sound continues... it's not the monitor.
Good luck!
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AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.234
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 09/09/2004 04:41:18 PM
and I just noticed this:
http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/35489
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AUTHOR: Scott D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 09/09/2004 08:42:03 PM
I agree.. it really looks like a monitor problem. Do you have another monitor to plug in and see if it continues?
I would borrow one if possible.
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AUTHOR: Mike Hunt
EMAIL:
IP: 80.5.160.25
URL:
DATE: 09/10/2004 07:58:02 AM
Are you sure that this isn't in anyway linked to your previous inner ear problems?
Maybe it is the ghost of an uninspiring writer that you have cut to the quick seeking revenge on your sanity. Be sure to check your office floor for signs of tree sap (the foolproof way to detect the presence of an Elm tree Demon)!
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AUTHOR: monkeyinabox
EMAIL: chris@monkeyinabox.net
IP: 216.228.163.40
URL: http://www.monkeyinabox.net
DATE: 09/10/2004 11:46:22 AM
I had an older Apple CRT monitor that did that. Made a buzzing sound for a few days, then there was a puff of smoke and the smell of burnt components. Burned out a capacitor, I believe. That was back in the day when a 15" CRT cost $400, so it was worth repairing.
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AUTHOR: dvl
EMAIL: dvloranger@aol.com
IP: 66.237.70.170
URL: http://dvl.buzznet.com
DATE: 09/10/2004 11:48:20 AM
sounds like your cocktail has slipped below the acceptable fill line on your tumbler... or that you're the victim of hi-tech schadenfreude.
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AUTHOR: Tom Working
EMAIL: tworking@aol.com
IP: 172.196.16.150
URL: http://www.fal.net/wm/
DATE: 09/11/2004 01:31:01 AM
Dude. Seriously, that's a weird problem. I am TOTALLY glad I'm not you. Get a new monitor.
Workers' Control of the Means of Non-Production
09/10/2004 10:53:18 PM
From the French "Slacker Bible," Bonjour Paresse (Hello Laziness):
10 COMMANDMENTS FOR THE IDLE
1. You are a modern day slave. There is no scope for personal fulfilment. You work for your pay-check at the end of the month, full stop.
2. It's pointless to try to change the system. Opposing it simply makes it stronger.
3. What you do is pointless. You can be replaced from one day to the next by any cretin sitting next to you. So work as little as possible and spend time (not too much, if you can help it) cultivating your personal network so that you're untouchable when the next restructuring comes around.
4. You're not judged on merit, but on whether you look and sound the part. Speak lots of leaden jargon: people will suspect you have an inside track
5. Never accept a position of responsibility for any reason. You'll only have to work harder for what amounts to peanuts.
6. Make a beeline for the most useless positions, (research, strategy and business development), where it is impossible to assess your 'contribution to the wealth of the firm'. Avoid 'on the ground' operational roles like the plague.
7. Once you've found one of these plum jobs, never move. It is only the most exposed who get fired.
8. Learn to identify kindred spirits who, like you, believe the system is absurd through discreet signs (quirks in clothing, peculiar jokes, warm smiles).
9. Be nice to people on short-term contracts. They are the only people who do any real work.
10. Tell yourself that the absurd ideology underpinning this corporate bullshit cannot last for ever. It will go the same way as the dialectical materialism of the communist system. The problem is knowning when...
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AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.234
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 09/11/2004 01:12:33 AM
don't let FB see that apostrophe, bub, or you'll be next on the list.
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AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/11/2004 02:04:26 AM
Apostrophe? What apostrophe???? ;)
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AUTHOR: Angel
EMAIL: CancelApril19th@aol.com
IP: 172.195.165.68
URL: http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/byangeleyes/Angelblog/
DATE: 09/11/2004 03:32:43 AM
Ah yes - now it all makes sense. I must have missed this memo, but clearly this is the standard that has been adopted where I work. I must get with the program. ;-)
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AUTHOR: bakiwop
EMAIL: bino1@hotmail.com
IP: 66.84.173.224
URL:
DATE: 09/11/2004 11:28:55 AM
i myself prefer being an unemployed vagrant wondering the wilds of america.
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AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 202.71.195.230
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/12/2004 11:23:08 PM
SO TRUE.
9.11.04
09/11/2004 12:26:32 PM
What I remember most strongly about September 11th, 2001 is the utter insanity of that day. But what does "insanity" even mean? I imagine straitjackets and bald men pacing around endlessly in tight little circles, or even those hellish lunatic asylums of the 18th century where they'd dunk you in water until you came to your senses (or drowned). But those are all precise, neat, even lyrical definitions. And utterly inadequate. Because what insanity really means is to be broken, in such a fundamental way that concepts like logic and reason and rationality no longer apply.
I slept in that morning. When I finally woke up, around 9 a.m. Pacific time, I dragged my ass out of bed and -- naturally -- went straight to the computer, to attach myself to the internet teat. I went to the Cinescape site to read up on the latest geek movie news, and saw this peculiar little blurb on the front page, something about terrorists and airplanes crashing into the World Trade Center.
At first I figured it was some kind of tasteless intro to an article about the latest Steven Seagal movie. And I stared at it for a long time, wondering if it could possibly be for real -- the last time in my life that I would consider the idea of a passenger aircraft crashing into a skyscraper a crazy notion -- and finally decided to check out the CNN site, to make sure it really was just a stupid joke.
CNN was just a barebones page, with a CNN logo and a brief, hastily typed note about the crashes and how nobody knew anything yet. That was the worst part about it: no fancy layout, no slick graphics, just this ragged little block of 14-point Times Roman text, rife with misspellings and grammatical errors.
That was when the insanity descended. That was the hammer that broke apart my sense of reality and my picture of the world and the way things were supposed to work.
I want to shape all of my feelings on that day into a coherent whole. To talk about my inexpressible confusion and anger, my horror at the endless death, my pride at all the big and small moments of heroic self-sacrifice. And all those things were there. But it wasn't a neat little package of officially sanctioned grief. That came later. Right then, that morning and for the rest of that day, it was as if the old life, the pleasantly blah existence of 9/10 and before, had shattered, and shards of it were still buried all over the place like emotional shrapnel. Each individual moment made perfect sense, but it didn't fit together into a whole that meant anything at all.
That's why, when these anniversaries come around and I try to think about "what it all means," all that emerges is a miasma of conflicting emotions and chaotic thoughts and images. None of it made sense then, and it doesn't make any sense now. I'm incapable of an "appropriate" response to 9/11 because, as far as I can tell, there is no truly appropriate response. All I can do is look back at myself on that day, searching for some kind of meaning or comprehension, and there I am, staring helplessly back.
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AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 09/12/2004 01:54:07 AM
I hear ya B. When I think back on 9/11 I have a lot of things flashing in my head and it's all hard to put into words at the moment. I think especially since that happened during a personally hard period in my life.
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AUTHOR: Lenka
EMAIL: reznicek111@gmail.com
IP: 209.86.96.203
URL: http://farkleberries.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/12/2004 07:48:50 PM
What a frightening, confusing, yes...insane time it was.
I remember driving down Lake Shore Drive to work without the radio on, and seeing several bumper-to-bumber crashes around 8:45am. That struck me as strange. I heard the real news when I got in the office.
"Did you hear? A plane crashed into the World Trade Center." How awful, I thought.
I turned on the radio, and moments later heard a second plane had struck. That was the moment that everything made sense...and made no sense at all, at the same time.
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AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/13/2004 11:25:15 AM
It still doesn't make any sense to me. I guess it never will. It just makes me angry and sad and confused. What happened recently at that school in Russia makes me feel the same way.
Dan spent 9/11 watching the specials on TV about it. I couldn't watch them with him; I couldn't bear it. My anger and grief still seems fresh to me.
I don't need to watch reminders. I still carry it with me.
What's Happening, Hot Stuff?
09/12/2004 12:13:46 AM
Found via Angry Asian Man: How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men by Adam Quan. Dang, if only I'd had this book in high school! I could have spent my weekends making sweet love to foxy Caucasian ladies, instead of writing supplemental rules for Traveller and then unwinding with a little scrambled frontal nudity on Cinemax.
The customer reviews on that Amazon page are hilarious -- especially the one by "loser."
This is where I link to How to Make Love to a Single Girl.
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AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 09/12/2004 02:06:43 AM
LMAO! Man I could have been dating white women all this time too if only I had that book! And that Loser dude is too funny for words. Thanks for posting that B...I desperately needed a giggle. :)
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AUTHOR: Ryan (Quiplash)
EMAIL: ryanwinnipeg@yahoo.ca
IP: 24.76.4.191
URL: http://ryanschultz.net/blog
DATE: 09/12/2004 11:30:22 AM
Hilarious link. Thank you :-)
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AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 67.163.45.68
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 09/12/2004 12:30:23 PM
Heh, I love old cheap RPG artwork that looks like this:
http://www.travellerrpg.com/images/Products/jg0960.gif
For no reason whatsoever, except that I like to waste time, here's how that book would look if Adam Quan's book actually did come out to help nerds in your youth:
http://chaos.corrupt.net/notes/bin/newhowtodateawhitewoman.gif
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AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/12/2004 12:57:44 PM
I love that, because the concept of pre-teen RPG dorks dating a latex-clad blonde model would in fact qualify as "Science Fiction in the Far Future."
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AUTHOR: filmgoerjuan
EMAIL: fgjuan@telus.net
IP: 154.20.229.115
URL: http://blog.filmgoerjuan.com/index.php
DATE: 09/12/2004 09:21:17 PM
And what are us white guys supposed to do? We have to date white girls without a book to help us figure it all out?
So unfair :(
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AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 202.71.195.230
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/12/2004 11:22:09 PM
oh god. i had no idea such a book existed. they should write more books for clueless asian men.
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AUTHOR: june
EMAIL: junemiller31@hotmail.com
IP: 206.40.41.253
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/pinstripe_bindi
DATE: 09/13/2004 11:51:40 AM
Why would anyone WANT to date that woman on the cover? She looks as if she's struggling not to pass gas.
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AUTHOR: Consuelez
EMAIL:
IP: 67.161.49.246
URL:
DATE: 09/13/2004 01:50:18 PM
I am an asian man, and I have dated nothing but caucasian women. I never really thought anything of it...we're just all people, right?
I can't really think of the use of this book other than tips in general about women! I mean, the term "white" is such a broad label.
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AUTHOR: gene
EMAIL: spinward@hotmail.com
IP: 63.136.96.13
URL: http://www.somethingoutofnothing.net
DATE: 09/13/2004 02:20:01 PM
How to date Solomani women?
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AUTHOR: BoyKani
EMAIL: darren_kani@yahoo.com
IP: 199.4.18.2
URL:
DATE: 09/14/2004 11:29:01 AM
Oh, man, Traveller! You and my brother would have got along great back in the day, B. Might I recommend checking out the reviews on the Dungeon Master's Guide on Amazon. You'd get a good laugh out of them. Don't laugh too hard, though -- they're serious business!
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AUTHOR: dvl
EMAIL: dvloranger@aol.com
IP: 66.237.70.170
URL: http://dvl.buzznet.com
DATE: 09/14/2004 04:00:44 PM
fresh idea coupled with masterful history from B's archives. :)
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AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/14/2004 04:03:58 PM
Hm!
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AUTHOR: Enigma
EMAIL: eingmaREMOVE@the-enigma.net
IP: 68.81.172.183
URL: http://www.the-enigma.net/blog
DATE: 09/14/2004 11:04:36 PM
i'm too busy shaking my head and laughing to give an opinion. i agree with the reviewer that said he couldn't even get a good looking woman for the cover.
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AUTHOR:
EMAIL:
IP: 24.84.233.156
URL:
DATE: 09/28/2004 03:02:02 AM
Although seem like cheese, Adam has provided indepth knowledge and very logical practical points for us male who like to develop or work on our relationship with white female society heads. Adam is well in breaking cultural boundry between our west and east culture. i feel my wife and I will much better with years to come with more understanding and tolerance for each culture.
Adam break the myth that money and honor attract women in our world. with read you will find more to answer then the question it present.
Outrage Fatigue
09/14/2004 08:45:50 PM
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AUTHOR: Sandra
EMAIL:
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/sandra
DATE: 09/14/2004 09:40:38 PM
Oh, holy toast! The cuteness would be blinding if I hadn't just got done reading about the Republicans! Thanks, Super B.
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AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 09/14/2004 09:43:33 PM
The cuteness! So much cuteness! Eyes tearing! lol
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AUTHOR: Dave
EMAIL: dcaolo@mac.com
IP: 65.96.48.172
URL: http://dave.typepad.com
DATE: 09/14/2004 10:05:59 PM
Oh man, I completely agree. It's funny, I was listening to The O'Franken Show today as I usually do but only an hour into it I found myself turning it off, thinking something like "I'm not in the mood for outrage today." Somedays I would rather look at bunnies and kitties and duckies, and give the ranting and raging a break. Glad I'm not the only one.
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AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 67.163.45.68
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 09/14/2004 11:33:32 PM
That final critter looks outraged! I guess seven cute animal images is about as long an outrage break as you can take these days.
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AUTHOR: Sherri
EMAIL: Sylkenvelvet@yahoo.com
IP: 207.30.159.12
URL:
DATE: 09/15/2004 07:13:19 AM
So CUUUUUUUUUUTTTTEEE!
I think the last animal looks bored, not outraged. That's me. I surrendered outrage once I came to the conclusions that:
1) Anyone who was listening to me probably already agreed with me, and likely could say what I was saying better
2) Anyone I was directing my outrage toward wasn't listening and probably thought I needed shooting.
So now I settle for quiet cynisism.
So CUUUUUUTEEE! More kitties! More kitties!
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AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@livejournal.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/misshannah
DATE: 09/15/2004 09:29:32 AM
Um, you're lacking the cutest. monkey. ever.
http://www.rotfly.com/pygmy-marmoset.gif
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AUTHOR: Limegirl
EMAIL:
IP: 129.128.178.12
URL: http://www.limeworld.com
DATE: 09/15/2004 11:14:13 AM
That splattering noise is the sound of my heart bursting from the cuteness.
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AUTHOR: Scott D
EMAIL:
IP: 130.191.17.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 09/15/2004 12:18:48 PM
Aak! That is too much for me... I prefer to relax by slipping into a nice dry martini, but I guess we all need something fuzzy in life.
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AUTHOR: dvl
EMAIL: dvloranger@aol.com
IP: 66.237.70.170
URL: http://dvl.buzznet.com
DATE: 09/15/2004 01:03:39 PM
too much cuteness... bring back the fisher price porn.
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AUTHOR: Rengirl
EMAIL: imac@pixelsensei.com
IP: 12.22.65.5
URL:
DATE: 09/15/2004 04:12:31 PM
I'm chillin like the chinchillas after this entry.
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AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.160.237.129
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 09/16/2004 12:17:08 AM
I'm a pretty peaceful person, so why does looking at these photos make me want to kill?
Maybe I've worked with too many people who owned sweatshirts with kittens on them.
The State I Am In
09/16/2004 02:47:55 AM
The weird thing about being in Madison again after twelve years is how much of the campus I'm unfamiliar with, not because it's been so long, but because I was stumbling drunk most of the time. I went back to State Street the other weekend, and I couldn't even find The Plaza even though I went there all the time, because I was rarely sober going in, and never sober coming out. However, I do remember each and every location in Madison where I either threw up or relieved myself in public. I'm thinking of starting a guided tour.
State Street was, as expected, mildly depressing to come back to. It hasn't changed completely since my day; there's just enough of the old charm left to remind me of how much has been lost. It's almost not even worth shaking my fist at the fact that there's a Starbucks there now, because how much more of a clich could that be? At least the Nepali restaurant, Himal Chuli, is still hanging in there, with, as far as I can tell, exactly the same neo-hippie crowd that hung out there in the 80's. And if I'm not mistaken, the Chipotle that's there now replaced something, like a Wendy's maybe, that I couldn't stand anyway, so no big loss there.
Also gone: Jocko's Rocket Ship, the infamous dive bar. I never actually dared to go in there, but I think that name is like the best dive bar name ever.
I didn't see any street preachers or crazy shouting people. I wonder what happened to Sister Pat and Scanner Dan? Those two were great, especially when Sister Pat would inform the passing sorority girls that they were whores and headed straight to Hell, and then Scanner Dan (so-named because he always carried around a walkie-talkie, although who he actually talked to on that thing I have no idea since he was basically just this crazy homeless dude -- his alien overlords, maybe?) would show up and start screaming obscenities at Sister Pat. My hope is that they eventually fell in love and are now married and running a dog grooming parlor in Mt. Horeb. I don't know why I threw the "dog grooming" thing in there, but you have to admit it's a funny image.
Anyway, stuff like that is never going to be the same when you go back. And you know what? That's great! Because frankly, my memories of State Street aren't all wine and roses. More like Blatz and bratwurst. My life-defining moment happened on State Street, though, around my junior year of college. That's when I was so broke that I had to go to the Plasma Center to sell my plasma, and then took the $15 up the street to B-Side and bought a CD. I don't even remember what that CD was now, but I'm pretty sure it was something hip and edgy, like the first Sonic Youth album or Velvet Underground, and definitely, totally not The Best of Journey, I swear. Also note the aforementioned curbside vomiting and public urination. I guess there's a reason why we forget this stuff.
Is this entry rambling and maudlin enough for ya? Because I could go on, I really could. Because I am an old, old man.
P.S.
Scanner Dan lives! Here are a pair of recent Scanner Dan sightings I just found on the web:
He didn't have the beard when I knew him, but I dig it, it gives him kind of a distinguished statesman look. In fact, Scanner Dan is now venerated as a local legend, which is great. I hope other Madison luminaries such as Tunnel Bob (who lived/lives in the underground steam tunnel system) and the fat guy who used to dress up in a gauzy nightgown and lip-synch Madonna songs in the Library Mall someday receive their due acclaim as well.
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AUTHOR: Rob E.
EMAIL: mr_e@sprynet.com
IP: 152.1.24.136
URL: http://home.sprynet.com/~robe05/weblog/
DATE: 09/16/2004 07:22:33 AM
That's a great entry, B, and it reminds me of my own experiances at Ohio State: All the bars accross the street from campus have been torn down, and I don't know if crazy Brother Jed still shouts his fire and brimstone messages to the students out on the lawn. Here at NC State the preacher just reads from the bible. He's loud, but he doesn't shout, and he looks fairly clean-cut, like he probably has a real home or something. It's just not the same.
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AUTHOR: BoyKani
EMAIL: darren_kani@yahoo.com
IP: 199.4.18.2
URL:
DATE: 09/16/2004 12:07:46 PM
Dog grooming...that sounds pretty good right now.
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AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/16/2004 12:38:49 PM
Getting a little shaggy, Kani?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: melissa
EMAIL: melissa@psrsmo.org
IP: 207.160.138.117
URL: http://www.heypeaches.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/16/2004 02:05:01 PM
I grew up in southern Wisconsin, so I spent a lot of time in Madison. Your post brought back some very fun memories. I'm going to be visiting America's Dairyland again soon and State Street is second on my list of places to go when I get there.
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AUTHOR: VelvetHellvis
EMAIL:
IP: 64.132.64.142
URL: http://www.velvethellvis.com
DATE: 09/16/2004 02:24:48 PM
I love neighborhood colorfuls. I found this on Scanner Dan, he's cool.
"Scanner Dan" sorority celeb
by Michelle Orris, City Editor
May 08, 2003
"Scanner Dan" Mathison is a celebrity on the University of Wisconsin campus, but his personal life is not as well known as his scanning capabilities.
Mathison said his nickname "was not meant to be a joke," although he currently owns two scanners. He said a criminal and former UW student gave him the nickname back in the 1980s after Mathison heard the police alert on his scanner and then showed up to watch police pull the man over.
"I was right there because I had been listening, so he called me 'Scanner Dan,'" Mathison said.
A 44-year-old sorority member, Mathison said he spends every single day at the Union or on State Street because he is a "lazy damn bum."
"I just watch the people walk around," Mathison said. Students said Mathison seems to memorize the face and name of everyone he meets, calling out to people as they pass by.
"I love you," Mathison yelled to UW senior Jennifer Hayman, one of the many sorority sisters he calls his wife.
Hayman said Mathison remembered her name after someone mentioned it only once in his presence, and other students corroborated that Mathison never forgets a name.
"He remembers my name from someone yelling it across the street," UW senior Andy Abeles said.
Mathison said he is an honorary member of every sorority on campus, a result of meeting the girls on State Street. He said Delta Gamma was the first to induct him into their sorority in 1980. Today, one sorority pays for the maid service in his Greenway Cross apartment on Madison's East side and another provides him with a student union membership.
"All the fraternity guys are jealous of me because I've got girls and they don't," Mathison said.
Mathison said he loves college students, and he especially gets a kick out of them during exam week.
"They're kinda goofy sometimes; exam week is hilarious," Mathison said. "It's a hair-pulling contest. They get so darn stressed out, it's funny to watch."
In contrast, Mathison's lifestyle is as relaxed a life as could be. On a typical day, he said he watches TV -- preferably World War II movies -- before catching two buses to reach State Street and the Union.
"I get my scanner ready, I get my pipe tobacco and I come down here. Then I sit around and do nothing," Mathison said. Laughing and calling himself a bum, Mathison said he rarely showers, stinks, and has a nasty sunburn and rotten teeth.
"But that doesn't bother me," he said.
However, Mathison said he has held jobs in the past as a dishwasher, a janitor and a Hilldale deli employee.
In addition to World War II movies, Mathison said he enjoys Badger football, the Packers, the Brewers and the stand-up comedy of George Carlin.
Seniors at the Union said they have gotten attached to Mathison.
"I'm gonna miss seeing him around next year," Hayman said.
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AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/<
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DATE: 09/16/2004 02:59:19 PM
That guy has an apartment and no job? I feel envy.
Also, the sorority girls at UW have a better sense of humor than I'd expect.
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AUTHOR: amanda
EMAIL:
IP: 24.247.228.116
URL:
DATE: 09/16/2004 08:27:21 PM
Brother Jed got a piece about him on npr a little while ago.
Link.
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AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 202.71.195.230
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/17/2004 01:11:31 AM
so that's what madison's local celebs look like? yikes.
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AUTHOR: Smivey
EMAIL: smivey@yahoo.com
IP: 64.172.196.82
URL: http://smivey.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/17/2004 08:59:19 AM
Wow, nice writing. I'd go back to where I went to school. But I vowed never to visit Carson, California again. Bleh.
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AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 09/17/2004 12:15:00 PM
I can def fall for a man like Scanner Dan. :) LOL. But seriously, loved the entry B! Makes me want to visit my old stomping grounds.
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AUTHOR: Thid
EMAIL: shepherd@greensheep.net
IP: 68.215.225.8
URL:
DATE: 09/18/2004 12:51:56 PM
I hate to ask, but are we not going to get Mix Tapes anymore?
Cause if we aren't...I think I might cry.
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AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/18/2004 12:55:54 PM
Don't cry -- check back Monday!
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AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL:
DATE: 09/18/2004 08:28:41 PM
Hmmm. Looks like Stanley Kubrick is alive after all and happily living in Madison, WI.
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AUTHOR: Patty Loew
EMAIL:
IP: 165.121.34.193
URL:
DATE: 09/19/2004 12:20:25 AM
Mr. B, Jocko's closed down in a most notorius police bust that cracked a ring of cocaine dealers.
And, oh, yeah - Mr. 'Spare Change' - well, he cashed out of this world some time ago.
Hassled By the Man
09/19/2004 10:33:02 PM
The Dilettante has some interesting observations on getting fingered by the RIAA. Hehe, I said "fingered." Also "by" and "the."
My Head's Like a Kite
09/20/2004 09:58:06 AM
Stream 'em! Fun.
If you like any of these and suspect the rest of the album won't suck either, use the handy Amazon link next to the song title to buy it!
• • •
1. Hitomi Kuroishi, "Over The Sky" [album]
2. Bruce Springsteen, "When You Need Me" [album]
3. Ron Sexsmith, "Hard Bargain" [album]
4. The Postal Service, "Such Great Heights" [album]
5. Shins, "Turn A Square" [album]
6. Trespassers William, "Fragment" [album]
7. Alexi Murdoch, "It's Only Fear" [album]
8. Iron & Wine, "Fever Dream" [album]
9. The Lucksmiths, "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" [album]
10. The Cowsills, "We Can Fly" [album]
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AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 130.191.17.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com
DATE: 09/20/2004 12:01:27 PM
Great tunes again! And what is the new strong bad email all about?
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AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 09/20/2004 04:03:28 PM
Ahh the rollovers! Much fun. It's like getting a secret message that's not so secret if only people knew how to find the secret! Anyways...yeah what's up this new stong bad email? And my head's been too much in the sky as well! Is that a bad thing?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.234
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 09/21/2004 09:23:19 PM
what is the font, Kenneth?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: awinebuff@gmail.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/24/2004 02:07:13 AM
I love "Iron and Wine" too. And I have purchased some of their CDs too, so...I guess I don't have to feel guilty or anything about downloading this one that I don't have :-)
Because, when you think about it...I would never have known who they were without having downloaded a chance Mp3 years ago. *shrug*
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ryan Schultz (Quiplash)
EMAIL: rryanschultz@gmail.com
IP: 24.76.6.12
URL: http://ryanschultz.net/blog
DATE: 09/25/2004 02:26:27 AM
Thanks for bringing the Monday Mox back.
Daily Fecal Coliform Bacteria Report
09/21/2004 01:15:46 PM
Ew #1: If you bought produce from the Safeway in Bellevue, WA on Sunday, you'd better wash it really, really well.
Ew #2: Don't drink water on airplanes.
UPDATED Ew#3: I forgot to mention that if you live in Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Virginia, or Wisconsin, watch out for E. coli burgers.
This has been your daily fecal coliform bacteria report.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 09/21/2004 01:28:49 PM
Ewwww on both of them! And I wonder what evidence they found on the homeless man. Errr...maybe I don't want to know. lol
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.224.175.60
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com
DATE: 09/21/2004 02:29:04 PM
I think I need to go boil something in water.....
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AUTHOR: elizabeth
EMAIL: newsyoucanuseornot@gmail.com
IP: 24.153.206.65
URL: http://evso.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/21/2004 02:32:52 PM
dude, I drink water on planes. For some reason I thought it was bottled water they were giving me. Gross!!!
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AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@livejournal.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/misshannah
DATE: 09/21/2004 02:36:46 PM
I'm pretty sure it is bottled water that they give you during "beverage service."
But otherwise, I concur. Gross!!!
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AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 09/21/2004 03:21:06 PM
Fecal coliform bacteria seems to be everywhere but toilet seats. We need to modernize our tactics in the war on E. coli!
The Clearing at the End of the Path
09/21/2004 05:26:09 PM
I got the final book in Stephen King's Dark Tower series today (thanks, Miss H). I took it home and propped it up in the middle of my dining room floor, like the monolith in 2001:
I'm sure it's difficult for someone who's not a Tower junkie to relate, but the end of the Dark Tower series is, for those of us who have been following the Beam all these years, a monumental event.
For twenty years I've speculated about the final book, and how (or if) Roland would reach the Tower, and what was waiting up there for him. Now it's here. THE LAST DARK TOWER BOOK. And I'm scared shitless!
It's not the details of the story or what actually happens in the Tower that consumes me, so much as the mere fact that this is it, this is the finish line, this is the clearing at the end of the path. Opening the book means beginning the end of a long chapter of my life.
I know it sounds crazy, but I've been anticipating and dreading this moment for the past couple of years, ever since I heard that King was wrapping the series up. My life has gone through so many changes, and there aren't many things that have remained steady over the years. I guess that's why I'll miss, not so much the books themselves as the concept of the books, having this ongoing, open-ended thing in my life.
When you're a kid, you think about the future and you can only vaguely imagine what it's like to be an adult, let alone seriously consider the idea of old age and death. Hell, even college seems like an eternity away. You get older, and more and more of those distant milestones become realities, then memories. One day you realize that it's childhood that's now the hazy object in the distance, and death suddenly becomes a real thing, looming over your whole world. You knew the road would end, but now you're seeing the mileage signs. And there are fewer and fewer things in your life that are open-ended and perpetually in the horizon.
So, I'll read the book, and that'll close the door on one more of those things. And next year, the last Star Wars movie comes out, and that'll be pretty much it for artifacts from my childhood.
Oh well. There's always Cerebus. Oh, wait. Damn.
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AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 202.71.195.230
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/22/2004 01:45:44 AM
i'm embarrassed to admit, i have no idea what this dark tower series is about, but if those books are anything as scary as 'pet cemetery' (you try reading that at night by yourself when you're only twelve) then i don't know if i should read them.
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AUTHOR: mae
EMAIL:
IP: 38.115.0.253
URL: http://decayunderway.com
DATE: 09/22/2004 08:41:54 AM
A couple of weeks ago, I was looking at King's bibliography to recommend his books to my 13 yo niece. I noticed that the last Dark Tower book had been published. I realized that I haven't read a King book since 1995. I'm not sure if I'm up for the task of remembering exactly what Roland accomplished in the other books.
J-A: The books aren't so much horror as suspense. Probably the best books he wrote, even though they make it very obvious that he did a lot of drugs in his lifetime. But I think that's what I like best about my current favorite contemporary writer: Tom Robbins.
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AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@livejournal.com
IP: 141.214.129.152
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/misshannah
DATE: 09/22/2004 08:58:03 AM
I agree with mae. These are King's best books. And I think he thinks so too. They're definitely worth the read. And they are not horror, no way.
Also, B: Doesn't the reaching clearing at the end of the path mean you're dead? You ain't dead.
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AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/22/2004 09:23:12 AM
J-A: The Dark Tower series is really more like fantasy, but with a Western motif instead of the usual D&D thing. It's probably closer to King books like The Stand than his straight horror novels. And I also think they're his best and most ambitious books.
Hannah: you say true, sai.
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AUTHOR: Sherri
EMAIL: Sylkenvelet@yahoo.com
IP: 68.59.165.165
URL: http://www.formyselfandstrangers.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/22/2004 11:33:28 AM
Can't speak to the King series, since I read "NIght Shift" and swore off all contact.
However, I could do you no better service than to recommend to you the "Tuesday Next" series by Jasper Fforde, starting with "The Eyre Affair". The forth book just came out and I've been staring at it for 2 weeks, savoring the whole idea of reading it. Completely different sort of book, but somehow, so very you, B-man.
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AUTHOR:
EMAIL:
IP: 12.73.133.40
URL:
DATE: 09/22/2004 02:45:17 PM
I always feel like I've been disowned or that I'd lost a friend when I finish a reading a long running series. Hell, I usually feel that way with most books, if the author makes me feel like I know the characters. I felt like I'd lost my best friend when I finished writing my novels too.
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AUTHOR: Cynthia
EMAIL: ctpotts@juno.com
IP: 152.163.100.71
URL: http://eclecticeveryday.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/22/2004 05:24:59 PM
Not that this is relevant, but I'm sad cerebus is over too -- And I think that went on even longer than the dark tower. Makes a far larger stack o' books, too!
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AUTHOR: Tom Working
EMAIL: tworking@aol.com
IP: 172.195.226.151
URL: http://www.fal.net/wm/
DATE: 09/27/2004 12:32:15 AM
Cerebus: Dave Sim has been increasingly weird in the last several years. That's what self-importance does to a graphic artist.
Dark Tower: I'm about six ninths the way through, so don't be roon anything, yah ka-mai. Strange to say, but I was kinda... sad to see RF go. Some call him the Walkin' Dude.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@livejournal.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/misshannah
DATE: 09/27/2004 01:22:46 PM
ACK DON'T WRITE SPOILERS!!!!!!
0 of 3 Swine Found the Following Pearl Helpful
09/23/2004 04:37:47 AM
Jim has some excellent thots regarding the now-infamous Anne Rice Amazon Review Retort. Scroll down on the previous link to read the review that has generated all the discussion, or see this article for a recap. In a nutshell, what happened is that Anne Rice, of Interview with a Vampire fame, became incensed by negative customer reviews of her book Blood Canticle on Amazon, and was moved to respond to her critics. Crazy!
I read Interview with a Vampire and enjoyed it, and got about two chapters into The Vampire Lestat before losing interest, so I can't speak to the qualities of Ms. Rice's novel. But I guess what has people all in a tizzy is the sheer weirdness of an author of Rice's fame level actually being human enough to be outraged by, and to respond personally to, the criticisms of a bunch of commoners.
I've never published a novel, but I'm a reviewer for a couple of online publications, and I've gotten my share of negative feedback. I've been criticized for stuff I've posted to my weblog. I guess most of us have had this experience at one time or another. I wish I had a thicker skin for that kind of thing, but the truth is that bad reviews sting. Jim says it well when he talks about the pain of putting a great deal of work into something only to receive tossed-off, condescending dismissal in response. That's the kind of thing that makes you want to throttle critics. To quote Thomas Hood, "The critic spits on what is done / Gives it a wipe -- and all is gone."
The fact is that, no matter what you do, no matter how brilliant it is, somebody out there will hate it. That's life. That's why I don't go looking for judgment, good or bad, on what I do. I'm always amazed when artists read reviews of their work and get all het up over negative criticism -- like when James Cameron called for Kenneth Turan's head in response to Turan (who, IMHO, actually does deserve to have his perpetually wrongly aligned head separated from his body) dissing Titanic. Because, why would you go looking for that kind of reaction if you're too thin-skinned to withstand it?
Not that I fault Anne Rice or any author for responding to criticism, but to me it just bolsters the argument that writers should write. I don't see any value in exposing oneself voluntarily to the half-baked opinions of people whose opinions may mean something or nothing at all -- who knows? -- when one is prone to give such opinions far more weight than they deserve.
The flip side of that position is that art, ideally, is about reaching out to people, connecting with the audience, and that if all you're doing is broadcasting one-way to the world, you're cutting yourself off from something that is vital to the artistic process.
Ultimately, though, I think that if you have something to say to the world, you should say it, and public opinion be damned. How limited is our time on this planet, and how precious is the ability to do or say those things that will permit traces of yourself to linger on after your passing? Writers should write. Painters should paint. People who want to smear feces on their chests to make a statement about the Iraq war should be able to do that. I'm not saying that there should be no criticism, but that no one should let public opinion dictate what one chooses to unleash upon the world. There will always be dumbasses out there to say dumbassed things about your work. Personally, I think Anne Rice's novels are crap. But they're not written for me. They're written, at least I hope, for Anne Rice, and isn't that how it ought to be?
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AUTHOR: Sherri
EMAIL: Sylkenvelvet@yahoo.com
IP: 207.30.159.12
URL:
DATE: 09/23/2004 07:37:49 AM
I, too, surrendered Anne Rice's works after "The Vampire Lestat", realizing that the magic was not there. (I hae read "Interview" multiple times). There are legion, though, who live for her work and through it.
Anne's mental state has been a subject of discussion at many an SF/Horror convention. Some feel she has begun to believe her fan-hype. Others think she's just lost too much that is precious to her and doesn't have much.
It is hard not to defend one's self when one feels attacked. The writer is NOT the work and that's the important fact. It might FEEL like it, and so many of us have blood and sweat and long nights of suffering in our creations. In the end, though, the work either stands on its own or it doesn't, and we must continue on.
In most writing programs there is one rule concerning hearing critisism -- you do not get to defend yourself. No matter what is said, you must sit there quietly and listen. You might be allowed to ask a question, but there is NO POINT in standing up and saying "You don't get it, you cretin! You are stupid, stoooooooopid, for not loving what I wrote!" Writing is communication, an attempt to reach others. Either it works, or it doesn't, and it doesn't work for everyone (one reason I don't like Stephen King). You accept it. You go on. Or you take everything, hide it in a drawer, and take up cross stitch.
Yeah, a tough hide is nice. But it's more important to remember that you will never change anyone's mind about the quality of what you do by arguing with them about it.
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AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 09/23/2004 12:20:24 PM
I think part of the reason that the dumbassery is so hard for some of us to ignore is that, in addition to what Sherri mentioned about the feeling like the writer IS the work, it's also frustrating to feel alone: No one sees things your way, and that sucks.
Also: Much respect to Thomas Hood! He kicks an insightful rhyme.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Susan
EMAIL: susanpatton@spamcop.net
IP: 66.188.152.120
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tundrababe/
DATE: 09/23/2004 06:22:41 PM
Heh.
(sorry, couldn't resist! Hee)
I don't get why anyone would spend much effort criticizing a novel. Why bother? You don't need to read it - put it down and pick up one you like. Maybe that's why reviewers can get so surly...they sort of have to read the book.
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AUTHOR: Enigma
EMAIL: eingmaREMOVE@the-enigma.net
IP: 68.81.172.183
URL: http://www.the-enigma.net/blog
DATE: 09/23/2004 07:03:46 PM
i gave up on anne when she went overboard on the vampires. a book for each vamp is just too much. she abandoned other characters. personally, i'd been waiting for a sequel that she has finally said she will not write. prior to this admittance i was on strike. it wasn't hard as her books had become tedious and hard to get through.
i think her reaction in part is probably because some of the critiques hit home and put a light on something(s) she already knew about what she was putting forth. her recent books have been half assed efforts and she has to know that.
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AUTHOR: Elizabeth
EMAIL: eclare78@hotmail.com
IP: 24.165.108.156
URL: http://teachmetobehave.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/23/2004 10:33:39 PM
Am I blind? Why can't I find her post?
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AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 202.71.195.230
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/23/2004 10:50:17 PM
writers should write, readers should read...and then be able to say whatever they want over the writing (which is whatever the writer wanted to write, after all).
how's that for a simpleton's argument?
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AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.237
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 09/23/2004 10:59:06 PM
I think I agree with you, but I am soooo tempted to write a 5k review of this post, for fun!
Ultimately, I won't. My favorite form of writing (mine, others, don't care) is the review, not because of the unfortunate sadism that the form lends itself to (I don't care if or why Writer A sucks: guess what? it does not matter if Writer A sucks!), but because good criticism only happens when the critic takes their heart out and lays it on the table, for you, beloved audience, to pick at and prod.
Criticism is the act of narrating the reader's experience, and has almost nothing to do with the creator's actions or intent. Writing anything but critique is to ape God; writing critique is to record your own reactions.
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AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 09/24/2004 02:25:45 AM
Well, I was more into the Roquelaure books myself (sort of...all the food stuff and beastiality left me cold...okay, okay....actually, I only *really* liked the first 1/3 of the very first "Beauty" book), but that's a given.
For me. ;-)
As far as authors being hurt by negative feedback...have you ever read, "The World According to Garp"? There is a bit in there about how the protagonist (who is an author! Imagine that!) gets a letter (back in the dark ages, when snail-mail letters were the *only* way fans could get in touch with their favorite, or non-favorite, authors) from a critical "fan" and takes offense at her less-than-enthusiastic tone.
He politely writes her back, trying his very gentlemanly best to help her see the error of her obtuse ways. She writes him back again, totally incredulous that not only did an author of his caliber take the time to write her at all, but that he actually CARED about what she had said in the first place! ("What kind of insane writer are YOU, anyway?")
The conversation via mail quickly degenerates into a pissing match between the two, with the author protagonist (obviously, Irving projecting himself) ending up saying, "Fuck You Psycho Lady", very satisfyingly to the erstwhile female "fan".
I have no doubt Irving wrote this little scenario somewhat tongue-in-cheek, yes, but also in a personally cathartic way for alllll the times he must've read shit being said about his work and had to keep his trap shut.
FYI, Irving, btw, has won several awards for his writing and, whatever you may think of his work, is no slouch.
Just sayin'. :-)
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AUTHOR: Rob E.
EMAIL: mr_e@sprynet.com
IP: 152.1.24.136
URL: http://home.sprynet.com/~robe05/weblog/
DATE: 09/24/2004 10:24:08 AM
Thanks, B. Because of your post, I was able to understand this comic.
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AUTHOR: Matthew Rossi
EMAIL: matthew.rossi@gmail.com
IP: 67.168.53.92
URL:
DATE: 09/26/2004 10:36:11 AM
You know, as someone who has a book on Amazon and will have a story in another book there in not too much time, I gotta say that I'd take all the bad reviews Anne's readers want to throw her if I could have them buying my work.
People buy the work, you get to keep doing it for a living. If they like it, great. If not, not. But if they keep buying it, you can keep writing, and that's all there is. Love doesn't keep you in printer cartridges, much less put a roof over your head: she has a legion of fans who vote with their dollars. Bad Amazon reviews are a cheap price to pay for that. Hell, some people really hate the Harry Potter books, but that doesn't take them away from those who do like them, and those people have supported Rowling to the point where she's a phenomenon. King, Gaiman, Stephenson, Chabon... they all have their critics and their negative reviews.
I don't think she was wrong to react, I just think it was a waste of time. She has books in print: that's the victory.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.209.98.239
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 09/27/2004 08:07:41 PM
Are we sure that's Anne Rice? I'm sort of surprised that she would be so into Christian literature and that she gave The Passion of the Christ a five star review? I mean, maybe she did, but that seems weird.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ed
EMAIL: ed@edrants.com
IP: 12.144.20.254
URL: http://www.edrants.com
DATE: 09/28/2004 04:45:54 PM
Well, I come into this as a guy who received a review for his first play with the following words: "Off the bastard before he creates again!" (Yes, it's true!) While I have a pretty thick skin and can laugh these things off (there were, for the most part, generally positive reviews), this review came hot on the heels of a Saturday matinee audience that was determined to hate the play, that apparently came to my show with the idea that they were going to see some mainstream farce. (I later learned that the show had been inadvertently publicized by a particularly austere church. Go figure.)
Nevertheless, the review was nasty. And I felt for a moment as if I had completely failed -- but I wasn't about to say anything publicly in response. Because it was clear with the hostility that these folks were looking for a fight. (Having been on the other side, I'd say that most criticism functions on this level.)
But as other reviews trickled in, and as I talked with other performers, I recognized that reviews were just a collection of half-assed opinions contingent upon a myriad of outside factors that I couldn't possibly control. Nothing to get upset over. Even Baba of the highly successful "Rap Canterbury Tales" (a good show, quite hot on the Fringe circuit) told me that he received absolutely no laughs early into his show's run across the globe. Ultimately, you have to keep at this thing and to hell with the folks who badmouth you. Because inevitably something you create will find an audience.
Which makes Anne Rice's move all the more self-destructive. Why lash out at your audience when you get the advance and royalties that Rice does? (The answer: the oft-mentioned "first draft"/"no one edits my shit" policy, whereby Rice's "genius" goes straight from inkwell to published book.)
Any writer knows that it's a tough racket, particularly one who's been in the game for years. But if you're spending all of your time lashing out at your critics, rather than listening to them and considering that they may have a point (even when they are nasty), how can you expect to grow as an artist (whether popular or otherwise)
The Last Good Day of the Year
09/27/2004 02:21:47 AM
Stream 'em! Fun.
If you like any of these and suspect the rest of the album won't suck either, use the handy Amazon link next to the song title to buy it.
• • •
1. Cousteau, "The Last Good Day Of The Year" [album]
2. Lucksmiths, "Stayaway Stars" [album]
3. Kristin Hersh, "Aching For You" [album]
4. Aberdeen, "Handsome Drink" [album]
5. Harper Lee, "Train Not Stopping" [album]
6. Broken Dog, "Baby I'm Lost Without You" [album]
7. Carbon Leaf, "I Know The Reason" [album]
8. The Jesus & Mary Chain, "About You" [album]
9. The General Store, "Hold Me Now" [album]
10. Do, "Heaven" [album]
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Rob E.
EMAIL: mr_e@sprynet.com
IP: 152.1.24.136
URL: http://home.sprynet.com/~robe05/weblog/
DATE: 09/27/2004 06:39:23 AM
Cool. I'd had been meaning to check out Amazon's page for Sirena, because I wanted to see if folks liked it as much as the other, self-titled album because somewhere I had heard that it didn't quite measure up. So I really appreciate the link, but the song you selected is actually from Cousteau, so, now that I have the link I wanted, you might want to change that for the rest of your adoring fans. I love Monday Mix Tape Day. Thanks.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/27/2004 06:43:50 AM
D'ohh! Thanks for the correction. Well, at least it got you the link you wanted.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 09/27/2004 10:34:19 AM
That exclamatory 'one' was a nice touch !!!!!11one!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 09/27/2004 06:50:59 PM
This is one of the best yet, B!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 09/27/2004 07:13:27 PM
Glad you like it!!!11one!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: ~jean
EMAIL: gay.irish.boy@gmail.com
IP: 165.21.154.8
URL:
DATE: 09/27/2004 11:49:17 PM
I love monday mixtape too !! pls keep it coming !!
=) is for smiling.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: VelvetHellvis
EMAIL: velvethellvis@velvethellvis.com
IP: 65.27.229.194
URL: http://www.velvethellvis.com
DATE: 09/28/2004 09:32:15 PM
Thanks for the gumball. Mickey!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 09/29/2004 12:33:47 PM
This is just tres freaking cool stuff! You know you rock don't you? :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ryan Schultz (Quiplash)
EMAIL: ryanwinnipeg@yahoo.ca
IP: 24.76.6.12
URL: http://ryanschultz.net/blog
DATE: 09/30/2004 11:36:19 AM
Yay Monday Mix Tape!
Attack of the Nucular Moolahs
10/01/2004 01:58:02 AM
That was a President?
Now, I'm as biased as the next "George Bush = Antichrist" liberal scumbag, but I can't even see Dubya's momma denying that John Kerry wiped his ass with a big wad of Quilted Northern Dubya in the debate tonight. I don't mean that Kerry had a "slight edge" or whatever Faux News will grudgingly admit to. Dubya got PWN3D. He got spanked. He got his ass paddled harder than a bank president at Mistress Ilsa's House of Pain. And after some careful, painstaking analysis of the evening's proceedings, and a couple shots of Finlandia, I've come up with two reasons for Kerry's victory:
1. Bush sucked ass.
What was up with the holmes tonight? Dude looked like he'd either had or was seriously jonesing for a swig or five of 100 proof hootch. He looked weak. Lost. He sounded petulant. He was slumped over the podium like Nixon, vaguely baffled like Reagan, and repeated the same nonsensical slogans over and over again like Poppa Bush. He was like a one-man Hall of Unappealing Presidential Tics. And what was with the lemon-sucking face? That, combined with his perpetually glazed, deer + headlights expression, made him look like a baboon caught in the act of being sodomized by a zebra. Memo to Bush's handlers: either cut his meds by one-third, or double them.
Dubya's rectal inhalations weren't limited to his bizarre, "Hitler '45" demeanor. Did somebody forget to tell him until this afternoon that there was a debate tonight? Because he was about as prepared as I was for my Renaissance Lit midterm back in college. Seriously, it was the same kind of "just repeat the same two or three meaningless statements over and over again in different ways" B.S. that I tried to pull whenever I was winging an essay exam...with the difference being that I actually did manage to state them in different ways instead of just robotically repeating myself. Did anyone keep count of how many times he mentioned that line about "wrong war, wrong place, wrong time"? And I loved his whole line of argument that criticizing the war "is not what Commanders-in-Chiefs does." Wha? So, the only way you can prove yourself a worthy alternative to the President is if you agree unquestioningly with the President's policies? Huh wha?
Kerry also trounced Bush regularly and definitively on the very real threat of North Korea and their recently unveiled nukes. What was scary about Bush's (non)responses was that it wasn't clear whether or not he had even the beginnings of a coherent policy regarding North Korea. Hey, wake up, it's not like the North Korea problem just came up this morning. The prof announced the final paper topics two weeks ago! Wha who?
And a heads-up to our Commander-in-Chief: Iraq did not, in fact, attack the U.S. Let's try to remember that next time. And George? If you want to sound like a world leader, try not to refer to Iranian religious leaders as "moolahs." Because it makes you sound like a fucking moron.
As much as I despise the guy, I really did think Bush would put up a more convincing fight. I mean, this terrorism/Iraq thing is his bread & butter. It's all he's really got to run on. But he couldn't even defend his Iraq policy! He would get specific questions directed at him asking for specific reasons why being there was a Good Thing, and in return all he could deliver was vague platitudes. About the only time I can recall him directly responding to Kerry's criticisms was when he talked about 100,000 Iraqi police being trained...and even that was bullshit.
I also liked his statement about Iraq and cutting off hands and "executions" and how he deplored those things. Deploring executions? From the guy who publicly mocked a woman who was set to be executed? Hmm.
The funniest part of Bush's performance was when he was all "let me finish" as if he were being interrupted or the timer was buzzing...except that no one was interrupting him and he wasn't even close to being out of time. Wha huh? And his comment about how he knew as much about the tragedy of war as Kerry, because "I get the casualty reports every day and I see on the TV..." comment needed? No. But here it is anyway: are you high?
By the way, did you catch that line by Bush about keeping his and/or Kerry's daughters on a leash? S&M devotees aside, I don't see that kind of sentiment roping in the female vote. So to speak. Kerry's response that he's "learned not to do that" was a good and subtle response.
Oh, and I loved his response to Kerry pointing out that Bush has cut funding for cops and firefighters, which was basically, "hey, they got money!" Bush basically had no real answers to what Kerry had to say, which brings me to my second point....
2. Kerry rocked the house.
One reason I was interested in tonight's debate was that, up to now, I haven't seen very much of the guy. I don't have cable or network TV, so I really only hear about Kerry from radio sound bites and quotes I read on weblogs and in newspapers. You can get a sense from those things of what the guy stands for and whether or not he sounds like an asshole, but you don't get to see the guy in action and get a feeling for what he's like, if he could be a credible President or if he's just some yob.
So, seeing him on the CSPAN webcast was really my first chance to evaluate Kerry as a potential Leader of the Free World, and man, watching that splitscreen with each of those guys standing there...there's no contest. Kerry was confident, strong, commanding, and obviously knew his shit. He was miles away from the kind of pompous windbag his opponents have tried to paint him as. He wasn't pulling any kind of "Slick Willie" charm. He just seemed like a man who knew his facts and had a handle on the issues of the day, and who was completely in control of himself and the crazy situation he was in. He made Bush look like a petulant 8-year-old up way past his bedtime. After tonight, I think we all know who the real man is in this race, and who's wearing the dress.
Kerry wasn't perfect. He spent all evening talking about what a mess the Iraq war was, but then refused to say outright that it was a mistake. And his plans regarding Iraq and North Korea are certainly debatable. But jeez, at least he has a plan. Also, could he have mentioned his Vietnam War service one more time? Because I think a couple of people in the back rows were making out or something during the other 54 times he mentioned it. Those are about the only things that really bothered me, and that Vietnam one is a pretty mild criticism since...the guy went to fucking Vietnam.
Kerry looked, sounded, and acted like a President. Seeing him speak so articulately and intelligently, and concisely about foreign policy, totally in command of his facts, able to speak with conviction and strength, reminded me of what it was like to have a real President of the United States. Remember that? Remember when we could watch a President give a speech without wincing out of sheer embarrassment? Kerry gave me the same kind of feeling that Reagan did back in the day, where I might not have agreed with most of what he stood for, but I at least felt secure that someone was standing for us.
Bottom line: Kerry came across like a professional, and Bush came across like a fucking weak-ass amateur.
There's more I could talk about, but quite frankly, I'm on my fourth (?) shot of vodka and have more pressing concerns at the moment. Let me just leave you with a a couple of quotes:
"It's one thing to be certain -- but you can be certain and wrong." -- John Kerry
"You know, it's hard work to try to love her as best as I can, knowing full well that the decision I made caused her loved one to be in harm's way." -- George W. Bush
"To be laughing at your president -- and it wasn't that he said anything funny -- that is not good," said [Bruce] Glazier, an independent who also came into the room undecided. "I wonder how he comes across to the rest of the world when he acts like that . Is he making the world laugh at him too?" -- L.A. Times
"No president who has presided over Abu Ghraib should ever say he wants to put anyone on a leash." -- Andrew Sullivan
A more lucid debate post-mortem at Slate.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Cynthia
EMAIL: ctpotts@juno.com
IP: 152.163.100.130
URL: http://eclecticeveryday.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/01/2004 04:03:54 AM
Kudos on the debate analysis -- even after countless (?) shots. But what I really love is the baboons being sodomized by a zebra line. May i steal that? I just know I'll be going around saying "Hoofprints in the monkey fur, Baby!" in a horrid austin powers voice all day today. My family and friends thank you :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ed
EMAIL: ed@edrants.com
IP: 64.81.242.197
URL: http://www.edrants.com
DATE: 10/01/2004 09:30:08 AM
"It's hard work." I'm using that excuse from now on when I don't have an answer for something.
I'm biased too, but I'm with you. I don't see how a Bush voter could defend their candidate after that abysmal debate.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 10/01/2004 09:43:57 AM
A one-man Hall of Unappealing Presidential Tics, indeed. Perhaps with even a few exhibits from unsuccessful presidential candidates! He did a lot of the same things people hated in Gore's performance in 2000. Making faces and fuming while Kerry was talking looked freakin' petulant.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: swan
EMAIL:
IP: 150.176.245.171
URL:
DATE: 10/01/2004 01:32:07 PM
true--kerry kicked W's a$$ in the debate--but mainly because Kerry can articulate his 23 positions on iraq much better than Bush can articulate one consistant position. Bush simply does not have the master BS'ing skills that Kerry has--there's no contest. Kerry will SAY ANYTHING or have any position to get elected. The whole time Bush never called kerry out on his major fudgy record on JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING or his constant Vietnam grandstanding. Pathetically enough, Bush didn't even TRY quite frankly to battle back in any way, shape or form that i could tell. If this is the passion he brings to the table then he deserves to lose--because he definitely got beatdown like a skanky asian prostitute
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@livejournal.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/misshannah
DATE: 10/01/2004 01:46:15 PM
Could you please provide a cite for the 23 different positions Kerry's had? And really, don't use Drudge. Or Fox"news."
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: heckler
EMAIL:
IP: 24.117.172.235
URL: http://www.hektik.org
DATE: 10/01/2004 06:01:33 PM
Thanks. I couldn't pay attention to what they were saying because of a 50's song that kept running through my head (hey, hey, we're the monkees!). Now I know.
heckler
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/kevin
DATE: 10/02/2004 07:54:43 PM
Amen, brother man. It's a good feeling to know that I haven't been in some weird "bizarro" country the last four years when it seemed like we as Americans seemed to be applauding the kind of ineptidude Bush and his cronies have been exemplifying. I want a smart, capable President I can be proud of.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Danielle
EMAIL: corkysteclair@yahoo.com
IP: 68.100.207.110
URL: http://www.joeparadox.com
DATE: 10/02/2004 09:00:34 PM
Excellent.
If Bush spent half the time "loving people as best he can," as he does actually BEING president, our country might be in better shape.
I LOVED the blank stares that peppered his 30-second rebuttals. At times, I laughed audibly. Once Kerry got into a groove, he wiped the floor with Bush.
Bush's words and general demeanor always remind me of a little kid who's been caught doing something "naughty" and is trying to get out of trouble. I haven't seen or read enough of Kerry yet to determine if I think he's the best person for the job, but right now, he's not Bush, and that's enough to gain my vote.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/03/2004 12:18:45 AM
Excuse me...but Bush has all the signs of early Alzheimers....blank stares right in the middle of a significant statement. Inability to complete a thought without grinning and looking around for validation.
I remember Reagan at the end of his administration; same shaking of the head, same silly smiles...
I won't get into the differences politically...but does it suffice that the man is LOSING HIS MIND???
HELLO???
DOESN'T ANYONE NOTICE??
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.138.83.62
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 10/03/2004 02:02:20 AM
The baboon/zebra sodomy analysis is just brilliant.
I totally agree that Bush sounded like a broken record. He's not a great orator, so I guess they just had him memorize a few lines and repeat them. Bush's "It's hard work" comment that he repeated maybe more than 30 times was making me laugh/cry.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Matthew Rossi
EMAIL: matthew.rossi@gmail.com
IP: 67.168.53.92
URL:
DATE: 10/03/2004 03:52:24 PM
What interested me is that even Kerry himself once said that 'Bush has won every debate he's ever been in' and yet here, Bush nearly disintegrated.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Rori
EMAIL: rori-talk@usa.net
IP: 69.170.71.78
URL: http://www.onegirlslife.com
DATE: 10/03/2004 05:07:46 PM
Petulant is the PERFECT word to describe him.
Did you see the SNL spoof of the debates? It was good.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Pauly D
EMAIL: paulseth@earthlink.net
IP: 63.184.32.161
URL: http://pauldavidson.blogs.com
DATE: 10/03/2004 08:57:25 PM
I will say I thought Kerry did a better job, except for the "if you break it, you fix it" scenario.
BUY IT, buy it.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: wooj
EMAIL: me@woojay.net
IP: 24.98.105.63
URL: http://blog.woojay.net
DATE: 10/04/2004 08:51:00 AM
No doubt that Kerry was more eloquent and comprehensive and had depth, whereas Bush's logic was shallow and simplistic. Unfortunately, this very shallowness and simplicity (despite that the world is not so simple and shallow) seems to be the reason why many people believe in him and like him.
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TITLE: Bush Answers Everyday Questions
URL: http://www.edrants.com/reluctant/001457.html
IP: 209.68.2.102
BLOG NAME: Edward Champion's Return of the Reluctant
DATE: 11/30/2004 11:27:22 PM
LANDLORD: "Why didn't I get the rent check?" BUSH: "It's hard work." LAURA BUSH: "You missed our dinner date." BUSH:: "It's hard work. You're sending mixed messages." WAITER: "Here's the check, sir." BUSH: "The thing I don't get is how...
The All Eighties Cover Version Mix Tape
10/04/2004 04:02:15 AM
Stream 'em! Fun.
If you like any of these and suspect the rest of the album won't suck either, use the handy Amazon link next to the song title to buy it.
• • •
1. Max Raabe & Das Palast Orchester, "Tainted Love" [album]
2. MXPX, "Take On Me" [album]
3. Philmore, "Livin' On A Prayer" [album]
4. Nouvelle Vague, "Just Can't Get Enough" [album]
5. Elan Atias, "Slave To Love" [album]
6. Jack Off Jill, "Love Song" [album]
7. Eve's Plum, "Save A Prayer" [album]
8. Jeffrey Gaines, "In Your Eyes" [album]
9. Slipslide, "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" [album]
10. The Softies, "Together Forever" [album]
11. Bill Murray, "More Than This" [album]
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@livejournal.com
IP: 141.214.129.152
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/misshannah
DATE: 10/04/2004 08:21:53 AM
Rock, rock on!!!!!11
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: KateMonkey
EMAIL: kate@katemonkey.co.uk
IP: 62.254.0.57
URL: http://katemonkey.livejournal.com/
DATE: 10/04/2004 08:47:05 AM
The beauty of the 80s' covers means that I have to share the two I'm currently in love with:
Polysics - My Sharona
Billy Preston - Girls On Film
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/04/2004 09:16:28 AM
That Billy Preston number is mighty smoove. Damn!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mandy
EMAIL: mandy@mandelion.com
IP: 68.92.156.158
URL: http://www.mandelion.com
DATE: 10/04/2004 09:53:57 AM
You know, I love your site and come here all the time. But this post seriously ruled my morning.
THANK YOU!!!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.237
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 10/04/2004 10:06:53 AM
Dude, that Raabe is the shizznit!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 146.244.138.142
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com
DATE: 10/04/2004 12:40:39 PM
I have to agree with Mike... this post made my morning. I good cover tune is getting harder to find these days, so you have uncovered some treasures here...
And the Girls On Film is outstanding!
Thanks Kate!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Rengirl
EMAIL: imac@pixelsensei.com
IP: 12.22.65.5
URL:
DATE: 10/04/2004 01:30:25 PM
I wish I could say something original about how much I love this post that hasn't already been said, but it's Monday and I'm hungover and brain dead... so I'll just say muchas gracias for these awesome tunes!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Brooks
EMAIL: brooks@ayola.com
IP: 67.52.96.239
URL: http://ayola.com/blog
DATE: 10/04/2004 01:49:02 PM
That's so weird that you did this post today. we have a group of bloggers that post a music list on the first Monday of every month and today's list was top 10 covers songs. My list happens to be close in that most of them are covers done by 80's bands instead of the other way around. Great list.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ryan Schultz (Quiplash)
EMAIL: rryanschultz@gmail.com
IP: 24.76.6.12
URL: http://ryanschultz.net/blog
DATE: 10/05/2004 11:21:42 PM
If you are looking for Max Raabe, lok for "Palast Orchester". He appears to be their lead singer. Accordig to AllofMP3.com, they have five albums out, some in English, some in German. One of them is titled "Super Hits Nummer 2". Another one is titled "Die Hits Des Jahres (Super Hits)" and it also looks like an absolute hoot! Let me know if you have trouble finding them somewhere else.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Danik
EMAIL: danik128@yahoo.com
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL: http://www.danik128.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/07/2004 09:06:24 PM
I'm speechless. Thank you so much.
Mr. Carlson Strikes Back
10/06/2004 02:09:05 AM
If last week's Kerry-Bush debate was A New Hope for Democrats, then I guess tonight's Edwards-Cheney round was The Empire Strikes Back. I didn't catch most of the debate, since I was out at ye olde Burlington Coat Factory (which is neither a factory, nor a proper coat store, seeing as how maybe a fourth of the cavernous space was actually dedicated to outerwear1) looking at winter coats, but I caught the last half hour or so on the radio on the way home, and then online. Which means I have very little of substance to contribute to the post-debate conversation.
So, here's what I thought2:
Cheney comes across a lot better on the radio than he does on the tube. On the radio, he sounds like an irritable but mild-mannered accountant, not too exciting but not at all scary or...scary. On TV, he comes off like an irritable but mild-mannered accountant...about one "Please Keep Your Workspace Tidy" memo away from going completely and utterly bugshit and clearing out the top five floors of his office building with five pounds of C4 strapped to his chest while screaming "I AM THE ANGEL OF DEATH! THE TIME OF PURIFICATION IS AT HAND!!!" I mean seriously.
Speaking of superficial appearance-based judgments, is Dick Cheney or is he not a total dead ringer for
Gordon Jump as Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson on WKRP in Cincinnati? I mean, his mannerisms and expressions were so perfectly Carlsonesque that I half-expected Les Nessman to barge in and complain about Johnny Fever violating his desk space.
Damn, I'm only two bullet points into my incisive debate critique, and I'm already out of piercing insights.
I have a feeling the Republicans are going to spin this debate as a win for Cheney. But you know what...just between you and me, let's face it, it was at best a draw. The only way that it scores as a "win" for the Repubs is that Senator Palpatine managed to hold it together and not crap his damn didies onstage like His Eminence did last Friday.
While Cheney conveys all the warmth and charisma of an unlubricated enema tube, he at least has the game plan down straight -- lie your ass off with a completely straight face, knowing that pretty much no one watching is going to realize that the stuff flowing out of your mouth with such confident assurance is gold-plated horse puckey. Heck, that strategy has worked for four years, why stop now?
If I swung that way3, I would so "do" John Edwards.
Judging by the callers on the CSPAN post-debate feedback segment, if this election were determined by I.Q. points instead of electoral votes, it would be Kerry in a landslide. 'S all I'm saying.
I almost bought a navy blue hooded sweatshirt at the Burlington "Coat Factory, " but ultimately decided against it. Why? Because it didn't come from Eddie Bauer like every other freaking thing in my closet. Sheesh!
Did anybody else literally recoil during Cheney's closing statement, when he had that snarl on his face that looked like he was about to chew your frickin' face off? Gordon Jump is Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th Part XXXIV: I May Be About to Drop Dead of a Massive Heart Attack But I'll Chew Your Frickin' Face Off Before I Go!
Ultimately, I rate Cheney's debate performance an abject failure, because he did not provide me with any foolproof political humor references, like the "hard work" thing or the "wrong war/wrong place/wrong time" thing, which I plan to milk to death between now and the next debate.
Please go here for an actual, non-lame post-debate commentary.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jen
EMAIL: jen@verybigdesign.com
IP: 24.209.11.211
URL: http://www.verybigdesign.com/verybigblog
DATE: 10/06/2004 02:39:12 AM
Actually, VP Satan McFartypants DID say "wrong war/wrong place/wrong time" about three times, or more. I lost count after that as I was debating with Extensis Suitcase X1, and losing.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: xkot
EMAIL: xkot@xkot.net
IP: 64.39.1.10
URL: http://www.xkot.net
DATE: 10/06/2004 03:11:11 AM
I rcently purchased something like 20 shirts from the Eddie Bauer online outlet because they were on sale for like 75% off. I'm such an AB wannabee even when I'm not trying.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sherri
EMAIL: Sylkenvelvet@yahoo.com
IP: 207.30.159.12
URL: http://www.formyselfandstrangers.blo
gspot.com
DATE: 10/06/2004 07:28:02 AM
I don't own clothes with anyone else's name prominently placed on them. That's mostly because I shop (carefully) at Wal-Mart.
I never watch the debates. I try to avoid anything vaguely political because that much bullshit makes me break out. However, I can always come here and find out everything I wish to know.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: filmgoerjuan
EMAIL: fgjuan@telus.net
IP: 207.81.159.182
URL: http://blog.filmgoerjuan.com/index.php
DATE: 10/06/2004 03:38:10 PM
I can't believe Cheney let the moderator off without a rebuke for her flip-flopping!
I mean first Edwards can have a 30 second rebuttal, then he can't. Make up your mind, woman!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Razb
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL:
DATE: 10/06/2004 08:23:56 PM
I love Burlington Coat factory!! I bought a set of lotsa-thread count bedroom linens there for super cheap, and also bought my master bedroom comforter there - again for little dinero. I can sleep better at night knowing that you're close to a Burlington Coat factory....you'll be taken care of in Madison.
Wo ist Max Raabe?
10/06/2004 02:37:48 AM
Here are a few more choice tracks by Max Raabe & Das Palast Orchester. I've found some stuff by the Palast Orchester (thanks, Ryan), but not the CDs I'm looking for (not Stateside, anyway). Damn you, Max Raabe!
"Let's Talk About Sex"
"Oops!...I Did It Again"
"Mambo #5"
"We Are The Champions"
"We Will Rock You"
This kind of thing is why file sharing rocks.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 10/06/2004 10:02:34 AM
That tuba solo will rock you! I kept wondering what he would do in the space for that climactic guitar solo. It was a nice surprise.
In "We Are The Champions" I kept hoping he'd do a "Hotcha-cha-cha!"
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: elizabeth
EMAIL: newsyoucanuseornot@gmail.com
IP: 24.153.206.65
URL: http://evso.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/06/2004 10:35:23 AM
oh. my. goodness. I blame you for my almost cracking up very loudly at work while listening to "Oops, I did it again".
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: elizabeth
EMAIL: newsyoucanuseornot@gmail.com
IP: 24.153.206.65
URL: http://evso.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/06/2004 11:03:38 AM
and, um, did you try CDEurope.com?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ryan Schultz (Quiplash)
EMAIL: ryanschultz@gmail.com
IP: 130.179.25.97
URL: http://ryanschultz.net/blog
DATE: 10/06/2004 05:17:14 PM
You're most welcome :-) isn't it great?
--Ryan.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 202.71.195.230
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/07/2004 01:59:16 AM
BRITNEY?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mandy
EMAIL: mandy@mandelion.com
IP: 68.92.156.158
URL: http://www.mandelion.com
DATE: 10/07/2004 05:42:30 PM
Love these posts!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 10/08/2004 01:07:02 AM
Hahaa! These rock! I need a martini.....
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Helene
EMAIL: heleneq@cox.net
IP: 68.225.171.156
URL:
DATE: 10/08/2004 04:16:43 PM
Quite the thing! Great, great, great! Best stuff I have heard in a very long time. Thank you for the introduction!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Becky
EMAIL: bendy.straw@verizon.net
IP: 151.201.155.237
URL: http://www.doesthisblog makemybuttlookbig.com
DATE: 10/09/2004 04:39:17 PM
This made my day. Seriously. Thanks for posting!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.142.248.38
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 10/10/2004 03:12:50 PM
OMG! This is the best!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sam
EMAIL: sso@ssovida.com
IP: 66.92.236.86
URL: http://ssovida.com/journal
DATE: 10/10/2004 08:02:45 PM
CDs can be purchased on the German version of amazon
On the website Under "Home" you can pick the english version and navigate over to where the links to CDs are.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.234
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 10/11/2004 08:54:34 PM
vo ist der naduwrini?
Mo'?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.234
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 10/11/2004 08:55:39 PM
ahh..
"nadruwrini"
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 10/12/2004 09:23:24 AM
Those are great! Reminds me of old Kid Creole and the Coconuts music. Very and different. :)
Let's Talk and Talk and Talk and Talk About the Debate
10/14/2004 01:44:25 AM
While watching last night's debate between Furious George and I'd Almost Forgotten What a Real President Looks Like, I asked myself a tough question. (I mean, somebody had to, since Bob Scheiffer was lobbing more softballs than a company picnic.) That question was, "Am I against Furious George because he's a conservative Republican, or because he's a petulant child-man with the demeanor of a guy who was supposed to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune but somehow wandered onto the Jeopardy! set instead and is trying unsuccessfully to pretend that he's not on the wrong show?"
Since Furious George is not, in any real sense of the word, either a conservative or a Republican, I guess the answer has to be "because he's a petulant child-man with the demeanor of someone who was supposed to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune but somehow wandered onto the Jeopardy! set instead and is trying unsuccessfully to pretend that he's not on the wrong show." So then I asked myself, if the candidates' positions were switched, and IAFWARP was the GOP guy and Bush was the Democrat, would I still vote for IAFWARP?
You bet your sweet bippy! And not only your bippy, but your ass, too.
Because what comes across when I'm watching IAFWARP and hearing him speak is that here's a guy who has what it takes to be the leader of the free world, who can hold his own and doesn't need to hide behind his minions (or, um, badly concealed electronic wireless communications equipment) lest he be asked any actual tough questions. What I get from the guy is a sense that, even if I hated his policies, I'd still trust that he was acting in the best interests of the United States, and he'd be level-headed enough to keep the country from completely going to shit.
I'm not getting that from the other guy. Not even a little teeny bit. Even if Furious George held a press conference tomorrow and announced the new No B² Left Behind program which would ensure that I would get all the newest Xbox games absolutely free for the rest of my life, I still wouldn't vote for him, because I'm afraid that he would bungle it somehow so that I'd get screwed. (How? I dunno, maybe he'd just go on and on about how I ought to get free Xbox games but then not actually give me any money for them...like he did with a certain other non-satirically-fictional program.) And that's not just perception. That's the reality of where this country's at right now and where this President has brought us. Straight up the main street of Fuckedupville.
Other people can give you more complete and/or cogent rundowns (or is it runsdown?) of the debate, so I won't go into it in detail here. Let's just say that, like most trilogies, the third part was kind of a reprise of the themes of the first part, the themes in this case including empty-eyed smirking, endlessly recycled stump-speech blanditudes, and spittle-flecked "if I sound like I have something real to say, people will think I actually said something" phony bravado.
Salon guy summed up the evening perfectly:
On one side, we have a candidate who thinks we should have targeted Osama more than Saddam; we should allow cheaper prescription drugs to be imported from Canada; we should give women the right to choose and would not appoint any justice to the Supreme Court who feels differently; we should outlaw assault rifles; we should raise the minimum wage; we should uphold affirmative action; we should offer all Americans the same health coverage enjoyed by their elected leaders. And the other candidate? Well, he doesn't believe in any of that. But he is a man of deep faith. Oh, and he loves his wife and kids a whole lot.
Bottom line is that Kerry answered the questions, while Bush evaded them. His position on outsourcing, which one commenter at DailyKos summed up nicely as "Hey, you have an advanced degree & certification and your job got shipped to Asia? Screw you, here's a break on tuition at community college!" just goes to show how completely out of touch with reality Bush is. If you watched the debate with eyes and ears open and you still think Bush would make the better President, I urge you to halve your dosage of whatever illicit drug you're currently high on, because even hardcore crack addicts aren't that addle-brained.
Granted, Bush wasn't the disturbing Anthony - Hopkins - as - Crazed - Final - Days - Hitler - in - The Bunker that he was in the first debate, but no matter how much he chuckled and smirked and tried in vain to convey a paternal competence that is completely beyond him, his inability to give a straight answer to any of the tougher questions (Bush on Social Security: "We must stop the terrorists") ensured that, to any viewer who was actually paying attention, Bush spent the bulk of the evening on the receiving end of a brutal prison-style unlubricated anal penetration, courtesy of John "Not That There's Anything Wrong With Dick Cheney's Daughter Being a Confirmed Vaginaterian" Kerry.
As I was watching the debate, quotes from Glengarry Glen Ross kept popping into my head. I wish David Mamet was Kerry's speechwriter, because then we'd hear Kerry say lines like these:
"Nice guy, I don't give a shit. Good father, fuck you. Go home and play with your kids. You wanna work here, close."
"What you're HIRED FOR, is to help us. Does that seem clear to you? TO HELP US, not to FUCK US UP. To help those who are going out there to try to earn a living. You fairy. You company man."
"You're running this office like a bunch of bullshit."
"Where did you learn your trade, you stupid fucking cunt, you idiot? Who ever told you that you could work with men?"
Final Score
John "The Thinking Person's Candidate, and By 'Thinking' I Mean Generating At Least Enough Brain Activity to Power a Small Penlight" Kerry: 3
Furious "Furious George" George: Ø
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: AntiLiberal2004
EMAIL:
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 10/14/2004 02:16:33 AM
Yet another post from a brainwashed extreme liberal who doesn't realize just how far its' head is up its' own ass... or john's ass.
Maybe you would actually look smarter if you didn't ramble about politics, cause you know nothing about john or george, except the few things the biased liberal media spews out of its torn ass-crack.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/14/2004 02:46:24 AM
What I love about most Bushistas is that their inanity proclaims itself -- or should I say "its' self?" -- with every witless, semi-coherent, grammatically impaired utterance. The fact that they are blissfully unaware of how horribly they discredit their own position the more vehemently they argue for it is the amusing thing. It's the rhetorical equivalent of the "Get a Brain! Morans" guy. Suffice it to say that "AntiLiberal2004" is the very model of the Bush supporter.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: filmgoerjuan
EMAIL: fgjuan@telus.net
IP: 154.20.229.115
URL: http://blog.filmgoerjuan.com
DATE: 10/14/2004 02:57:21 AM
Yes, I have to say that I found it just the slightest bit disingenuous when some of the right-wing websites I visited post-debate interrupted their savaging of how ugly and bitchy and just generally annoying and stupid Theresa Heinz-Kerry is to point out what an insensitive prick Kerry is for mentioning Dick Cheney's gay daughter.
November 3rd can't come soon enough.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/14/2004 03:00:03 AM
The interesting thing to me about that Mary Cheney reference is that it's only in poor taste if you're bigoted against gays. Would it have even been questioned if Cheney's daughter were developmentally or physically disabled, for instance, and Kerry mentioned it as part of a discussion of the Americans With Disabilities Act?
Right-wingers may not have a monopoly on hypocrisy, but they sure are working hard to corner the market.
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AUTHOR: samh
EMAIL: samh@ilp.com
IP: 195.217.242.33
URL:
DATE: 10/14/2004 08:08:26 AM
Yet another response from a brainwashed extreme republican who doesn't realize just how far their head is up their own arse ... or bush's arse.
Maybe you would actually look smarter if you didn't ramble about politics, cause you know nothing about john, george, paul or ringo except the few things the biased republican media spews out of its torn arse whilst smoking crack.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.200.205.224
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 10/14/2004 10:27:07 AM
Ha! The Mamet quotes are great. Now that's how you get those undecided voters, if they do in fact exist.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Strode
EMAIL: strodej@scott.disa.mil
IP: 198.26.125.13
URL: http://straightjacket.afterhourspub.com
DATE: 10/14/2004 12:33:15 PM
I agree that Kerry looks like and sounds like a president. George isn't a good public speaker. To say that he is a "bad" or "poor" public speaker is an understatement. I don't like him. Not a huge Kerry fan, but don't like Bush one bit.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Enigma
EMAIL: eingmaREMOVE@the-enigma.net
IP: 68.81.172.183
URL: http://www.the-enigma.net/blog
DATE: 10/14/2004 01:00:36 PM
sometimes i want you to have my baby
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Antiliberal2004
EMAIL:
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 10/14/2004 04:03:07 PM
It's discusting how all liberals are alike... When you don't have an argument or a comment against me saying "biased liberal media" or anything else for that matter.. you just start talking about my grammar and spelling mistakes. Kinda sad that all you grammar smart people can write a book with your writing skills, but only if you had anything in your brains that was worth writing about. Liberalism is devouring your common sense and a need for survival... all you're left with is material skills and no ideas.
Peace fuckers,
This country never depended on you for survival or anything as small as your petty tax dollar (that is if you actually pay up), you are the enemy... and you're too blind to see that you are the cause of your own demise.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/14/2004 06:21:38 PM
Ummm...Mr Liberal Hater?
It's "disgusting", not "discusting".
You might want to do a spell-check before passing out your...er..."hate spew". Might pack a bit more of a punch that way.
But I doubt it.
By the way, I'm not a liberal. But I am keen on good spelling. ;-)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: kevinrazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL:
DATE: 10/14/2004 07:23:31 PM
This AntiLiberal Guy probably isn't even old enough to vote, based on his spelling and his inability to back up what he stands for with anything constructive. Rather than offering anything coherent to say about B's arguments -which if you ask me is just stating the fucking obvious about the debate - he hits you with inflamatory Bill O' Rielly-esque rhetoric. I don't think B's posting had anything to do with being Liberal or being Conservative. It had to do with the qualifications and competence of George W., which AL offers not a single fact to the contrary, except to once again blame the Liberal Media! To accept that the Liberal Media is shaping our opinions to the point where there is a dead heat in the Presidential race is to buy into the same crappy argument that the Rushes of the world make when they say that Liberals are elitist.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Bev
EMAIL: basykes@dcn.davis.ca.us
IP: 168.150.235.107
URL: http://funnytheworld.com
DATE: 10/14/2004 08:02:09 PM
What a terrific entry. I'm going to link to it.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: tina
EMAIL: kndmagnus@aol.com
IP: 205.188.116.131
URL: http://salval.typepad.com/
DATE: 10/14/2004 09:57:24 PM
Let us remember that Botox Johnny's wife, Teerrrrraaaazah, is the daughter of a South African Slave owner.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Brooks
EMAIL: brooks@ayola.com
IP: 67.52.96.239
URL: http://ayola.com/blog
DATE: 10/14/2004 10:56:31 PM
Who isn't the daughter of South African slave owners? I know I am, and I'm a man.
Anyway, I came for the music and stayed for the political discussion.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: samh
EMAIL: samh@ilp.com
IP: 195.217.242.33
URL:
DATE: 10/15/2004 03:06:06 AM
my favourite was this
"Liberalism is devouring your common sense and a need for survival"
thanks for the opinion
now how about some f-a-c-t-s
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@livejournal.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 10/15/2004 08:36:27 AM
Dear "antiliberal,"
When your guy loses, and he will, I honestly hope your head doesn't explode. I'm compassionate that way. Oh, also? Under the last Democrat? Economic prosperity, balanced budget, surplus instead of deficit, brokering peace in the Middle East, more jobs, cleaner environment. Your guy is a piece of crap and you know it, and your self-loathing and pathetic vitriol aren't fooling us. But thanks for your opinion on the liberal bias in the media. They sure have gone after your guy with an unmatched ferocity for the last 4 years.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Enigma
EMAIL: eingmaREMOVE@the-enigma.net
IP: 68.81.172.183
URL: http://www.the-enigma.net/blog
DATE: 10/15/2004 03:14:00 PM
hmm lemme see..
liberal from the latin liberalis (libre)meaning free; suitable for a freeman
so, anti-liberal is anti-freedom. you seem to be in the wrong nation. cuba is further south.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amy
EMAIL: kohala_kimchee@hotmail.com
IP: 66.196.208.226
URL: http://nohealani.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/15/2004 04:23:10 PM
LMAO! Love the Glengarry Glen Ross quotes.
Oh, and I noticed how AL2004 said "if George wins." Doesn't sound so certain, hmm?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: filmgoerjuan
EMAIL: fgjuan@telus.net
IP: 154.20.229.115
URL: http://blog.filmgoerjuan.com
DATE: 10/16/2004 02:36:48 AM
"We are after all only Americans."
We're all Americans here? Damn, I'm from Canada. Although thanks to the good people at Diebold, I'll be able to vote in your elections!
[You know Canada, right? That place up North with all the suspiciously cheap medicines that need to be checked to make sure they're safe before being imported? Well, except for that flu vaccine. Seems like you folks can't get enough of that stuff!]
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TITLE: is this a great opening paragraph or what?
URL: http://www.the-enigma.net/blog/arcs/000863.html
IP: 66.139.75.10
BLOG NAME: Unraveling the Enigma...sorta
DATE: 12/09/2004 10:15:43 AM
While watching last night's debate between Furious George and I'd Almost Forgotten What a Real President Looks Like, I asked myself a tough question. (I mean, somebody had to, since Bob Scheiffer was lobbing more softballs than a company picnic.)...
Now With 20% More Ranting
10/14/2004 04:16:43 AM
The main point I was trying, in so many (many) words, to communicate in my earlier entry was that Bush's incompetence as President is not, as far as I am concerned, a partisan issue. In some ways it's actually more difficult to be a left-leaning progressive type and criticize someone like Bush, because, y'know, it's the expected thing. "Of course you hate Bush -- you're a liberal!" So it's just about impossible to get across the message that, no, it's not just that he's a right-winger...he really does suck!
I think it's possible to have ideological differences with people and still respect them and be able to talk reasonably with them. The political divisions in this country are deep, and tensions are high, but ultimately we are all Americans. (Except for you illegal immigrants. Criminals! Go back to your indeterminate Central/South American nation...but first, help keep the cost of numerous essential goods and services artificially low by working for sub-minimum wages at shit ass menial jobs deemed unfit for pampered gringos. Gracias.) Presumably our love for our country trumps any policy disagreements or differences in political philosophy. Or at least our shared loathing of France.
So, I've been trying hard for the past year to transcend ideology and understand how someone can support Bush in 2004. I can see how it went back in 2000, which was a more innocent time, a time when people could say things like "Democrats...Republicans...all the same!" or "It doesn't matter who's President!" or "How bad could it possibly get?" We were spoiled, our spidey senses dulled by too many decades of competent to occasionally excellent leadership. And we got the President we deserved.
Bush's term has been a festival of failure for anyone who's been paying attention and isn't a multi-millionaire. I say that as a former College Republican and Reagan supporter in my youth. If I could choose today between Reagan and Mondale or Reagan and Carter...well, I guess I'd vote for the other guys, since Reagan's dead. But if he weren't dead and his mind were intact, I'd vote for him. Because there are things that a President brings to the nation that go beyond party platforms or right/left-wing philosophies. There are good old-fashioned bi-partisan qualities like character and intelligence and maturity and leadership. There's a sense that, even if the prez is steering the ship in the wrong direction, he loves the ship too much to sink it. And Bush comes up short on all counts.
Fact is, it's not the party but the person who bothers me. If this were a McCain-Kerry contest, I'd still vote for Kerry, but I wouldn't feel so damned scared about the prospect of the GOP guy winning. I'd figure that we would be basically in competent hands no matter what the outcome. Bush just doesn't give me that kind of confidence. And it's not a simplistic left/right thing, because even some conservative Republicans aren't sure about their guy.
Remember Remembering the 80's?
10/15/2004 11:45:45 AM
In case you missed them the first time around, here are the other 80's cover versions I've posted over the last few months. Have a rad weekend.
A New Found Glory, "The Glory Of Love"
Do, "Heaven"
Frente, "Bizarre Love Triangle"
General Store, "Hold Me Now"
Ivy, "Let's Go To Bed"
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, "Hello"
Nouvelle Vague, "I Melt With You"
Tori Amos, "Love Song"
Robyn Hitchcock, "The Ghost In You"
Bonus Track
Max Raabe & Der Palast Orchester, "Kiss"
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Funkalicious
EMAIL: blog@funkalicious.us
IP: 67.170.98.80
URL: http://www.funkalicious.us/
DATE: 10/15/2004 11:46:50 PM
It's so nice to know that when I'm having a shitty day/week/month/year/life, I can come over here and wallow in the humor and copyright violations...and be renewed.
Thank you, B. You rule. *smooch*
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/16/2004 01:58:02 AM
That's the nicest thing I've heard all day. Thanks. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: filmgoerjuan
EMAIL: fgjuan@telus.net
IP: 154.20.229.115
URL: http://blog.filmgoerjuan.com
DATE: 10/16/2004 02:39:21 AM
Thanks, b!
Although I must admit that I miss the mouseover stories :(
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Danik
EMAIL: danik128@yahoo.com
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL: http://danik128.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/16/2004 02:09:49 PM
thanks for the music ;)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Elisabeth
EMAIL: dismlft@gmail.com
IP: 68.7.251.160
URL: http://loc1991.typepad.com/random_ramblings/
DATE: 10/16/2004 03:08:12 PM
Thanks B, for introducing me to Max Raabe. Great covers!
Jon Stewart: Nobody's Monkey
10/17/2004 01:35:19 AM
Have you seen this yet? Jon Stewart goes on "Crossfire" and gives the show and its hosts -- especially the smug, annoying bow-tied Tucker Carlson -- an extremely overdue bitchslapping, criticizing the hosts as "partisan hacks" and the show for "hurting America" by engaging in shallow political theater instead of serious reporting. If you haven't seen this, you must do so right now. A classic television moment, and one that made me want to stand up and cheer, although as I was in my boxers at the time it would have looked pretty lame.
Some of my favorite moments from the tense exchange:
CARLSON: You need to get a job at a journalism school, I think.
STEWART: You need to go to one.
CARLSON: Wait. I thought you were going to be funny. Come on. Be funny.
STEWART: No. No. I'm not going to be your monkey.
CARLSON: I do think you're more fun on your show. Just my opinion.
STEWART: You know what's interesting, though? You're as big a dick on your show as you are on any show.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: xkot
EMAIL: xkot@xkot.net
IP: 64.39.1.10
URL: http://www.xkot.net
DATE: 10/17/2004 02:32:08 AM
Indeed. That's one of the coolest things to happen in... well... ever.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com
DATE: 10/17/2004 03:34:17 AM
I just caught that lastnight! Jon Stewart is my hero for calling Carlson the "D" word on his own show! The monkey comment had me cracking up too.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL:
DATE: 10/17/2004 11:52:36 AM
The BitTorrent link isnt working for me... :(
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jen
EMAIL: jen@verybigdesign.com
IP: 24.209.11.211
URL: http://www.verybigdesign.com/verybigblog
DATE: 10/17/2004 03:35:54 PM
http://mediamatters.org/items/200410160003
that has the shortened transcript to just stewarts portion of the show, and two video links in mwv and mpeg (better one) versions.
COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Enigma
EMAIL: eingmaREMOVE@the-enigma.net
IP: 68.81.172.183
URL: http://www.the-enigma.net/blog
DATE: 10/17/2004 09:26:03 PM
that was great.
i've never watched crossfire because everytime i've had the misfortune of hearing mr. bowtie i want to slay him. he's an idiot.
jon was great! neither of the mensa members seemed to understand they were trying were trying to grill a comedian on why he didn't ask hard hitting questions.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 10/17/2004 09:50:59 PM
As far as conservative pundits go, Tucker Carlson is not as bad as it gets. I give him credit for admitting Iraq is a mistake.
Here, I think he knew that Jon Stewart had a point and was afraid to admit it. His voice just kept getting higher and higher throughout the segment.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: kevinrazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL:
DATE: 10/18/2004 10:02:24 AM
I hope Jon Stewart next tackles Hannity & Colmes. That show makes "Crossfire" look like "Meet the Press" in terms of serious journalism.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: june
EMAIL: junemiller31@hotmail.com
IP: 206.40.41.253
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/pinstripe_bindi
DATE: 10/18/2004 01:41:01 PM
I love Jon and want to have 10,000 of his adorable, sarcastic little babies.
You're Altogether Wonderful
10/18/2004 09:42:16 AM
Stream 'em! Fun.
If you like any of these and suspect the rest of the album won't suck either, use the handy album link next to the song title to buy it.
• • •
1. The Folksmen, "Start Me Up" [album]
2. Decemberists, "Angel, Won't You Call Me?" [album]
3. Les Breastfeeders, "Amoreaux Solitaires" [album]
4. Adorable, "Submarine" [album]
5. Dave Derby, "Fucked Up & Beautiful" [album]
6. Luna, "Romantica" [album]
7. The Softies, "You & Only You" [album]
8. Of Montreal, "A Dreamy Day Of Daydreaming Of You" [album]
9. The Long Ryders, "If I Were A Bramble And You Were A Rose" [album]
10. William Shatner, "Ideal Woman" [album]
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Pearl
EMAIL:
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 10/18/2004 11:50:04 AM
Lucky girl!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 130.191.17.38
URL: http://Www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 10/18/2004 12:42:37 PM
Aah! You made my day, B. I had a test at 7a.m. and then I went to work cursing at myself after I realized a few mistakes. But this made up for it! And who is Neutral Milk Hotel?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Consuelez
EMAIL:
IP: 67.161.21.167
URL:
DATE: 10/18/2004 12:58:37 PM
Hey B, I got a link for next week's mix:
http://www.hardnphirm.com/rodeohead.html
it's a country and western medley of radiohead songs...
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/18/2004 02:14:43 PM
Who is Neutral Milk Hotel?? Download this!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/18/2004 02:16:43 PM
Consuelez, that Rodeohead thing is awesome!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 10/18/2004 03:48:20 PM
B ...thank you! I am embarrassed to say that I have never heard them before, but I will try to keep an eye out for the "In the Aeroplane over the Sea" LP. Not much of them past 1996 though.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Consuelez
EMAIL:
IP: 67.161.21.167
URL:
DATE: 10/18/2004 08:25:56 PM
Yeah, I heard it on the radio out here in San Francisco a few months ago, and for some reason I remembered it today and was compelled to search for it...it's a thank you for the max raabe stuff!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Consuelez
EMAIL:
IP: 67.161.21.167
URL:
DATE: 10/18/2004 08:40:16 PM
Oh, I did some more research into it, apparently the band that did that cover is Chris Hardwick's band. Who is Chris Hardwick? The guy who hosted Singled Out on MTV with Jenny McCarthy!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/20/2004 02:11:56 PM
You are right about Shatner, B. What a surprise! Loved it, thanks.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Rob E.
EMAIL: mr_e@sprynet.com
IP: 152.1.24.136
URL: http://home.sprynet.com/~robe05/weblog/
DATE: 10/21/2004 03:07:16 PM
I can't believe that Shatner song. It's awesome. Even thought I loved his song in Free Enterprise, I never thought when he did the Julius Ceaser Rap that he could repeat that feat. I'm glad to be proven wrong. The song is wonderful and I can't wait to pick up the album. Upon hearing it, I immediately e-mailed the link to my fiancee with a note saying that we had to work it into our wedding music. Of course she may counter with one of her quips like, "Who will be the bride at this wedding?" or "And is this your second wedding we're talking about?" But I'm sticking to my guns on this one. Unless, you know, she tells me not to.
At Last, a Self-Indulgent, Rambling Weblog!
10/19/2004 02:03:15 AM
I started After Hours last August as a private weblog, where I could talk about stuff I couldn't really talk about on my public weblog. Since then, though, I've had a change of heart, and the password protection on After Hours is gone, so anyone who wants to is free to read it. Because really, tedious introspection and maudlin rambling should belong to the world. The obvious question is why I don't just post everything to this weblog instead of splitting it up between the two. I dunno. I guess the way I look at it is, one weblog is for stuff that I think might be of interest to someone other than myself, whereas the other weblog is purely for those select few who are burning to know how my last doctor's appointment turned out. If that last gives you a little shiver of anticipation, After Hours may be for you. If not, then it may be safely ignored as usual.
NaDruWriNi 2004
10/20/2004 02:53:20 AM
Besides the two drunken sots I already know about, is anyone else up for...
NATIONAL DRUNKEN WRITING NIGHT 2004???
If so, e-mail me ASAP. Last year's NaDruWriNi may or may not have been a smash(ed)ing success...I don't know because I was frickin' plastered.
For those who don't know, NaDruWriNi is Weirdsmobile's answer to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), the annual event where you write a 50,000 word novel in one month. For those who are too lazy to actually write a novel, though, there's NaDruWriNi, in which, instead of 50,000 words in 30 days, you spend one night getting hammered and writing whatever until you pass out.
Date and theme for this year's NaDruWriNi or whether it'll even be happening to be announced later. Tentative date is the first Saturday in November. Suggestions for theme will be gladly accepted. Also, I'm thinking this year we'll also accept drunkenly scrawled artwork.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Lenka
EMAIL:
IP: 128.135.228.66
URL: http://farkleberries.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/20/2004 09:44:01 AM
Count me in! Shall we all pitch in for some communal absinthe? :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/20/2004 11:51:23 AM
Sounds fun! Although I have great trouble with the suddenly complicated mechanics of typing when I'm drunk. The 'old brain is rolling right along, spewing Technicolor nonsense like mad, but whatever makes the magic spark happen between hands and mind seems to disappear right along with the wine I pour down my gullet.
:-(
But if you'd like to read, "Dman iut! Can't type anyjmore...shtiopo!", I'll be happy to chime in.
Now, Dan is the one who should do this. The man can *write* when he gets drunk! In the footsteps of Hemingway and et al....
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 130.191.152.117
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 10/20/2004 12:29:16 PM
Drinking and writing? This is not unlike how I normally write, but then again, I never get too far. What will the rules be? Are we expected to write about life in general, or is this a fictional escapade?
I prefer to have as much poetic license as possible. That way I can blame the bottle. And what if others drink house wine while I have whiskey? I guess that probably won t be too much of an issue here. I m in, if there is room.
Now I have to figure out what muse (drink) will inspire me enough to complete full sentences that have no relevance whatsoever to cognitive thought. I am betting on gin and tonics right now.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: dave
EMAIL: dcaolo@mac.com
IP: 4.21.179.70
URL: http://dave.typepad.com
DATE: 10/20/2004 02:46:04 PM
I like the idea. How about the option to create a drunken photo album?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ricky Williams
EMAIL: rickysmokesalotofweed@miamidolphins.com
IP: 199.4.18.2
URL:
DATE: 10/20/2004 04:11:00 PM
How about NaBaWriMin You know, "National Baked Writing Minute"? That's about as long as I would last, anyway. Holla!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Todd Vodka
EMAIL: bowtmispell@Yahoo.com
IP: 68.63.124.178
URL: http://www.blithelywego.blogspot.com/
DATE: 10/20/2004 09:57:13 PM
Rarely does one come across a contest which defines him so well. Hand me a sports bottle full of whiskey and sign me up.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 202.71.195.230
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/20/2004 11:45:54 PM
ha ha ha... that is just such a hilarious idea!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.237
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 10/20/2004 11:52:56 PM
in.
Subject to a restoration or reposting of links to last year's master works.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Kirsten
EMAIL: geekmuffinak@yahoo.com
IP: 137.229.54.236
URL: http://www.geekmuffin.com
DATE: 10/21/2004 12:46:31 PM
you really ought to have trackback enabled for this. :)
NaDruWriNi -
http://www.geekmuffin.com/archives/005933.html
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Rengirl
EMAIL: imac@pixelsensei.com
IP: 12.22.65.5
URL:
DATE: 10/21/2004 02:42:42 PM
God I would love to participate in this... but I'll probably pass out before I even open my laptop. Put me in as a maybe.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: josh
EMAIL: josh@fireland.com
IP: 204.29.196.187
URL: http://www.fireland.com/
DATE: 10/21/2004 03:06:13 PM
Count me in. Though last year I think I only made it through two posts before passing out, and I think they were maybe both pervy odes to Jamie Lee Curtis, because the movie Halloween was on TV at the time..? But it all paid off in the end thanks to the New Yorker's special "Pervy Ode" issue this summer. The easiest $1.75 I ever made!!!!! THANKS NANUDRINU!!!!!1
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: wife o' josh
EMAIL: alexis@alexmassie.com
IP: 67.86.68.189
URL:
DATE: 10/21/2004 03:10:03 PM
I am intrigued by this "drunkenly scrawled artwork" idea. But, in order to participate, I'd have to do the work on paper first, and then scan it, and do what adjustments I can manage before posting it online - LET THE HILARITY ENSUE.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: oldtimey
EMAIL: grr@grrgrr.com
IP: 69.9.99.96
URL: http://www.three-rings.com/oldtimey
DATE: 10/21/2004 09:49:20 PM
I'll do it, but I remember last time that my writing was by FAR the worst, and that was before I had any drinks, even. Maybe this time I'll stick to artwork, or, uh . . . cheering in the stands! Being like Mike (hic)! I could just drink and look at the computer screen!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: andrea
EMAIL: me@NOSPAMserialdeviant.org
IP: 218.85.129.126
URL: http://www.serialdeviant.org/weblog/
DATE: 10/25/2004 03:51:08 AM
Count me in. I might as well do something with my alcohol consumption.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com
DATE: 10/26/2004 01:23:28 AM
Oh! I've already sent an email to you but I'm also anal so I'm posting here too! I'd like to participate this year please. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Tom Working
EMAIL: tworking@aol.com
IP: 172.199.144.64
URL: http://www.fal.net/wm/
DATE: 10/26/2004 02:07:02 AM
This an idea whose time has come.
Bad, Bad Not So Bad Netflix
10/20/2004 11:25:40 PM
Update: Courtesy of an anonymous commenter, the new Netflix price is NOT limited to new subscribers after all, but will go into effect for everybody effective November 1st. While I'm amazed that NF would pull such a classy move (maybe people complained?) who am I to question? Way to go, Netflix! I guess I'll have to direct my outrage elsewhere, like the Google PC indexing tool. Argh!
Are you a Netflix subscriber paying $21.99 for the 3-disc plan? Then you might want to check out the main page after logging out (and/or deleting your Netflix cookies, so that you look like a new visitor). Because they lowered price of the 3-disc plan to $17.99, but only for new subscribers, apparently.
Interesting, huh? Something that I find especially interesting is how, if one wanted to, one might start up a new membership at the $17.99 price and then cancel one's existing service. Which could work if one were to register with slightly different information, like a different e-mail address and the name of someone else in one's household, or even one's own name slightly misspelled, since Netflix's registration program doesn't seem to catch stuff like that.
Not that I'm advocating this, you understand.
Bruce Springsteen with R.E.M., "Man On The Moon"
Live recording from the Vote for Change tour.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: chinh
EMAIL:
IP: 24.6.195.128
URL: http://www.chinh.org
DATE: 10/21/2004 03:11:43 AM
mmmmmm......
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR:
EMAIL:
IP: 68.227.216.40
URL:
DATE: 10/21/2004 08:36:57 AM
They're lowering everyone's prices: http://www.netflix.com/FAQ?p_faqid=522
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dave
EMAIL: dcaolo@mac.com
IP: 65.96.48.172
URL: http://dave.typepad.com
DATE: 10/21/2004 01:15:02 PM
Wow, the presence of Springsteen has actually made me willing to listen to an REM song. Miracles never cease.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: elizabeth
EMAIL: newsyoucanuseornot@gmail.com
IP: 24.153.206.65
URL: http://evso.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/25/2004 10:55:00 AM
They are lowering prices b/c amazon is supposedly going to enter the DVD rental game. So now amazon and blockbuster will be competing, and netflix had to lower rates. I hope they survive!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: holyshitter
EMAIL: hmm@not.com
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL: http://hmm.com
DATE: 10/25/2004 10:50:45 PM
Wal-Mart was competing with Netflix for over a year now... but i think its blockbuster and like you say amazon made them do that.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: elizabeth
EMAIL: newsyoucanuseornot@gmail.com
IP: 24.153.206.65
URL: http://evso.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/26/2004 04:04:58 PM
what's weird is that on my bank statement, netflix is listed as walmart.com. It really weirds me out seeing that, b/c I didn't think they were related.
For Your Slacking Convenience
10/21/2004 03:21:53 AM
I got this idea from Groovebunny to make work-safe versions of my main pages for this weblog and After Hours, for those of you in, shall we say, restrictive work environments. Check it out, and bookmark it if you think it might come in handy. In some ways I like it better than my regular page. (Also note the handy links on the left.) Now there's absolutely no reason why your job should interfere with reading my weblog(s).
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 10/21/2004 08:28:54 AM
Yes! That rocks! Will you keep that interface?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/21/2004 08:34:55 AM
Yup. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dave
EMAIL: dcaolo@mac.com
IP: 65.96.48.172
URL: http://dave.typepad.com
DATE: 10/21/2004 09:09:25 AM
Jesus, that's a great idea. I'm filing it under "Goddman, why didn't I think of that?!?!" for my own future reference.
Looks appropriately corporate. I've swapped links on my work eMac.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jennifer and the beans
EMAIL: beanmom@beanmom.com
IP: 69.141.20.124
URL: http://www.kjsl.com/~beanmom/beandiary.html
DATE: 10/21/2004 10:12:47 AM
B, that is a work of beauty and genius. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 10/21/2004 11:00:14 AM
Neat-looking. This feature is a definite value-add!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Strode
EMAIL: strodej@scott.disa.mil
IP: 198.26.125.13
URL: http://straightjacket.afterhourspub.com
DATE: 10/21/2004 12:58:51 PM
Very...very cool. Now I don't have to have nosey people going...blogging again are you?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebuny.com/blog
DATE: 10/21/2004 05:30:27 PM
Oh now this completely rocks! :) LOL you totally out did yourself. And yay! Now I can spend more time reading you at work. Since work is boring and you are not! :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: gene
EMAIL: spinward@hotmail.com
IP: 24.126.123.147
URL: http://www.somethingoutofnothing.net
DATE: 10/22/2004 04:42:51 PM
Oh, excellent
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Z. Z. Bachman
EMAIL: zardozz@gmail.com
IP: 67.84.175.184
URL: http://zardozz.com
DATE: 10/23/2004 04:31:23 PM
Nice site! The editors at the ZZ News Portal occasionally scan the web manually for eclectic content and we came across your weblog today. We would like to invite you to add your site's url to our OpenRing as your material appears interesting and aligned with our readership. If you are interested you can find further information at ZardozZ OpenWeb and at the ZZ OpenRing . Hope you'll join us...
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dennis
EMAIL: medosin@hotmail.com
IP: 172.197.164.78
URL: http://clem.mscd.edu/~dsando27/blog.html
DATE: 10/24/2004 06:29:49 PM
i love it! you're a blogger who put's his fans first...you're a blogger who cares.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: wooj
EMAIL: me@woojay.net
IP: 24.98.105.63
URL: http://blog.woojay.net
DATE: 10/25/2004 12:31:04 AM
LOL. You are awesome, man, just awesome!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: wooj
EMAIL: me@woojay.net
IP: 24.98.105.63
URL: http://blog.woojay.net
DATE: 10/25/2004 12:38:06 AM
B, you got trackbacks on this thing?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: elizabeth
EMAIL: newsyoucanuseornot@gmail.com
IP: 24.153.206.65
URL: http://evso.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/25/2004 10:53:25 AM
I would never have thought of this. It's fantastic.
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PING:
TITLE: Blogger ingenuity
URL: http://blog.woojay.net/archives/000369.html
IP: 64.14.68.81
BLOG NAME: Blog of the Pythi Master
DATE: 10/25/2004 11:08:14 AM
Brilliant. Just brilliant....
Dag, Yo
10/26/2004 12:00:22 AM
"Fuck Bush."
- but also -
"To the people up top, on the side and the middle,
Come together, let's all bomb and swamp just a little
Just let it gradually build, from the front to the back
All you can see is a sea of people, some white and some black
Don't matter what color, all that matters is we gathered together
To celebrate for the same cause, no matter the weather"
Yeah, this guy hates America. Can't you feel the loathing for democratic values here?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 10/26/2004 09:39:47 AM
"If you don't understand, don't even bother to ask a father who has grown up with a fatherless past, who has blown up now to a rap phenomenon that has or at least shows no difficulty multitasking and juggling both;"
Indeed
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: eminemsux
EMAIL: off@fuck.com
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 10/26/2004 03:40:42 PM
Another degenerate liberal doing his share in demoralizing America... Liberals are the answer to a prayer that goes something like this: "Fuck America"!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/26/2004 04:06:31 PM
Man, I hate it when Communists come here and leave insulting comments. This is America, not North Korea, buttass. Criticizing the President is the most American thing a citizen can do.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: kevinrazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL:
DATE: 10/26/2004 11:54:15 PM
Kudos for Eminem and B for speaking their minds.
Monday Mix Tape: Tuesday Edition
10/26/2004 03:16:05 AM
Stream 'em! Fun.
If you like any of these and suspect the rest of the album won't suck either, use the handy album link next to the song title to buy it.
• • •
1. All Girl Summer Fun Band, "Cutie Pie" [album]
2. The Wannadies, "You & Me Song" [album]
3. The Mock Turtles, "Pearls For My Girl" [album]
4. Decemberists, "Clementine" [album]
5. The Field Mice, "Everything About You" [album]
6. The Magnetic Fields, "I'm Tongue-Tied" [album]
7. Los Lonely Boys, "Real Emotions" [album]
8. Ida, "Shoe-In" [album]
9. Tanya Tucker, "Two Sparrows In A Hurricane" [album]
10. Prince, "When 2 R In Love" [album]
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mandy
EMAIL: mandy@mandelion.com
IP: 69.148.172.22
URL: http://www.mandelion.com
DATE: 10/27/2004 08:34:28 PM
Love the music - as usual :)
Same Time Next Beer
10/26/2004 11:29:29 PM
You Are Cordially Invited...
National Drunken Writing Night
Saturday, November 6th
B.Y.O.B.
By request, here's the archive of last year's National Drunken Writing Night. Most of the authors' names have been lost, unfortunately, but their entries are still there. You know who you were! Or...maybe not. Well, maybe it's better this way.
I'm not going to create a separate weblog for NaDruWriNi this time around. One issue that came up last year was that the entries would be flying fast 'n furious, and it was tough keeping up with all the comments and everything. So this time, NaDruWriNi will be held in a forum over at the People's Republic of Aimles Chatter message board. This way, anyone who's interested in participating can just go register and post away, with no messing around with Movable Type. Nice 'n Easy.
So, mark your calendars for Saturday, November 6th! That's assuming Kerry wins the election, because otherwise I'll be busy packing for my move to Canada.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 10/27/2004 09:38:18 AM
Hmmm...the entries are *not* actually still there because when I click on the little red "more" to read the whole story, I get an OOPS page. :(
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/27/2004 11:00:30 AM
Ah, thanks for the heads up. When I restarted everything, I mis-configured the archive links. It should all be working now.
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TITLE: Mefi Mofi Bloggy Get Down
URL: http://mike.whybark.com/archives/001892.html
IP: 216.173.212.236
BLOG NAME: mike.whybark.com
DATE: 10/27/2004 09:14:34 PM
As I proposed here, pursuant to no object-icons from the peanut gallery, Danelope and I invite Mefites, Mofites, and PNW bloggers in general to descend upon the capacious Elysian in my beloved, if down-at-the-heels, Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle...
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TITLE: You are cordially invited...
URL: http://www.michaelhanscom.com/linklog/2004/10/index.html#005993
IP: 216.231.44.57
BLOG NAME: eclinkticism
DATE: 10/28/2004 12:42:40 AM
National Drunken Writing Night is Saturday, November 6th...
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TITLE: NaNoWriMo
URL: http://www.swirlspice.com/oldstuff/003734.php
IP: 66.96.221.200
BLOG NAME: swirlspice
DATE: 11/01/2004 12:07:13 PM
To everyone starting NaNoWriMo today, good luck. Y'all some crazy sumbitches. I'm more of a Dance Marathon kinda girl, m'self. Or maybe NaDruWriNi....
My Last Political Rant on This Weblog, At Least Until Monday
10/27/2004 02:43:00 AM
You know it's a weird election season when two of the most passionate, articulate political commentators we have are Slim Shady and Stuart Smalley. Hard as it is to believe from my posts lately, I don't particularly care for talking about politics on my personal weblog, and have tended to stay away from it in the past. Part of the reason is that, in the current climate, you can't open your mouth on the subject anymore without instantly being pigeonholed as a bleeding-heart liberal or a foaming-mouth conservative. The middle ground has shrunk to almost nothing.
I'm not a Democrat. I've never belonged to the Democratic party, I've never registered as a Democrat, and I've voted plenty of times for candidates from other parties. In fact, the only political party I've ever actually been a member of and active with is the Republicans. I was in the College Republicans right here in Madison, which, believe me, wasn't the most loving environment for that particular club. I've never attended a single political rally for a Democrat, but I have shaken Bob Dole's hand -- a harrowing story best left for another day.
That was my one flirtation with partisan activism, and it didn't last long. Because what I found out is that, number one, no political party totally represents my values or priorities, and number two, blind allegiance to any single political organization is like buying a new car without test-driving it because you liked the model you got four years ago. (By the way, this is coming from a guy who has driven four Honda Accords since he started driving.) I just don't believe that loyalty to any group should be allowed to get in the way of your critical faculties or ability to realize when you're being taken by some morally bankrupt lowlife. Corruption and incompetence are bipartisan traits.
So, I think it's sad and wrong that we now live in a society where your political affiliation determines your willingness or capacity to recognize the most blatant weaknesses in a political figure. And, conversely, that your political affiliation is determined by your choice of leaders to criticize.
I hate and despise George W. Bush, but not because he's a Republican or a conservative. John McCain is both, but I think he's a decent guy, and as much as I disagree with his positions, I wouldn't fear for the country if he became President. I think the GOP has become a pestilential, corrupt pack of amoral jackals, but the Democrats aren't far behind, and in neither case does the sorry condition of the organization necessarily reflect upon the moral stature of its members. We're all Americans, and the most vile and disgusting notion that has ever been inflicted upon this country is the ridiculous suggestion that one's love of country is in any way dictated by one's political views, or that any political party or ideological club has a monopoly on patriotism. I invite anyone who doubts my devotion to the United States of America to express that sentiment to my face.
No group has a monopoly on righteous anger, either. Much of the conservative movement in this country has grown out of that anger, and to ignore or minimize that because it runs contrary to one's own political views is unfair and dishonest. Obviously there are people in this country who feel threatened or deprived in some fundamental way that fuels a powerful sense of victimhood and justifies their rage. And on the other side, after four years of George W. Bush a lot of non-conservative types are feeling a very similar brand of fear and loathing, for their own reasons. Is there any overlap between those sets of reasons? Who knows, because we're all too busy screaming at each other to even glance at the other side of the argument. I'm as bad as anyone on that score. Meanwhile, big-money organizations that care nothing for the concerns of us little people are capitalizing on our fears by pretending to give a shit about them.
So I'm tired, more tired than words can express, of mindless partisan idiocy getting in the way of our paramount privilege and duty as American citizens, the privilege that thousands upon thousands of bipartisan boys and girls have died defending, which is to coldly and thoroughly examine, criticize, and, if need be, pick apart each and every one of our elected leaders, regardless of ideology. If I buy a Mac G5 and it turns out to be a piece of crap, I'm not betraying The Apple Cause by pointing out that it's a piece of crap. Right now, we have a President who is, by any objective measure, a piece of crap. And to point that out, to demand some measure of accountability from our leaders -- and at this point, even one small admission of error would be a miracle -- is not the job of liberals or Democrats, but of Americans.
Some people on what is ostensibly Bush's side of the fence realize this: look here, here, and here. People who have not allowed their ideology to overwhelm their reason. Who aren't just mindlessly gulping the GOP Kool-Aid. Who realize that Bush doesn't even adequately represent the values of his own party. I don't remember who said this (Andrew Sullivan?), but the best line I've heard all week is that Republicans have nothing to fear from a Bush loss, because Kerry at his most liberal couldn't do more violence to traditional conservative ideals (fiscal restraint, anyone?) than Bush himself already has. As much as Bush & Co. would like to turn this into a right vs. left, Republican vs. Democrat thing, the reality is that it's about one man and his ability or failure to govern effectively.
One of the saddest things about the past few years, for the condition of my soul and my peace of mind, is that they've seen my rapid devolution from someone who could be friends with and communicate with Republicans, into a typical knee-jerk GOP-basher. If I'm honest with myself, I have to admit that I've succumbed to a kind of bigotry that I hate in others. So I want to get away from that. I want to get back to a place where respectful, rational discussion could take place between people of opposing political views. (I'm not saying this halcyon era ever actually existed -- there's a reason why the custom of not discussing religion or politics was old in our grandparents' day -- but we sure were a lot closer to that ideal twenty years ago than we are today.) But at the same time, Bush remains a miserable failure of a President and needs to be replaced. Is there any way to express that sentiment without bonding yourself to some inane ideological label? Will we ever get away from the "Liberals hate America"/"Conservatives are fascist pigs" playground squabbling that is making all of us, liberal and moderate and conservative alike, the laughingstocks of the world?
Anyway, that's it and I'm gonna shut up about the topic for the rest of the month, or until that frickin' October Surprise finally happens, whichever comes first.
So, how about that Ashlee Simpson SNL debacle, pretty hilarious eh?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: creamcitian
EMAIL: creamcitian@yahoo.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 10/27/2004 06:13:05 AM
it's the whole "us v. them" mentality. you're either for us or against us. i would love to talk to someone - actually sit down and /talk/ - who has an opposing political view and see why they believe what they believe, see the rationale behind it but all i ever get are soundbites and "me good you bad".
ach, too frustrating.
poor ashley simpson having to go through that and then handling it so poorly.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/27/2004 02:50:20 PM
B, I relate to your frustration. I've disconnected from the entire mess. I already voted weeks ago, so I'm done in any case.
But I've never EVER seen so much vitriol before. Or such blind hatred simply because of a different political point of view.
I chalk it up to the war and deep residual feelings of helplessness and suspicion left over from 9/11. So many people believe the outcome of this election will either be the saving of, or the ending of, their entire world. This is why so many people are so panicked.
They've loaded the Outcome of the Universe upon this single election.
Which is a gross exaggeration. Why? Because I'm 48 and I've witnessed many elections where the Evil Lord of Darkness hath won. And lo, the populace of the opposing side wrung their hands in hysteria and bent over to kiss their collective asses goodbye.
But the world did not come to an end. And some things got better and some things got worse.
Just as always. :-)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: kevinrazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL:
DATE: 10/27/2004 08:28:04 PM
I know what you mean. I've always voted across party lines, and I'm actually more concerned about qualifications and leadership skills than I am what political party you belong to. However, since I've been voicing my misgivings about Bush, I've also received e-mails calling me a "traitor" and a "liberal." For being a catalyst to this type of polarization alone, Bush has got to be removed from office.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 10/28/2004 03:59:35 AM
If you bash the GOP based on something stupid or malicious that it did, I don't think your knee is jerking. (And if it is, your knee is correct in jerking.) It's certainly not bigotry.
I don't know if this is the kind of knee-jerk bashing you're doing or not - I just thought I'd point it out, in case.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: fuckyou
EMAIL: fuckyou@fucker.com
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 10/29/2004 01:14:28 AM
Did you know Kerry's IQ is lower than Bush's? Umm did you miss that? Did you know that? Kerry is a dumbass liar traitor like he always was. Supporting a traitor makes you a traitor... so dont be giving people bullshit about loving this country you faggot traitor mother fucker flip flopping vagina burger.
Asian Vote Rocked
10/27/2004 11:37:34 AM
I'm glad to see that the Asian vote is finally being rocked. As an Asian-American, I've been getting a little antsy as Election Day grows nearer, wondering when someone would finally get around to rocking my vote. Everyone else's vote has been rocked...except maybe that of the mentally insane...so why must the Asian man once again be pushed to the back of the line? Huh? What's up?
On the other hand, maybe rocking the Asian vote isn't such a hot idea, given the state of Asian rock:
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 202.71.195.230
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/27/2004 09:54:22 PM
HA HA HA! that guys in the middle is really freaky....and is that guy on the right wearing a 'fro??
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Consuelez
EMAIL:
IP: 67.161.21.167
URL:
DATE: 10/28/2004 01:07:52 AM
so B, do these bands have to be comprised entirely of asians? I was just thinking of some asians in bands - the drummer in the von bondies, the lead guitar player in harvey danger, of course, joey santiago of the pixies, sean lennon, the 3rd guy in N.E.R.D., the DJ in Linkin Park, will hung...blonde redhead, enon, deerhoof.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/28/2004 01:21:34 AM
For purposes of this gag, the bands not only have to be 100% Asian, but also extremely lame. So the guys you just mentioned are not eligible. Except maybe Sean Lennon?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 10/28/2004 03:38:06 AM
Good thing we have the coolness of these guys to offset all that!
And this guy.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Leslie
EMAIL: thynk2much@yahoo.com
IP: 81.31.96.56
URL:
DATE: 10/28/2004 09:42:34 AM
Dude, is that KWEEN?! Awesome!!!!!! (I love that last photo where you can see his spare tire bulging over the top of his jockstrap.)
Also, I think Boy'z are pretty hot-looking, judging from that photo anyway.
Um, did I tell you I moved to London? Well, I did. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BoyKani
EMAIL: darren_kani@yahoo.com
IP: 199.4.18.2
URL:
DATE: 10/28/2004 05:49:29 PM
And here I thought I had all the photos of KWEEN available.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: oldtimey
EMAIL: grr@grrgrr.com
IP: 69.9.99.180
URL: http://www.three-rings.com/oldtimey
DATE: 10/28/2004 10:03:08 PM
No YATTA?
No Handsome Boy Modeling School?
I am sure there are others.
Political Humor
10/28/2004 12:52:40 AM
Q: How many Republicans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Fuck Bush!
Knock Knock!
Who's there?
Dubya.
Dubya who?
Vote Kerry on Nov. 2nd.
A priest, a rabbi, and John Kerry go into a bar. The bartender says, "What'll you gents have?"
The priest says, "A small glass of sherry will do nicely, my son."
The rabbi says, "Ach, what I wouldn't do for an egg cream!"
Then the bartender turns to John Kerry. "And what would you like to drink, Mr. Senator?"
John Kerry replies, "Today, America s middle class is in danger because of leadership in the White House that doesn t share their values and won t fight for their way of life. This campaign is about more than a set of policies; it is about a set of ideals: fairness and economic justice, stewardship and community, and concern for the middle class and the poor. As president, I will put middle class families and those struggling to join them ahead of the interests of the well-to-do and the well-connected. It s time to stop making middle-class families work harder for less while paying more and more for health care, college, and all the necessities of life."
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 10/28/2004 01:08:12 AM
Haha! Not sure if its the martinis, but that's pretty good...
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: harder
EMAIL: hardy@hair.com
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 10/28/2004 01:54:57 AM
What can you expect from a Kerry lovin moron?
ZERO sense of humor.
Your "political jokes" were anything but that. Dumb.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/28/2004 02:18:07 AM
I believe you meant to say "moran." Kerry/Edwards in 2004.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jen
EMAIL: jen@verybigdesign.com
IP: 24.209.11.211
URL: http://www.verybigdesign.com/verybigblog
DATE: 10/28/2004 02:21:20 AM
Actually, #3 actually is kinda funny. Hell even the Daily Show rides him on his verboseness and inability to answer a simple question plainly.
And, btw, The purposeful absence of humor can also be funny. Fucktard.
Fuck Bush! AHAHAHAH!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/28/2004 02:26:31 AM
See? Funny! (Albeit, not funny "ha ha" but more like funny "heh.") Dang, some people wouldn't recognize humor if it failed to protect 380 tons of high powered plastic explosives at the Al Qaqaa complex south of Baghdad.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jen
EMAIL: jen@verybigdesign.com
IP: 24.209.11.211
URL: http://www.verybigdesign.com/verybigblog
DATE: 10/28/2004 09:38:57 AM
The US has NO sense of irony.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3433375.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3422567.stm
http://www.economist.com/diversions/displayStory.cfm?story_id=268955
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 10/28/2004 09:41:33 AM
Haha. #3 def got a giggle out of me. When you get it, you get it. If not, one must have their head stuck in a Bush. Where in the Bush I can't say, but nether regions does come to mind.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/28/2004 11:59:32 AM
BWA-HA-HA-HA! Thanks, B!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hmm
EMAIL: hardly@fuckyou.com
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 10/29/2004 01:12:33 AM
Did you know Kerry's IQ is lower than Bush's? Umm did you miss that? Did you know that? Kerry is a dumbass liar traitor like he always was. Supporting a traitor makes you a traitor... so dont be giving people bullshit about loving this country you faggot traitor mother fucker flip flopping vagina burger.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jen
EMAIL: jen@verybigdesign.com
IP: 24.209.11.211
URL: http://www.verybigdesign.com/verybigblog
DATE: 10/29/2004 06:47:34 AM
you cannot look at kerry and bush in the debates and conclude that Bush has a Higher IQ. CAN NOT.
My dog is more adept at verbal communication than that muffinhead president.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: filmgoerjuan
EMAIL: fgjuan@telus.net
IP: 207.81.159.182
URL: http://blog.filmgoerjuan.com/index.php
DATE: 10/29/2004 06:00:54 PM
B, why do you hate freedom so much? ;)
so dont be giving people bullshit about loving this country you faggot traitor mother fucker flip flopping vagina burger
Dick Cheney? Is it really you?!?!
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AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 10/28/2004 03:42:00 AM
Blank stares rule.
Also, I'd like to sign up for the print edition of Trout Fishing in South-Central Wisconsin, too.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 10/28/2004 09:36:44 AM
Printed edition? Hmmm I smell some cha-ching! I would be totally down with that. It would be a perfect addition to my Bloom County collection. :) Think they'd mind too much at work if I started calling everyone "Butt Ass"?
Laffs
10/28/2004 12:14:59 PM
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: IQ
EMAIL: IQ@you.com
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 10/29/2004 01:11:52 AM
Did you know Kerry's IQ is lower than Bush's? Umm did you miss that? Did you know that? Kerry is a dumbass liar traitor like he always was. Supporting a traitor makes you a traitor... so dont be giving people bullshit about loving this country you faggot traitor mother fucker flip flopping vagina burger.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 10/29/2004 02:18:30 AM
Wow. The yahoo's really come out don't they? Love the fake email addy too. And so articulate!
B, brilliant as always!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 10/29/2004 03:24:13 AM
Just to comment on the I.Q. issue...I think I.Q.'s are basically useless. If you take this stuff seriously, then it means I am smarter than both George Bush and John Kerry. Somehow I doubt this.
I will give Dubya some credit. Although I like to joke about him being an idiot, I don't truly believe he is a stupid man. He may be inarticulate, but shit, so am I. As much as I made fun of Bush's performance during the debate, I have to admit that if it were ME up there, I'd have just curled up in a fetal position behind the podium--even with an electronic earpiece. So, neither of these men are unintelligent men. But intelligence and competence are not the same thing. And I.Q. says nothing about your morality, sanity, or ability to govern.
Open Letter
10/29/2004 02:59:22 AM
This is an open letter to the guy (AntiLiberal2004, fuckyou, etc.) who's been leaving the vitriolic comments on my political-themed entries for the past couple of weeks. This is his latest:
Did you know Kerry's IQ is lower than Bush's? Umm did you miss that? Did you know that? Kerry is a dumbass liar traitor like he always was. Supporting a traitor makes you a traitor... so dont be giving people bullshit about loving this country you faggot traitor mother fucker flip flopping vagina burger.
If flamewars were hurricanes, America would be nothing but ruins right now. I admit that I've been guilty of that kind of useless insulting sniping, but I don't want to do that anymore. It's too easy, and it adds nothing to anyone's understanding while increasing the level of hate and anger that is tearing the country apart.
I offer you an apology for responding only to the anger in your initial comments, and returning like for like instead of engaging you in a rational discussion. I violated my own principles in not giving you the respect that I would give to any law-abiding fellow American. I don't blame you for the insults above, because I understand better than I'd like to, how anger can spiral out of control when you're dealing with someone who is not responding to you but rather minimizing what you have to say and dismissing you.
If you're just a troll, and only interested in crapping all over people and stirring up trouble, then I guess discussion would be pointless. But I don't believe that's the case. You've continued to visit this site and read what I have to say and respond to it. That's more than most people with your viewpoint would bother to do. They say the opposite of love is not hate but indifference. Obviously you don't exactly love this site, or me, but you are not indifferent to the world around you, and I respect that more than I respect apathetic silence. I hope this doesn't sound patronizing, because I don't mean to be. This may sound crazy since most of your comments have been insulting, but in a way I appreciate your frequenting this weblog and taking the time to write. I'd like to think that, at heart, beneath all the political differences and ideological conflicts, there's a basic desire for dialogue, or at least acknowledgment.
I don't want to debate you, because there's more than enough of that all over the internet and none of it ever changes anyone's mind. But there is a wide gulf between you and me, and I want to bridge that gulf and not widen it. I'm tired of just bashing people with perspectives vastly different from my own. I genuinely want to understand where you're coming from.
So, in my longwinded and rambling way I am inviting you to share with me, and the other folks who read this weblog, something of your perspective. I assume you're a regular person like myself, and lately I am more interested in the views of regular people than of pundits who spend their whole lives soaking in the shallow media pool. Specifically, I'd like to understand why you despise the group you identify as liberals, and I especially want to understand where your anger comes from, what your life circumstances are, and what you see as your ideal vision of America and what it should be.
Like I said in my earlier political rant, I believe conservatives and liberals are both coming from a position of anger that is motivated by fear, of some threat to their values or well-being. I think these two groups clash because each sees the other as the embodiment of that threat. My own belief, which comes from reading people like Howard Zinn (a liberal, yes, but bear with me), is that the powers that be in our society encourage this kind of ideological warfare. It's a classic "divide and conquer" strategy of keeping people in line by keeping them so busy fighting each other that they never think to question why they are fighting or who the real enemy is.
Even though we may hold opposing and mutually exclusive views on issues, I don't believe that you are the enemy. On the contrary, I think we share a number of common foes, but we as individuals and as a nation will never be able to defeat those forces if our hands are too busy being wrapped around one another's throats. It's a fool's game, and I don't want to keep playing that game.
If you feel the same way, I would like to engage you in an honest and reasonable discussion. My only condition is that we lay aside the insults and accord each other some basic respect as human beings and fellow citizens of the United States. I'd also like to know what your actual name is (first name only is fine), so we can talk as people and not internet personae.
You can respond either by commenting on this entry, or e-mailing me at b@weirdsmobile.com (with the understanding that I will post the correspondence on this site). I hope you will take me up on this offer.
Regards,
Bryan
P.S.: I will be out of town all weekend starting Friday morning, so probably will not be able to respond to any comments or correspondence until Monday.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 10/29/2004 04:28:07 AM
That is stunningly kind and mature.
I don't think I would have been able to resist making fun of a guy that uses the term 'vagina burger'.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Benjamin
EMAIL: cvisors@gmail.com
IP: 203.45.14.139
URL: http://www.carnagevisors.net
DATE: 10/29/2004 04:51:25 AM
Great post...
I have been watching this election campaign from afar, as I am not a person who can vote in this election (heh, I am from the UK living in Australia) and I have found your politcal comments, good.
I have no idea what will come of this election, and I do have to say the system you have over there is strange, but I can see how it is meant to work.
What I hope for is that Bush won't win, but if he does so be it. It is not for me to tell you how to vote.
I am rambling on a bit now..
Benjamin
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 10/29/2004 09:45:06 AM
Jim: You and me both. Alls I could think was "so, no cheese on that, right?"
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Helene
EMAIL: heleneq@cox.net
IP: 68.225.171.156
URL:
DATE: 10/29/2004 10:05:48 AM
You may love too much, too deeply, but you must be commended for your compassion in dealing with angry, moronic assholes. Good for you!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: june
EMAIL: junemiller31@hotmail.com
IP: 206.40.41.253
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/pinstripe_bindi
DATE: 10/29/2004 11:14:39 AM
B, you should know better than to try and reason with people who resort to using the insult "vagina burger". Still, I commend you for trying.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: someone
EMAIL: someone@nowhere.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 10/29/2004 11:45:38 AM
"crapping all over people and stirring up trouble" - unfortunately this is all a lot of people want to do
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/29/2004 12:32:58 PM
His comments remind me of New Year's Eve, many years ago.
My husband and I had opened up our front door to listen to all the people setting off firecrackers, blowing horns and cheerfully shouting, "Happy New Year" to each other, but as we listened, we gradually became aware of a lone male voice shouting hoarsely above all the rest..."Fuck YOU! Fuck YOU! And FUCK YOU!"
Over and over again.
This furious screaming was coming from the upper deck of a house we could just barely see above the trees across from us.
We looked at each other, then back towards the screamer, who had not stopped for a moment in venting his rage for everyone to hear.
So we shut the door again and went back into our cozy home to sit by the roaring fire and sip our champagne.
What good would it have done to go and speak to him? None. Because that man's anger had nothing to do with New Years.
Or the noise people were making.
His anger had everything to do with his own unhappiness and rage against himself.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sherri
EMAIL: Sylkenvelvet@yahoo.com
IP: 68.59.165.165
URL: http://www.formyselfandstrangers.blogspot.com
DATE: 10/29/2004 12:34:27 PM
B, you are a man with a big ol' heart. While I suspect that the sniper in question has never learned the lesson you've learned (that anger and insults never change anyone's mind, that such actions are more about perceptions of personal power over others, and it's a waste of energy), you've taken a very interesting approach.
I've taken a few over the last few years that I will ignore those who angrily demand I agree with them, and I will not demand such action from others. I've deleted many, many, MANY comments started when I realized halfway through what I was trying to do. The one sure way to harden someone into their position is to tell them they are wrong, wrong, wrong, SO wrong. No one likes to be wrong, and many will never admit to being wrong (thus the fine art of rationalization).
Anyway, I think I'll do this rant on my space. Consider yourself virtually hugged.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: AntiLiberal2004
EMAIL: yep@nope.com
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 10/29/2004 04:50:34 PM
First before I accept Bryan's offer personally, I want to join all of you in applauding his great move. Judging by all of your comments and responses to what he just said, its obvious that liberals as yourselves would never do what he did. Bryan you also have my apologies for all the extreme comments I've posted in the past. I truly did not mean them towards the intelligent, forgiving, common sense side of you. I really appreciate what you said.
Danik
(AntiLiberal2004, fuckyou, etc.)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL:
DATE: 10/29/2004 05:48:43 PM
Wow. I'm glad there's been a little bit of calm four days before the big event. I also hope that whoever ends up winning the election doesn't have to fear for his life by his own fellow Americans, let alone the terrorists.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com.blog
DATE: 10/29/2004 07:09:59 PM
B, that was so eloquently put and I could have never said it better myself. And I'm not at all surprised you took the high road and offered discussion on the issue.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jeff
EMAIL: jschultz@schultzmurphy.com
IP: 68.216.128.61
URL:
DATE: 10/29/2004 09:58:22 PM
I like this website a lot, and I believe in loving my neighbor and all that, but AntiLiberal2004, etc., obviously is a worthless creep, as his remarks above illustrate:
First before I accept Bryan's offer personally, I want to join all of you in applauding his great move. JUDGING BY ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS AND RESPONSES TO WHAT HE JUST SAID, ITS OBVIOUS THAT LIBERALS AS YOURSELVES WOULD NEVER DO WHAT HE DID. (Emphasis added).
For my part, I just want to say, AntiLiberal2004, etc., go fuck yourself. Fuck your President Select/Commander in Thief who will be returning to Christian Redneckland, er, Texas, in about five days. You can kiss my Democratic ass, shithead. I hope this message brightened your day, AntiLiberal2004, etc. Peace, Brother. Fuckhead.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Antiliberal2004
EMAIL: hehe@haha.com<
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IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 10/29/2004 10:26:17 PM
Umm so yeah... Jeff is the little reason why liberals suck.. is any of you liberals ashamed yet? I was being nice to Bryan... but seems like thats not enough for Jeff. Perhaps you want me to convert to a liberal after kissing your demon-rat ass?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jeff
EMAIL:
IP: 68.216.128.61
URL: http://jschultz@schultzmurphy.com
DATE: 10/29/2004 11:59:03 PM
AngryRedneck, or whatever your stupid "handle" is, I wasn't really talking to a sub-IQ Republican like you. I was trying to talk to all these well-meaning liberal souls here.
Well-Meaning Liberals:
Friends, Americans, Believers in the Democratic Future:
Don't fall into the trap of loving your enemies. These people (George Bush, the corporate moneymen behind him, dumb hicks like LiberalHater or whatever the fuck he calls himself), these people are your enemies. If you give them the chance, they will destroy you. Understand that.
These will be the last minutes of my life I will spend dealing with a redneck shithead like LiberalHater. So ponder my words, O my brothers. That is all.
Jeff Schultz
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Antiliberal2004
EMAIL:
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 10/30/2004 05:15:29 AM
Well B, looks like you got yourself into a sandwich of extremes. I am a fanatical conservative and Jeff there is a fanatical extreme lunatic liberal who prolly hates me almost as much as I hate him. So I dont know how long you been hatching a fucking shithead hack like him on your liberal site, but it looks like he was here before me. I'm honored to be of service to you in helping you see a little deeper into the derranged minds of your readers.. some of whom are quite frankly; crazier than me. ;)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Rachel
EMAIL: teenagesupervillain@yahoo.com
IP: 24.247.173.194
URL:
DATE: 10/30/2004 10:47:47 AM
Anti, you just called someone a vagina burger. I really don't think you have a leg to stand on in any of this.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: gigi
EMAIL: igi@heyyeah.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 10/30/2004 11:38:51 AM
how about we talk about what democrats are supposed to believe in and republicans are supposed to believe in - referring to what side of the issues that they ake. For example, abortion, death penalty, minimum wage, and all the rest. Anybody?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Anon
EMAIL:
IP: 66.93.192.226
URL:
DATE: 10/30/2004 12:09:45 PM
Jeff, if you can't manage even the minimal level of class that AL2K4 is showing in this thread, would you at least be so kind as to step away from the keyboard instead of screwing with Brian's attempt to extend an olive branch?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Anon
EMAIL:
IP: 66.93.192.226
URL:
DATE: 10/30/2004 12:14:10 PM
Excuse me, that AL2K4 started showing in this thread.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Strode
EMAIL: strodej@scott.disa.mil
IP: 68.110.248.7
URL: http://straightjacket.afterhourspub.com
DATE: 10/30/2004 03:08:59 PM
Bryan,
Well said.
Danik,
Your response was encouraging.
All,
It seems that politics is one of those rare subjects that truly polarizes Americans. What we are forgetting though is that we are Americans. We are entitled to our opinions, and have the right to voice them. It is unfortunate that our politicians can't just tell us what they would like to do for us, and not how their opponent will screw us. Debate is always good, but it should be thoughtful as well as impassioned. You may not agree with each others ideals, but I am willing to bet there are many things that you could both agree on. First and foremost being Freedom. By taking a stand on either side, you are ensuring that our way of life continues. Good for you both.
J
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.235
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 10/30/2004 09:11:16 PM
WOW, this is such a great thread!
Actually I came by 'cause I saw a referer from B's
"worksafe" version. BB, you are a MAD GENIUS and I am now MAD AT YOU for moving to the mildewst before we could drink the vodka together. kissy kissy..
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.159.22.129
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 10/30/2004 09:53:36 PM
I have to agree with Rachel. Anyone who tosses out the phrase "vagina burger" doesn't deserved to be addressed in a rational way. I smell troll.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dallas
EMAIL:
IP: 128.138.27.66
URL:
DATE: 11/01/2004 02:36:38 AM
It stands to reason that Anti wouldn't be particularly well-spoken...have you heard the man that he's endorsing for President of The United States?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dallas
EMAIL:
IP: 128.138.27.66
URL:
DATE: 11/01/2004 02:57:14 AM
Although I appreciate this monumental gesture of bipartisan blogging as much as the next internet persona, I sincerely hope that B will not continue posting Anti's comments in the "open letter".
Every day I look forward to B's funny and insightful posts, and I would hate to see them corrupted by a disgruntled conservative hothead.
His good-natured attempt at honest human discourse aside, B must recognize that the opinions of a man who uses the term "vagina burger" (not in jest, mind you--Anti was genuinely upset and "vagina burger" was the best that he could come up with to express his feelings) does not belong on this site.
If I wanted to read inaccurate, repetitive, awkwardly-worded and inflamatory republican rhetoric, I'd go someplace else.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Antiliberal2004
EMAIL:
IP: 24.21.70.81
>
URL:
DATE: 11/01/2004 09:22:43 AM
Very Well said Dallas. I wouldn't want my bad days posted as open letters either. Although I must say... the publicity felt interesting. So let me take a second now to use this timed moment in a more productive way; VOTE BUSH 2004! ;)
BUSH FOR PRESIDENT IN 04.... yaaaAAAAARRR!!!!
I bet Jeff endorsed Howard Stern for president... or was that DEAN?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Hep
EMAIL: heppleworth12@yahoo.com
IP: 128.135.228.66
URL:
DATE: 11/01/2004 10:54:14 AM
Bryan's trying to extend you an olive branch because he is a thoughful, diplomatic site owner, and he's being a mensch.
That said, you're way off base thinking that every person targeted by your vitriolic words is obligated to react with such "turn the other cheek" equanimity.
In my opinion, the attitude you've shown here is frankly not deserving of the consideration you're being shown by Bryan, but I commend him for taking the high road anyway.
If you believe so strongly in your views, why not write your own blog instead of merely commenting and leeching off others' efforts?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 208.142.129.202
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/kevin
DATE: 11/01/2004 02:47:53 PM
I smell a troll who isn't even voting age.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dallas
EMAIL:
IP: 128.138.27.66
URL:
DATE: 11/01/2004 03:41:39 PM
Well, Anti has again proven that the main problem with conservatives (not all conservatives, just the blog-flaming, mindless ones) isn't so much that they're opinions are wrong, but that they are boring.
Might I suggest a solution to this underage troll problem?
Lets ignore him.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Antiliberal2004
EMAIL:
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 11/01/2004 04:33:46 PM
But I really think that liberals' ideas are wrong. How do we come to an agreement? In the words of Michael Savage.. "Liberalism is a mental disorder". I guess I'm just a bad person for picking on you handicapped people. I think I should stop. But then again. You're all too much fun. So I'll continue.
yaaaAAAAAAAR!!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Antiliberal2004
EMAIL:
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 11/01/2004 04:40:14 PM
Did you like Mr.yaaaAAAAARR also Dallas? Maybe you're like Jeff. Kerry was your last choice. Perhaps you agree that he should have been shot after a 5 minute trial for betraying his brothers in arms. Supporting Kerry isnt your strongest link. Youre just a filthy traitor like Kerry. I dont expect traitors to support other traitors all the way. Only far enough to get Bush out right?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/01/2004 05:49:49 PM
Dear
[x] Clueless Village Idiot
[_] Lamer
[_] Flamer
[_] Pervert
[_] Sexist
[_] Spammer
[_] Racist
[x] Idiot
[_] Dumbass
[_] Troller
[x] "Expert"
[_] Wannabe
[_] Waste of Life
[_] Other:
[_] All of the above
you are being ridiculed because:
[_] You made an "Off-Topic" comment.
[x] You obviously don't know anything about the topic at hand.
[_] You started a pointless topic.
[x] Your post contained nothing but crap.
[_] You can't spell more than 3 words correctly.
[_] Your awful markup made the post unreadable.
[_] You made a useless assumption.
[_] You posted ALL IN CAPS FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
[_] YoU tYpEd SoMeThInG lAmE lIkE tHiS.
[_] You say you're "1337".
[_] You posted a topic that's been posted 23 times already.
[_] You're posting something illegal and police are comming.
To repent, you must:
[x] Refrain from posting until you have a vague idea what you're doing.
[_] Stab yourself in the eye with a pen.
[_] Give up your internet account.
[_] Eat paint chips for the next 6 months.
[_] Tell your mommy to up your medication.
[_] Jump into a bathtub with a toaster (plugged in of course!).
[_] Actually post something relevant.
[_] Read and memorize the rules.
[_] Leave these boards forever.
[_] Print your home phone number.
[x] Simply shut up.
In Closing, I'd Like to Say:
[_] Blow me
[_] Get a life
[_] Never post again
[_] I pity your dog
[_] Your IQ must be 7
[_] Take your rejection somewhere else
[_] STHU & GTHO
[x] Learn to post relevant material
[_] Go jump off a cliff
[_] All of the above
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/01/2004 05:54:23 PM
(that was directed at Mr. AntiLiberal)
;)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: june
EMAIL: sarah.kg@gmail.com
IP: 206.40.41.253
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/pinstripe_bindi
DATE: 11/01/2004 06:55:45 PM
Scott_D, may I steal that?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: JRock
EMAIL: Justinbougher@yahoo.com
IP: 12.217.233.220
URL:
DATE: 11/01/2004 07:41:51 PM
While i may not have strong views in either way here, and i am not up to date on what has transgressed in the past, so i am probably wrong. It looks like Anti was reasoning and others kept spuring him back into brainless unrelated word-matter. What makes some of these comments better than what he has said in the past?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 130.191.152.58
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/01/2004 09:00:02 PM
june-
Yes you may!
~enjoy
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Antiliberal2004
EMAIL:
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 11/01/2004 09:09:34 PM
Hey scott... can I steal that too??
Handy Dandy Voting Info
10/29/2004 08:50:18 AM
Feel free to add more links in the comments....
State Voter Leave Laws: 30 states have laws giving employees the right to take time off from work to vote.
MyPollingPlace: Enter your address, find your polling place. E-Z!
Election Protection Card (PDF): Printable card with information on what to do if you experience problems at the polls, with a list of voter hotline numbers.
States' Voting Information: Election information for each state (poll hours, links, etc.)
Bring Your ID When You Vote!: State-by-state information on what forms of identification you need to bring to the polls.
Yogi Kava Stress Relief Tea: To get you through the rest of this crazy ass election.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Susan
EMAIL: susanpatton@spamcop.net
IP: 66.188.146.124
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tundrababe/
DATE: 10/30/2004 02:44:18 PM
Thank you - I posted some of these links on my town's local LiveJournal community website.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.235
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 10/30/2004 09:14:01 PM
http://vote2004.eriposte.com/ tracks voter suppression stuff.
President's Eve
11/01/2004 10:51:45 PM
I closed the comments on the "Open Letter" entry, because I think the relevant points have been made, and I don't want my weblog to turn into a shooting gallery. The discussion wasn't quite the rapprochement I was hoping for, but it was certainly what they call a "frank and open exchange of views."
Thanks to Danik for taking my offer seriously. Maybe by 2008 we'll have made more progress towards national unity. Baby steps, I guess.
Election Day is tomorrow. Here at Weirdsmobile H.Q., there's a sense of quiet tension not unlike New Year's Eve of 1999, when everyone was waiting for Y2K to kick off the Apocalypse. There's a feeling of optimism, too: a poll of Weirdsmobile H.Q. staffers shows a strong win for Kerry at 100% vs. 0% for Bush, with a +/- 0% margin of error, a result made all the more astonishing by the fact that the Weirdsmobile H.Q. staff is composed of one guy sitting in front of a computer, eating corn chips. This electoral vote map of my apartment also projects a decisive Kerry victory:
Weirdsmobile H.Q. staffers indicated that they felt gassy due to all the corn chips, but that this would not deter them in their support of Kerry.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 11/02/2004 09:07:33 AM
Your balcony is completely disenfranchised.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/02/2004 09:21:02 AM
It's those dang Republican voter suppression efforts.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 208.142.129.202
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/kevin
DATE: 11/02/2004 11:44:00 AM
Fox News is still reporting a dead heat in your apartment.
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PING:
TITLE: B^2 calls his Apartment
URL: http://mike.whybark.com/archives/001910.html
IP: 216.173.212.236
BLOG NAME: mike.whybark.com
DATE: 11/02/2004 08:12:51 PM
B^2 is running an election map of his apartment. Things look good for Kerry....
I've Got Chills. They're Multiplying.
11/01/2004 11:46:56 PM
Stream 'em! Fun.
If you like any of these and suspect the rest of the album won't suck either, use the handy album link next to the song title to buy it.
• • •
1. Susan Werner, "Seeing You Again" [album]
2. Mr. T Experience, "We Hate All The Same Things" [album]
3. Cary Brothers, "Blue Eyes" [album]
4. The Beautiful South, "You're The One That I Want" [album]
5. Clem Snide, "There Is Nothing" [album]
6. The Softies, "It's Love" [album]
7. Of Montreal, "Your Magic Is Working" [album]
8. Zita Swoon, "Thinking About You All The Time" [album]
9. Go Sailor, "Together Forever In Love" [album]
10. Peter + The Test Tube Babies, "Never Gonna Give You Up" [album]
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/02/2004 12:59:35 PM
You're right about that Beautiful South cover; what a nice surprise!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 11/02/2004 01:21:10 PM
Ah, I love this mix!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: elizabeth
EMAIL: newsyoucanuseornot@gmail.com
IP: 24.153.206.65
URL: http://whereorwhen.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/02/2004 02:01:51 PM
I didn't care too much for Garden State either, but I really like my soundtrack, esp. the Frou Frou and Zero 7 tracks.
Fight Music
11/02/2004 03:21:17 AM
For your electoral enjoyment, a selection of shamelessly propagandistic songs designed to whip you into a voting frenzy. Now with handy-dandy Froth-O-Meter!
>> Stream 'em! <<
new! Arcadia, "Election Day"
new! South Park, "La Resistance Medley"
new! Lynn Minmei, "We Will Win" (Robotech Soundtrack)
new! Team America, "America, Fuck Yeah!"
Green Day, "American Idiot"
Sleater-Kinney, "Fortunate Son (Live)"
Neil Young, "Rockin' In The Free World (Fahrenheit 9-11 Mix)"
Eminem, "Mosh"
Loudon Wainwright III, "President's Day"
Le Tigre, "Seconds"
Dan Bern, "Bush Must Be Defeated"
Ministry, "No 'W'"
Zach de la Rocha, "March Of Death"
Sonic Youth, "Youth Against Fascism (Hate Song)"
Saul Williams, "Not In My Name (Pledge Of Resistance)"
50 Billion, "The Billionaires Are In The House"
Yuka Honda, "God Bless America"
Bruce Springsteen, "No Surrender (Live)"
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dave
EMAIL: dcaolo@mac.com
IP: 4.21.179.70
URL: http://dave.typepad.com
DATE: 11/02/2004 06:21:29 AM
I'd toss "Rockin in the Free World" by Niel Young in there.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/02/2004 08:57:47 AM
Thanks for the suggestion!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Antiliberal2004
EMAIL:
IP: 24.21.70.81
URL:
DATE: 11/02/2004 09:23:59 AM
Notice how many songs were written against Kerry by the degenerate immoral druggie music stars? Back in the the days one would think twice about supporting someone who also has much support of the enemy. Thats right, when we allow a bad mouth like Eminem to go on stage to polute the moral structures of our air clean air space, we allow him to destroy the moral fabric of our society starting with our kids. That my friends makes Eminem the enemy of the state. And even if you dont see it that way, you surely agree that he's a degenerate pot smoking BUM. And yes... he like many other druggies and hippies in hollywood supports Kerry. And yet you dont think twice about it.. WHY? Kerry is your boy, cause perhaps your ears have been given a work over in your own time by other such ugly low-life nobodys, who are on stage not exactly pricticing freedom of speech, but instead, capitalism. They're buying the souls of America's youth with your money and support. And they're getting paid for it, to fuel their sick habits.
When you've lost the common sense to see how you're destroying this country, you can't tell me Liberalism is not a mental disorder. Liberals and hippies never wake up.. 911 awoke only clear minded common sense people. Hippies arent sleeping, they're drugged. Doped by the liberal media, hollywood and music.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 11/02/2004 09:34:32 AM
Good LORD, you are BORING! Do they teach you that in your MORONIC RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST PROPAGANDA classes? Because you're an ACE! Also, you're completely inarticulate. Is English a second language for you? Just wondering. I will, however, give you AUDACIOUS for calling Eminem a "bad mouth" after you called Bryan the following:
"you faggot traitor mother fucker flip flopping vagina burger."
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dave
EMAIL: dcaolo@mac.com
IP: 4.21.179.70
URL: http://dave.typepad.com
DATE: 11/02/2004 10:09:52 AM
If I may be so bold, how about "Fortunate Son" as well.
And hannah, you're right. . . "burger" was over the line.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 208.142.129.202
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/kevin
DATE: 11/02/2004 11:42:39 AM
I'm starting to get sick of him too. By the way you forgot the quintessential voting song of the day, Arcadia's "Election Day." Please post.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: igi
EMAIL: gigi@heynow.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/02/2004 12:14:15 PM
Antiliberal2004 - I am interested in your meaning behind "911 awoke only clear minded common sense people". Since Iraq/Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the 9\11 attacks why did we invade? Why didn't we take the over $100 billion and hunt down Osama instead? Why has Bush said that getting Osama isn't important to him? Wouldn't "clear-minded" mean going after the people who did that to us? I find it almmost criminally negligent on Bush's part to waste so many of our limited resources on the war in Iraq instead of going after Osama.
Again, not trying to be or spiteful toward you, just interested in your response!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/02/2004 12:44:29 PM
All requests have been fulfilled! By the way, how do you like that Robotech song I slipped in there? I know it has fuck-all to do with politics (like the Arcadia song), but it got me all worked up when I was a kid and watching that pivotal battle between the Zentraedi and the SDF-1. Damn.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mandy
EMAIL: mandy@mandelion.com
IP: 69.148.172.22
URL: http://www.mandelion.com
DATE: 11/02/2004 12:59:00 PM
Hey, I'm just glad this is back because I was mid stream when this blog vanished earlier. Damn dude, no reason to give a girl a heart attack. Love the mixes, fuck the rest - you post about voting for Kerry and someone named Anti-Liberal comes here? Wow, way to really go out of your way to flame there, you fucking tard.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/02/2004 01:31:03 PM
I think that attacking drug abusers in defense of noted cokehead George Bush pretty much invalidates any other argument you were going to make.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mandy
EMAIL: mandy@mandelion.com
IP: 69.148.172.22
URL: http://www.mandelion.com
DATE: 11/02/2004 02:13:32 PM
I love that. When one of their own is an addict, well they need help and it's ok. When it's a minority or a liberal; well fucking lock them up and the war on drugs is working.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 11/02/2004 03:47:36 PM
Nice use of the Homestarmy! "Don't let them!" indeed!
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TITLE: Today's the Day
URL: http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/001589.php
IP: 66.152.98.14
BLOG NAME: feministe
DATE: 11/02/2004 08:45:00 AM
9:30 am - The lines to vote at my precinct are spilling out into the street. In 2000, there wasn’t a line here at all. B² offers music to vote by. And adding to the election celebration, name that movie....
Fair & Balanced
11/02/2004 01:26:13 PM
In the interests of fairness and balance, here's a set of songs from the Bush perspective...
>> Stream 'em! <<
Inverted Silence, "Reelected"
Liam Lynch, "My United States Of Whatever (Bush Version)"
R.E.M., "World Leader Pretend"
Richard Cheese, "Insane In The Brain"
Rollins Band, "Liar"
Jude, "The Asshole Song"
A Perfect Circle, "Let's Have A War"
Warren Zevon, "My Shit's Fucked Up"
Johnny Cash, "Cocaine Blues"
Nine Inch Nails, "March Of The Fuckheads"
Napoleon XIV, "They're Coming To Take Me Away"
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.224.175.60
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/02/2004 01:30:50 PM
Themed perfectly B!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mandy
EMAIL: mandy@mandelion.com
IP: 69.148.172.22
URL: http://www.mandelion.com
DATE: 11/02/2004 02:14:20 PM
Oh man, loving this.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
DATE: 11/02/2004 03:52:34 PM
Whoa, I'll have to check that new Ministry album out.
In the interest of fairness and balance (and a little bit of self-promotion), I have a song from the Bush perspective as well.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/02/2004 04:03:47 PM
Damn, dude! Can I post that one here?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 11/02/2004 04:29:46 PM
Sure - I'd be honored!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Bizarro AntiLiberal2004
EMAIL:
IP: 208.142.129.202
URL:
DATE: 11/02/2004 05:39:42 PM
Dear Webmaster, as a devotee of your website, I must commend you on having the courage to stand up for your beliefs during a time when any type of dissention has been viewed in our "You're either with us or against us" culture as unpatriotic and treasonous. You also have been able to back up your opinions with facts, which is also to be commended. However, I am a conservative Republican and I respectfully disagree with many of your viewpoints. I can back up my opinions with carefully thought-out reasoning and look forward to a frank and intelligent exchange of our ideas and ideals at a future date. Best wishes, Bizarro AntiLiberal2004.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: freddiemac
EMAIL: notreally@anaddress.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/02/2004 07:07:18 PM
who was skattie ( http://skattieboy.blogspot.com/ )?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/02/2004 07:22:52 PM
Bizarro AntiLiberal2004: I beg you to let me come live on your Bizarro world. It sounds a lot saner than my supposedly non-Bizarro world, and certainly can't be any crazier.
freddiemac: Scott Vice (Skattie) was a friend and fellow weblogger. He killed himself in July of 2002. He was one of the most generous and giving people I've ever known, and a constant source of support and encouragement. I dedicate my weblogs to him as a small way to keep his memory alive and honor him as best I can.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 202.71.195.230
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/03/2004 12:16:43 AM
excellent playlist. hope the last one comes true.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott__D
EMAIL:
IP: 146.244.138.26
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/03/2004 12:06:22 PM
Well, its official.... 4 more nervous years.
*sigh*
Quote from CNN:
"Sen. Kerry phoned President Bush this morning to concede the election, according to White House spokesman Scott McClellan. McClellan quoted the president as telling Kerry he was "an admirable, worthy opponent." Kerry is expected to make a public concession speech at 1 p.m. ET and Bush is scheduled to speak at 3 p.m. ET."
...but the music helps...
It Ain't Over 'Til...Oh, It's Over.
11/03/2004 01:45:13 PM
My feeling about this election was that Kerry needed to win big if he won at all. Because as nauseated as I am at the thought of another Bush term, I'm not much happier about a Democratic president winning by a slim margin and limping through four years of vicious obstructionist politics -- followed, of course, by a campaign in which the president gets accused of accomplishing nothing. America right now is consumed with sickness, and we desperately need a cure. A narrow Kerry victory would be little more than cough syrup, not the major-league antibiotic this country needs to get rid of germs like Rove and our corporate-puppet media.
The optimist in me longed for a Kerry landslide, because that would have sent the message that needed to be sent. Both the Republican and Democratic parties are in a state of spiritual crisis, and I wanted this election to be an intervention by the American people, a strongly-worded message that our political system is suppressing rather than elevating our best and brightest candidates, and marginalizing the people we need to embrace. But that was an optimistic hope, and we don't live in times that favor optimism. I think what I was really praying for was a divine bailout, that things would change now and that we wouldn't have to suffer through another four (or more) years before things began to change. I wanted a Hollywood ending, a Lord of the Rings style defeat of the evil forces of Mordor, and last night was a bitter reminder that the real world doesn't operate according to narrative conventions.
So. I'm upset and disappointed and discouraged. I don't think anyone who fought the good fight against Bush and his morally depraved administration can feel any other way. Part of me is disappointed with Kerry for conceding the election before all the votes were counted, or for conceding at all and lending any legitimacy to this illegitimate president. This election, like no other election before it, was a mental and spiritual I.Q. test for the entire nation. We failed. Just barely, but we failed.
But as one guy over at DailyKos pointed out, Bush did not win this election. Fear did. Ultimately, it was Kerry vs. Fear, and Fear won. A fearful people will stick with a lousy but known leader over a more competent but untested leader. The great advantage of Republicans is that they are masters of the Bogeyman. They know how to instill fear in the masses, and they are brilliant at demonizing their opponents. Look at the image of the Evil, Traitorous Liberal they've managed to create. It's ridiculous, it's like something out of 1940's propaganda movies, but it works like a charm.
What it comes down to is that the Democrats campaign to people as they ought to be; Republicans campaign to people as they are. So who's more reality-based?
What this election says to me is that the fight is going to be harder than most of us expected or hoped. I liked Kerry a great deal, and thought he ran a terrific campaign, but the message that kept coming back from the non-converted, which many of us I think tended to dismiss, was that Kerry just wasn't speaking to them, wasn't a candidate that they could identify with or relate to. My rationalization was that people, ultimately, would still choose the better man. Instead, they chose the one they were more comfortable with.
In some ways, Kerry was the Anti-Bush, everything that Bush was not -- articulate, strong, mature, a natural leader. But he also didn't have Bush's common touch. Maybe our side had a problem identifying that, because to anyone who's hip to his incompetence he has the charismatic appeal of a crotch rash. But half the country disagrees. And why not? Have you looked at the music or TV charts lately? Crap is the new beige. That doesn't mean the Democrats have to be PBS, though. Just as there is such a thing as quality entertainment, we can have a progressive candidate who's smart and capable but who's also charismatic and doesn't play into the wide array of lefty stereotypes. (Edwards '08?)
So, all right America -- you've got your president. Again. Now he's got absolutely no excuses and no slack, and when he fucks up, you have no one to blame but yourselves. And if the Democrats have even a touch of that vaunted superior intellect, they'll use this opportunity to clean house and figure out just exactly who they are and what they stand for, and bring out a candidate in 2008 that the country can truly get behind. This campaign got things off to a good start, I think, and sparked some real grassroots passion, but it caught fire too late. If this election had been held in March, it might have been a different story. Crisis and adversity suck, but they're the only things that wake people up and create real change. Maybe four years wasn't enough time to implement that change, but it was enough to get the engine running. So, as bummed as I feel right now, I can't help but feel that ultimately, we'll be better for having lived and fought through this. While I'm not sure anymore about what kind of America it is that I live in, I'm still glad I live here and not, say, Darfour. Life in these United States isn't the best right now, but it's far from the worst.
And to the rest of the world...sorry, folks. We did our best.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: igi2
EMAIL: gigi@heayeahnow.org
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/03/2004 01:58:16 PM
" and when he fucks up, you have no one to blame but yourselves"
the thing about that is, they think he hasn't fucked up with iraq or gay marriage and the rest, which is why they voted for him, so when dems think he fucked up, the reps with think he did just fine. one ma's fucking up is another man's good job.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/03/2004 02:11:10 PM
That was beautifully said B. I just want to cry right now. I'm going home early and having a hot date with a bottle of margarita mix.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/03/2004 02:21:51 PM
igi2: You're right, and that means there's a problem somewhere. I don't blame the Republicans, because they're just selling their candidate like a political party is supposed to do. I don't blame the Democrats, because they're setting the record straight as best they can. IMO it's the media that is the real culprit here. They are supposed to be society's truthtellers, the watchdogs that cut through the B.S., but somewhere along the line they lost sight of that mission, and nobody trusts them anymore. Conservatives deride the "liberal media." Liberals claim it's just the opposite. Unfortunately journalism is losing more and more credibility every day. Those of us unhappy with how this election turned out would do best to direct our displeasure in their direction.
groovebunny: I hear you, sister. I don't know whether to cancel National Drunken Writing Night, or move it up to tonight.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jennifer and the beans
EMAIL: beanmom@beanmom.com
IP: 69.141.20.124
URL:
DATE: 11/03/2004 02:23:43 PM
I don't know, I guess I feel like Eminem, Rock the Vote, Howard Stern, Vote or Die, and The Daily Show really mobilized a lot of liberal-leaning younger voters, but ultimately there's just MORE of them than there are of us. This is an epiphany for me (and maybe JUST for me, as I'm sometimes slow to see things through my sleepy haze). Really and truly, the majority of people in this country believe homosexuality is wrong, the war in Iraq is right, and George W. Bush is talking to Jesus every night on their behalf. It's their country. Not ours.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: igi2
EMAIL: j@j.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/03/2004 02:29:47 PM
jennifer - "I don't know, I guess I feel like Eminem, Rock the Vote, Howard Stern, Vote or Die, and The Daily Show really mobilized a lot of liberal-leaning younger voters" npr reported a 10% turn out for voters aged 18-25.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 11/03/2004 02:33:37 PM
You're right, it was all about fear.
Fear rules in ignorance. We need to do a better job of educating and informing everyone out there so they can make more rational choices.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jennifer and the beans
EMAIL: beanmom@beanmom.com
IP: 69.141.20.124
URL:
DATE: 11/03/2004 02:35:58 PM
igi2 - Compared to what in past presidential elections? And I guess I'm counting more than the 18-25'ers, since I'm almost 35 and I still fall into the Eminem/Daily Show demographic. ;)
But maybe mobilized is the wrong word. Reached, then. Informed. I don't know. Yes, most of them still stayed home, but maybe they stayed home because they decided to, rather than because they didn't even consider it.
Yes, I know I'm babbling now. I am nauseous and tearful today.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/03/2004 02:36:25 PM
Jennifer: You're absolutely right about Eminem, TDS et al. I think what happened is that, as I was telling a friend of mine just a minute ago, those kinds of mobilization efforts were great, but would have been better if they'd happened in 2002. I believe there was definitely a mass awakening among younger voters and others, but the (apparently) small effect that had on actual turnout tells me that there wasn't time for it to really take on enough momentum. I hope the beast we awakened doesn't just go back to sleep. If not, then 2008 will be a monster year for progressives.
I think you're right that ultimately there are more of "them" than there are of "us." At least, in that the Republicans were very effective in identifying one (perhaps the?) major angle with American voters -- morality/religion -- and exploiting it to the hilt. Meanwhile, the Democrats couldn't really seem to articulate a strong position on moral issues. I loved what Kerry had to say on that topic during the debates, but again, maybe it was too little, too late to have any lasting influence.
Contrary to what the GOP would have America believe, they don't have any kind of monopoly on morality. (Quite the contrary, in fact.) The crazy irony about this issue is that, if anything, the Democrats are the more strongly moral political party, in terms of their environmental and social positions. Yet they seem unable to articulate this message in a way that cuts through the fundamentalist fog that the GOP are constantly spraying all over the South and Middle America.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jennifer and the beans
EMAIL: beanmom@beanmom.com
IP: 69.141.20.124
URL:
DATE: 11/03/2004 02:40:34 PM
B - yeah, you're certainly right that the efforts did not start early enough. The Eminem video, for example, was GREAT, but how many states were even still accepting voter registrations by the time it broke?
"I hope the beast we awakened doesn't just go back to sleep." This is one of my greatest worries. I see a lot of newly-awakened voters lapsing back into cynicism and disgust.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 208.142.129.202
URL:
DATE: 11/03/2004 02:49:14 PM
This from www.electoral-vote.com: One thing that is very strange is how much the exit polls differed from the final results, especially in Ohio. Remember that Ohio uses Diebold voting machines in many areas. These machines have no paper trail. Early in the campaign, Diebold CEO Walden O'Dell, a GOP fundraiser, promised to deliver Ohio to Bush. He later regretted having said that.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/03/2004 03:03:42 PM
Raz: The election numbers are fishy, no question about it. I don't know the facts so I haven't shot off my mouth about this, but my gut feeling is that there was massive fraud, and that the GOP did steal this election. I hope this will be investigated and the truth revealed. Still...even if they stole the election, they didn't steal the landslide, which I guess is my issue right now. Given the indisputable, blatant incompetence of the Bush administration, it shouldn't have been anywhere near this close of a race. I think there are valid reasons for this beyond simply that people are stupid, and that if the Dems are smart they'll look carefully at those reasons in the next couple of years.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/03/2004 03:07:59 PM
Jennifer: I don't think there's any avoiding a certain period of withdrawal and disgust. Assuming no major scandals, I see myself taking a break from politics for a while. But I can also say that I don't intend to go back to sleep, or allow cynicism to turn me away from politics. My belief is that people turn to cynical detachment when they see no viable alternative, when they feel victimized on all sides with no one to place any hope in. That's why I hope that the mechanisms of change that have been put into place, like Air America and The Daily Show, keep working to give people a sense that they are not powerless.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Marn, eh
EMAIL: marn@diaryland.com
IP: 66.158.145.38
URL:
DATE: 11/03/2004 04:20:50 PM
As a Canadian, I'm always taken aback by the soft ride your television news too often gives your politicians. It kills me that The Daily Show--a fake news show--was just about the only place that would dig up clips such as Cheney denying he'd ever said there was an alQuaeda-Iraq link and then playing a clip of him saying just that.
Man, you guys were let down by your news organizations, big time. Otherwise, how else do you explain that even after the 9/11 Commission report clearly said there's no alQuaeda-Saddam connection, that a significant percentage of Americans STILL believe that Saddam had something to do with 9/11? Gah.
I think there has been a spectular dumbing down of reporting in your country. I'm not sure if it's because the media thinks its audience is too stupid and uninformed to deal with anything but light sound bites, or if the reporters themselves are only slightly smarter than the average patch of mushrooms. I suspect it's a bit of both.
It was amusing, watching the faces of the pretty talking heads when Sharpton dropped his prepared text at the convention and forced them to think on their feet. They couldn't do it.
As an aging (I'm 53) bleeding heart lefty, the thing that makes me the saddest is that 10% turn out rate for the less than 25's. I really had my hopes pinned on that gang.
What happens in your country has a profound effect on mine. Our province of British Columbia had been seriously considering sub-contracting the computerization of medical data to an American firm. Then they found out, after a series of legal opinions, that under the Patriot Act that American firm could be forced to cough up Canadian medical records to your government, with no need to inform the Canadians that their privacy has been breached. Needless to say, the work is going to stay in Canada. That gives you just a taste of the sweep of the Patriot Act.
Run, don't walk, to the ACLU and support it however you can. With a Republican majority, the odds that the Patriot Act will be extended (and even perhaps broadened) are pretty good. The guys who brought you Guantanimo Bay are not big sticklers for the civil rights.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/03/2004 04:47:00 PM
Marn -eh: What is even more disturbing is that last election year 17% of registered voters between 18-25 voted. After all the media hype, we couldn't rally more of them to the polls.
I was standing in line outside for 2 hours before I could vote and a young girl in front of me got out of line and said "This is taking too long!"
I stopped her and asked why she was leaving and that is was important for her to vote, and she just shrugged her shoulders and said that it was too cold.
I live in San Diego.
...sad...
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sandra
EMAIL:
IP: 209.36.27.8
URL:
DATE: 11/03/2004 04:47:09 PM
Personally, I think the reason why the news media is so dumb here is because it's the NEWS MEDIA. We have too many 24-hour news stations which are (a) looking to appease advertisers and (b) looking to appease viewers. They aren't reporting the news, they're looking for a story that will bring people in and keep them parked in front of their sets for commercial breaks.
I'm still in shock. I was off my game all day, thinking about this decision. Who knows what kind of shit is going to hit the fan in the next 4 years. I see your reasoning about a landslide or nothing, but it still hurts to be in a nation that would choose a total freaking idiot as President. At least the first time we could laugh sheepishly and say, "Well, it was a different time... Bill Clinton erased the line between Democrats and Republicans, and it was easy to think that it really didn't matter." Now, we have to face up to the fact that, yes, we are consciously choosing someone who is incapable of delivering a complete sentence without repeating himself or screwing up.
Term limits... I was heart-broken when Clinton had to leave, and thought they were for shit, and now I'm grateful that they are in place. What a sad state that is.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: moesmum
EMAIL:
IP: 65.7.159.26
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/moesmum/
DATE: 11/03/2004 06:04:19 PM
Thank you, B, for taking the feelings of myself, Moe, Moe's Aunt (if she doesn't mind my speaking for her), and Moe's Grandparents and organizing them in to a perfect commentary.
Cheers, and feel free to join my Four More Years of Booze campaign:)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Helene
EMAIL: heleneq@cox.net
IP: 68.225.171.156
URL:
DATE: 11/03/2004 09:16:58 PM
Maybe it is time to channel our energies into the anti-war movement? With or without a new administration we have got to get louder, get meaner and get the hell out of Iraq.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 11:09:46 AM
here's a little blurb from TPM about the youth vote. Makes me feel a little better.
proportions
Let's Put the "God" Back into "Goddamn Liberals"
11/03/2004 06:35:56 PM
I feel like setting up a betting pool for the number of "It's God, Stupid" post-election headlines we're going to see this week. While we were wrangling over Iraq and the economy, it turns out that what people really cared about was the condition of our immortal souls. Who knew? Not the Democrats, evidently. Not me, either -- if anyone had asked me what the crucial text of this election year would be, I would have said Fahrenheit 9-11, not The Holy Bible.
We ridiculed Dubya for being out of touch with America, but I guess we should have specified "secular heathen America." Not that we didn't know that Bush had the lion's share of the churchgoing public behind him, but for some reason we didn't seem to take that seriously, or merely saw it as a problem to be dealt with, like ignorance -- "If we just give them all the facts, they'll gladly throw over their faith and spiritual values and vote for the Godless liberals." Uh huh.
But in retrospect, I have to wonder. For anyone who regards spirituality as the centerpoint of their lives, why would they give themselves over to the Democratic party? In terms of image if not reality, the Democrats are about as friendly to Christians as Republicans are to African-Americans. In other words, token acceptance, tacit contempt. And then we wonder why Christian fundamentalism has become the de facto voice of Christianity in America. Nature abhors a vacuum. Fundamentalism, like a fungus, doesn't thrive in the bright sunshine of openness and tolerance. It lives in the shadows and feeds off of people's fears and frustrations, just like portabella mushrooms.
Okay, I guess the fungus analogy has broken down. What I'm saying, though, is that if the Democrats don't embrace and speak to the concerns of devoutly religious Americans, they'll flock to the party that does listen to them. Same with those angry guys with the Confederate flags in their pickups that Howard Dean suggested we reach out to. As I recall, the prevalent Democratic response to that suggestion was to shave Dean's nuts with a rusty hacksaw.
Some of my favorite moments from John Kerry's debate performances were when he spoke about his spiritual beliefs. He showed us how religious and political principles can co-exist, even when they conflict, informing but not displacing the other. So many traditional Christian values -- moral responsibility, strong work ethic, compassion for our neighbors -- are totally compatible with Democratic ideals.
Maybe it's time for a new kind of Christian fundamentalism in this country. One that celebrates the Jesus that's actually in the Bible instead of the warped perversion of Christ's teachings that these hate-filled extremists have turned into the public face of Christianity. That Jesus would oppose tax breaks for the wealthy, would oppose the death penalty, would not have supported the Iraq war. It's kind of funny to think that if Jesus ran for president, he wouldn't have a chance of being nominated by the very people who claim to be God's official political party.
The Republicans have stolen not just our country, but also our traditional ideals and even our religious beliefs. I hope the next few years see a genuine effort from our leaders to take those things back.
"I'm Jesus, and I approved this message."
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: igi
EMAIL: fakeit@noemail.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/03/2004 07:33:26 PM
"Maybe it's time for a new kind of Christian fundamentalism in this country. One that celebrates the Jesus that's actually in the Bible instead of the warped perversion of Christ's teachings that these hate-filled extremists have turned into the public face of Christianity."
nah, it is for fundies to think "you are the wrong color/sexual orientation/gender" than to understand Jesus' message of love.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 11/03/2004 08:04:31 PM
In terms of image if not reality, the Democrats are about as friendly to Christians as Republicans are to African-Americans. In other words, token acceptance, tacit contempt.
This is somehwat true in terms of image, but I think the image was established as a result of the Republicans' actions, not anything the Democrats have done. I'm always amazed at how often the Democratic politicians invoke the Christian God when they speak. They feel that people that are agnostic or of other faiths just aren't as important.
I'm not sure what else they can do. If someone sees actions supporting separation of church and state as being "unfriendly" to Christians, then the problem is not with the actions but with educating that person to understand why separation of church and state is important to the well-being of America.
Also, I think that the Christians that flocked to the Republican party because they felt that they represented their faith did so because they're the kind of Christians that are horrified by the idea of gay marriage and liked the recent attacks on gay marriage that the Republican have been making, rather than any kind of exclusionary act on the part of the Democrats.
The problem with what I wrote above is that now it looks like there's no way to reach the fundamentalist Christians, but It think it's true. Until someone changes them, the sacrifices necessary to win them over are not worth it.
As for the non-constantly-judging-everyone Christians, I think the Democrats already have a number of them, although I have no hard evidence because they're not as vocal and politically organized as the right wing fundametnalists. The woman I was paired up with on the one pitiful day that I volunteered was very active in her church.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/03/2004 08:31:30 PM
Just to clarify, I'm not saying that Democrats should court fundamentalist Christians. Rather, my speculation is that many moderate or even left-of-center Christians become radicalized and throw their support behind the Republican far right, because it's the only political party that appears to wholeheartedly support their values. I don't have any proof of this; it's just an impression I've gotten over the course of this campaign.
It's true that Democratic candidates do a lot of talking about God, but somehow it doesn't seem to "stick" in the minds of religious-minded voters. I'm sure a lot of that is thanks to Republican smear efforts and their demonizing of Democrats as God-hating elitists, but I also see a lot of contempt for religion coming from people on the left. I just wonder if there is a way for Democrats to appeal to devoutly religious people without compromising their core ideals. I mean, the idea of separation of church and state has come to represent religious persecution when it should really be seen as protection of one's right to worship.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like a lot of that fundamentalist sentiment comes from a sense of persecution, and their rejection of the Democratic party and movement to the right is motivated by a sense that the Democrats are hostile to religious principles.
I don't know. I'm hardly qualified to talk about this stuff, but it's something I've been thinking about a lot over the past couple of days.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 11/03/2004 09:54:13 PM
It would be interesting to see what the actual numbers are on how non-fundamentalist Christians voted.
I think you're right about contempt for religion from some everyday people on the left (I certainly used to have quite a bit of contempt for it), but I'm not sure these fringe types are really equated with Democratic politicians by Christian voters. To me, they seem miles away.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 11/03/2004 09:59:45 PM
You know, now that I think about it, although I'm much more tolerant of religious people, having found examples of very good people that happen to be serious about their religions, I still have problems with some portions of some religions and their potential effects on people.
I wonder if that's regarded as contempt? Can you dislike a system without offending its pracitioners?
Regardless, I don't think the Democrats come even close to ever criticizing any religion.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/04/2004 12:52:55 AM
Ahhh...perfectly said B. Def along the lines of what I was thinking this morning, but couldn't eloquently express since I kept thinking about getting drunk to ease my misery. Thank you for writing this.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Leslie
EMAIL: thynk2much@yahoo.com
IP: 81.31.96.56
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 05:34:36 AM
I too want to thank you for writing this. There seems to be an unspoken (or sometimes spoken!) assumption all over the place that if you have Christian spiritual beliefs, you are not logical, you are not capable of making your own decisions on ethical/moral issues..... that basically you have your head up your ass intellectually and therefore you might as well go join the Republican party. As a very-seriously-way-over-on-the-left liberal and a Christian, I find this difficult to tolerate. Here in the UK the press is covering this thing like "Bush won because the crazy Christians elected him." Why can't the Democrats claim some of us as their own? We need, like, "Democrats for Jesus" or something, a support group. (OK maybe a different name.) I am so deeply ashamed of the bad experiences people have had with Christians of varying stripes and spots, who have left them feeling that we are hypocrites and hysterics and haters and dunderheads. I wish I could apologise to every one of you individually and introduce you to some fantastic people of my acquaintance who happen to also be Christians. I promise you that many of us - a very large number, I promise - are compassionate, caring, generous, tolerant, intellectually complex individuals. Just like Jesus was.
*sigh* I need a drink.
Equal Time
11/03/2004 07:02:52 PM
Hi folks, Satan here. I'd just like to respond to the previous post. Clearly, this guy has no idea what he's talking about. He's just blowing hot air out of his ass, frankly, and believe me, I know from hot air. If you want to know how much of a "Christian" he really is, do a search on the xxx-anal-action.com message board for "backdoorlover68" sometime, you'll get an eyeful of Christian values, I assure you. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a meeting with George W. to go over the terms of our recent contract renewal.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: igi
EMAIL: igi@blahblah.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/03/2004 07:34:06 PM
i thought it was backdoorlover69.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Satan
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/03/2004 07:38:22 PM
That's how perverted this guy is -- "9" is too bland for him! "8" requires a special kind of flexibility taught only disreputable yoga instructors.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/04/2004 12:49:34 AM
Backdoor and yoga. I'm getting all kind of visuals I just don't need at the moment. lol
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: laura bush
EMAIL:
IP: 65.7.159.26
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 09:28:16 AM
Oh! There you are! Don't forget the horned moon rolls for the Eradication dinner tonight. Toodles!
Somebody Set Us Up the Bomb
11/03/2004 08:12:12 PM
Now that all the campaign madness has come to a close, I think it's time for us to take a break, relax, and take stock. And by "take stock," I of course mean finding a scapegoat upon which to unload all of our bitterness, outrage, and seething anger. After a lengthy and exhaustive analysis, and 450 mg. of Wellbutrin™, I've assembled a partial list of culprits who cost us the election.
1. The Boston Red Sox: I'm glad they broke the curse and won the Series and all, but in retrospect it's clear that they used up all the miracle mojo allocated to the New England region, leaving none for Kerry. For shame, Sox...for shame.
2. Eminem: While "Mosh" energized the youth of America and gave a voice to our collective anger at the establishment, listeners from the crucial 35-60 age group could barely make out the rap artist's rapid-fire lyrics, hearing only garbled references to "George Bush" and voting accordingly. Next time, please include subtitles in your video, with one of those bouncing balls over the words.
3. Our Secret Alien Overlords: Recent photographic analysis proved that Bush wears an electronic device under his shirt, providing the strongest evidence to date that he is the puppet of alien beings intent upon conquering Earth -- or, given his performance in the debates, that he is in fact an alien whose human disguise is beginning to degrade as the body it inhabits begins to decompose. Pretty gross.
4. Lead Poisoning: I've said again and again that lead poisoning, which causes mental retardation, is the #1 threat to our population. I think this election is ample proof of that threat.
5. Al Franken & Michael Moore: These noted liberal commentators are considered the Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh of the Left. Unfortunately, unlike O'Reilly and Limbaugh, Franken and Moore have not been caught betraying the very values they claim to espouse. If they did, their fans would be forced to frantically justify and rationalize their heroes' hypocrisy, giving rise to the kind of desperate, blinkered devotion that has elevated Limbaugh and O'Reilly to towering vote-influencing demagogues. For shame, Al and Mike. Couldn't you at least be caught in bed with Ann Coulter or something?
6. Air America: When unravelling a conspiracy, the first thing you do is figure out who stands to benefit from the nefarious plot. Hmm...now who do we know who would be guaranteed a hefty audience for the next four years as a result of Bush's re-election, hmm? Hmmmm? Yeah, I thought so.
7. Me: That's right, I may as well confess right now that John Kerry's loss is actually my fault. In the past two elections, the pivotal swing state that dashed our candidate's hopes has been a state that I lived in at one time. First Florida, and now Ohio. If this curse persists, in 2008 California will go to the Republicans, and Washington state in 2012. My sincere apologies to Democrats everywhere.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/03/2004 08:16:08 PM
Not to be distracted from your message of scapegoats, but are you being attacked by a poodle in that last picture? :-P
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/03/2004 08:35:01 PM
Yes, that would be a conservative attack poodle. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dave
EMAIL: dcaolo@mac.com
IP: 65.96.48.172
URL: http://dave.typepad.com
DATE: 11/03/2004 08:48:23 PM
Don't forget The NFL's Washington Redskins. For the past 17 elections, the outcome of the Redskins last home game before said election has coincided with the outcome: 'Skins win, the incumbent wins. 'Skins lose, incumbent loses. This time, the 'Skins lost, but George Bush still won. Way to not hold up your end of the bargain, mystical Redskin voodoo!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: filmgoerjuan
EMAIL: fgjuan@telus.net
IP: 209.121.212.61
URL: http://blog.filmgoerjuan.com
DATE: 11/03/2004 11:28:40 PM
I am blaming Ohio for this one, pure and simple. What is wrong with you people?
From this day forward, I am never again going to watch "WKRP in Cincinnati"...not ever!
(oh who am I kidding? I'm still in love with you, Bailey Quarters! And how can I not tune in to see what tacky suit Herb is wearing in this episode?)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/03/2004 11:33:19 PM
Ohio is not my favorite state today...but I still love Skyline Chili.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/04/2004 12:46:27 AM
Accck! Not Skyline Chili. Lol Sorry B I kinda blasted Skyline in an entry of mine today. I am loving the poodle on your shoulder! And just think, that sweet thing will come in handy once it starts getting cold in Wisconsin. Viola! Instant ear muff! But then you'd need another poodle for your other ear. lol
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/04/2004 12:50:57 AM
charm: Yes, I read your anti-Skyline rant today, and that's okay, it's kind of a weird taste and I'm sure it's a love-it-or-hate-it thing, so I didn't take it personal like. :) Also, I do in fact have two poodles, so I'm set.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Collin
EMAIL: collin@grahamcenter.com
IP: 67.41.75.54
URL: http://fizzleandpop.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/04/2004 11:55:53 AM
I had a relative who would eat paint chips when we were kids. Later in life she narrowly avoided prison while her husband took the fall for robbing banks. Think there might be a connection?
And I agree. If Al Franken and Michael Moore aren't willing to be caught in bed with Ann Coulter (all together in gender swapping gear would be best) then what good are they to the nation? Dammit! Step UP!
I KNEW IT WAS YOU! That music you provided was too good to be trusted. Grr.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: melly
EMAIL: jezemelly@yahoo.com
IP: 24.26.254.175
URL: http://ordinarymorning.net
DATE: 11/04/2004 02:30:53 PM
This post would be hilarious even if I hadn't just chugged a bottle of Nyquil and smoked a crack rock half an hour ago.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/04/2004 03:03:05 PM
It always comes down to crack with you, doesn't it?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: monkeyinabox
EMAIL: chris@monkeyinabox.net
IP: 216.228.163.40
URL: http://www.monkeyinabox.net
DATE: 11/04/2004 03:14:47 PM
Yeah B, I knew there was a final piece to the puzzle and YOU were it! damn!!!!
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TITLE: when I first saw "450mg of Wellbutrin" I read .450 Magnum"
URL: http://www.peacedividend.com/archives/005950.php
IP: 66.117.128.123
BLOG NAME: Peace Dividend
DATE: 11/03/2004 09:13:19 PM
I've said again and again that lead poisoning, which causes mental retardation, is the #1 threat to our population. I...
Last Political-Type Entry for a While
11/03/2004 11:11:25 PM
"If Jesus came back and saw what's going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up."
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/03/2004 11:58:10 PM
It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better... while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.
Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber on weekends.
~Woody Allen
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/04/2004 09:13:07 AM
That's one of my favorite movie quotes ever.
What!
11/04/2004 03:24:00 AM
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 10:21:49 AM
I have first dibs on the original. Dude, I'll pay ya *bucks* for that drawing. Deal?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: bakiwop
EMAIL: bino1@hotmail.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 10:25:24 AM
I know! I know!
The big, one-eyed alien is "the man" always keeping an eye on the small, local salesman of hemp goods and the flowers are the peace and prosperity the man promises but by ripping them out of the ground instead of leaving them planted in a pot, the man actually destroys that which the man promises by not understanding how to properly take care of that which he promises. notice how the man is the most dominant and powerful figure in the picture - your eye is immediately drawn to the statuesqe, slightly sexy pose, which is another aspect of the man - everybody fears the man but would secretly like to be the sexy, all-knowing figure.
the brown bear represents overweight americans. look at how unhappy the little overweight brown bear is. "oh", it thinks, "if i could just look like the movie stars and tv stars and models and olympic athletes i would be oh so popular and happy. i also wish i was a little less hairy too. and maybe blonde...oh yeah...and some clothes would be nice."
the little beanie-wearing blue furry thing represents politicians. they want to look all cute and cuddly and innocent and sweet and "oh elect me i am completely harmless and will do nothing but what is right for you. wouldn't you like to snuggle up in bed with me and elect me to public office? i wouldn't do anything to harm you or your family! i'm just a plush toy." while in reality they are all power-hungry madpeople pooping all over america by pooping all over the people they are supposed to be representing. the "oh no!" is the people realizing they elected another idiotic democrat/republican to office and can do nothing for two or four or six years while the politician poops all over them and their country.
the yellow thing with the exclamation point represents the superhero we all so badly need to help us with the man and politicians and overweight americans but can't have. look closer and you'll see there is no face to be seen, meaning we can't identify the hero we all so badly need. the exclamation point means we REALLY need the hero but, nyah nyah nyah, we can't have one.
oh yeah, and we are all living on a big rock rushing through the open hinterland of space at an amazing speed so stop taking things so seriously and enjoy.
(sorry about any spelling/grammar errors in the above post, it is too long and i am too lazy to go back and look to correct)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: bakiwop
EMAIL: bino1@hotmail.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 10:28:26 AM
or your bringing back that writing story thingy based on a pic you provide?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 10:34:30 AM
Teh Raz, I will fight you for it.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/04/2004 12:08:50 PM
bakiwop, the world is still waiting for your concession speech!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/
b/
DATE: 11/04/2004 12:10:13 PM
I don't know how to break it to you guys that it's really all about the cat-squirrel poop.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: bakiwop
EMAIL: bino1@hotmail.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 12:45:50 PM
oh man, i forgot i was running for president...shit...
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: bakiwop
EMAIL: bino1@hotmail.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 01:45:17 PM
Got it. Here's my concession speech:
Dumbasses.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/04/2004 01:49:08 PM
That was a very gracious speech. I think in 2008 we should run as a third party, perhaps the Dumyacratic Party or the Fuckbushtarians.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: bakiwop
EMAIL: bino1@hotmail.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 02:14:15 PM
i would love it, but only if i get to be vice president. all the luxury without any of the hassle. my kind of life.
"Fuckbushtarians" There ya go. Even if we lose we can claim victory as Bush can't get back int office.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 208.142.129.202
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 03:11:31 PM
I want that drawing for my bedroom. B, please?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/04/2004 03:14:29 PM
Raz: Unfortunately, it would probably take up about a 4" x 4" square on your wall, but you are welcome to it. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com.blog
DATE: 11/04/2004 08:42:41 PM
I smell fabulous eBay auction opportunity for you here on this fabulous picture! Otherwise, who do I have to beat in a wrestling match to hang that wonderful 4x4 artwork by my computer? I think I should get it since I noticed the cat/squirrel pooping immdediately. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Barb
EMAIL:
IP: 68.121.246.77
URL:
DATE: 11/05/2004 08:50:14 AM
i saw an otter poop.
Don't Make Me!
11/04/2004 12:36:02 PM
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: bakiwop
EMAIL: bino1@hotmail.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 12:57:51 PM
wear this silly hat.
shave the stubble from my head.
look at my body as my head explodes from it.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 11/04/2004 01:54:10 PM
Pop art'd!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 208.142.129.202
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 03:12:26 PM
B, your art just keeps getting better and better.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 208.142.129.202
URL:
DATE: 11/05/2004 05:32:52 PM
Maybe I have too much time on my hands, but my overactive imagination and Friday afternoon boredom have combined forces to make somewhat of a big deal about this CNN article: http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/05/voting.problems.ap/index.html
Clean
11/04/2004 06:43:58 PM
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: bakiwop
EMAIL: bino1@hotmail.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 07:02:47 PM
that south central wi sure does seem like an exciting place!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/04/2004 07:03:38 PM
Yeah, it's a thrill ride all right!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BoyKani
EMAIL: darren_kani@yahoo.com
IP: 199.4.18.2
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 07:26:11 PM
This reminds me of that comic/zine Snakepit, only replace "vacuum carpet" with "went to band practice" and "steam clean" with "did a bong hit".
http://www.youngamericancomics.com/moreinfo/SP-010-A.html
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Lauren
EMAIL: web@feministe.us
IP: 128.211.162.143
URL: http://feministe.us/blog
DATE: 11/04/2004 08:26:35 PM
Crack a window unless you're huffing, homie.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/04/2004 08:36:40 PM
Unfortunately, I'm so allergic to dust, so that's exactly my routine when I clean. Do the dusting. I feel sick then sick down. Then I vacuum, feel sick so I sit down. It takes me 3 times as long as it would a normal person to clean my pad. I'm pathetic. lol
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 202.71.195.230
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/04/2004 09:08:14 PM
that's almost interesting for its sheer lack of drama.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Tony, Jim's ex-roommate
EMAIL: foxviewer@usa.com
IP: 165.121.34.171
URL:
DATE: 11/04/2004 10:19:29 PM
What did you do with Mr. Peterson? Have him chased down by Down-and-out Dawg????
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/04/2004 10:23:14 PM
Mr. Peterson kept pooping on my Jim's Journal collections so I had him put to sleep.
It was okay.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 208.142.129.202
URL:
DATE: 11/05/2004 05:37:16 PM
Look at the detail in that vacuum cleaner!
"Rise."
11/04/2004 10:15:03 PM
Star Wars Episode III teaser here, here, or here.
It's pretty awesome -- hearing the Darth Vader voice again kicked my ass -- but then again, I was blown away by the trailers for the other two movies so who knows.
Also, for those of you expecting to see the teaser before The Incredibles this weekend, you might want to call ahead, because apparently some theaters haven't received it.
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AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 11/04/2004 10:46:34 PM
Holy. Crap. Simple, but effective.
I want to embrace the Dark Side again.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: june
EMAIL: sarah.kg@gmail.com
IP: 206.40.41.253
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/pinstripe_bindi
DATE: 11/05/2004 11:59:06 AM
Meh. I didn't even bother to see the last one.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Rob W
EMAIL: ironmouth@gmail.com
IP: 67.102.49.13
URL: http://www.ironmouth.com
DATE: 11/06/2004 03:20:12 PM
Wow, the story seems kinda familiar: A great Republic going through difficult times, an era marred by war, a leader who speaks of good, but deals evil. Where have I heard of that before?
NaDruWriNi: Now More Than Ever
11/04/2004 10:31:44 PM
Just a reminder: go to the message board and register for the forum. Check it out if you're in the mood to drown your sorrows after this crazy week....
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: charm
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/05/2004 01:26:25 AM
I am so there! :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 146.244.137.228
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/05/2004 10:44:18 AM
What is your poisons of choice for this?
I am having gin martinis and then beer to slow me down to a nice coma-like slumber.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 146.244.137.228
URL:
DATE: 11/05/2004 10:45:43 AM
*correction* What are your poisons of choice?
Egads... I better pull myself together here...
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mindy
EMAIL: mommy@themommyblog.com
IP: 67.114.136.21
URL: http://www.themommyblog.com
DATE: 11/05/2004 02:00:33 PM
How have not heard of this?? Ohhh man I am SO linking you, and this post, and the one after this one...
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TITLE: Drunken
URL: http://emptybottle.org/coasters/discarded/2004/11/drunken.php
IP: 63.247.132.12
BLOG NAME: Emptybottle : Coasters
DATE: 11/05/2004 02:36:15 AM
National Drunken Writing Night. But... but... I thought that was every night....
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TITLE: NaDruWriNi
URL: http://weblogs.livingreflections.com/001778.php
IP: 63.247.132.5
BLOG NAME: Living Reflections
DATE: 11/05/2004 01:11:36 PM
FYI - apparently Saturday night is National Drunk Writing Night....
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TITLE: NaDruWriNi
URL: http://www.themommyblog.com/index.php/nadruwrini/
IP: 207.58.146.242
BLOG NAME: The Mommy Blog
DATE: 11/05/2004 02:20:20 PM
Can I just say that Lee knows how to cheer a gal up? He just alerted me to this very important event: Just a reminder: National Drunken Writing Night 2004 is happening this Saturday. Start time is whenever you usually start crawlin' into the ol&ap...
Try Not to Think About It
11/05/2004 10:55:15 AM
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AUTHOR: Dave
EMAIL: dcaolo@mac.com
IP: 65.96.48.172
URL: http://dave.typepad.com
DATE: 11/05/2004 11:01:01 AM
Goddamn that's hysterical.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 11/05/2004 11:29:28 AM
HA! HA! HA! HA! I can't make my HAs big enough!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: wooj
EMAIL: me@woojay.net
IP: 130.207.237.24
URL: http://blog.woojay.net
DATE: 11/05/2004 11:49:35 AM
Awesome.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: gene
EMAIL: spinward@hotmail.com
IP: 63.136.96.13
URL: http://www.somethingoutofnothing.net
DATE: 11/05/2004 12:23:10 PM
I SO needed this.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott
EMAIL: volume22@email.com
IP: 205.161.153.179
URL: http://volume22.blogspot.com/
DATE: 11/05/2004 12:31:40 PM
That pretty much sums up how I feel these days.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 208.142.129.202
URL:
DATE: 11/05/2004 01:22:02 PM
LOL!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 146.244.138.200
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/05/2004 01:35:23 PM
LMAO! That's pretty much the conversations I have with the wife these days too.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Debbie
EMAIL: annme66@gmail.com
IP: 12.202.40.7
URL: http://www.boredbutbusy.com
DATE: 11/05/2004 02:14:29 PM
We had pretty much the same conversation at my house. Maybe we'll run into you at the theater.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Helene
EMAIL: heleneq@gmail
.com
IP: 68.225.171.156
URL:
DATE: 11/05/2004 03:02:23 PM
Great! [And so true!] Thanks very much!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Iki
EMAIL: imai@afterhourspub.com
IP: 209.83.11.72
URL: http://www.afterhourspub.com
DATE: 11/05/2004 06:46:13 PM
That was great.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: tony
EMAIL:
IP: 64.170.58.137
URL: http://www.tonypierce.com
DATE: 11/06/2004 03:43:21 AM
totally awesome!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Heidi
EMAIL:
IP: 67.34.240.6
URL: http://www.virushead.net/rmuse/rmuse.html
DATE: 11/06/2004 10:23:04 AM
Blogged the comic too - it captures my feeling the last couple of days. Is this yr work, or do you have a link I can add for proper credit?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/06/2004 11:02:07 AM
Heidie: the "10:55" time is a perma-lin.
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PING:
TITLE: Try Not to Think About It
URL: http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/001599.php
IP: 66.152.98.13
BLOG NAME: feministe
DATE: 11/05/2004 11:26:21 AM
First thing I’ve seen in awhile that made me laugh in a way that wasn’t vile and angry. Click to embiggen. By the inimitable B²....
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TITLE: NaDruWriNi
URL: http://www.themommyblog.com/index.php/nadruwrini/
IP: 207.58.146.242
BLOG NAME: The Mommy Blog
DATE: 11/05/2004 02:20:15 PM
Can I just say that Lee knows how to cheer a gal up? He just alerted me to this very important event: Just a reminder: National Drunken Writing Night 2004 is happening this Saturday. Start time is whenever you usually start crawlin' into the ol&ap...
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TITLE: Post-Election
URL: http://www.swirlspice.com/oldstuff/003744.php
IP: 66.96.221.200
BLOG NAME: swirlspice
DATE: 11/09/2004 01:44:32 AM
This ought to be the last. Mostly. I think. I hope. But maybe not. It depends. Not that I want to relive election night, but TVgasm's "Fair" and "Balanced" 2004 Election Coverage is hilarious. Are you a Democrat needing to...
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PING:
TITLE: Comic Strip Sums Up America
URL: http://www.hopstudios.com/nep/five/week_2004_11_07.html#001224
IP: 66.84.47.224
BLOG NAME: Five Live Links
DATE: 11/09/2004 01:54:11 AM
Well, it made _me_ laugh...
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TITLE: God Damn That Bastard
URL: http://lemonodor.com/archives/000969.html
IP: 62.116.124.105
BLOG NAME: Lemonodor
DATE: 11/10/2004 07:48:01 PM
Twenty Songs for a Melancholy Friday
11/05/2004 04:21:22 PM
Music can be a balm on the soul in troubled times. Or, alternatively, an incitement to armed insurrection. Today, though, let's choose balm over arms. These are some songs I've been listening to today, to cleanse myself of the national ickiness. If you like, please to partake.
Stream 'em!
Team America, "America, Fuck Yeah (Bummer Remix)"
Belle & Sebastian, "The State I Am In"
John Lennon, "Nobody Told Me"
The Jesus & Mary Chain, "God Help Me"
A Girl Called Eddy, "People Used To Dream"
Milk Inc., "November"
Jonny Lang, "Red Light"
Susan Werner, "Everybody's Talkin'"
Robyn Hitchcock, "More Than This"
Pavement, "No More Kings"
Interpol, "A Time To Be So Small"
The Beautiful South, "Don't Fear The Reaper"
Revolting Cocks, "Beers, Steers + Queers"
The Pogues, "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"
Max Raabe & Der Palast Orchester, "We Are The Champions"
Soupy Sales, "Pie In The Face"
Bob Dylan, "I Shall Be Released"
Simon & Garfunkel, "America"
The Grass Roots, "Let's Live For Today"
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dave
EMAIL: dcaolo@mac.com
IP: 65.96.48.172
URL: http://dave.typepad.com
DATE: 11/05/2004 04:56:33 PM
Woo! I haven't heard Beers, Steers and Queers since I was in college in Boston. Thanks for the great flashback to my glory days, not to mention the killer Revco show we attended at Axis. What is Al Jourgensen up to these days? I think there's a new Ministry album.
On Tap
11/06/2004 05:43:57 PM
National Drunken Writing Night, tonight only at the People's Republic of Aimless Chatter. Be there or be sober.
Update: Here are the bloggers that I know of who are participating in NaDruWriNi from their own weblogs instead of the message board. If yours is one of them, please let me know ASAP so I can add you to this list!
Edward Champion
Gwenda
A Random Walk of Writing
My Brillant Mistakes
Syntax of Things
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: ed
EMAIL: ed@edrants.com
IP: 64.81.242.197
URL: http://www.edrants.com
DATE: 11/06/2004 06:44:34 PM
Dammit, B. And here I was anticipating a resilient round of drunken bloggery. Am I to be the only one posting under the influence?
Mystified (or perhaps I simply misunderstood),
Mabuse
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/06/2004 06:58:44 PM
Oh, are you drunkenly blogging on your own weblog? Because traditionally (or, well, last year anyway) we've done the drunken writing at a central location, which last year was a special "NaDruWriNi" weblog I created, and this year is over at the Weirdsmobile message board.
If you are posting at your own site tonight, don't stop -- I can link from here to any other webloggers who are participating that way. It did occur to me that people might do it that way instead of going to the central location, but I plumb forgot to include that in my planning. Sorry!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ed
EMAIL: ed@edrants.com
IP: 64.81.242.197
URL: http://www.edrants.com
DATE: 11/06/2004 07:02:00 PM
Aha! I've completely missed the methodology! Well, read the posts and decide for yourself. Man, I feel like the frat boy left standing naked in a Wisconsin winter, determined to fulfill his pledge.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/06/2004 07:05:18 PM
It's really my fault for not being more clear about the concept. I think it actually makes more sense to do it the way you're doing it -- but this dual-alternative method seems cool to me, too. Now I'm off to your site to see just what the heck you're up to!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: gwenda
EMAIL: gwenda007@gmail.com
IP: 139.55.3.35
URL: http://bondgirl.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/06/2004 08:14:32 PM
So, circumstances have conspired (i.e. I find myself ui and without anywhere sufficient to tempt me away) with being publicly called out. I'm in.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/06/2004 08:16:57 PM
Boredom, shame...whatever brings you in is cool with me. I'm not proud!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Cindy
EMAIL: cindy@closkey.com
IP: 24.154.22.55
URL: http://closkey.com/mybrilliantmistakes
DATE: 11/06/2004 10:06:57 PM
It's well into NaDruWriNi, but I've only just found out about it. Damn these busy, non-blog-reading weeks! I'm starting now, continuing as long as I can. Cheers!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/07/2004 02:40:25 AM
I think this should be done twice a year!!
...seriously.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mindy
EMAIL: mommy@themommyblog.com
IP: 69.104.92.210
URL: http://www.themommyblog.com
DATE: 11/07/2004 04:28:20 AM
I tried... really I did. Next year, I sell my children and lock the doors
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: oldtimey
EMAIL: grr@grrgrr.com
IP: 69.9.99.68
URL: http://www.three-rings.com/oldtimey
DATE: 11/07/2004 08:12:42 PM
I was having a lot of fantastic sex on nadruwrini night. Sorry I wasn't able to include some drunken writings.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ed
EMAIL: ed@edrants.com
IP: 64.81.242.197
URL: http://www.edrants.com
DATE: 11/08/2004 12:39:33 AM
oldtimey: You sanctimonious type! Where's your dedication? The rest of us forewent sex (and even porn!). Don't let it happen again.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sandra
EMAIL:
IP: 68.249.78.70
URL:
DATE: 11/08/2004 01:40:54 PM
Brr -- too much info, oldtimey. Fortunately, there's always next year.
Après Alcool
11/07/2004 12:15:53 PM
Hangover remedy from Howstuffworks.com:
Take two more aspirin with a full glass of water. This will help with the headache as well as decrease inflammation from leftover prostaglandin.
Take another multivitamin. Replenishing your C and B vitamins in particular will help get rid of the rest of the toxins.
Eat breakfast. A meal consisting of eggs (for the cysteine), a banana (for the potassium), burnt toast (for the carbon) and fruit juice (for the fructose) or a sports drink (for the electrolytes, sugars and salts) should put you on the road to recovery. If you overindulged and don't think you can keep all this down, definitely drink the sports drink and combine the banana and some milk to make a smoothie. Avoid caffeinated coffee, tea and soda, as they will further dehydrate you.
Go back to bed. If you still feel achy and exhausted after breakfast, go back to bed for an hour or so. It is likely that you did not reach deep sleep because of glutamine rebound, and as your glutamine levels return to normal you will get the restorative sleep you need to feel like yourself again.
I don't feel too hung over this morning, which I'm going to go ahead and attribute to my vodka-only + lots-of-water policy. Mainly I feel groggy from staying up until 4 in the morning. Now for eggs.
Thanks to all the participants for making NaDruWriNi '04 a rollicking good time. Heck, we should do this every night! Who's with me? Anyone? Yeah, I guess not.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/bl
og
DATE: 11/08/2004 10:14:49 AM
I'm with ya! I slept like a baby and didn't even wake up hurting. Unfortunately though, I couldn't stay awake past 1:30 a.m. Drinking makes me sleepy. lol
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.237
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 11/10/2004 12:39:48 AM
I'm so sorry I had to miss it, B. You're the top!
Redefine Happiness
11/08/2004 02:02:15 PM
Stream 'em!
• • •
1. Eels, "Fresh Feeling"
2. Go Sailor, "Ray Of Sunshine"
3. Lucksmiths, "There Is A Boy That Never Goes Out"
4. Björk, "Bachelorette"
5. Michelle Branch, "You Get Me"
6. The Beautiful South, "Don't Fear The Reaper"
7. The Wedding Present, "Falling"
8. Nick Drake, "Northern Sky"
9. Stina Nordenstam, "Hopefully Yours"
10. Bruce Springsteen, "Cautious Man"
Bonus Track: Strong Bad, "You're A Girl, Or Maybe A Wagon Filled Up With Pancakes"
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/08/2004 05:24:45 PM
How did you get the pancakes song? That just came out yesterday! You are too good... and thank you.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mandy
EMAIL: mandy@mandelion.com
IP: 68.90.181.253
URL: http://www.mandelion.com
DATE: 11/08/2004 07:28:26 PM
Oh I love the last one!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/08/2004 08:27:32 PM
Ah, thanks! I grabbed the pancake song from the SB email with Wiretap and edited it down.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/08/2004 08:46:13 PM
Do they have anything like wiretap for the pc? ...I think I need a Mac.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 11/08/2004 09:48:32 PM
Scott, you can use any recording/editing software for PC, set the recording source to Wave Out (or sometimes it's DirectX Wave Out), then just play whatever you want and get a wav file of it.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/08/2004 10:53:16 PM
Thanks Jim! I will look into this and see what I can find. Any software suggestions?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 11/09/2004 12:31:50 AM
Sound Forge is great if you can get it, but it's not free.
Back in the day, CoolEdit was a good free sound editor, but apparently, Adobe bought it last year and made it not free. Goldwave still has a free trial. Not sure happens when the eval period expires, though.
Hrn. Maybe a version of Wiretap for Windows would be handy. Loop Recorder seems to be that, but I get the impression it's hobbled unless you register.
Heh, it indeed looks like things would be a simpler if you had a Mac, though.
Drunken Stories
11/09/2004 12:01:01 AM
THE MAN WHO TURNED HIS HOUSE INSIDE OUT
One day, after a grueling double shift at the gear factory, Lloyd came home to his dilapidated trailer park and looked around at the filthy interior. His home was a shambles. A note tacked -- yes, tacked, the god damn bitch didn't even bother to use the Greetings from Yellowstone Park magnet he'd found in the driveway the week before -- to the refrigerator answered his questions. Lurleen had run off with a guy from the Bush campaign who had come by the trailer to drop off a flyer about how the FBI was going to kidnap and torture anybody who voted for Kerry.
God damn it, Lloyd yelled. It was bad enough that Lurleen had run off on him, but with a sumbitch Republican? That was the final straw. He had it with this crappy working class life and his nowhere job. Thanks to economic policies that favored the ultra-rich over the regular folks who actually did the work in this country, guys like Lloyd would probably live their whole lives in crappy trailer parks, never to taste the fruits of a lifetime of labor.
Well, screw it, Lloyd said. If I can't live like a decent human being in my own house, then I'm gonna move out...and make the whole world my house! So, by the next morning, Lloyd had moved every single one of his possessions, including appliances and plumbing fixtures, outside onto the lot surrounding his mobile home.
People walked by and stared goggle-eyed at Lloyd as he sat on his couch reading the paper, or fixing himself a can of Spaghetti-O's, or even taking a dump on his toilet. After a while, though, people got used to the odd sight of Lloyd living his whole life out of doors. Local TV stations did feature stories on Lloyd. There were impassioned newspaper op-ed columns about how Lloyd's outdoor life was a profound act of political protest, showing the world the disastrous effects of Bush's failed economic policies by living his filthy, squalid existence in plain sight.
Inspired by this act of protest, others, at first people from Lloyd's town, and then all over the country as the word spread, began to copy Lloyd's bizarre lifestyle choice. Even up north, where temperatures dipped below freezing during the winter months, people bundled up in blankets and camped around roaring bonfires in La-Z-Boys and lawn chairs.
In the White House, President George W. Bush opened his large-print, simplified-English edition of the Washington Post and read all about Lloyd and his strange mass following. He turned to Vice-President Dick Cheney, who was on a gurney nearby having his blood swapped with that of young Vietnamese virgins, and asked, "What the heck is all this about, then?"
"Well George, I guess a lot of people out there think we're fucking assholes," Cheney replied cheerfully.
THE END
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Barbara
EMAIL:
IP: 68.121.246.77
URL:
DATE: 11/09/2004 12:26:12 AM
i just looked at that earlier today. ::shake fist because i got nothing else to say::
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: bakiwop
EMAIL: bino1@hotmail.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/09/2004 05:27:02 AM
it's about damn time you started writing fiction again. now what's this dark penguin all about
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/10/2004 10:27:25 AM
Oh how I loved reading this on NaDruWriNi! Although I have to say I now have a fear that I could possibly end up like poor Lloyd one day.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Cynthia
EMAIL: ctpotts@juno.com
IP: 205.188.116.130
URL: http://eclecticeveryday.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/10/2004 11:05:59 AM
Beautiful...Once I start yet another literary journal, I want to print this.
Unless Harpers offers you shitloads of money first, in which case, go with them.
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PING:
TITLE: God damn it, Lloyd yelled. It was bad enough that Lurleen had run off on him, but with a sumbitch Republican?
URL: http://www.blogbites.com/index.php/2004/11/09/god-damn-it-lloyd-yelled-it-was-bad-enough-that-lurleen-had-run-off-on-him-but-with-a-sumbitch-republican/
IP: 64.71.187.10
BLOG NAME: BlogBites
DATE: 11/09/2004 10:30:31 PM
Trout Fishing in South-Central Wisconsin
Song o' the Day
11/09/2004 02:30:13 AM
Hot Snake, "Think About Carbs"
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 11/09/2004 10:49:28 AM
Hot Snake scares me a little with how angry they are about diet.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BoyKani
EMAIL: darren_kani@yahoo.com
IP: 199.4.18.2
URL: http://www.boykani.com/weblog/weblog.htm
DATE: 11/09/2004 11:49:12 AM
I almost puked at the Hot Snakes show.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sandra
EMAIL:
IP: 68.249.78.70
URL:
DATE: 11/09/2004 12:20:35 PM
Aw, shit. Now I have that song in my head:
Mysterious Tokyo! Pick me up Foxy Night Game!
What?
11/10/2004 04:23:47 AM
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mandy
EMAIL: mandy@mandelion.com
IP: 68.90.181.253
URL: http://www.mandelion.com
DATE: 11/10/2004 09:43:00 AM
Hahahahaha!
I laugh and watch me be smited.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/10/2004 10:25:11 AM
Hahahah! Sometimes I think having tinnitus during certain parts of my work day would be a God send!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Xkot
EMAIL: xkot@xkot.net
IP: 24.28.142.133
URL: http://xkot.net
DATE: 11/10/2004 10:41:59 AM
Hehe... so true.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jen
EMAIL: jen@verybigdesign.com
IP: 24.209.11.211
URL: http://www.verybigdesign.com/verybigblog
DATE: 11/10/2004 11:59:41 AM
No you don't trust me. B and I about have the same thing. You know that high pitched squeal the Tv makes? Well live 24/7 with a tv strapped to both ears on no station with that EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE in your head.
I always had it when I was litlte, but it was NOTHING compared to the ring I have now since it escalated lat year, it used to be only at night in a silent room. Now it's every freaking second 100's as time as loud as it used to be.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/10/2004 01:11:16 PM
Yeah, it's crazy making. CRAY-ZEEEEEEEEEEEE--
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 11/10/2004 08:46:47 PM
I had that going most of the weekend. I guess I at least got to see a rock and/or roll concert.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: panajane
EMAIL: panajane@gmail.com
IP: 201.224.159.36
URL: http://panajane.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/11/2004 11:51:23 AM
It's called tinitus and it sucks.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sandra
EMAIL:
IP: 68.249.78.70
URL:
DATE: 11/11/2004 12:18:30 PM
Every time you talk about it, I get a sympathetic EEEEEEE in my ears. Thank god mine is only a phantom problem. I don't know how I would live with the real thing. It doesn't help you block anything else out, just makes it all the more jumbled.
It amazes me that William Shatner lives with tinnitus every day, and that it was work related (during the episode w/ the Gorn). I would just feel so bitter if I could trace it directly to a source.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/11/2004 01:53:02 PM
Well, since I'm pretty sure that in my case it was allergy-related from living in that mold cave in Seattle, I do feel a tad bitter about the Emerald City. Which, by the way, is green with FUNGUS, not shiny rocks.
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PING:
TITLE: Sing it brother!
URL: http://www.verybigdesign.com/verybigblog/archives/week_2004_11_07.shtml#002783
IP: 209.50.239.249
BLOG NAME: verybigblog
DATE: 11/10/2004 12:04:59 PM
Tinnitus Comix
Song o' the Day
11/10/2004 05:25:18 PM
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: monkeyinabox
EMAIL: chris@monkeyinabox.net
IP: 216.228.163.40
URL: http://www.monkeyinabox.net
DATE: 11/10/2004 06:26:39 PM
Ahhhh.good stuff. I just started listening to her stuff lately and it sure is good.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.131.169.163
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 11/10/2004 09:54:40 PM
I haven't heard of her, but I like!
Greetings from Fuckbushvania
11/10/2004 05:41:00 PM
There's a new liberal weblog in town: Lefty, the brainchild of the redoubtable Dave of Kermit the Blog. Looks like George W. Christ has been about as effective in stamping out liberalism as he has been in the war against Terra -- we're rising up faster than he can put us down. I've joined up with Dave's merry band, and will be posting most of my political rants over there from now on. [*muted applause*]
Dave created this film clip, "This is Not Osama bin Laden" -- strong stuff. Check it out.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/10/2004 05:56:04 PM
Excellent! I can't wait to check it out! I think I may have to save the video viewing for when I get home though.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.131.169.163
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 11/10/2004 09:51:13 PM
Lefty looks cool.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/11/2004 01:22:33 AM
Great video! This is totally unrelated, but my dad just got back from South Korea. He is the Consul General of S. Korea for Oregon and Washington and he got to meet the president of SK. He is a very tall old man so he was very humbled and honored. (He normally does immigration law) What a trip.
Anyway, are you going to see the new Star Wars movie? I know that the hype is starting to build up... and I am a huge fan of the older 3, so I am hesitant. I think I will stick to my old 45's of the Return of the Jedi Read-along Book.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sandra
EMAIL:
IP: 68.249.78.70
URL:
DATE: 11/11/2004 12:22:09 PM
Nice blog, but I wish he would expand the width a little -- it's frustrating having to scroll, scroll, scroll and reading a tiny little column of type.
Also, how do I tell which posts are yours?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 208.142.129.202
URL:
DATE: 11/11/2004 12:30:13 PM
Good job, B. Keep up the excellent writing on these serious topics.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Consuelez
EMAIL:
IP: 143.183.121.3
URL:
DATE: 11/11/2004 12:58:23 PM
Hey B,
I know this is over a week too late, but I found it amusing, nonetheless:
http://www.bitterfilms.com/election11.html
if you've seen any of this guy's animated shorts, they are hilarious!
Veteran's Day
11/11/2004 02:47:11 AM
Honoring today and always
My uncle Steve Hodge who served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War
And our American soldiers in Iraq and around the world
{ Barber, Adagio for Strings }
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: dvl
EMAIL: dvlicious1@yahoo.com
IP: 64.161.177.121
URL: http://dvl.buzznet.com
DATE: 11/11/2004 10:12:04 AM
thank you, bryan, for always remembering. hope all is well.
:)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sandra
EMAIL:
IP: 68.249.78.70
URL:
DATE: 11/11/2004 12:24:01 PM
Ah, such an appropriate musical choice, too. :)
Song o' the Day
11/11/2004 01:57:00 PM
Logjammin'
11/12/2004 01:49:56 AM
So I was thinking, "What if every night could be National Drunken Writing Night?" I don't mean the drinking part, but the writing. No pressure, no commitment, no expectations, just a place to write, from time to time, whenever anybody feels like it. So I turned the NaDruWriNi section into a permanent part of the message board. Not much there now, but I'm-a-gonna add to it here and there as the urge strikes.
The Little Chinaski Underachievers. Not a real club. Just a place to write crap.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 130.191.17.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 11/12/2004 10:09:55 AM
I think this would be a great for me to get my writting skills in tune. But what happened to all the posts from this years NaDruWriNi?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 130.191.17.38
URL:
DATE: 11/12/2004 10:12:34 AM
Whoops! Just saw the archives section you added. *smacks forehead*
I guess I should've scrolled down more before I paniked.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/12/2004 11:42:48 AM
Completely awesome! Thanks for putting that together B! :)
And Now a Word from Our Sponsor
11/12/2004 02:20:45 AM
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Timothy Colman, the publisher of Good Nature Publishing, a Seattle-based nature poster company, liked a recent comic of mine enough to offer me one of his lovely posters, so I'd like to return the favor by giving Good Nature Publishing a big ol' plug on this site.
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And by the way, Trout Fishing in South-Central Wisconsin most definitely endorses the practice of rewarding quality blogging with awesome free stuff. FYI.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 11/12/2004 05:37:00 AM
ACH! Those are BEAUTIFUL!!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/12/2004 11:39:23 AM
Those are beautiful! Plus? Now I'm hungry for some salmon! lol
Song o' the Day
11/12/2004 03:37:14 AM
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COMMENT: AUTHOR: The Raz EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net IP: 208.142.129.202 URL: DATE: 11/16/2004 03:18:35 PM "Hmmm" is right. I'm trying not to read into the song selection. Aberdeen (as in Washington??). A song called "Homesick." I wonder if you're getting a bit wistful for the Pac N.W.?
Weirdsmobile Theater
11/17/2004 06:10:57 AM
I was a big film production geek in college, and this is one of my first student projects, I think from 1989 or thereabouts. It's from the days of gigantic VHS camcorders, so the production values are pretty sad. But I kinda like it. I don't remember who the lead actor is, but the drunken pathos he brings to his role is just great.
"Das Kapital: The Motion Picture" (11.6 MB Quicktime MOV)
"Das Kapital: The Motion Picture" (20.8 MB AVI)
(I'm still figuring out how best to export to AVI format, so this file is probably a lot bigger than it needs to be.)
This is the Special Edition of the movie, by the way -- I made some "improvements" to the original with the help of modern technology. I am the George Lucas of bad student filmmaking!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/17/2004 06:14:18 AM
By the way, the words on the signs in this movie are hard to read at this small size, so here's what they say:
(On the Proletarian) "Victim of Rampant Capitalism"
(On the Paper Bag) "Unequal Distribution of Wealth"
(On the wall behind the Proletarian) "Inherent Absurdity of Existence"
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jima
EMAIL: jima@legnog.com
IP: 68.252.242.118
URL: http://www.empty-handed.com/
DATE: 11/17/2004 06:29:26 AM
Lovely! I look forward to the DVD commentary. I like how, when the Victim of Rampant Capitalism is running away with the Unequal Distribution of Wealth, there's a freeze-frame on his feet for no apparent reason. I'm guessing there's some deep symbolism behind this.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: bakiwop
EMAIL: bino1@hotmail.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 11/17/2004 09:41:25 AM
oh man, when sad little VRC looked into UDW expecting a great reward and discovered IAE instead. Wow. I mean, just, wow.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Strode
EMAIL: strodej@scott.disa.mil
IP: 198.26.125.13
URL: http://straightjacket.afterhourspub.com
DATE: 11/17/2004 10:49:34 AM
It was way too deep for my little pee brain. You Marxists are a hoot.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 11/17/2004 10:55:28 AM
Ring-a-ding-ding!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: moesmum
EMAIL:
IP: 65.7.159.26
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/moesmum/
DATE: 11/17/2004 01:03:37 PM
Brilliant. I kinda avoided looking at it symbolically, but it did reminded me of a Beastie Boys video, and that rocks.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 11/17/2004 02:02:03 PM
Now I hate Sinatra even more!
Nice scoring. Got anymore?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 66.188.93.14
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/17/2004 03:37:22 PM
Oh yeah.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ellen
EMAIL: o1badone@aol.com
IP: 64.12.116.130
URL: http://anoddlittleplace.typepad.com/ellens_nest/
DATE: 11/17/2004 06:36:06 PM
Petty bad, but much better than I could do...Actually I liked it.
Not Sinatra though.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Smivey
EMAIL: smivey@yahoo.com
IP: 24.126.173.160
URL: http://smivey.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/17/2004 09:15:57 PM
Wow, that has got to be the most profound film I have ever seen. Because I didn't understand a second of it. . . No, that's a good thing. Really.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/17/2004 10:34:44 PM
AHAHAHA! Yes, I'm supposed to be witty here...but..
AHAHAHAHA!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: VelvetHellvis
EMAIL: velvethellvis@velvethellvis.com
IP: 65.27.229.194
URL: http://www.velvethellvis.com
DATE: 11/18/2004 10:07:59 PM
What would David Edelstein say about it?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 11/19/2004 09:35:01 PM
B! You have gorgeous legs! Am stupid. I not get it. lol
Sinatra rules my cd player.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: John C
EMAIL: coopjsn@gmail.com
IP: 65.4.74.247
URL: http://www.theoldmule.com
DATE: 11/30/2004 10:24:51 AM
made me scratch my chin
Song o' the Day
11/17/2004 03:34:17 PM
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AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 11/17/2004 03:48:07 PM
That's a good song.
The odd thing is, even though the singer's voice evokes some beautiful and hurt girl, there's something about the cadence of the vocals that remind me of Homestar's Secret Song.
Sunlight & Flowers
11/18/2004 02:43:56 AM
Stream 'em!
• • •
1. Yo La Tengo, "My Little Corner Of The World"
2. The Free Design, "I Found Love"
3. The Pretenders, "Message Of Love"
4. Aberdeen, "Cities & Buses"
5. Heather Nova, "Heal"
6. Architecture in Helsinki, "Like A Call"
7. Robyn Hitchcock, "Everybody Needs Love"
8. A Girl Called Eddy, "Did You See The Moon Tonight?"
9. Simon & Garfunkel, "For Emily (Whenever I May Find Her)"
10. Milk Inc., "The Sun Always Shines On TV"
Scott D posted an excellent mix tape of his own over at the People's Republic. Check it out.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 11/18/2004 08:45:22 AM
Hey! That Pretenders song is one of my very favorites! Good Jorb!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Lee
EMAIL: leeman@gmail.com
IP: 66.77.213.47
URL: http://blog.walinchus.net
DATE: 11/18/2004 11:16:38 PM
I'm SO going to be singing that "I found Love" for the next 50 years or so. UGH.
You rock BTW.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 24.183.61.65
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 11/19/2004 03:10:24 AM
Thanks! And yeah, that "I Found Love" song has been going through my head for days, so I'm glad to be able to pass on that virus...
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: the shiv
EMAIL:
IP: 150.176.245.171
URL:
DATE: 11/19/2004 09:58:12 AM
"Now the reason we're here-- AS MAN AND WOMAN..Is to love each other. To take care of each other"
Go Chrissy
I'll be out of town for the next week or so. Have an excellent Thanksgiving!
Too Much Joy, "Thanksgiving in Reno"
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AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com.blog
DATE: 11/19/2004 09:36:11 PM
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jennifer and the beans
EMAIL: beanmom@beanmom.com
IP: 69.141.20.124
URL: http://www.kjsl.com/~beanmom/beandiary.html
DATE: 11/20/2004 10:20:59 AM
Have a nice holiday! :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: maikopunk
EMAIL:
IP: 24.69.255.245
URL: http://maikopunk.blogspot.com
DATE: 11/23/2004 10:06:27 PM
I came by your blog by way of a link someone posted to the Fiction Bitch. You seem to be the only person still updating. Are you lonely rattling around Weirdsmobile all by yourself?
Happy American Thanksgiving... we had ours a month ago. Mmm. Turkey.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL:
DATE: 11/29/2004 01:15:39 AM
Hullo, I updated a few times over the past week. Oh, and happy Canadian Thanksgiving! I remember those holidays fondly (particulary the one where my folks cooked a friggin' chicken instead of a turkey).
Dude, Where's My Mix Tape?
12/01/2004 12:40:37 PM
Stream 'em!
• • •
1. Max Raabe & Das Palast Orchester, "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)"
2. Jonathan Richman, "My Baby Loves Me"
3. The Beautiful South, "I'm Stone In Love With You"
4. Zita Swoon, "She = Like Meeting Jesus"
5. The Divine Comedy, "Perfect Lovesong"
6. Flunk, "Your Koolest Smile"
7. Clem Snide, "Every Moment"
8. Joseph Arthur, "In The Sun"
9. X, "Breathless"
10. Class, "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off"
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AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 12/01/2004 03:01:29 PM
Welcome back and I hope you had a great holiday B. Excellent song and movie choices! I got a kick out of seeing the "Excaliber" link. Not too many people appreciate that movie as much as I do! :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jima
EMAIL: jima@legnog.com
IP: 207.7.7.214
URL: http://www.empty-handed.com/
DATE: 12/01/2004 03:46:07 PM
And Defamer offers another title for Best X Movie Title.....
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 24.183.61.65
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 12/01/2004 03:48:09 PM
Can't argue with that one. I wonder if there'll be a volume 2?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 12/01/2004 04:06:47 PM
I love Max Raabe! And ditto on Alan Rickman.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: elizabeth
EMAIL: newsyoucanuseornot@gmail.com
IP: 24.153.206.65
URL: http://whereorwhen.blogspot.com
DATE: 12/02/2004 10:17:33 AM
um, what about "Bringing Up Baby"? as far as the best movie with "baby" in the title.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 24.183.61.65
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 12/02/2004 11:24:28 AM
Bringing Up Baby is a great film. For me, though, nothing can touch the insane grotesquerie that is Baby Jane!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jean
EMAIL:
IP: 165.21.154.14
URL:
DATE: 12/02/2004 09:46:26 PM
I hate itunes !!! it doesn't stream ideally at.all
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 12/06/2004 10:00:38 AM
"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" was played endlessly on the TV when I was little. Seems like every time I was home from school sick, it was on.
Creepy, CREEPY movie. Years later I read that the actresses truly did not care for one another. There were actual snide comments and subtle quarreling on the set between the two, which probably added to the whole sense of creepy danger.
Song o' the Day
12/02/2004 09:19:31 AM
Lambchop, "Women Help To Create The Kind Of Men They Despise"
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AUTHOR: Susan
EMAIL: susanpatton@spamcop.net
IP: 66.188.154.156
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tundrababe/
DATE: 12/02/2004 06:19:34 PM
I suppose there's some truth to that...
I love Lambchop. Thanks for the mooosic!
You Are My Sunshine
12/06/2004 10:48:57 AM
Stream 'em!
• • •
1. Happy Mondays, "Stinkin' Thinkin'"
2. Of Montreal, "This Feeling (Derek's Theme)"
3. Leapy Lee, "Little Arrows"
4. The Refreshments, "Down Together"
5. Magnetic Fields, "Strange Powers"
6. Mojave 3, "Give What You Take"
7. Olivia Tremor Control, "Holiday Surprise 1, 2, 3"
8. Iron & Wine, "Love And Some Verses"
9. Elizabeth Mitchell, "You Are My Sunshine"
10. Dynamite Boy, "I Want It That Way"
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AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 12/06/2004 11:10:42 AM
These are amazing! I'm seriously impressed.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 24.183.61.65
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 12/06/2004 11:25:13 AM
I'm glad you liked 'em!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 130.191.17.38
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-camily.com
DATE: 12/06/2004 12:01:34 PM
Very nice indeed. I lost my iPod yesterday and I am starting to freak out a bit. I know I had it in my car last night, but it has somehow vanished.
I have yet to see The Incredibles. Got to see that flick soon!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: GVD
EMAIL:
IP: 199.172.169.9
URL:
DATE: 12/06/2004 12:13:58 PM
Hi there-- I've been enjoying your site for a bit now... and I thought it was tme to stop a min. and thank you for the great tunes... highly eclectic and fantastic, right up my alley. thanks!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mad
EMAIL:
IP: 199.43.48.67
URL:
DATE: 12/06/2004 01:30:43 PM
when is your eclectic holiday mix coming?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: filmgoerjuan
EMAIL: fgjuan@telus.net
IP: 209.121.212.61
URL: http://blog.filmgoerjuan.com
DATE: 12/06/2004 11:47:40 PM
OK, is it a sign that I'm a total and complete nerd that when I saw you had posted Leapy Lee's "Little Arrows", I got excited because it was referred to in a Monty Python sketch?
I am, aren't I?
It sounds nothing like what I imagined it might sound like.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Gecka
EMAIL:
IP: 161.149.63.100
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/gecka
DATE: 12/07/2004 10:42:49 AM
Echinacea is good. I think that it helps people stave off the flu because they're kinda impersonating a koala. Because I've never seen a koala with a flu.
But koala's eat Eucalyptus, so it's only kind of impersonating, which is why Echinacea only sort of works.
Ok. Bye.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 12/07/2004 10:58:02 AM
Stave it off, 1-2-3
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jennifer and the beans
EMAIL: beanmom@beanmom.com
IP: 69.141.20.124
URL: http://www.kjsl.com/~beanmom/beandiary.html
DATE: 12/07/2004 07:35:05 PM
It was nice talking to you! By the way, yes, I did get to a movie this weekend. I left the kids and went to see The Incredibles all by myself. It was really really great. :) This weekend I have to take the 7-year-old to the Spongebob movie. Think of me fondly if I don't make it back.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: maikopunk
EMAIL:
IP: 192.197.253.136
URL: http://maikopunk.blogspot.com
DATE: 12/08/2004 05:09:26 PM
you forgot the part where they promise to "get together" sometime for coffee. Yeah that would be great!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: bakiwop
EMAIL: bino1@hotmail.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 12/10/2004 06:22:16 AM
off topis:
i am noticing a resemblance between this: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/archives/002864.html
and this: http://accordionguy.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2004/12/9/200929.html
without acknowledgement?
Best of the 2004 Monday Mix Tapes, Vol. 1
12/13/2004 02:01:42 AM
Stream 'em!
• • •
1. Alison Krauss, "When You Say Nothing At All"
2. Azure Ray, "If You Fall"
3. Ben Harper, "Beloved One"
4. Blue October, "Calling You"
5. Bruce Springsteen, "Sad Eyes"
6. Dan Wilson & Bic Runga, "Good Morning Baby"
7. Dido, "Closer"
8. Frou Frou, "It's Good To Be In Love"
9. Ivy, "Digging Your Scene"
10. Jem, "Falling For You"
11. Johnny Cash, "Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)"
12. Joseph Arthur, "You're So True"
13. Kylie Minogue, "Come Into My World"
14. Lucksmiths, "Guess How Much I Love You"
15. Mason Jennings, "Ballad For My One True Love"
16. Neutral Milk Hotel, "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea"
17. Robyn Hitchcock, "The Ghost In You"
18. Ron Sexsmith, "Fallen"
19. Shane MacGowan & Sinead O'Connor, "Haunted"
20. Too Much Joy, "Crush Story"
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AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 68.224.168.139
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 12/13/2004 03:14:02 AM
Glad you've made it home safely from Michigan! :) I can't tell you how much I enjoy those rollovers. hehe
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mandy
EMAIL: mandy@mandelion.com
IP: 68.91.255.135
URL: http://www.mandelion.com
DATE: 12/13/2004 10:02:54 AM
I am always impressed when anyone lists Blue October but the fact that you have some Johnny Cash in there this week as well simply has stunned me.
I'm a sucker for old school country and anyone with a violin.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL: scottdonaldson@gmail.com
IP: 130.191.17.38
URL:
DATE: 12/13/2004 10:04:14 AM
You have no idea how happy this post makes me! My iPod was stolen last week and I lost all of my beloved B mix tape tunes!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Lauren
EMAIL: web@feministe.us
IP: 128.211.160.152
URL: http://feministe.us/blog
DATE: 12/13/2004 10:41:25 AM
Hey, B! You in love? What happened to you and me?
I punch pillows too, baby. Over my love unrequited. So sad.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 12/13/2004 10:48:20 AM
These rollovers imply you're doing better against the curse of Meniere. Excellent!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL: scottdonaldson@gmail.com
IP: 130.191.152.93
URL:
DATE: 12/13/2004 10:50:49 AM
There was a song about a submarine that I loved... could I put in a request for that one? I lost it.. :(
And I sent you an email with a link to some songs I posted for you to have. (Christmas related) Not sure if you got it.... b@weirdsmobile.com , right? Anyways, if figured that I owed some music back to you...
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.254.63.206
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 12/13/2004 12:09:14 PM
What is up with that? I'd feed you, but you live far away. Why is that? Why did that guy do that one thing?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 12/13/2004 12:16:31 PM
OOooOO! This was like The Best of B, 2004! I got almost all of these songs over the year from you, B. Love 'em! Thanks..
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: filmgoerjuan
EMAIL: fgjuan@telus.net
IP: 207.81.159.182
URL: http://blog.filmgoerjuan.com
DATE: 12/13/2004 01:50:30 PM
What I hate even more is being asked "why did this guy do that?" when I *have* seen the movie. Especially when if the person would just shut up and watch the damn movie, they'll find out why the guy did that in the next scene.
I swear that watching movies at home has turned an entire generation in talky talk talkers during movies. Save all your questions for *after* the movie, people!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 12/14/2004 02:29:11 PM
What's your favorite of this bunch, B?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Genuine
EMAIL: jturner@mesanetworks.net
IP: 209.120.147.143
URL: http://www.genuineblog.com
DATE: 12/14/2004 08:35:28 PM
Just stopping in to say hello and to congratulate you on your recent nomination at the BoB Weblog Awards 2004.
www.blogmechanics.com/bob
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Kim
EMAIL: abecedarian@gmail.com
IP: 12.107.238.230
URL: http://www.learningasigo.com
DATE: 12/15/2004 10:16:22 AM
VERY nice!
UPDATE: Why did I stay up writing this? I have to wake up in like five hours! Although I guess in order to wake up you have to first go to sleep, so I'm screwed there, too.
1. My favorite out of the mixtape "best of" selections below? I love all of my children equally. But some of them are especially notable:
"Beloved One" by Ben Harper - an absolutely perfect love song.
"The Ghost In You" by Robyn Hitchcock - an acoustic cover of the Psychedelic Furs song. I like how plain and fragile it is, stripped down to a wisp of a song, just a guitar and Hitchcock's plaintive voice.
"Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)" by Johnny Cash - this song is like a pre-marriage checklist. Don't marry anyone you wouldn't do all of the things in this song for.
"Come Into My World" by Kylie Minogue - I think it says something that this song manages to grab me even though it's not a twee indie-folk emo ballad like every other song I post. It's actually the brilliant Michel Gondry-directed video that made me like this song, because it captures this crazy circular spinning quality that I really dig.
"Digging Your Scene" by Ivy - I love how this Blow Monkeys cover retains the original's deceptively flippant tone and comes across as a loopy long song, even though it's actually this really grim, morbid song about AIDS and death. Appeals to depressed romantics.
"In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel - this is the best song ever, because it sounds like such a lovely, cute little ballad, and then you hear lyrics like "one day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea" and "I pushed my fingers through your mouth to make those muscles move" and you're like, whoa, but then you just sort of go with it because somehow it's still a really lovely, cute little ballad, just an extremely morbid one.
2. Thanks to whomever nominated me for that weblog award, but like...was it Calvin Coolidge? said, "if nominated, I will not run...if elected, I will not serve." I'm not down on weblog awards, but I don't really support them, either. Not because I'm above it all or anything. It's just that no weblog award can even begin to encompass the incredible number of awesome weblogs out there, so any "best weblog" award really only means "the most mass-appealing weblog out of the smattering of weblogs that were nominated, out of an incrementally larger smattering of weblogs that were noticed, which is an infinitesimal fraction of the total number of weblogs that are actually out there" and is therefore kind of pointless, IMHO.
3. I don't know why the guy did that one thing, but since the car was pretty beat up, I'm fairly certain it was just that his car was on the fritz.
4. The submarine song is forthcoming. Check back on Monday!
5. I think there were other questions, but I will have to decline comment on them upon advice of counsel. Plus, I forgot what they were.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 63.167.178.72
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net/
DATE: 12/16/2004 11:04:24 AM
Hey, I just noticed that trout at the bottom of each post. I kinda hoped clicking on him would take me to a fishing mini-game, but he's cool even as a non-gateway to secret stuff.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: june
EMAIL: sarah.kg@gmail.com
IP: 206.40.41.253
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/pinstripe_bindi
DATE: 12/16/2004 02:08:18 PM
Regarding #2... it was William Tecumseh Sherman.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.237
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 12/19/2004 11:19:03 PM
if by "counsel" you mean "Grey Goose Vodka," that's a good call.
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TITLE: Weblogging about weblogging.
URL: http://www.seethedonkey.com/archives/000395.html
IP: 216.74.96.145
BLOG NAME: See The Donkey
DATE: 12/17/2004 09:09:32 AM
Maybe it's the season, the holidays, the time of year where everyone winds down for a bit and the brain gets a little lazy, but I've been noticing a lot more writing in weblogs about blogging and blogging related activities....
Customers Who Read This Entry Also Read:
12/16/2004 08:27:36 AM
Via Slate, the long-rumored but little-seen Amazon.com Customer Service Phone Number:
1-800-201-7575
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jen
EMAIL: jen@verybigdesign.com
IP: 24.209.11.211
URL: http://blog.verybigdesign.com
DATE: 12/16/2004 10:22:20 AM
Wow. I thougth thier phone number was a thing of myth like Eskimos.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jen
EMAIL: jen@verybigdesign.com
IP: 24.209.11.211
URL: http://www.verybigdesign.com/verybigblog
DATE: 12/17/2004 02:29:57 AM
And karen has published ebay's:
http://www.shipbrook.com/karen/blog/?entry=823
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL:
DATE: 12/19/2004 11:31:34 PM
Thanks for the public service announcement! That number is harder to find than the lost city of Atlantis!
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TITLE: Amazon.com Customer Service Number
URL: http://blankbaby.typepad.com/blankbaby/2004/12/amazoncom_custo.html
IP: 66.151.149.25
BLOG NAME: Blankbaby
DATE: 12/16/2004 09:26:52 PM
Amazon's customer service number, found via Trout Fishing in South-Central Wisconsin: 1-800-201-7575
Best of the 2004 Monday Mix Tapes, Vol. 2
12/20/2004 11:49:18 PM
Stream 'em!
• • •
1. A New Found Glory, "The Glory Of Love"
2. Aberdeen, Handsome Drink
3. Azure Ray, "I Will Do These Things"
4. Broken Dog, "Baby, I'm Lost Without You"
5. Carbon Leaf, "I Know The Reason"
6. Cousteau, "The Last Good Day Of The Year"
7. Elliott Smith, "Let's Get Lost"
8. Elvis Costello, "Still"
9. Frou Frou, "Let Go"
10. Harper Lee, "Train Not Stopping"
11. Howie Day, "I'll Take You On"
12. Iron & Wine, "Such Great Heights"
13. Jonathan Richman, "You're The One For Me"
14. Le Tigre, "Let's Run"
15. Lucksmiths, "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"
16. Magnetic Fields, "The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side"
17. Shins, "Turn A Square"
18. Texas, "I'll See It Through"
19. Trashcan Sinatras, "Weightlifting"
20. Trespassers William, "Lie In The Sound"
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 12/21/2004 08:52:31 AM
I love Noriyuki "Pat" Morita because he was the original Arnold, and because my mom's first and best canary was named Mr Miyagi. And he sang beautifully.
P.S. Mr Morita requests that you not call him "Pat."
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 12/21/2004 09:04:31 AM
Sorry to swamp your comments, but I didn't actually say anything about the songs, and this is a music blog, right?
I love the Azure Ray song and the Magnetic Fields song both VERY much, but that Elliot Smith song gets in my head and under my skin and never goes away. I agree with your preference for it. And to round out my top five: the Iron and Wine, and the Elvis Costello.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Consuelez
EMAIL:
IP: 143.183.121.3
URL:
DATE: 12/21/2004 11:40:14 AM
Yes, because of your blog I discovered the Trashcan Sinatras! Thanks! And that Weightlifting song is brilliant. Happy Xmas!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 208.27.203.131
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 12/21/2004 04:34:21 PM
I could listen to "Train Not Stopping" for hours.... so many great tunes! If I get a new iPod from Hanukkah Harry, I will be putting all of these in.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Wendy
EMAIL: wendy@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 4.232.201.73
URL: http://weirdsmobile.com/wendy
DATE: 12/22/2004 05:23:09 AM
I, too, was very disappointed by Garden State. I really wanted to like it, but I felt nothing for the characters. In the end, when Natalie Portman is sobbing, I wondered why. She just met the guy a few days ago and they so obviously had no chemistry. Very unrealistic.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Ryan Schultz (Quiplash)
EMAIL: rryanschultz@gmail.com
IP: 24.76.6.12
URL: http://ryanschultz.net/blog
DATE: 12/22/2004 05:49:54 PM
Some of these are already on my favourites list... because of you. Thanks *BIG HUG*
--Ryan.
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AUTHOR: senor fancy pants
EMAIL: goboy@prada.com
IP: 68.114.238.99
URL:
DATE: 12/23/2004 08:17:31 AM
An XMas song that you'll enjoy
Raveonettes - The Christmas Song: http://www.tummymonsters.com/tunes/Raveonettes%20-%20The%20Christmas%20song.mp3
So This Is Christmas
12/24/2004 03:50:27 PM
The Flaming Lips, "A Change At Christmas (Say It Isn't So)"
I had some ambitious plans for illicit file sharing this Christmas, but I guess my Xtreme Christmas Boogaloo Mega Mix will have to wait until next year. My automatic excuse is that I just "got too busy," but the truth is that I'm not really feeling the Christmas spirit this year. It's not so much that I'm down on Christmas, because I'm not. I just find it difficult to celebrate a holiday that's all about idealism, when we're so far from living up to those ideals.
To me, the meaning of Christmas is to affirm that, no matter how screwed up this planet is, the human race is still worth saving. I mean, that's sort of the whole message of the "Christ" part of "Christmas," isn't it? And deep down, I still believe that. But just now, it's hard for me to celebrate that fact with any real enthusiasm. It's hard for me to feel much fellowship or togetherness with people, knowing that 51% of them, many of whom call themselves Christians, support a President who makes a mockery of nearly every Christian value. It's hard to feel closeness to people, knowing that 44% of them believe in curtailing the civil rights of Muslim-Americans. To live in a society like this makes every holiday feel like a travesty.
Maybe next year I'll feel differently, but this year I'm in no mood for celebration. I'm just going to spend the next couple of days watching a lot of movies, eating a lot of junk food, quietly enjoying the companionship of people I love, and continuing to ride out the storm.
Best of the 2004 Monday Mix Tapes, Vol. 3
12/27/2004 04:49:47 AM
Stream 'em!
• • •
1. Adorable, "Submarine"
2. All Girl Summer Fun Band, "Cutie Pie"
3. The Beautiful South, "You're The One That I Want"
4. Cary Brothers, "Blue Eyes"
5. Class, "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off"
6. Class, "There Is Nothing"
7. Dave Derby, "Fucked Up And Beautiful"
8. Decemberists, "Angel Won't You Call Me"
9. Elizabeth Mitchell, "You Are My Sunshine"
10. The Field Mice, "Everything About You"
11. The Folksmen, "Start Me Up"
12. The Free Design, "I Found Love"
13. Ida, "Shoe-In"
14. Iron & Wine, "Love & Some Verses"
15. Joseph Arthur, "In The Sun"
16. Les Breastfeeders, "Amoureux Solitaires"
17. Michelle Branch, "You Get Me"
18. Nick Drake, "Northern Sky"
19. Of Montreal, "This Feeling (Derek's Theme)"
20. The Softies, "Together Forever"
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AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 65.7.159.26
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/misshannah
DATE: 12/27/2004 07:56:00 AM
Excellent selections, as always. As. Always.
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AUTHOR: jennifer and the beans
EMAIL: beanmom@beanmom.com
IP: 69.141.20.124
URL: http://www.kjsl.com/~beanmom/beandiary.html
DATE: 12/27/2004 11:24:47 AM
God, I love Richard Brautigan so much. Rommel Drives on Deep into Egypt and The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster were my traditional summer reading on family beach vacations in my adolescence... Thank you for reminding me. Those 20 are some of my favorites, too. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Mandy
EMAIL: mandy@mandelion.com
IP: 68.91.255.135
URL: http://www.mandelion.com
DATE: 12/27/2004 01:37:42 PM
I have to mention that I never had the song Closer by Dido until you. Never has a song fit a situation I am in so perfectly and I was moved to tears - as was everyone I sent it to. You rock my world. Do you mind if I link to your site?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 24.183.61.65
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 12/27/2004 02:09:09 PM
Jennifer: I love Brautigan, too. I admire that style of poetry that relies on subtle shades of language instead of just imagery.
Mandy: What, you aren't already linking to this site?? I'm glad someone else really likes that song. I don't know if it was a single or not -- as far as I know it was just a hidden track on the album.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: GVD
EMAIL:
IP: 69.119.232.27
URL:
DATE: 12/27/2004 09:24:45 PM
Hi- Your mixes are so fantastic.. thanks!!!
fyi-
18. Nick Drake, "Northern Sky" isn't working... He's great.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 24.183.61.65
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 12/27/2004 09:33:42 PM
Oops! Thanks for the heads up!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Cynthia
EMAIL: ctpotts@juno.com
IP: 152.163.100.130
URL: http://eclecticeveryday.blogspot.com
DATE: 12/28/2004 03:56:47 PM
Loving the mix tapes as always -- but the new format rocks more! And I work for myself, no less...but if I was watching myself over my shoulder, I'd be fooled.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.131
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/scottshana
DATE: 12/30/2004 12:45:50 AM
I just got back from my week long xmas break with my wife and in-laws and had to check in here right away... what a great mix! And I have been looking forward to Adorable's Submarine. I missed that one.
Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
12/29/2004 03:03:57 AM
Re-trench
Re-tool
Re-organize
Re-new
56,000
God, Baby Jesus
The Turtle of Enormous Girth
36
Neil Hamburger: Messiah?
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AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 12/29/2004 03:23:53 AM
Are you going to open a 36th Chamber, so that they common people can learn kung-fu? That'd be a great resolution for the new year.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 24.183.61.65
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 12/29/2004 03:39:55 AM
My kung-fu is beyond the ken of mere common folk. Taste my wrath now!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: mike
EMAIL: mike@whybark.com
IP: 216.173.212.237
URL: http://mike.whybark.com
DATE: 12/30/2004 10:32:07 PM
Neilllll.... HAMBURGER!
Perspective
12/30/2004 09:48:08 AM
I made this list after realizing that the revised death toll from the tsunami is close to the entire population of Madison. That is a lot of empty streets.
116,000
Abilene, TX
115,930
Ann Arbor, MI
114,024
Springfield, IL
111,454
Simi Valley, CA
111,351
Bellevue, WA
109,569
Clearwater, FL
108,787
Costa Mesa, CA
108,724
South Bend, IN
107,789
Allentown, PA
106,632
Joliet, IL
106,221
Provo, UT
105,166
Daly City, CA
103,621
Gary, IN
102,746
Berkeley, CA
102,743
Green Bay, WI
102,313
Burbank, CA
100,316
Athens, GA
100,266
Albany, NY
95,658
Gainesville, FL
95,447
Charleston, SC
96,650
Boulder, CO
94,673
Roanoke, VA
94,911
Santa Barbara, CA
92,325
Rochester, MN
85,806
Norwalk, CT
82,951
West Palm Beach, FL
82,103
Youngstown, OH
82,026
Decatur, IL
81,860
Albany, GA
76,939
Schaumburg, IL
75,386
numbers from 2000 census
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 12/30/2004 10:49:11 AM
I was born in Daly City. Completely wild and surreal and just a cruel reminder how we all are just temporary inhabitants here. My heart goes out to all those people affected by the tsunami. And I know there's been a lot of talk as to whether 35 million in US aid is enough, but I just hope people who can afford help will find it in their hearts to do so now. Thanks for posting those figures B! And thank you for your comment on my site B. I promise not to be away too long. :)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.142.210.42
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 12/30/2004 12:02:47 PM
My god. It just keeps getting worse and worse. It's unfathomable.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Cheryl
EMAIL: triviaqueen@gmail.com
IP: 24.69.29.9
URL: http://victorialocal.blogspot.com
DATE: 12/30/2004 02:07:28 PM
Ouch.
Comparable Canadian cities (2001 Census):
Trois Rivieres, QUE: 117,758
St. John's NFLD: 122,709
Kelowna, BC: 108,330
Kingston, ON: 108,158
Guelph, ON: 106,920
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim H
EMAIL: nsapc3f@yahoo.com
IP: 208.59.120.35
URL: http://vinyljourney.blogspot.com
DATE: 01/01/2005 03:17:19 PM
800,000 in Rwanda 1994-95. 100,000 in Darfur this past year.
Acts Of God -- And Man
12/30/2004 01:51:41 PM
A severe earthquake in the United States kills three people, while an earthquake of nearly identical severity in Iran kills 30,000. A hurricane in Florida might kill dozens, while a monsoon in India will kill thousands. Why is it that the poorest nations are always the hardest hit by natural disasters?
From The American Enterprise, March 2004:
According to the Red Cross, in the last ten years "on average 13 times more people die per reported disaster in [poor] countries than in [wealthy] countries." Very simply, wealth makes health. Richer countries have the resources to build stronger buildings, to maintain better emergency communications, to rescue the trapped, and to prevent the injured or sick from becoming the dead. Certainly, poorer countries benefit from the wealth of richer countries (through, for example, drugs developed by pharmaceutical firms), but they require their own prosperity.
How "natural" are natural disasters, when so much of their destruction is a direct result of the selfishness and short-sightedness of human beings? A lot of us are wondering how God could allow something like this to happen. But maybe we're blaming the wrong party.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dave
EMAIL: dcaolo@mac.com
IP: 65.96.48.172
URL: http://dave.typepad.com
DATE: 12/30/2004 02:39:33 PM
Yeah, I sometimes her people say, "Why would God let this happen," or worse, "Why would God do this?" Well, God has nothing to do with it.
Think of a child playing with a top. He gives it a good twirl and then lets it spin, whirling around under its own power and wandering where ever it wants to go. The child doesn't make it fall off the table or bump into another object and stop spinning. This happens via the top's own momentum.
Such is God's (if you believe that sort of thing) relationship with what happens. God got the top rolling, but after that, it's hands off.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 208.27.203.131
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/media/music/
DATE: 12/30/2004 05:09:08 PM
What's is going to be the real head-slapper is that after all this tragedy, those areas will be re-built with little regard to more natural disasters.
Well, I don't mean to change the subject, but in regards to New Years and Valentine's Day and creating a "Holiday Mix Tape" I went ahead and composed this:
Martini Mix Page for 2005.
Please use, post, and rip at your leisure. :-P
Im not sure what next year will bring, but I hope that it will focus less on "us and them" but more on rebuilding and renewal. God knows I need it. But, I will toast to the health and perseverance of the survivors of this year, and wish peace to those that did not.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 208.27.203.131
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/media/music/
DATE: 12/30/2004 05:11:41 PM
P.S. Not sure how to make that link open in a new page in these comments, so just right-click and choose "open in new window"
(Its meant to be a full page)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Susan
EMAIL: susanpatton@spamcop.net
IP: 68.112.157.39
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tundrababe/
DATE: 12/31/2004 02:17:39 PM
That's a good point, B.
Scott_D, thanks for that Martini Mix! It's fabulous.
Another Year Closer To The Grave
12/31/2004 04:03:43 AM
Well folks, I've made it to the big 3-6, and let me tell ya, things sure look different from here than they did when I was a young whelp. When you've been around the block like I have, you see things. Things that change a man.
One experience I won't forget anytime soon was back during the WW2, when I was fighting the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes with my unit, nicknamed The Flying Dutchmen despite the fact that we were infantry and none of us was Scandinavian. Jerry had us pinned down tight, and all we could do was hunker down in our foxholes and pray for reinforcements. I remember Sarge would lift our spirits and fill our empty bellies by whipping up some "Infantryman's Stew," which was dirt and pigeon spoor mixed with tepid saliva in a helmet, and heating it over an "Infantryman's Fire," which was the collective heat from all of us rubbing our bare feet together in unison. You wouldn't think meager fare like that would be filling, let alone a delicious feast, but to this day I lay some Infantryman's Stew alongside the baked ham and potatoes at my Christmas table.
I think the greatest benefit that comes with age is that you know exactly what you want out of life. For instance, I'm pretty sure that what I want is to ride on top of a fifty foot tall flying robot with laser beams for eyes that I could unleash upon the nations of the world, just blasting everything in sight, until they all gave me one billion dollars apiece. That's the kind of clarity that only comes with age and experience.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Scott_D
EMAIL:
IP: 68.111.191.131
URL: http://www.the-donaldson-family.com/alaskacrash/
DATE: 12/31/2004 09:51:20 AM
Happy Birthday! -and never let go of that robot dream.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Sherri
EMAIL: Sylkenvelet@yahoo.com
IP: 68.59.165.165
URL: http://www.formyselfandstrangers.blogspot.com
DATE: 12/31/2004 10:28:56 AM
Congratulations. I am very grateful you've decided to remain with us for this year and I hope you stick around quite a while longer, if only for my amusement ;> Many hugs B!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: hannah
EMAIL: misshannah@gmail.com
IP: 141.214.17.5
URL:
DATE: 12/31/2004 11:28:48 AM
Happy Birthday!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: filmgoerjuan
EMAIL: fgjuan@telus.net
IP: 209.121.212.61
URL: http://blog.filmgoerjuan.com
DATE: 12/31/2004 11:58:04 AM
Happy Birthday, B!
I was going to say something like "36!?!?! That's old, man!" until I remember that I turned 35 this year...sometimes I conveniently forget that I'm not in my 20s :(
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Susan
EMAIL: susanpatton@spamcop.net
IP: 68.112.157.39
URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tundrababe/
DATE: 12/31/2004 02:18:55 PM
You crack me up!
Happy Birthday, B! Hope it is fun-filled.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: L Man
EMAIL:
IP: 65.32.122.45
URL: http://littlemanclan.typepad.com/lmc/
DATE: 12/31/2004 02:21:50 PM
Happy 36th Birthday! And thanks for the belly laughs over the WW2 story. I don't know where you came up with the "infantry stew," but it's both revolting and hilarious. A true sign of a deranged, but comedic mind!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BOB
EMAIL: bob@agirlnamedbob.com
IP: 172.142.210.42
URL: http://agirlnamedbob.com
DATE: 12/31/2004 02:45:36 PM
Happy Birthday, B! Your description of "Infantryman's Stew" cracked me up. On an unrelated note, I don't know if I'll be able to eat today.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: jima
EMAIL: jima@legnog.com
IP: 69.214.105.202
URL: http://www.empty-handed.com/
DATE: 12/31/2004 04:31:29 PM
Happy birthday! Please don't kill me!!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dennis
EMAIL: medosin@gmail.com
IP: 64.48.193.189
URL: http://journal.medosin.net
DATE: 12/31/2004 06:59:57 PM
happy birthday. you're my favorite blogger, who is straight, and male, and lives in wisconsin, and is of asian decent.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Dave
EMAIL: dcaolo@mac.com
IP: 65.96.48.172
URL: http://dave.typepad.com
DATE: 12/31/2004 08:00:46 PM
Happy birthday, B.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: The Raz
EMAIL: KevinRazban@cox.net
IP: 68.5.116.38
URL:
DATE: 01/01/2005 01:49:36 PM
Hey, I'm only a few months behind ya! Happy B-day!!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Jim
EMAIL: chaos@corrupt.net
IP: 24.12.9.132
URL: http://chaos.corrupt.net
DATE: 01/02/2005 04:30:13 PM
I don't want to contradict a veteran, but I believe the Dutch aren't Scandanavian. Regardless, I salute you! Happy birthday and thanks for keeping our country free!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: B²
EMAIL: b@weirdsmobile.com
IP: 24.183.61.65
URL: http://www.weirdsmobile.com/b/
DATE: 01/02/2005 04:35:09 PM
Jim: Why do you hate America?
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Amber
EMAIL: ambercastaway@yahoo.com
IP: 209.204.185.110
URL: http://accordingtoamber.blogspot.com
DATE: 01/02/2005 06:35:55 PM
Whippersnapper. ;-)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: j-a
EMAIL: jeonga_kim@yahoo.co.uk
IP: 24.168.157.95
URL: http://www.whatarewedoinghere.blogspot.com
DATE: 01/03/2005 04:45:30 PM
BELATEDLY, MANY HAPPY RETURNS FOR THE DAY!
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: groovebunny
EMAIL: wabbit@groovebunny.com
IP: 209.246.244.1
URL: http://www.groovebunny.com/blog
DATE: 01/03/2005 06:20:53 PM
Happy belated birthday! :) And if you ever get a chance to ride in that flying robot, clue as sister in on how she can get one of her own! ;)
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: Smivey
EMAIL: smivey@yahoo.com
IP: 24.126.173.160
URL: http://smivey.blogspot.com
DATE: 01/03/2005 11:57:28 PM
Ah, Infantryman's Stew. That brings back memories. I may have to whip some up myself. Alas, pigeons are so scarce in these parts. Happy B-day, B2.
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COMMENT:
AUTHOR: BoyKani
EMAIL: darren_kani@yahoo.com
IP: 199.4.18.2
URL:
DATE: 01/06/2005 02:46:27 PM
Happy Birthday, Smoov B!
For Skattie.
