My first venture into solo pet ownership. I got Yulia the kitten of darkness (not the name she came with, obviously. Who names a cat "ditzy"?) from the SPCA. So far I couldn't be happier with her. She's friendly, purs constantly, adventurous and active yet hasn't so far tried to kill herself or destroy everything, but by far the best part about ( Read more... )

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-klein30mar30,0,2240882.storyRead more... )

Headline:Journalists complain that job is hard.Journalists the media over try to make public understand the cruel approbation of public speaking and debate, the risk of being in the media spot light, is something so terrifying to them they can't help but repeat the administration line ( Read more... )

http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2006/11/2973_obama_to_report.html

Obama to Reporter: I'm Sorry for "Messing Up Your Game""In the past Barack Obama has been accused of many things -- having ties to a crooked political ( Read more... )

I decided I was going to read Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klien, and then followed it up with The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere ElseBy Hernando de Soto. He's the head economist behind one of the more influential policy groups in South America and is involved with a lot of the finical reconstruction going ( Read more... )

( why I hate being addicted to the news )

Dear video game designers. As of right now, at a local hardware store, I can buy a head mounted flashlight that will last for 12 hours without ever needing a battery change, a chance to recharge, or depletion of any shared energy reserves. Just by itself, with a battery ( Read more... )

It's been 13 years and the blue album is fucking awesome.

Further updates as events warrant.

I finally figured it all out!

We all know a tragic crime happened somewhere on the internets long ago...

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So there are out there still Sony fan boys that are pretty die hard in their defense of Sony, and I don't get it. I just don't get it. Everything Sony's done has seemed terrible. As far as I can tell, these are there most recent acomplishments ( Read more... )