For those who don't know, today is the Iowa caucus, which will begin the process of deciding who our next President is going to be. If you need a primer as to what a caucus is and how it works, I recommend this AP article and this MyDD series outlining the process in gory detail.

Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake has some early predictions as to who ( Read more... )

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As proof of the law of karmic conservation, the same day I got word of my new job was when I got hit with the death plague that has claimed many of my friends of late (including ashoe and apathys_girl). After a week of coughing, hacking, and feeling like my chest was stuck in a C-clamp, today I snagged a lucky-break appointment with a nurse-practitioner right up ( Read more... )

On the other hand, one of the benefits of being underemployed is that I'm free to get out and shake the groove thang to celebrate Archer's return to the wheels of steel at Chronos.

I missed the Blind Till Now/Ego Likeness show in Baltimore, so this will be a nice consolation prize. Any of you dancin' fools and queens plan on showing up?

Listening to a mix of Thievery Corporation, Moby, and Massive Attack while watching the rain fall from my office window onto the streets below....it's a perfect moment if ever there was one.

Just wanted to share. :)

It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you, without a dope blog to link to. To wit:

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One of my more embarrassing secrets is that I have a huge weakness for dumb thug rock--nu-metal, cheesy arena rock, Saliva, Godsmack, Big & Rich, you name it, it's in my MP3 player. Credit it to a misspent youth of putting Def Leppard and Bon Jovi alongside Siouxsie & The Banshees, Public Enemy, and Black Flag ( Read more... )

I've had a few important reminders lately that being alive is not simply a state of existence. You have to live, and that means getting out there and enjoying all that life has to offer.

To that end, yesterday I braved the nippy weather to check out the Modernism exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery. It was fantastic and fascinating. I was astonished ( Read more... )

Work has been very busy of late, so before I dive deep into the well of seriousness, here're a few random personal notes:

* My old Creative MP3 player took a header into my gym's toilet, cutting short its long-but-productive life. I took a trip to Radio Shack and walked out with a Sansa 4GB Rhapsody device. It took a little getting used to--it's ( Read more... )

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