And happy 29th birthday to ianthe99!

I guess I owe you guys a weaktoast apology of sorts: I haven't been posting here much of late, because there haven't really been many things to comment on. Getting started with school in fits and jerks, because I'm afraid to drive my car (the dang check still hasn't cleared for my new tags! I sent it three weeks ago!) ( Read more... )

I meant to watch the entire West Wing before last quarter started, but before this one started was probably more ambitious than strictly necessary anyway ( Read more... )

kitty_napalm's birthday! So two reasons to celebrate.

On which note, I think I will have a cold one.

In only one respect.Topping the Failed States Index is not the way I want my country to go down in history, but it's been downgraded from "most stable" to "stable." Sadly, that could change, and not in a direction I'd like to see ( Read more... )

But this cat is right. After making those remarks about how black folks is lazy and stupid? what was he, watching Birth of a Nation?

Not cool.

I love it when I have such a "good" time that the lights come up and I wonder if there's been a major spill or a fight.

Will be three essays.

Yes, I am that prick that parked so close to your car that you can't possibly get into the driver's side.

You, however, were trying to hog up two spaces with your big-ass Toyota Tundra, and I with my compact car and a little bit of vaseline not only object to, but overcame your dick move.

I'll be done with classes at 2:45.

It's an old phrase that describes most people's perceptions of and solutions to problems being heavily related to their jobs: if Air Force (Curtis LeMay, I'm lookin' at you) bombing always seems like an option; if Navy, (Jim Forrestal? yeah.) coastal blockade or even shelling looks more attractive; if State, negotiate...etc. CNAS advocates a great ( Read more... )

Sustainability Theory is bullshit. But "Whip & Diss" is a pretty cool idea.