*smile*

So... i was browsing through XKCD, that wonderful web comic that Gus-Gus introduced me to, and found this:
A Modernization of George Washington's Farewell Address.

It's actually, surprisingly, really well done.  Sure, laugh at it at some points... I mean, it starts with "Sup"! But I think he did a pretty darn good job of getting all ( Read more... )

!!!

I went, as is my habit, to the BBC website to look at latest headlines and whatnot, and was quite surprised to hear about the President of Iran's letter to the US people.  An unprecedented event, and, after reading the BBC's article of the letter, went about trying to find the actual letter on the website; it may be there, but I didn't find it ( Read more... )

  I was trying to think of just why I was so upset my roommates were so clueless about how offensive what they were saying was, (aside from the fact it's simply wrong and degrading) and I think I've figured some of it out. (In all honesty, I really doubt anyone will want to read the cut text--in fact, I strongly recommend not doing so unless you ( Read more... )