This account is primarily in order to read my friends' journals. If you're looking for mine, try my deadjournal, which actually gets updated and such. Peace!

 
In the heat of election-year sensationalism, an extremely important fundamental question is often neglected:  “Why?”.  The candidates throw around states’ rights, individual rights and federal programs with little regard to the rationale behind them.  Perhaps this is excusable, given the tangled (mangled) situation in our government and the vast ( Read more... )

Hey guys, it's that time of year again -- Virginia general elections are happening less than two weeks from now, Tuesday, November 6th. If you're a permanent resident in your registered location, you can vote at the appropriate polling place from 6 am to 7 pm. If you're away from home and registered to vote, you can request an absentee ballot until ( Read more... )

For anybody who will be at San Diego Comic-con or if you know anybody out west ( Read more... )

The Department of Energy announced draft National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors last week which would grant huge utilities companies eminent domain over some of the most historic, scenic and protected lands in the nation.While the presently proposed corridors drastically affect counties in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, ( Read more... )

SaveNetRadio.OrgExcerpted from the site, "The future of Internet radio is in immediate danger. Royalty rates for webcasters have been drastically increased by a recent ruling and are due to go into effect on July 15 (retroactive to Jan 1, 2006!). If the increased rates remain unchanged, the majority of webcasters will go bankrupt and silent on ( Read more... )

Are you an artist or a reader interested in swords/sorcery and innovative ideas? Check out Aerekel, the serial illustrated novel for which I'm arts editor. The story's complete: the idea, however, is that artists illustrate scenes as they feel is appropriate, and we publish them in each volume of the work. Be a part of it, or at least ogle my shiny ( Read more... )

Attention folk of the DC persuasion:

My bro DJ Maskell is spinning a house/trance set in the Basement at Home Nightclub on Friday, January 6th (18+ for girls, 21+ for guys). Since this is his first gig there, he really needs people to show up or else he won't be invited back. He has a guest list and can get people in free before 11 pm; lemme ( Read more... )

(Double-posted to my DJ and LJ because it's that damn important.)Spurred to action by the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the House has valiently taken up a comprehensive act to address the fuel demands of America. The act notes the extreme costs of fuel for the average household, the spike in fuel usage, and the grievous price-gouging ( Read more... )

double-posted LJ & DJ, because it means that much to me.Economics generally doesn't cause me to go into fits of ecstasy or despair. I am historically aware of our nation's peaks and valleys, and intellectually have pursued their effects on the people's choices. Etceteras etceteras. Blah. I am infuriated and frustrated to the point of near ( Read more... )