I was thinking about the question posed here for discussion in the context of The Runaway General and the appointment of Petraeus to head ISAF. (Wow, he'll be a busy man.)

( cut because I babble. a lot. )

So, let's put the Marines in charge in pulling our asses out of Afghanistan."

*waves upward* That's a quote from a comment at Abu Muqawama's blog entry. It sort of amuses me. A LOT.

I picked up Waging War In Waziristan: The British Struggle in the Land of Bin Laden, 1849-1947 again after finishing This Man's Army, and this sentence from tonight' ( Read more... )

1. I disconnected myself from Twitter b/c I'm watching the SPN season finale late - had to go for a run first. ( real-time babble and squee )

Apparently Don't Ask, Don't Tell only applies when you're not outing yourself deliberately for a discharge... I don't even know what to say about this. The entire policy is so fucked up to begin with, but then to deliberately NOT follow rules you're raising a stink over removing ( Read more... )

1. Lollapalooza tickets purchased! (Soundgarden. Green Day. FUCK YES. That is all ( Read more... )

So here's something happy-making: a reminder.

Today - well, yesterday now, since it's after midnight - same-sex couples started lining up for marriage licenses in DC.

You probably already saw this if you read WaPo or TPM. But still. Something smiley instead of frowny.

1. ( Patrick Vaughn Stump )

Today was a lazy day. I read a book, went for an hour-long run, and did essentially nothing productive. (Except watch The Truth About Cats and Dogs and imagine a bandom AU. B/c I don't have other movie AUs in my head to be written right now. *eyeroll*)

Also, I did convince Aaron that HBO would be a sound investment. WHAT? How To Make It In America ( Read more... )

# I am ridiculously excited to see Green Zone. I mean, Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, and Brendan Gleeson. Plus political/military intrigue! OK, also, there are guns involved, and I am shallow.

## I've flailed about the video for Re-Education Through Labor before. An uncensored version was released this week. ♥ Rise Against. (I cannot WAIT to see them ( Read more... )

:D It's official!

I'm sort of excited, because White has been very active in the Texas Democratic Party for a long time, and I think he's got a decent chance, especially if KBH & Perry spend a lot of time and money on a rough Republican primary race.