I was randomly thinking today about some of my favorite possessions ( Read more... )

I've been having intermittent back pain (mostly upper back) for the past week or so, and it's highly annoying. I feel like an old woman. On Saturday it was bad enough to keep me at home popping Tylenol, but today I said, "Screw it," and biked with Shannon down to the Target in Albany to buy groceries. I refuse to be kept in the house two days in a ( Read more... )

Had lunch with Debbie today at Turkish Kitchen, and there was far too much food, but it was tasty. At any rate, I was really there for the company, and it was marvelous to hang out with Deb for a bit ( Read more... )

A couple channels I've watched recently (BBCA? AMC?) have had these little announcements about how they're so great because they have fewer commercials, but what they always say is that they have "limited commercials." And every time, I think, "As opposed to what? Those channels with *un*limited commercials? Commercials into infinity ( Read more... )

Went to Lawai Beach today, which is where Shannon and I did our most exciting snorkeling on our first visit to Kauai. Very nostalgic. Shannon and his dad swam for a while, while I listened to Midnight's Children (I'm 3 discs in and the narrator has still yet to be born) and people-watched. There were some very strange people, so it was pretty ( Read more... )

For a slightly different perspective on the election, and one that actually -- unbelievable though it may seem -- actually made me laugh, check out this.

Only funny if you're familiar with Tolkien. But who isn't, these days?

A journal entry consisting entirely of video recommendations.

First, a serious recommendation. Though you've probably already seen it, I thought I'd post a pointer to Eminem's anti-Bush video. If you haven't seen it already, and even if you don't like rap, you should definitely check out Eminem's MoshBut now we move into the realm of the decidedly ( Read more... )

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My mom works in the aerospace industry. To be more specific, she works in a plant that builds B2 bombers, the planes that will be (or are already) flying over Iraq with the express mission of killing people ( Read more... )