Feeling a little cranky about 'man on the street' reactions to the presidential election. The news casts seem to enjoy stringing together the most worthless soundbites from people exiting the subway or strolling the shopping mall, which in my opinion, boil down to a consensus that the candidates should 'focus on the issues' and 'be more specific'. ( Read more... )

it was a weird day today.

about five months ago I had an idea. I started researching sci-fi and comics and their frequent use of Manhattan as a disaster site. it was for a class project, but for a while it was more interesting to me than researching music. So I scanned comics like crazy. I stayed in taking notes on The Day After Tomorrow, Planet of ( Read more... )

Does anyone have a good method for not allowing yourself to be distracted by the many wonderful offerings of the internet when you have to be on your computer to do work?

Political fact checking by the St. Petersburg Time and CQ.

PolitiFact.com

Daggum liberal media

The big four speakers at last night's RNC ( Read more... )

Finished the fifth season this afternoon. What a ride.

Hearing Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton speak the past two nights has made me realize that, this election,  I want my politicians to remain rehearsed, distant and unapproachable. Both speeches, I thought, were fantastic. Hillary had those utter bullshit examples of the archetypal people she met on the campaign trail who she will "never forget". Biden ( Read more... )

It's the best BBQ I've ever had. I don't know if that makes me happy or not. For the rest of my life, I may never have better bbq. What do you do when you've reached that pinnacle?

I am so happy about this!

Turned 30. Got a new job. Got engaged. Got a new computer. Impregnated the daughter of a prominent Republican Congressman. Things are good.