Yes, this meme is what's getting me to post here again. Sad, but funny. I ran the meme in German because, well, why not. My fake band would certainly kommt aus Deutschland.

1. Go to the Wikipedia home page. Select your native language and click Random article. That is your band's name.
2. Click Random article again; that is your album name.
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"About one in three Americans is a minority..."

I suppose that I should not be amazed at the number of Vonnegut fans and stories that are coming out of the woodwork since his passing. Most of my lj friends went to Smith, afterall, and Vonnegut was a grand apparition during our time on campus ( Read more... )

I am old. For a bit of midnight masochism, I decided to look at the updated points lists. Even with two completely crap results in a row, I am still 28th, which is higher than I was this time last year. Also, if you disregard all of the kids, I'm actually 10th. If I disregarded everyone who doesn't work for a living, or anyone born after 1983, I'm ( Read more... )

After nearly five years on livejournal, I'm tired of talking about myself, and you all must be tired of reading it. I work, I fence, and unrequited interest keeps biting me in the ass. I'm going to attempt to start a less personal journal elsewhere (possibly wordpress), where I can organize some of my many disparate thoughts about the world. I'll ( Read more... )

What the FUCK is wrong with me?!

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It's a funny thing, removing all expectations. Instead of attempting to make this a "great" New Year's Eve, I focused instead on just making this a good night, and it was. I rang in 2007 with a glance at the clock, being all too engrossed in a surprise viewing of Batman Returns on one of our inexplicably free premium cable channels. I have freshly ( Read more... )

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The donation website my company has been working on for two years is about to launch, and I wanted to give you all a sneak preview of what we've been creating. Take a look!

www.changingthepresent.orgAgain, this sneak peak at the site is only for friends and family, so before ( Read more... )