Someone asked this question about character optimization on Facebook, and I thought I'd post my response here, since I'd need to spend a bit more time crafting this into an actual article on my blog! Plus, it's been almost 3 years since I posted something on livejournal ( Read more... )

I recently got involved in a lengthy political debate on Facebook. Rather than let it fade into obscurity, I thought I'd post my responses and ONLY my responses here since they neatly encapsulate my viewpoints on several political points:

-Why would you tuck your money under the mattress? You would make no profits that way, whereas by investing you ( Read more... )

I officiated my friend Laura and Henry's wedding on Friday. I did a lovely thoughtful homily. Alison helped me edit out the inappropriate bits and tighten it up. She was also kind enough to record it and post it on youtube.  Check it out!

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• 23:41:51: My #inception #tweet: this is a #tweet within a #tweet within a #tweet. Not funny? Not all #tweets are funny. Sometimes they MEAN something.
  
• 23:44:02: "Why did you shave my head?" I asked the jolly (not at all creepy) clown. She just smiled, showed her rotten teeth, and tapped my head once.
  

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• 23:31:31: #Superman dreamed of killing #Batman, but he could never bring himself to do it. Bruce Wayne, on the other hand... that guy was an #asshole!
  

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• 01:34:17: Why did we have to take a #FIELD #TRIP to the landfill? I do not care how sophisticated and modern it may be; I am too disapointed to learn!
  
• 01:40:24: I hope I learn more from this #FIELD #TRIP than the structure of the penis. I crave much more knowledge. How else am I to #GROW as a person?
  
• 01:47:25: What kind of #FIELD #TRIP is this? A ( Read more... )

• 00:09:14: Birds tweet all the time, yet NOT A SINGLE BIRD HAS EVER MADE A "REAL" TWEET. Don't believe me? Well, you should. I am a voice of authority!
  
• 00:12:41: "I am just #some #mother's #son," I said with a shrug. That hurt her very much. She began to break down in #tears. My mother is such a wuss.
  
• 21:46:12: "I am faster than you," she declared ( Read more... )

• 23:36:59: Why do you care what happens to me? I am #literally a paper doll, and you are literally a pair of scissors. Wait, I meant that figuratively.
  
• 23:43:18: I've never met a #duck I couldn't eat. Then I met a statue of a duck carved out of #bronze. Now I don't have any teeth. What happened to me?
  
• 23:51:31: Look around you. Do you see anyone ( Read more... )

• 18:49:50: You yarn for me? What?! Your body yarns for me? What's it going to do, knit me a sweater? Even if it did, I don't think I'd want to wear it!
  

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• 22:46:37: I don't want to go to your #party. The rotting bear will be there again. I hate that thing, Next time, either invite me OR the rotting bear!
  
• 22:48:30: I do not want to play spin the bottle. I am too good at that #game. I win every time. What? Oh, sorry, I was thinking of #Russian #Roulette.
  
• 22:49:46: You taste so sweet just like #candy. ( Read more... )