It was very challenging for me to come to grasp what it meant to be liberal, probably because most liberals have never tried.

Conservatism is easy: the government should only do what is strictly necessary. This means few social programs, low taxes, fewer laws, respect for privacy, etc. To a conservative, most things are simply not the government' ( Read more... )

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You have failed me for the last time, and now you shall be made to walk the Labyrinth of Restitution, wherein you shall find a three-headed glow worm called Goltha. The suffering involved in the encounter is beyond my constitution to put into words, except to say that you will leave a different person.

I am a whole 26 years old now. You know, old enough to know better, but still too young to care.

Just a heads up, anyone interested in going to PAX this year, it's $10 off the door price if you order before March 31st.

I finally bought my Acura RSX that I've been longing after for so very long.  Happy, happy is me!

Internet Party

It's beautiful.  I'm happy.  So very, very happy.  Now I'm going to go test it out

Goodnight.

The Secret:  All we were told was to arrive at a specific Starbucks as a specific time, and to be in formal dress.  The rest of the itinerary was a secret.

Dinner:  We were directed to Charlie's, a nice informal restaurant.  Once there, we were directed in turns to introduce ourselves to the rest of the party and to tell our favorite story about ( Read more... )

The Difference Engine:  This book, written by the Cyberpunk Progenitors William Gibson and Bruce Stirling, is the formative work in Steampunk fiction.  It's also boring as Hell on casual fridays.  Don't get me wrong, the imagery and setting are beautiful, and I can see why the work has spawned so many derivative works (Steamboy, Iron Kingdoms, Last ( Read more... )