Fox calls Ohio for Obama.

That's it, we've won.

Fuck me, we won!

This is Karl Rove's current poll:


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I remember that Benny had worked for St. Vincent's for six years and hated humanity like poison, but loved the idea of being an emergency worker. He played scratch off lottery tickets daily, knew every cop in the neighborhood, and once got a limo full of Italian touristas to flash us ( Read more... )

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Love love love it. Partly because it's a fairly realistic portrayal of the sensory experience of getting hit really fucking hard, and partly because of Duran Duran.

Had a dream about red-eyed robots watching me from windows as I walked down the street. Rather than being disturbed, I felt safe and was pleased to be considered so important by a robotic gestalt. The night was quiet except for the gentle clicking of their metallic limbs.

Humid last night. Took a shower before bed and another when I woke up.

"It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair. But when dogs shame the gray head and gray chin and nakedness of an old man killed, it is the most piteous thing that happens among wretched mortals."
Homer, The Iliad
Greek epic poet (800 BC - 700 BC)

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Fog of War for those of you who haven't seen it, is an extended interview with Robert McNamara who was the Secretary of Defense for the majority of the Johnson Administration, and the architect of our major actions in Vietnam.

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Flobots, Handlebars

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Slow build-up to chaos and disorder, which I like quite a bit. Interesting animation. Best dystopian song since Karma Police.