My friend Laura, the old South America hand herself, just told me she was back in Ecuador after spending Thanksgiving back in North Carolina. She referred to it as the EC, to which I responded by saying the following: "It's like the OC but more developing nation and less Mischa Barton".

I am a sad, sad individual...

Twighlight was honestly sort of lame. Part of this is because I absolutely DETEST the Romeo+Juliet style story. It's lame and it's been done and it looks bad when vampires do it.

I also liked Kristen Stewart better in the film "In the Land of Women."

This guy on HuffPost captures my opinions pretty precisely. Leave a comment  4 

who will never be happy. Ever. They just won't. Liberal guilt clogs their system until any expression or experience of joy by themselves or another is suspect as taking advantadge of someone else. Maybe that's true. French Philosophy certainly thinks so, except the French can still be happy for themselves while being disgusted with the ( Read more... )

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/olgakurylenko_blog.html

This is one reason Satist Communism (Marxism interpreted by Lenin interpreted by Stalin) is ludicrously stupid: no sense of humor.

Could you, for the LOVE OF GOD (yours i guess, since I'm Buddhist), pick a leader for your party that speaks in complete sentences!? IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK!? I mean the way Sarah Palin speaks makes George Bush look like a brilliant master of oration. This isn't even about policy, it's about using the english language COMPETENTLY (I won't even ask ( Read more... )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRB2wFhXIPs

I only post it now as a reminder for every person of every nationality (except Japanese) that Japan will never make sense ever - but the colors will blind us into going along with them EVERY time.

Prop 8 acceeding in California is the epitome of disgusting ( Read more... )

Zadok, the Priest and Nathan, the Prophet anointed Solomon King.
And all the people rejoic'd, and said:
'God save The King, long live The King, may The King live for ever!
Amen, Hallelujah!'

"That date, along with the slogan think BLUE, is etched into a blue wristband that I've worn for what seems like forever. I've "thunk blue" every day---morning, noon and night---for the last eight years. Before this day is over, I may finally get my wish (after which I fully expect to temporarily lose my voice ( Read more... )

The past couple of days produced the usual fog, as they always do. In fact looking back over the month I recognize the tell-tale signs of the annual malaise I suffer every fall ( Read more... )