Well shit, it appears that in John Edwards is out of the race. I knew that realistically he wasn't going to get the nomination, but I really liked him a lot. His focus on poverty is something that the other candidates haven't really addressed to my satisfaction. I saw him speak a long time ago before the '04 presidential election, and I fell in ( Read more... )

I made a delicious dinner of teriyaki fake chicken and broccoli with cous cous. I sat down and ate a couple of bites. The plate slips out of my hand, hits the coffee table and shatters, strewing the food all over the floor. I cleaned up the plate and then got the vacuum cleaner out to clean up the cous cous. After vacuuming, I decided to change ( Read more... )

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I don't eat sandwiches that much, what with it being nigh impossible to find bread without high fructose corn syrup. Today I'm having my favorite sandwich: soy bacon, spinach, tomato, cheddar cheese on olive loaf (bakery bread no less!). Mmmmmmmmmmm.

I took my car in today because it was making a creaking noise. In addition to new rear shocks (which I knew needed to be replaced), I also apparently need new control arms for the front suspension. This will set me back a measly $1177. I nearly cried when I got the message. I mean, I can pay for it, but that pretty much wipes out my emergency ( Read more... )

I will write more about my holidays later, hopefully. But I wanted to write about the best dessert I have ever had that I just happened to eat this week. Britt, his brother Brandon, sister-in-law Angie, and I went to this Japanese steakhouse in Buford on our way home from the Mall of Georgia. On a whim, I got dessert -- bananas tempura with ( Read more... )

1. Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
2. Watership Down by Richard Adams
3. Shopgirl by Steve Martin
4. Ironweed by William Kennedy
5. The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan (re-read)
6. American Virgin: Head by Steven Seagle, Becky Cloonan, & Jim Rugg
7. A People's History of the Supreme Court by Peter Irons
8. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by ( Read more... )

Hello Kitty for men. Interesting.

My office had the end of the year party last night at my boss's house. It was pretty fun. We played Fact or Crap and Cranium. Sally and I won Cranium very narrowly. I learned that hydrogen peroxide is very effective for removing red wine stains. Also, cheese flan is AWESOME! Our receptionist's husband made it. It was like cheesecake, but ( Read more... )

If you haven't read No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July yet, you must do so. It is fantastic. And I just discovered the promotional website she did for it today -- here it is. You should also see Me and You and Everyone We Know. It's one of my top 5 movies ever ( Read more... )