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On Cynicism
My family's email list has exchanged a round of email about the election. One of my uncles emailed everybody to celebrate Obama's victory, one of my aunts replied, basically, to say "Congratulations, and I hope you're right," and my dad responded like so:
Hi, y'all. Maybe it's because I've been sick since Friday, and I'm a bit of a curmudgeon ( Read more... ) -
Illinois folks:
I'm in Champaign-Urbana through Wednesday, then in Chicago for Magic's U.S. Nationals through Monday.
Drop me a line if you're around! -
Random Video!
I haven't decided yet whether the song means anything or just sounds like it does, but the video is freaking brilliant regardless:
Tally Hall's Good Day -
Iron Man
Finally saw it. It was awesome. Some great acting, some great action, some intriguing political metaphors, and of course the standard dose of arc reactor-powered suspension of disbelief ( Read more... ) -
Adventures in Cooking, Part 1
Of late I have been serving as rebeccafrog's kitchen apprentice (after quickly graduating from the post kitchen monkey, which just tonight was retconned to the superior "kitchen imp"), primarily to feed our Wednesday gaming group but increasingly for Friday Battlestar Galactica and whatever other opportunities present themselves ( Read more... ) -
On the Meaning of Friendship
So… It’s finally happened, though I swore it wouldn’t. I’m on Facebook.
( Sleepy musings on the implications of this below the cut. ) -
So, Is This What Being Famous Is Like?
I want to get back in the habit of posting here, but in the meantime, you should really go read this discussion thread about some instructional videos posted on that site I edit.
If you're interested in Magic, and especially if you're planning on attending the Shadowmoor Prerelease, you should definitely watch the videos as well ( Read more... ) -
Kualalala-- Kuaaalal-- France!
Hey everybody! Just a heads-up that I am leaving in a few hours for sunny, tropical Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I am inoculated against mysterious tropical diseases, I'm scheduled to stay a few extra days, and I'm ready for an adventure ( Read more... ) -
This is My Brain OFF Drugs
So, I overslept and I'm running late for work, but this had to be documented. If my interpretation is correct, this morning I had a dream so stupid I woke up in self-defense. The following is somewhat reconstructed, but I swear it is true to the dream ( Read more... )