I've been fighting it. It's winning.

Would demanding that people send cute things even work anymore? Let's try it.

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Before you utter (or even think) the words "My tax dollars at work," wherever you are, think about how much you paid in taxes last year. Then think about the services you enjoy: roads, traffic lights, police protection (which some enjoy more than others), emergency services, hospitals, even doctors depending on where you are. Some of you might've ( Read more... )

Never mind. It got rambly, and there was an ode to tea, and then there was a question, and my head hurts, and I'M ON VACATION AND STILL SICK AND THIS SUCKS ( Read more... )

I don't know why, but the "go vote!" exhortations on election day really get under my skin. Don't get me wrong: I dragged my sorry, whiny, feverish ass outta my sickbed to go vote (whyohwhy didn't I use the advance polls?), and I even think that voting should be mandatory (a co-worder disagrees but proposed some sort of bonus [like a tax break or ( Read more... )

I'm pretty sure a circle of hell is a long line for customs in a carpeted space-if not, it should be. WTF, Pearson?

Now, to try to make it to a reasonable (local) hour without constantly doing the time conversion in my head. Yeah, good luck with that, self.

In happier news, I'm unpacked and have tea. *pleased*

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I'm currently in the lounge at the island airport. I'm supposed to be in the air or possibly on the ground in Ottawa on the stopover. And there's the problem. I don't even want to go to Ottawa. There's storms there? I'm sorry to hear that; I hope the damage isn't too bad. Could I get a direct flight ( Read more... )

A rather long but entirely worthwhile-to-read explanation of why what's happening in Greece should matter to everyone everywhere: Democracy vs Mythology: The Battle in Syntagma Square. (via)

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I'm still not over the G20 bullshit-not that I thought I was, but it appears that some people are already and able and want to discuss it lightly or as some kind of bullshit object lesson. I really am not. No, I don't want to discuss it. I want a full inquiry at the highest levels (never gonna get it, but that don't make me want it less), but I don ( Read more... )

Day two of oogy tummy wrapping up. It's less oogy than yesterday, but I've fed it a lot less and less interesting food today (and that's saying something since last night's dinner at Korean BBQ was a bowl of rice, a bit of pilfered tofu, and ginger ale). My tastebuds are so bored*whine* Even the tea makes it cranky. WTF, meatpuppet? Why you must ( Read more... )