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As goes California, so goes the nation

lenadances May 16, 2008 11:01

Or so I desperately hope.

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Oh my God, Chris Matthews just made himself useful for a change

lenadances May 16, 2008 07:53

This is the funniest goddamn thing I have ever seen in my life. Since it is now Bush's opinion that holding any talks with an enemy = appeasement (wow, that makes everything Reagan and Bush I ever did with the Soviets appeasement also, yes?), this becomes a subject for talking heads. Chris Matthews DID SOMETHING RIGHT (holy shit!): he asked the ( Read more... )

This is a hell of an interesting year already

lenadances Jan 09, 2008 10:29

Okay, so fandom-wise, we've got the fourth wall utterly COLLAPSING. TV-and-movie-wise, the strike continues so we get no Golden Globes (which, honestly, I'm fine with; awards shows are generally not my thing) and we still have no new TV (booooo) and all sorts of talk shows are now proceeding sans writers, which... I haven't heard yet how that's ( Read more... )

Okay, I gotta admit it:

lenadances Jan 04, 2008 18:24

He got me.

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I was kinda in love with Obama back in 2004, when his speech (before we lovely Illinois folks had actually gotten around to electing him to the senate) blew me away, and his election was the one bright spot in a really, really horrible night. I have in my possession a sign from his senate campaign, stolen from the area near (not ( Read more... )

ROCK ON

lenadances Jan 03, 2008 21:34

OBAMA WINS IOWA ( Read more... )

Dexter Season Two: the wrap-up

lenadances Dec 17, 2007 17:25

( A highly functioning sociopath, who's kind of evolving as time goes by, but still, you know, a sociopath. )

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lenadances Dec 10, 2007 08:01

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids
Hint: Don't tell your kids that they are. More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort-not on intelligence or ability-is key to success in school and in life
By Carol S. Dweck A brilliant student, Jonathan sailed through grade school. He completed his assignments easily and routinely earned As. ( Read more... )

Seth McFarland of Family Guy fame talks about the strike and does part of it in a Stewie voice. Another thing I did not know: FOX used to not allow animation writers to be in the WGA. ::jaw drops:: FOX. Home of much of the best animation writing on television-- The Simpsons, Futurama, and of course Family Guy even though it isn't my particular ( Read more... )