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Political activism
For the first time in my life, I've donated to a political campaign. Digg users have gotten together and started a drive to donate $5.01 to Obama. After looking over the other candidates and deciding that they are all willing to keep the war machine going, Obama seems to be the best choice. He also acknowledges the separation of church and state as ( Read more... ) -
Cool superhero drawings
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The Y
I joined the Y a few days ago. I went in today for the first time to put in some time on a fitness machine. It was odd. I also found out that I'm 40 pounds overweight so I'm meeting with a trainer to sign up for this computerized fitness program. This should be interesting. I had forgotten that YMCA was a Christian organization until I saw their ( Read more... ) -
Updates and cool things
We're still waiting to move into the condo. Our unit failed the mechanical inspection due to the HVAC unit and water heater being too close together. It seems that someone should have noticed this at some point.
On a brighter note, I've been playing the greatest video game ever made.
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New Years thoughts
I'm not really a fan of New Years. The whole holiday has a somewhat melancholy connotation for me. That's probably because I tend to think over the past rather than expect this brilliant and perfect new year. The most clear New Year memory I have is standing on the balcony in front of Rich and Sean's apartment in Metairie with a few snow flurries ( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas
I hope you're all having a great holiday.
Em and I exchange a single gift every Christmas Eve. This year she gave me this most incredible t-shirt:
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Musicals
I hate musicals. Em hates musicals. And yet we went last night to see Sweeney Todd. And it rocked. Burton's vision of Victorian London seems heavily inspired by The Shade's recollections and Friedrich Engels. The cinematography was incredibly beautiful and both Depp and Bonham-Carter do wonderfully twisted performances. This is a must buy when ( Read more... ) -
Fucking Warner Bros.
I bought the Final Cut of Blade Runner today. The cheapest version of the movie, the 2-disc set, comes in a nice plastic case. The other, more expensive versions come in cardboard boxes. I wanted the 4-disc version so that I can finally watch the theatrical release but debated for about 10 minutes about which version to buy. The Ultimate set, which ( Read more... ) -
You have not lived...
Until you've walked a mile with an inch of ice under your feet and pouring rain falling on your head. Welcome to Hoth.
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