Happy Thanksgiving. Yes, Amy and I are fine and will be back in CT Sunday night... driving a rental car.

Sigh. Yeah, I think that car was cursed. We're alright, though, which is all that matters.

I guess I'm moving next weekend. Yay short notice. An old friend will be roommate #2, rent will go down a bit and hopefully the new place will ... have less character, to be nice about it.

( Lots of movies, waste of life meme, quiz, yadda... )

All please herald the first day in recorded history that someone who was late for an appointment apologized to me without prompting for not arriving on time ( Read more... )

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Today has been a complete waste. I caught up on some sleep though, so I guess it's not the end of the world.

( Very Well-Rounded: my first quiz in ages... )

A political essay. Probably preaching more to the choir than anything else, but I'm still sharing it. Skip if you're not in the mood for a well-written bashing of GWB.

The Unfeeling Presidentby E.L. Doctorow ( Read more... )

I'm sure this isn't news to anyone, but oh, CNN, how you've fallen. MSNBC was at least interesting and didn't make me yell at the screen too much. CNN, as ashiant can attest (we were watching TV during lunch), evoked an outburst of anger-at-idiot-newscaster every 2-3 minutes ( Read more... )

"At least seven explosions ripped through London's transport system today as suspected terrorist attacks on tube trains and a bus plunged the capital into chaos. At least two people are known to have been killed."I remember writing something on or around 9/11 that, looking back, seemed ill informed and reactionary, but I think I understand why. ( Read more... )

I'd just like to note that I've missed riding my bike a lot more than I realized. I forgot, however, that there's an adjustment period between having a sore ass and a saddle hardened one. Stupid being out of shape making me sit harder on the saddle. Oh well, I'll have gone about 12 miles in the last two days by the time I bike home. It's not ( Read more... )

So in discussing Batman Begins with a couple friends I ended up looking it up on Yahoo to see what their user reviews said. Please keep in mind at all times that this is a "review" of Batman Begins -- but be warned -- if poor English amuses you this might make you pee your pants:

( Hi.My Name is Eric.am from Nigeria. )