There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs ( Read more... )

Fuck Valentine's Day!

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The following footage begins near the 80th minute of the final USL Timbers match in PGE Park.

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MLS starts next spring...

*Ahem.*

FUCK VALENTINE'S DAY!

Thank you.

(Oh, and Happy 40th birthday to Simon Pegg.)

I've been applying for unemployment for about a month now, and I keep getting a notice that "We can't provide for the claim you've made this week, because there's an issue we still need to settle or some shit. Don't bother to call us about it, just keep claiming your weeks." Paraphrased, of course.

I have enough money to go see Where the Wild ( Read more... )

Here's the episode-long Special Comment from Keith Olbermann on health care from last night. It's a diatrabe, admittedly, but there's no denying the passion in this, or the rage, or even the simple facts ( Read more... )

Tonight, the Timbers lost in the semi-finals to Vancouver, the team they played in the season opener, also to a loss ( Read more... )

This past week, we learned that a nest of rats was found in a neighbor's garage. Today we were told that more had been sighted.

My brother is in the backyard right now, zeroing the scope on his pellet gun. I guess I should just be glad that he's not using a higher caliber weapon.

I'm not quite finished, but can I say that Pride and Prejudice is a damn fine book. I had pretty much learned through cultural osmosis that Elizabeth is a smark, sarcastic woman, the kind I like. But Mr. Darcy... holy shit! Here's a man who's both kind and passonate, but has no skill at showing his affection, can't help but come across as a bit of ( Read more... )