Chief Justice Roberts had a seizure. I really feel for him. I imagine having a seizure would be pretty terrible.
But, good news, The FBI searched Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) as part of a corruption case. I hate Sen. Stevens with a passion. He is horrible for the environment and for every decent thing he does, he pushes forward something (ANYTHING) to get more money for Alaskan projects that need oversight and planning, not more money. He is the genius that said the internet was a series of tubes. Now, granted, he is really old and my boyfriend's grandmother (who is younger than him) once told me to email a place to order something for my boyfriend and then, very proud of her understanding of the internet, gave me a URL. Clearly, keeping up on such things is hard when you are older. BUT she, I'd like to point out, is not a senator. So yeah, Sen. Stevens is an old man. I don't care if he serves time, I just want him thrown out of office and made an example of. It disgusts me that Sen. Strom Thurmond is so idealized by some and it is too late to fix that. But in hopes of saving the world from canonizing another failure of a human being, I want it made clear that Sen. Stevens is a horrible, corrupt man so people in the future don't admire him.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
I lost my weekend to SA
I spent the last 24 hours or so looking at Photo-A-Day threads (July and now June). Some of the pictures are absolutely amazing, but I would feel bad linking them without express permission. I can direct you to the threads though.
June
July
You should take the time to really look through them. Some of the pictures are perfect. On page 11 (I think) of July, there is one of the prettiest girls I have ever seen.
I signed up for a Photoblog. I am planning on investing a lot (for me, not for people who really take pictures) on a camera and doing a Project365-type deal. I would like a watermark for my photos though (in case I am magically super talented). I don't know how one would go about doing that.
June
July
You should take the time to really look through them. Some of the pictures are perfect. On page 11 (I think) of July, there is one of the prettiest girls I have ever seen.
I signed up for a Photoblog. I am planning on investing a lot (for me, not for people who really take pictures) on a camera and doing a Project365-type deal. I would like a watermark for my photos though (in case I am magically super talented). I don't know how one would go about doing that.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Wheeeeeee
My friend posted this to her blog, so I thought I would share. It is Harry Potter related but not a single spoiler is contained.
It was supposed to be McSweeney's Monday
But it is Friday. Oh well.
My favorites so you don't have to go find them yourself:
Lists:
Things I Have Learned From Ex-Boyfriends.
BY MEGAN ROBIN
- - - -
It is impossible to compel someone to speak to you.
Sid Vicious was a member of the Sex Pistols.
Past and Future Magazine Titles That Map Our Intellectual Decline.
BY ANDREW DEPASQUALE
- - - -
Cosmopolitan
People
InStyle
InTouch
Us
Star
OK!
Shiny!
ROTFLMAO
Long Slide Into Atrophic Dementia Weekly
Which Side of These Pants Is the Front?
Uhh
Soft Gurgling Noise
Lies Printed on My Waffle Iron.
BY ANNIE MACKEY
- - - -
Magic
Easy Clean
Unlikely Disasters.
BY GABE KOPLOWITZ
- - - -
Sun and moon collision
All eyeballs turn to wood
Tornado made of fire
Sea mammals attack world's financial centers
Mountains leave
Colin Firthquake
Review of New Food:
General Foods International Suisse Mocha
Submitted by Sara Sligar
Suisse Mocha comes in a small tin whose color I always think of as red, although only about 10 percent of the surface area is actually red. The rest is covered with pictures of European-looking chocolate beverages and an "International Recipe" that involves the phrases "flavor destination" and "indulgent recipe." I will translate this quintessentially European text into American for you: "Mix with hot water."
Over winter break, aided by my mother and her MasterCard, I procured several tins of this magic stuff, intending to carry them back to my dorm room once school resumed. And carry them back I did. Traveling from the wild plains of the Midwest on the wild planes of American Airlines, I spirited my bounty back to New England. Ecstatically, I cleaned a mug. Breathlessly, I heated water. Filled with incandescent hope, I drank. And it was magnificent.
Nothing can equal the delicious blend of coffee and hot chocolate that is Suisse Mocha. Staring out my window at the winter-stripped tree branches and the icy ground, I mentally relocated myself to a chic Parisian café. My life was suddenly amazing. Colors were brighter. Sounds were stronger. Every day since then has been an unstoppable dream.
One day, a couple weeks ago, I went to the hot-chocolate machine in the dining hall and saw the other spigot, which spurts out a coffee drink that I have heard colloquially referred to as "the most disgusting sludge ever." The less refined have called it "shit." Curious, I looked closer, to see what terrible beverage could have elicited such a response from my peers, who, in my experience, seem willing to imbibe essentially any liquid created.
The label said: "General Foods International Suisse Mocha."
According to Wikipedia, mocha is "an American invention" that is "mostly unknown in Italy and other continental European countries."
Sugar Daddies
Submitted by Leigh Duffy
I love these caramel pops. When I was little, I would eat these on long family trips to pull my baby teeth out. Worked every time—although, if I had one tooth I initially planned on losing, the thick, unforgiving caramel would inevitably rip out two others as well. It was a satisfying pain, made tasty by the delectable combination of sugary sweetness and blood pooling in my mouth. For this reason, I recommend Sugar Daddies to all families with young children.
My favorites so you don't have to go find them yourself:
Lists:
Things I Have Learned From Ex-Boyfriends.
BY MEGAN ROBIN
- - - -
It is impossible to compel someone to speak to you.
Sid Vicious was a member of the Sex Pistols.
Past and Future Magazine Titles That Map Our Intellectual Decline.
BY ANDREW DEPASQUALE
- - - -
Cosmopolitan
People
InStyle
InTouch
Us
Star
OK!
Shiny!
ROTFLMAO
Long Slide Into Atrophic Dementia Weekly
Which Side of These Pants Is the Front?
Uhh
Soft Gurgling Noise
Lies Printed on My Waffle Iron.
BY ANNIE MACKEY
- - - -
Magic
Easy Clean
Unlikely Disasters.
BY GABE KOPLOWITZ
- - - -
Sun and moon collision
All eyeballs turn to wood
Tornado made of fire
Sea mammals attack world's financial centers
Mountains leave
Colin Firthquake
Review of New Food:
General Foods International Suisse Mocha
Submitted by Sara Sligar
Suisse Mocha comes in a small tin whose color I always think of as red, although only about 10 percent of the surface area is actually red. The rest is covered with pictures of European-looking chocolate beverages and an "International Recipe" that involves the phrases "flavor destination" and "indulgent recipe." I will translate this quintessentially European text into American for you: "Mix with hot water."
Over winter break, aided by my mother and her MasterCard, I procured several tins of this magic stuff, intending to carry them back to my dorm room once school resumed. And carry them back I did. Traveling from the wild plains of the Midwest on the wild planes of American Airlines, I spirited my bounty back to New England. Ecstatically, I cleaned a mug. Breathlessly, I heated water. Filled with incandescent hope, I drank. And it was magnificent.
Nothing can equal the delicious blend of coffee and hot chocolate that is Suisse Mocha. Staring out my window at the winter-stripped tree branches and the icy ground, I mentally relocated myself to a chic Parisian café. My life was suddenly amazing. Colors were brighter. Sounds were stronger. Every day since then has been an unstoppable dream.
One day, a couple weeks ago, I went to the hot-chocolate machine in the dining hall and saw the other spigot, which spurts out a coffee drink that I have heard colloquially referred to as "the most disgusting sludge ever." The less refined have called it "shit." Curious, I looked closer, to see what terrible beverage could have elicited such a response from my peers, who, in my experience, seem willing to imbibe essentially any liquid created.
The label said: "General Foods International Suisse Mocha."
According to Wikipedia, mocha is "an American invention" that is "mostly unknown in Italy and other continental European countries."
Sugar Daddies
Submitted by Leigh Duffy
I love these caramel pops. When I was little, I would eat these on long family trips to pull my baby teeth out. Worked every time—although, if I had one tooth I initially planned on losing, the thick, unforgiving caramel would inevitably rip out two others as well. It was a satisfying pain, made tasty by the delectable combination of sugary sweetness and blood pooling in my mouth. For this reason, I recommend Sugar Daddies to all families with young children.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Virb has really blossomed
I am very impressed with the goodness of this site. Like this video is from Virb:
There are so many groups and people I want to befriend. There are some really great photos and videos. And since it is so new, I can just friend everyone without having to check them out like on myspace. I hate myspace.
ADD ME AS YOUR FRIEND ON VIRB!
There are so many groups and people I want to befriend. There are some really great photos and videos. And since it is so new, I can just friend everyone without having to check them out like on myspace. I hate myspace.
ADD ME AS YOUR FRIEND ON VIRB!
News
Goddamn. Both these news stories made me REALLY angry.
First, Iraq won a semi-final in the Asian Cup. That is fantastic. No country needed something like that more. These people are in constant pain and fear and moments are joy are sorely needed. And I hate the people that took that away from them. That is truly unfair and just disgusting.
Second, Kaiser Permanente was fined AGAIN by the state of California. Anyone that saw Sicko (a very enjoyable film, even if it isn't total honest) or lives in California knows that Kaiser treats patients terribly. These fines are far too small and too easily forgiven. If heath insurance companies were doing their jobs properly, they wouldn't be seeing record profits. That isn't how it works. And I doubt some of the stuff said in Sicko, but I don't doubt that these companies go out of their way to deny care to those that need it. And the "you're not denying care, you're denying payment" line is total bullshit. I pay $54/month in health insurance. If I need care, I better fucking get it. Otherwise, I can drop $54/month into a savings account and pay for my own care when I need it. The problem with that, of course, is that you lose the discount for services that health insurance providers negotiate. There needs to be complete overhaul.
Sorry. Shit like that just makes me so angry.
First, Iraq won a semi-final in the Asian Cup. That is fantastic. No country needed something like that more. These people are in constant pain and fear and moments are joy are sorely needed. And I hate the people that took that away from them. That is truly unfair and just disgusting.
Second, Kaiser Permanente was fined AGAIN by the state of California. Anyone that saw Sicko (a very enjoyable film, even if it isn't total honest) or lives in California knows that Kaiser treats patients terribly. These fines are far too small and too easily forgiven. If heath insurance companies were doing their jobs properly, they wouldn't be seeing record profits. That isn't how it works. And I doubt some of the stuff said in Sicko, but I don't doubt that these companies go out of their way to deny care to those that need it. And the "you're not denying care, you're denying payment" line is total bullshit. I pay $54/month in health insurance. If I need care, I better fucking get it. Otherwise, I can drop $54/month into a savings account and pay for my own care when I need it. The problem with that, of course, is that you lose the discount for services that health insurance providers negotiate. There needs to be complete overhaul.
Sorry. Shit like that just makes me so angry.
VICTORY!
I totally forgot to mention, the Los Campesinos! EP came out and Pitchfork gave it a good review. I'd say 8.4 is pretty solid.
"Silly names aside, Los Campesinos! play superbly crafted indie pop that bounces off walls like Love Is All, grins with the childlike exuberance of Bis, and throws the toy chest into its arrangements like Architecture in Helsinki. Glockenspiels and pizzicato violin veer into reckless guitar riffs and full-bodied handclaps-- or fizz over, like Mentos and Coke, into happy-stupid crescendos."
It is love. I absolutely adore them.
"Silly names aside, Los Campesinos! play superbly crafted indie pop that bounces off walls like Love Is All, grins with the childlike exuberance of Bis, and throws the toy chest into its arrangements like Architecture in Helsinki. Glockenspiels and pizzicato violin veer into reckless guitar riffs and full-bodied handclaps-- or fizz over, like Mentos and Coke, into happy-stupid crescendos."
It is love. I absolutely adore them.
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