Archive for September, 2008

My Favorite Actors

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Apropos of nothing: my favorite actors, in no particular order: Edward Norton He’s been my favorite actor for a looong time now. Obviously I loved him in Fight Club, but his characters in The 25th Hour, Death to Smoochy, and Primal Fear are what made me really appreciate his acting. He makes such a great [...]

My Gal

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

This article by George Saunders had me in hysterics at work: “Where was I? Ah, yes: I hate Élites. Which is why, whenever I am having brain surgery, or eye surgery, which is sometimes necessary due to all my non-blinking, I always hire some random Regular guy, with shaking hands if possible, who is also [...]

Calling All Undecideds – Part II

Monday, September 15th, 2008

This is my second installment of Why I Find the Republican Ticket Terrifying and Why I Think the Democratic Ticket Is Awesome. If you missed Part I, I recommend reading that first. Onward!

Calling All Undecideds – Part I

Friday, September 12th, 2008

If you are currently undecided who you are voting for in this year’s US Presidential election, or if you are planning on voting for the McCain/Palin ticket, I implore you to read this post. I am going to try to be as respectful as I can while outlining why I find the McCain/Palin ticket objectionable [...]

Poor, Sad Computer

Friday, September 5th, 2008

I technically have two computers – I have my faithful old desktop, a Dell Dimension 8300 that was purchased in 2003 and includes a floppy disk drive AND a ZIP disk drive (woo! Old-school!), and I have my work laptop which is a Sony VAIO thingybob that seems nice. It even has the fancy fingerprint [...]