October 2008
September 2008
“Obama said the bill has been “misunderstood and poorly communicated.”
“When...”
– (via washingtonpost.com, spintree and robot-heart)
This is what I call acting presidential.
“Spending too much time immersed in blog culture can ruin you for real...”
– Is snark killing the web?
The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget →
A really, really touching story.
Why Facebook is Awesome
Just sent off 95+ invites to the There Will Be Blood Drive event I’ve been planning. So much less painful than trying to gather up e-mail addresses and related contact info.
liana: topherchris:
Graphic designers at every news organization are thinking the same thing right now:
Fuck it. 300-point type.
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“But we loved with a love that was more than love—”
– Edgar Allen Poe, Annabel Lee (via scout, unicornology, and meghanelizabeth)
Mad Men is an awesome show, but the 60s-era misogyny sometimes ramps up to incredibly unsettling levels. And it gives me a sad feeling in the gut. :(
When Judges Make Foreign Policy →
A long-but-good article covering the schools of thought with regards to the intersection of international law and the US Consitution.
How Texas Gets its Reputation →
A Texas man executed an unarmed teenager who had broken into his home while he was out. And I’m talking a full-out execution-style, knees-on-the-ground-and-gun-behind-the-head killing.
On Friday, the jury found him to be not guilty of murder despite the case going far beyond the bounds of any variety of “Castle Law.”
The KC Chiefs ended their 12-game losing streak! →
Beating the Broncos to do it is just the icing on top.
Chris Rock is BACK!
The new Chris Rock comedy special “Kill the Messenger” is utterly hilarious. It’s airing on HBO several times in the next few weeks, so you should check it out.
Gratuitous Childhood Picture Of Yourself Week:...
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Can’t get enough...
All you need to know about the debate
McCain needed a huge win tonight, and didn’t get it.
Now take all that time you saved and spend it on someone special.
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting…”
– Paulo Coelho (via justlia) (via robot-heart)
In order to get me out of bed and ready for class every morning, I set two separate alarms. One is on my cellphone right by my head, and that goes off first. About half the time, that gets me out of bed. The second one, five minutes later, is an alarm...
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Dammit McCain, pt. 2 →
Further elucidates just how much of a bull-in-a-china-shop his behavior’s been with regards to the bailout negotiations.
Dammit McCain
The bill was all set to go, but then…
But once the doors closed, the smooth-talking House Republican leader, John A. Boehner of Ohio, surprised many in the room by declaring that his caucus could not support the plan to allow the government to buy distressed mortgage assets from ailing financial companies.
Mr. Boehner pressed an alternative that involved a smaller role for the government,...
Gratuitous Childhood Picture Of Yourself Week:...
Pictures of me with my two brothers!
Punctuation Man endorses serial comma →
Damn straight! Serial commas are awesome! It’s the second comma before the “and” in lists that sentences that end like this, this, and this.
WatchThe Katie Couric interview with Palin is proving to be the best thing ever. Here she tries to explain how being an Alaskan governor gave her foreign policy experience.
Spotted on another forum
laurgasms:
My job is awesome. We are participating in the Any Soldier campaign, collecting random crap from people like hotel samples of shampoo to send in backpacks to people. Our charter school is a K-8 in the area and they collected over 10,000 items and it is now my and my coworkers responsibilities to sort them into manageable piles before the people from Any Soldier come to help us next...
Sen Frank says Democrats agree on bailout bill →
It matches many of the points Bush hit on in his speech tonight, meaning that it’ll probably pass on both sides of the aisle and become a law. All before McCain arrives in Washington after having suspended his campaign. Good thing he did, huh?
Treasury Department unveils changes to Lincoln... →
(via alexkehr)
I’m the only person I know who cares, but I really really really want the penny to disappear. It’s just so useless, and practically dead weight.
