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| Friday, July 17th, 2009 |
kradical
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2:57a |
a StarCraft Thursday
Got some revision notes on Chapter 5 of Volume 1 of Ghost Academy, and continued going through what I've written of Spectres. Also, did not get a deep-scale cleaning today -- got the appointments mixed up. Today was filling the two cavities on the left side of my mouth. Monday, they get the two cavities on the right. After that will be the deep-scale. To bed........... Current Mood:  accomplishedCurrent Music: "Cold Sweat" by Jim Byrnes |
| Thursday, July 16th, 2009 |
nahtmmm
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7:52p |
Reasons why we hope Palin doesn't become President
From here! [...]
Really, where would we be if a bumpkin like Palin were president? With her brainpower, we'd probably be stuck with a Cabinet full of tax cheats, retreads and moralizing social engineers.
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The idea of printing money we don't have to pay for programs we can't afford is, apparently, the work of a finely tuned imagination, soaring gravitas and endless policy know-how.
Palin is so clueless she probably would have rushed through some colossal stimulus plan that ended up stimulating nothing.
If Palin were president, no one doubts this nation would have continued the Bush-era policy of indefinite detention of enemy combatants and the CIA's program of transferring prisoners to other countries without legal rights. Be thankful you have a president who makes you think this nation doesn't have such a programs [sic].
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And how is anyone as simplistic as Palin going to help change the habits of all these fatsos in America? We need a mommy . . . but, you know, not a real mommy.
For Palin, though, there is hope.
Just because you're the target of a revolting elitist hit job doesn't mean you're ready to be president. I don't believe Palin has thought deeply enough about serious issues. She has certainly proven unable to adequately defend herself on intellectual grounds.
To this point, at least, Palin hasn't offered much more than populist sloganeering. Her popularity often seems fueled by charisma alone.
So, judging from Barack Obama's success, she has all the makings of a future president. Current Mood:  full |
dalaire
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8:29p |
Writer's Block: To Infinity and Beyond!
Oh hell, yes! If I or other explorers could just get a close up view of another planet, I'd be thrilled for a lifetime's worth of curiosity. Being able to get a hands on feel for moons like Europa and Titan? Very cool. But it would be awesome, too, to see a nebula up close without the aid of a telescope, or learn what form other lifeforms would take. Being Trek stilted, I have to wonder how that'd work IRL. :^) Current Mood:  curiousCurrent Music: jazz stuff with long drum solo just now |
| Friday, July 17th, 2009 |
pointyhairedone
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1:15a |
If you believed
About forty years and half an hour back thattaway, three men in a tin boat travelling at nearly five thousand miles per hour said goodnight to the folks back home, seventy thousand (and change) miles behind. They've got a long way to go yet. - Pointy |
| Thursday, July 16th, 2009 |
nahtmmm
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7:19p |
Breaking news: Socialized health insurance bill collapses into a black hole of irony
From the 39th of over 1,000 pages: "[...] The Commissioner shall require that such disclosure be provided in plain language.
(2) Plain Language.--In this subsection, the term "plain language" means language that the intended audience, including individuals with limited English proficiency, can readily understand and use because that language is clean, concise, well-organized, and follows other best practices of plain language writing." WHAT. They're using nonsense like "well baby and well child care" and then they have the nerve to write something like that? Current Mood:  infuriated |
kradical
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3:01p |
I never could get the hang of Thursdays...
Dove back into StarCraft: Ghost: Spectres today. Went over the first four chapters, making some minor tweaks, but generally I'm happy with them. Now I'm off to the dentist for the first of two deep-scale cleanings. Bleah. Current Mood:  blah |
kradical
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1:28p |
Schott's Miscellany 15 July 2009
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, starring Marilyn Monroe, premiered (1953)CADMEAN VICTORY A CADMEAN VICTORY is one that immediately places the victor in a disadvantageous position. In Greek myth, Cadmus was the youngest son of Phoenician King Agenor. Cadmus slew a monster that guarded a freshwater spring and sowed its teeth across the ground like corn. Immediately, an army of soldiers sprang up from the spot where the teeth had fallen and launched an attack against the Phoenicians. Thank heavens, the sun has gone in, and I don't have to go out and enjoy it.
Logan Pearsall Smith (1865-1946) Current Mood: busyCurrent Music: "St. James Infirmary" by Bob French's Original Tuxedo Jazz Band |
kiramowett
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10:06a |
Poor Mets.
My new avatar at TrekBBS:  It's too big to use here. If I made it smaller, it would be unreadable. What is it with the NL East this year? The Phillies and the Mets both have many injuries, and the Nationals are a national disaster! |
kradical
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12:42a |
busy day....
Been working on the script for the next Farscape season five comic book -- I'll be talking about it more in San Diego -- and also picked up the parents at the airport -- they were in Chicago for ALA -- and had a very nice karate class. Then this evening I was interviewed for the Crossroads Podcast, a 'cast about Supernatural, discussing Nevermore, Bone Key, and the upcoming Heart of the Dragon. Now I must finish this fershlugginer script.............. Current Mood: busyCurrent Music: "Hazy Shade of Winter" by the Bangles |
| Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 |
dalaire
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9:27p |
OMG
Where has this been where I so totally missed its existence? The Air from Suite #3 and Poco Allegretto From Symphony #3 are particularly perfect, and I did buy those tracks. I'm thinking of a few more. I'm such a sucker for revamped classical, and particularly Baroque--and that shifting into Jazz? Holy cow, those two tracks do it for me. *repeats track* Current Mood:  artisticCurrent Music: The "Air" again. Oh my. So *right.* |
dalaire
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7:18p |
Blah
Okay, now, it's very, very weird when you can feel your sinuses compress and the resulting headache develop like a play-by-play inside your head that you have do absolutely nothing about, because you've already taken your medicine. And now it sucks, too. ;^) Current Mood:  uncomfortable |
jrittenhouse
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4:54p |
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kradical
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5:47p |
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pointyhairedone
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10:20p |
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kiramowett
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3:19p |
A Day at the Museum...
Two, actually. I went to the Smithsonian's Air and Space and American History museums yesterday. Lots of pictures behind the cut! ( Read more... ) Current Mood:  exhausted |
beatonna
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1:09p |
A Magical Day
 My father is an excellent gardener, and could grow enough vegetables to keep up fed all through the winter. Turnips are amazing because they are root vegetables and so if you pick them and put them in soil in the cellar they last for ages and ages. For more information about turnips, see every day of my childhood. ( store!) |
kradical
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10:25a |
Schott's Miscellany 14 July 2009
Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress-prison and released all seven prisoners during the French Revolution (1789)AMYCLAEAN SILENCE AMYCLAEAN SILENCE describes a reticence to speak that causes defeat. It derives from the inhabitants of Amyclae, who were so exasperated by constant rumors of a Spartan attack that they passed a decree forbidding anyone to discuss the subject. When the Spartans actually invaded, the Amyclaens were too scared to mention it and the town was quickly taken. Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
Confucius (551-479 BCE) Current Mood:  awakeCurrent Music: "Midnight Rambler" by the Rolling Stones |
kradical
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10:05a |
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kradical
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jrittenhouse
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1:01a |
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kradical
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1:34a |
my San Diego schedule
Here's my schedule for Comic-Con International in San Diego next week: ThursdaySpending all day at the BOOM! booth (#2543) Friday10.15-11.15am: Farscape 10th Anniversary Panel with Brian Henson, Rockne S. O'Bannon, Ben Browder, and Claudia Black (Room 6BCF) 2-3pm: autographing with Rockne S. O'Bannon (BOOM! booth, #2543) 3-4.30pm: Scribe Awards/Media Tie-in Writers Panel, where I'll be getting my Grandmaster Award, with Max Allan Collins, Stacia Deutsch, Matt Forbeck, Lee Goldberg, Tod Goldberg, Robert Greenberger, Nathan Long, and James Rollins (Room 4) 4.30-5pm: autographing with the other folks from the Scribe Awards (AA3) Saturday2.30-3.30pm: BOOM!: Farscape Comics, with Rockne S. O'Bannon, Ian Brill, and Joe Corroney (Room 10) 3.45-4.45pm: autographing with Rockne S. O'Bannon (BOOM! booth, #2543) SundaySpending all day at the BOOM! booth (#2543) In addition, whatever time isn't occupied by something listed on Friday or Saturday will be spent at the BOOM! booth (#2543). I will also be at the BOOM! party at the Hyatt Grand Lobby Bar on Thursday night at 9pm. Hope to see many of you there! Current Mood:  tiredCurrent Music: "Love Over Gold" by Dire Straits |
jrittenhouse
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12:41a |
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| Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 |
wuzit2u
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9:31p |
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beatonna
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7:22p |
Sarah Louise
You all remember Michael Jackson died? There has been a lot of media crap around since then about that guy. You want to see something really good and really poignant about it instead? My friend Sarah Louise (Sally Bloodbath on livejournal) made a really wonderful comic about her memories of MJ, and it is a refreshing, good thing. I am just telling her as I write this that she needs a website, because that is the truth, the lady is talented. You should tell her so, because I am hounding her to get on it. Check out her recent interview on Everything is Wonderful. |
nahtmmm
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4:04p |
Apparently blimps cruise at 40 mph
Dental appointment. Had a bit of a shadow on one x-ray, but that was decided to be a false alarm. Neighbor came over and helped fuss over the suits. Brother and I will likely trade suits for purposes of fit for the wedding. He's not very happy about it; I really don't care. Good HR Derby last night, from what I saw of it (coming in during Pujols's turn in the second round). I suspect they either watered the field down or juiced the balls, cuz those balls did not bounce on the field very much at all. Probably the former -- don't want a bad hop catching any of those youngsters in the throat, after all! Fun(ny) celebrity softball game afterwards. Some nice shots of downtown throughout it. Current Mood:  busy |
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