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- November 16th, 2008
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WoW Post: I Love My Corehound
First of all, awesome news… That’s right — Isys hit level 70 today! That makes her my second level 70 character to date! Ok, so you’re thinking “Two level 70’s? Pah…
- November 15th, 2008
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House Cleaning
I love housecleaning. I love the feeling of getting something done, and nothing spells accomplishment more than cleaning an entire house top to bottom, left to right. The carpets are vacuumed, the flo…
- November 14th, 2008
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I See London, I See Jonestown
I watched CNN’s two-hour report about Jonestown last night. The month of November marks the 30-year anniversary of the mass murder/suicide of the cult. I watched with a mix of fascination and ho…
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- November 13th, 2008
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Welcome Home, Phoebe
We decided to make our sweet little outside cat, Phoebe, an inside cat for good. From November 2008 Since Mike had Tuesday off, we decided to use that time to take Phoebe for one last checkup…
- November 12th, 2008
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Mini-Review: Jesus is Magic
I love Sarah Silverman. She’s pretty and has a little girl voice, yet she says the most alarming things I’ve ever heard. And she gets away with it because she’s, well, pretty and has…
- November 11th, 2008
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Oblivion: The Shimmering Isles
Since World of Warcraft is undergoing intense server maintenance, I decided to fire up Oblivion and visit Ocheann, my pink-haired Mystic Elf. She decided to live the world of Cyrodiil, her many pets,…
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And Injustice For All
Cara from The Curvature reports that Duanna Johnson, a transgendered woman from Memphis, TN, was found shot to death over the weekend. Duanna had a bad history with the Memphis police, so her death ri…
- November 10th, 2008
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Advanced Grammar
Both English Lit and English Language Arts majors have to take a class called Advanced Grammar. The class is taught in the Fall by a little old lady with a dozen publishing credits to her name. She…
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Our School System Sucks
Schools test no-zero grading method : Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel. A middle school in Tennessee are attempting a new method of education in the classroom. When a student gets a zero on an ass…
- November 9th, 2008
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Mini-Review: Good Night and Good Luck
Hey, remember when journalists had integrity? Me either. But you can imagine they did in Good Night and Good Luck, a movie about the airwaves war between journalist Edward R. Murrow and Sen. Joseph Mc…
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On Christopher McCandless
I just read a very lengthy article about the life and death of Christopher McCandless. If you remember the book/movie Into the Wild, you’ll know that McCandless was an affluent, Emory graduate w…
- November 8th, 2008
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Bagels and Lots of Cream Cheese
I dreamed last night that Michael and I were on the lam. From what I couldn’t tell you, but for some reason this required us to stay with our friend Sean. But this wasn’t one of the two Se…
- November 7th, 2008
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Review: For The Bible Tells Me So
I got the chance to watch another amazing movie last night: a documentary called For the Bible Tells Me So. I’ve watched and enjoyed various documentaries about religious fervor, but this one to…
- November 6th, 2008
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My Favorite Web Apps
I love the internet. I could get stuck on the internet for days. In fact, I have before! There’s just so much to see, so many LOLCats to laugh at, so many people to Rickroll and goatse, and so l…
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You Might Be a Spammer If…
As Michael found out last night, posting comments to my entries multiple times withing just a few minutes will flag you as spam according to WP Spam-Free, the best plugin for WordPress spam out there.…
- November 5th, 2008
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On Mad Men: Season Finale
Link: ‘Mad Men’ finale exceeds last season’s. Actually, I don’t think Mad Men ended on a creative high. Don came home (we all knew that would happen), Peggy told Pete about the…
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The Morning After
First thing’s first: people, we are not going to die. President-Elect Obama is not the anti-christ. We will not be waking up to serve The State (the concept, not the show) on January 21st. Yes,…
- November 4th, 2008
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Yes We Did.
I screencaptured this from Fox News of all websites — when they call it for Obama, it’s over man. Congratulations to Mr. President Obama, our 44th President of the United States. It’…
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Review: Vera Drake
I watched an amazing movie last night called Vera Drake. It’s only a couple of years old but it’s definitely one of the best. Very rarely do I get to see movies that deal with women’…
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And the Waiting Begins
I lost my sticker before I even left the voting place. I stuck it on my purse and when I looked down it was gone. Ah well. It doesn’t matter — I voted! Did you?
- November 3rd, 2008
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Vote Please
Please do yourself a favor: vote tomorrow. I’m going as soon as class lets out; Mike’s getting tomorrow afternoon off. If you don’t vote, I don’t want to hear you complaining a…
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Back in the Mistsaber Saddle Again
Yes, my dear friends. I am back to playing that massively addictive, massively entertaining, massively multi-player online role-playing game (MAMEMMORPG?). And guess what? I’m level 64! I’…
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The Final Semester
This morning I registered for my final semester as an undergraduate. I’m taking a full course load of challenging, unique classes. The pickings are slim, however: I had to struggle a bit decidin…
- November 2nd, 2008
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The Brazen Brassier-ist
Halloween is over, but I’m still thinking about my costume for next year. I’m thinking either Slutty Cat or Slutty Hogwarts Chick. I have pulled off Slutty Cat every year, but it seems to…
- November 1st, 2008
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Greetings and Salutations
Yep. I’m back to blogging at my domain. Hurray! If you subscribed to my old blog, you will automatically get transferred over here. No need to update your feeds! I’ve got that under contro…
- October 27th, 2008
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What I'm Up To These Days
Bullets are cop-out posts. Big deal. My blog, my bullets, my cop-out:I'll be moving this blog back to my old domain by the end of the week. Don't worry about updating feeds -- if you have this blog's…
- October 23rd, 2008
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Britney Spears, Standardized Tests
This post is a two-parter because I don't feel like making another post right after this one.1) I feel sorry for Britney Spears. There. I said it. I pity her. I would not want to be in her shoes, even…
- October 22nd, 2008
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Not These Assholes Again
Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? -- CBN.com Spiritual LifeJesus fucking Christ. Every year that goes by we hear this shit from these people:The Celtic belief of spirits being released is current…
- October 21st, 2008
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Book Review: Blood Meridian
I have this problem with fiction. I can't seem to stay interested in a novel for too long. I think my boredom with fiction comes from spending my entire college career nitpicking over every thread of…
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I Don't Know What to Add to This
GADISS: The reasons for punishing a rape victimBecause of the evidence requirements of Islamic law: the victim's testimony is disallowed, and she must produce four male Muslim witnesses who saw the ac…
- October 17th, 2008
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New Photo Home
My photos will from now on be located at my ZenPhoto page. The Picasa galleries are still up, but I will no longer be uploading to them.
- October 16th, 2008
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Mad Men Recap
Image via WikipediaOk -- now that Michael has seen it, I can post about it. Did anyone else watch Mad Men on Sunday and think it was the most surreal episode of the series? First we have Don frolickin…
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Best News Ever
Guess what guess what guess what guess what?!?! A professor of mine agreed to guide me in an independent study for next semester!!Here's the problem I was facing: in order to graduate in May, I need 1…
- October 15th, 2008
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And The Darwin Award Goes To...
This guy: Harlem athlete, 19, plunges to death in egg-tossing prank gone wrong.I love how the mother says, "He was such a good boy." Well fuck my ass and call me Marv Albert -- who'da thunk good boys'…
- October 14th, 2008
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Hands Across America
Well, ladies and gentlemen. The highest honor of nerdom has been given to Yours Truly.I have carpal tunnel syndrome.For the past few years, I've noticed an on-again-off-again tingling in my wrists. It…
- October 13th, 2008
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Top 10 Printable Productivity Tools
Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Printable Paper Productivity ToolsI found this months-old Lifehacker article today whilst looking for a better organization method. Since analog note-taking and organization…
- October 10th, 2008
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Wanted: A Good Screenshot Program
I am searching Softpedia for an adequate screen capture program for Windows.Currently, I'm using something called Screenshot Utility, but its trial software and I refuse to pay $20 for the complete pr…
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Wanted: A Good Screenshot Program
I am searching Softpedia for an adequate screen capture program for Windows.Currently, I'm using something called Screenshot Utility, but its trial software and I refuse to pay $20 for the complete pr…
- October 9th, 2008
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Bail Reduced to $1 for Accused Child Rapist
The Sentinel Online : News : Local : Sentinel Morning Update: Bail reduced to $1 in child rape caseSon of a bitch.Let me get this straight. You copy and burn a DVD, you go to prison for ten years and…
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Bail Reduced to $1 for Accused Child Rapist
The Sentinel Online : News : Local : Sentinel Morning Update: Bail reduced to $1 in child rape caseSon of a bitch.Let me get this straight. You copy and burn a DVD, you go to prison for ten years and…
- October 7th, 2008
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Review: Spore
Spike requested that I write a review of Spore -- which I had every intention of doing a few weeks ago, but I didn't get around to it. However, I have enough time now, so...here we go. Review of Spore…
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Yoda
My mother-in-law’s dog, Yoda came to visit me. I’m not usually fond of dogs (especially not Chihuahuas), but Yoda’s pretty good. He didn’t piss on anything and damn sure didn&#…
- October 4th, 2008
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The Legacy of Swing Kids
I've been watching past episodes of House on USA for the past few weeks so I can catch up to the new season. Though he looked familiar, I couldn't place where I had seen Robert Sean Leonard (Wilson) b…
- October 2nd, 2008
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On Politics and Religion
I had a long post planned out in my head about politics. Being that tonight is going to be the Vice Presidential debate, I thought it would be appropriate to post a little something I learned about po…
- October 1st, 2008
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- September 29th, 2008
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Slow Week
It's going to be slow around here for the next few days. Next week is my (very well deserved) Fall Break. I'm amazed that the semester is already half over! Where did the time go?I have a few topics o…
- September 27th, 2008
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Thoughts on Last Night's Debate
"Senator Obama doesn't understand the difference between 'strategy' and 'tactic'."Oh lord. If this quote hasn't gone viral yet, I'm going to force it to do so. After McCain said this, I got up, grabbe…
