"They're all the same!"

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Monday October 06, 2008 · 2:49 PM PDT

2008/10/06 · 14:49

Hello. Hi. How are you?

You're wrong.

I was recently spurred to document my feelings on this issue, it being election
season and all. Here's the deal. I understand how you feel. Really, I do. For the longest time, I could have cared less about politics. I wasn't registered to vote for a while, and I didn't much care. I thought it was fun to make fun of the President when he did something stupid. I didn't know who my Congressman was. I did know who Bob Packwood was! But only because of the smutty news about him. I saw ‘Democrat’ and ‘Republican’ and thought it strange that these two parties took strange names and failed to be anything like a Republic or Democracy in their running or their issues and summarily ignored them.

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Friday February 08, 2008 · 2:27 AM PST

2008/02/08 · 02:27

Who are you?

What do you want?

Which was your favorite character in Stranger in a Strange Land?

... Why?

Have you read Kurt Vonnegut?

When you watched the original Land Before Time, did you cry when Littlefoot's mother died?

ew73

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Friday December 28, 2007 · 4:05 AM PST

2007/12/28 · 04:05

A while back, on The Livejournal, I may have made an off-color joke. It may have been something like

Everyone knows you can trace all the world's problems back to the ~~Jews~~ ~~Blacks~~ ~~Mexicans~~ poor people!

..and maybe someone got a little offended, and I might have gotten indignant and there may have been some heated exchange of words and I may have refused to admit that the comment was in any way offensive and I may have called the offended person an "up-tight bitch with a cross crammed so far up her ass that she craps splinters".

That might have happened. I won't say it did. But it might have.

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Thursday December 20, 2007 · 1:17 PM PST

2007/12/20 · 13:17

I know, it's been a long time since I bothered here, I know. Life's been busy.

I like to subscribe to all the political email lists I can get my hands on, and read over them. Party, etc. doesn't matter for me. It gives me what I feel is a fairly even-handed view of what the politicians think I want to hear.

I just got one from the Oregon Republican Party.

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Saturday July 28, 2007 · 1:06 AM PDT

2007/07/28 · 01:06

My life, lately, has been a sort of roller coaster. I recently started a new job (that has nothing to do with politics, alas) and the commute is a killer -- almost 2 hours. And the public transit is unreliable, so I tack on an extra hour in front of that, to an 8-hour shift.

It's brutal, but, as they say, complaining doesn't pay the bills (unless you're a pundit?)

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Sunday June 03, 2007 · 5:33 PM PDT

2007/06/03 · 17:33

Yeah, stupid screenshots, but this just made me go "..wow."

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Monday May 14, 2007 · 11:24 PM PDT

2007/05/14 · 23:24

I don't normally watch television these days. I find reading a good book is a lot easier on the eyes, and I can read a book anywhere in the house for next to nothing.

I make exception for Heroes, though. I assume you saw this evening's episode. If not, spoilers!

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Wednesday May 09, 2007 · 10:31 PM PDT

2007/05/09 · 22:31

In my life, I've always been one to shy away from banks. Mostly because I just don't like the idea of someone else holding on to my money. And also because they give me a little Visa card, and I'm way too unreliable to use it properly. But then, I'm quite aware of the problems I can get into.

A lot of people aren't, and can end up owing a bank a significant chunk of change. Consider the sob story of the Vidals, who ended up with $926 in overdraft fees.

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Sunday May 06, 2007 · 1:34 AM PDT

2007/05/06 · 01:34

So 30% of Republicans (running for President) don't believe in evolution.

To that I say,

I can pick things up with my toes, like a monkey.

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Wednesday May 02, 2007 · 1:02 AM PDT

2007/05/02 · 01:02

If you've never read it, I highly reccomend the last book of the Christian Bible - The Book of Revelation, sometimes calls Revelation of John or Apocolypse unto John, depending on who you ask.

It's a tome filled to the brim with symbolism and all manner of lurid and horrible things.

I discovered recently that a coworker believes every word of it as pure, unadultered fact.

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Monday April 23, 2007 · 12:39 PM PDT

2007/04/23 · 12:39

There was discussion with myself and a friend the last night. We were chatting about many things, and the topic of why people give to causes came up. Of the many reasons proposed, the two strongest seemed to be:

Personal belief in the cause
Always Done It, That's How I Was Raised

Poll

28 votes Show Results

The Result:

28 votes Vote Now!

The Result:

Ok, here's a buck.

2 votes

Sure. In fact, here's more than a dollar.

3 votes

No, you don't need beer or hookers.

4 votes

Piss off!

19 votes

On the Precipice

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Monday April 16, 2007 · 4:02 AM PDT

2007/04/16 · 04:02

Because this is the internet, I feel I must disclose personal information to an unknown audience who most likely don't care even the slightest about them.

I'm lazy.

Really. There is nothing I would prefer to do than lay around all day literally do nothing. This weekend, I tried it. I did nothing I didn't want to. The morning shower? Eh, didn't feel like it. I'm tired, but it's only 2 pm. Go to bed! Overall, it was a glorious experience.

Poll

14 votes Show Results

Best?

14 votes Vote Now!

Best?

Gonzo associated with Thai hookers

2 votes

Democrats associated with a good piece of ... elephant

3 votes

Libertarians! HAH!

4 votes

Laying in the yard when it's sunny out

5 votes

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