Archives for September 2004
September 22, 2004
CBS
I've been trying not to follow politics too closely, partly because my mind's pretty made up about who I'm going to vote for, and partly because the desperation and obfuscation of the Bush campaign is starting to feel like a Christopher Guest mockumentary about a floundering campaign.
But this CBS thing goes beyond all limits. CBS finds some documents that question what exactly the hell Bush was doing when he was in the Texas Air National Guard, to throw on the pile of evidence that he wasn't really doing all that much. The Right is outraged because a couple of CBS' documents were fakes - never mind that they aren't challenging any of the claims made from any of the sources. So CBS has to apologize, and once again the attention is deflected away from the fact that Bush has never been substantially challenged on this.
At least that's my understanding, from my half-paying-attention. If someone has proof that Bush served honorably, let me know...but you might want to collect the $50 grand reward first.
So if I'm CBS and want to make nice with the Right (ahem), why not this: give Bush a full hour to explain, at length and in great detail, everything that he did during his ANG service. No reporter, no possibility of misunderstanding or journalistic confusion. Then we can move on from the past, and find out what if any plans Bush has for the future.
Sending An Unmistakable Message
I don't know exactly how accurate the storm tracks are on this map, but it shows an interesting correlation between the Florida counties where the Bush supporters live, and the paths of the three recent hurricanes to hit the Banana Republic/Sunshine State.
September 18, 2004
8-Tracks
September 15, 2004
Assorted Things
Despite this being my Summer of Not Much to Say, I've come across a few things that I've wanted to mention, but didn't quite to seem to warrant their own entries. So they're all here.
* I've gotten a little hooked on online Boggle. I've tied for first a few times, but never won outright. If you try it out, I'm usually in the 5x5 room under the name "bunko". It's go time!
* I've gotten into Aqua Teen Hunger Force bigtime. This would be the same A.T.H.F. that my friend Carter was telling me to check out two years ago. You may remember it took about two years of needling to get me to finally see The Big Lebowski. So if you have any ideas about what I should check out in 2006, start taking notes.
* Red Sox. Shhhhh. No comment at this time.
* Jessanne moved to New York last month to get started on her adult life. Some of us took a road trip to NY on Monday to visit her in her new place. Very cool. She'll do great.
* Speaking of one-day road trips, if you really want to know what caused my August 13th meltdown (scroll or whatever if you didn't read it), here's what happened. I drove up to Montreal with the intention of carousing and having -- y'know -- fun. Instead I watched four innings of a dismal Expos-Diamondbacks game, got disgusted, and drove home the very same night. In a pouring rain (the first rain I had seen in a week and a half...but I had only seen the sun from out the window of the bookstore). In quite a state. That's 12 hours of driving for a bowl of poutine, if you're keeping score.
* The quote that sums up this summer. A couple weeks ago, a new shiatsu massage place opened up in Harvard Square, and celebrated its grand opening by giving free massages to anyone who works in the area. My friend Stef (she of the mountain-climbing expedition) went over on her lunch break, came back completely happy and recommended it to me. "Nah," I said, "I don't like to do anything that feels self-indulgent." Does that sound as pathetic to you as it did to her?
* I updated the map I made of all the counties I've visited. My next trip may be to finish off New Hampster and Vermont.
* I despair of the upcoming election. My very serious fear is that a "terrorist attack" will cause a National Red Security Alert and the election will be postponed indefinitely. I guess we'll see.
September 11, 2004
Breakneck Pace
2 movie reviews in less than a week? What is this world coming to?
September 07, 2004
Gmail
Sooz hooked me onto Gmail a few weeks ago (incidentally, you're better off reaching me these days at [the name of this site] @ gmail.com; my regular email address has officially become a clearinghouse of offers for mor.t.gag!e plans and Christian debt counseling (?!)).
And now I find myself, inexplicably, sitting on a stack of gmail invitations. So if you want to get on the bandwagon, say something nice about me in the comments or send me an email at the above address. I'll hook you up.
September 05, 2004
61 Down, 39 to Go
Somewhere in my busy schedule of moping, fretting and angsting, I've found the time to write a movie review. That's something...right?
