Wait, did 30 Republican senators just vote to sanction gang rape by government contractors?

Seriously...

Just because you hate Al Franken does not mean that you should vote against rape victims, you dolts!

* edit: changed from 38 to 30.

I was just reminded by an urban achiever that this weekend is Lebowski fest....

So if you believe in nothing, pour yourself a caucasian, pet your aquatic rodent, sit back and just abide.

Just want to make sure we're all good... and thorough.

Hey all,
Sorry about the late notice. I've been busy.


Come see the fireworks reflected in Lake Michigan as nature intended! (er something like that)

A group of us is planning on meeting downtown for the annual 3rd of July fireworks (and Taste if you are brave). We always meet in the same place at 6 PM - East of LSD between Monroe and Randolph.

What: Fireworks on the 3rd of July!
Where: Chicago lake-front (GPS location = 41.882650, -87.615843)

Cut and paste that into maps.google.com and hit the hybrid button to get an exact location!

Join us! Bring a blanket, some drinks (disguise alcohol), and a sense of wonder.... optional food afterwards.


*boom*..."oooh"...
*boom*..."aaaah"...
"was that a Cthulhu shaped explosion?"
"dear god, I think it was"

The reason why I chose sociology as a major over say, anything useful....

Back-to-back reading of Brave New World and 1984.

In both, the sociologists were the most powerful people in the world. Only now do I understand how deluded I was! Oh, the shame!


*sigh*

Oh, and before I forget.

Centrifugal bumble-puppy

That is all.

The news came back regarding my car today. I managed to blow a head-gasket - which wikipedia tells me is kinda important or something. Now, I have some 48 hours to buy a new car and figure out my finances so as to allow such a purchase without any sort of trade-in. Blah.

Okay, all you numbers-type people out there. I'm not a physicist... quite obviously. Otherwise, I would have gotten better math grades and would not be asking the following question:

Does Van der Waals = gravity on the nano-scale?

Why or why not? They seem similar to me.

I asked this today and was essentially told I was an idiot. sigh.

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http://www.darklordday.com/

For those who have not been in the loop recently, we're all headed to Dark Lord day again this weekend. There will be camping at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Friday and Saturday night. It is supposed to be in the 70s all weekend. We are aiming to meet on Friday around 6 PM at the campground.

All others will meeting at Three Floyds on Saturday April 25th around 7 to 8 am.

Come join the multitudes. Reply here for further info or if you have any questions. A head-count would be helpful, so please note when you will likely be joining us.

Gratze.

Response to anything Cheney ever says during an interview:

"Well, yeah, sure, but don't forget Dick... you're evil.... really, really evil".




Okay, can we join the international criminal court yet? =)

The pipe inside my wall burst about an hour ago. Same bathroom... more flooded. Water off to whole condo building.

I'm going to go to sleep now. Don't care.

I will need a plumber tomorrow. If you know one or are one. Please call.

The last five hours began with a broken glass... no biggie... no worries.


I missed the garbage pick-up. Eh, I can pack stuff in to the spare can. All's good.

Then my pipes froze.
Then my toilet tank exploded.
Then my bathroom flooded.
Then I broke a chisel trying to remove a rusty bolt from the exploded toilet.

Then I was rear-ended.

So, anyway, the short of it is that I may not have any bathroom carpeting at New-Years. I am off to see if I can replace the toilet itself, so that should at least be available. My bumper will likely wait until after the holidays... so no laughing at my car. It has feelings too!

Me.