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Saturday, May 10, 2003
Soundtrack: Through the line of trees I dream Of only good remembering I think of you Was it, was it ever so bad, my friend? And what was, what was ever so bad, my friend? --Carbon Leaf Axioms: "(Historical note: this item marks the first time in AP history the words 'touch football,' 'suburban high school girls' and 'splattered with feces' all appeared in the same sentence. Please make a note of it)." --Mark Morford in the Daily Fix, commenting on this item "Researchers at Plymouth University in England reported this week that primates left alone with a computer attacked the machine and failed to produce a single word. "'They pressed a lot of S's,' researcher Mike Phillips said Friday. 'Obviously, English isn't their first language.'" --AP article on an interesting experiment. You can even see for yourself what they wrote. "Molly's hair is still lighter than it was, but at least it's not curly anymore. Also, she gave a great speech." --My "send this article to a friend" note about this article. Go Molly! The "$Include Bitnodes" Award: To the technical problems that vexed poor Bartcop so much that he didn't publish a new page Thursday. $include bitnodes. The Skip Memorial "Hey What the Fuck?" Award: The only person who regularly sends me faxes is the only person who has ever reported it not working--pretty much every time she tries. Hey what the fuck? The "Bless You" Award: To our local letter carriers, for collecting food for the hungry today. Bless you. The Bad Karma Quote: "Stay away from me, man. I think you got the worst karma of anyone I ever met." --The Butterfly of Love in The Milagro Beanfield War Quote of the year (so far): "GOD DAMN IT!"--T. Adler Other randomness: Yes, I know I quote the same sources all the time. Do you have any suggestions? Assessment: Pulling an all-dayer, so will be punchy soon. Better get my reading done now. Famous last words: "I know when I'm not needed." --Me Friday, May 09, 2003
Soundtrack: I couldn't sleep at all last night 'Cause I had so much on my mind I'd like to leave it all behind But you know it's not that easy --Great Big Sea, "Consequence Free" Axioms: "In the column, titled 'The Yellow,' O'Donnell describes how fame robbed her of her 'yellow'-- a metaphor she uses for energy and happiness. "'It started to show on my face and body. And as I became bigger and sadder--starved for yellow,' she writes. 'I filled my craving with food--getting madder still with my expanding girth and with my inability to make more yellow.'" --AP article about Rosie O'Donnell's new Advocate column. How long before she resumes bashing us activists again? "Voltaire said, 'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.' Today we are hearing radio industry executives saying, 'I disapprove of what you say and I am going to stop you from ever saying it again.'" --Nancy Skinner, Buzzflash interview about her campaign to support the Dixie Chicks The "$Include Bitnodes" Award: To board members who do not even bother to phone it in. $include bitnodes. The Skip Memorial "Hey What the Fuck?" Award: Explorer wouldn't allow me to highlight one sentence, only the entire page. Hey what the fuck? The "Bless You" Award: To poor Rodney. Bless you. The Bad Karma Quote: "Stay away from me, man. I think you got the worst karma of anyone I ever met." --The Butterfly of Love in The Milagro Beanfield War Quote of the year (so far): "GOD DAMN IT!"--T. Adler Other randomness: I have recently dreamed more than once that I was on Survivor. Why? Assessment: Desperately hoping to fight off an eye infection. Famous last words: "You are a very smart person." --Be that as it may, let's hope it works Thursday, May 08, 2003
Soundtrack: They took me in the office And they told me very carefully The way that I could benefit From death and disability --Elvis Costello Axioms: "Peace, man." "'Peace'? What cell of al-Quaeda are you with?" --Bartcop, on the BartPhone " Bennett also should've announced that his days of snorting powdered Chinese snail droppings, flagellating himself every morning with a copy of Hustler's 'Best Ass in the West' special double issue, and practicing his most smuggiest facial expressions in the fifteen-foot mirror installed next to the life-sized blowup doll of a weeping Jesus in his dungeon bedroom, are mostly over as well, except for the part about the tongue warts and the sporadic uncontrollable screaming and the recurring fantasies of being carried off into the sunset by big sweaty men on Harleys." --Mark Morford in the Daily Fix "Why does Joe Lieberman remind me of a lawn gnome?" --Marty of Bartcop E! "There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil." --Ayn Rand, quoted in one of Marty's past issues "That sounds disgusting! Good thing no one watches MSNBC." --MediaWhoresOnline The "$Include Bitnodes" Award: To the Providence Journal, whose editors do not bother to check if facts asserted in letters or op-eds are even remotely true, probably because they write so many false things themselves. $include bitnodes. The Skip Memorial "Hey What the Fuck?" Award: The New York Liberty changed their team colors. Hey what the fuck? The "Bless You" Award: To Sue Wicks, for being the only out WNBA player. Bless you. And bless whoever will come out next now that you've retired. The Bad Karma Quote: "Stay away from me, man. I think you got the worst karma of anyone I ever met." --The Butterfly of Love in The Milagro Beanfield War Quote of the year (so far): "GOD DAMN IT!"--T. Adler Other randomness: Keep reading--it will get better. Assessment: I forgot about this section before! Anyway, assessment is, feeling performance anxiety with regard to maintaining this page. How fucked up is that? Famous last words: "so now i'm always prepared for the knock at the door. i probably should pack a suitcase. my real hope for survival is that i'm not big enough of a fish." --Arnold Zwicky, on our difficult times Tuesday, May 06, 2003
Soundtrack: I say it's not fair But what do they care? When you've got power Then you use it for a while --Joe Jackson Axioms: "Why do you hate us so much? Seriously." --Get Your War On (read down) "Yes, these are the grownups who are running our state." --Me, multiple times recently about the same stupidity "Bump you." --Anastasia Williams. Yes, that really is what she said, despite the "reporting" of the ProJo's answer to Dr. Evil "The weather was so nice in Texas, but of course the downside of that is that you have to be in Texas." --Me The "$Include Bitnodes" Award: Belatedly, to people who refuse to follow the rules on email lists. $include bitnodes. The Skip Memorial "Hey What the Fuck?" Award: All weekend Blogger refused to publish my new blog but would publish my old ones. Hey what the fuck? The "Bless You" Award: To my little brother, for acting as his friend's agent as she makes her return back to her acting career after a hideous car accident. Bless you. The Bad Karma Quote: "Stay away from me, man. I think you got the worst karma of anyone I ever met." --The Butterfly of Love in The Milagro Beanfield War Quote of the year (so far): "GOD DAMN IT!"--T. Adler Other randomness: Am just getting this thing restarted. It will suck for a while, so be patient. Read my other blogs if you want something more coherent (FSVO). Famous last words: "Perhaps you make plans to move to Alaska." --Book I read in college. Substitute Canada, maybe. |
