This may sound bad, and don’t take it the wrong way..
I love you, however, you hold me down.
- “You Hold Me Down” by Motion City Soundtrack
You know how sometimes you hear lyrics that just fit a situation you’ve been in? Yeah. I can’t say they fit the way I feel currently, but (and […]
It’s just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Alex’s mother, a staunch supporter of the communist GDR (heh, I still think it’s funny that it’s DDR in German) suffers a heart attack which leaves her in a coma. She wakes up months later, and Alex must keep the truth about the Wall […]
→ R.I.P. Ties for UK Civil Servants - The BBC News Magazine (one of my favorite entertaining reads) mourns the death of the civil service tie. If only we had fun, well written media like this in the US... :/: No Comments »
→ Kid suspended for changing up the pledge of allegiance - Heh, I remember when some no-good kids in school would pledge allegiance to "one nation, under-pants", but the worst they ever got were some evil glances... :/: No Comments »
→ In Pictures: Batman through the years - BBC News' In Pictures (which is one of my favorite things in the world) takes a look at the many faces of Batman (I maintain that Adam West was the best one) :/: No Comments »
→ Couch potatoes are bad for business - The British Potato Council (I swear I'm not making this up) is protesting to have the phrase "couch potato" removed from the Oxford English Dictionary and replaced with "couch slouch". "Of course it is not the Oxford English Dictionary's fault but we want to use another term than 'couch potato' because potatoes are inherently healthy." :/: No Comments »
→ House bitchslaps UN - The US House of Reps voted to withhold half of its dues to the UN unless the UN shapes up. Next on Jerry Springer, NATO says the IMF fathered it's unborn child - what will the paternity test say? :/: No Comments »
→ La Belgique n’existe pas - The “Land of Sprouts and Chocolate, I think not” - Belgium is, and has always been, a leftist ruse; a device applied to propagate the Liberal agenda throughout the world. So that explains why all the Belgians I know (read: the one Belgian I know) like Belgium so much! There are some really weird things on the interweb... (Thanks Kathryn!) :/: No Comments »
→ Whale - It’s what’s for dinner (in Japan) - (Cue Copland's Rodeo). The Japanese want fewer restrictions on their whaling, because it's been "practiced for centuries". While a few remote villages did whale hundreds of years ago, they neglect to mention that it only became popular in the rest of Japan in the 20th century. Are the Japanese concerned about a tradition, or are they just trying to create an atmosphere of Japan vs. Them? :/: No Comments »
Wow, odd timing on this one.
I was looking for a particular post in my old LiveJournal (some may remember my “remix” of the Captain Planet theme song), and ran across something I didn’t really expect.
There was a period of time when I was pretty angry, hurt, and generally upset with a few certain individuals (myself […]
I have this tendency to get worked up over small things.
Exhibit A for the prosecution: I’m going to a concert tomorrow (the only band playing I really care about is Anberlin, but I don’t want to miss Acceptance who’s playing also). Doors are at 6. Show starts at 6:30. We meet […]
→ Bush’s No-No’s - Legal Fiction theorizes about the impending "Perfect Storm" that could bring down the Bush Administration... not that we haven't heard that before. (Via Danny) :/: No Comments »
→ Teleporting - Wallace and Gromit style - Using ideas from claymation, we may see 3D reproductions of ourselves transported via the internet. :/: No Comments »
→ The EU’s In Trouble - Once again, money makes people fight. I wonder if countries can get divorces from each other... :/: No Comments »
→ Vegas casino carpet galleries - I love random things like this, and I thought it was appropriate, since I'm currently staying here. Ever notice how the carpets have built in "paths" that lead you past all the expensive slots on your way to the buffet? (Via BoingBoing) :/: No Comments »
I just finished watching the French (and Spanish) film L’Auberge Espagnole. Let’s get one thing straight: I love languages. This film has a wonderful mix of French, Spanish, English (British and American!), Italian, Danish, and German - as well as native speakers of the above languages trying to speak just about every […]
Congrats to me — I’m the proud parent of a new blog!
I conceived (sorry, I had to) of this project a few weeks ago, went out on a limb, and finally committed to a domain name. Those who’ve known me for x years (where x < 19) know that I’ve been too scared to […]
