Anthropomorphic Personifications

She's keeping me on task.

2011-06-21T12:11:00.001-05:00

She's keeping me on task. - Posted using Mobypicture.com

@beClairevoyant and another just cause s

2011-06-17T10:34:00.001-05:00

@beClairevoyant and another just cause she's so cute. - Posted using Mobypicture.com

Stella at the races.

2011-06-17T09:56:00.001-05:00

Stella at the races. - Posted using Mobypicture.com

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2011-05-28T10:10:00.001-05:00

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2011-05-28T10:05:00.001-05:00

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#fauxsquare Columbia College graduation

2011-05-15T11:17:00.001-05:00

#fauxsquare Columbia College graduation at the UIC pavilion with 6 other people - Posted using Mobypicture.com

#partyinpartyin @beClairevoyant

2011-05-14T23:01:00.001-05:00

#partyinpartyin @beClairevoyant - Posted using Mobypicture.com

Matilda's #fauxsquare

2011-05-14T22:57:00.001-05:00

Matilda's #fauxsquare - Posted using Mobypicture.com

@beClairevoiant you're done! Congratulat

2011-05-14T00:05:00.001-05:00

@beClairevoiant you're done! Congratulations! - Posted using Mobypicture.com

Window

2011-04-13T16:32:00.001-05:00

Watching Ted Koppel on BBC

2010-11-02T19:24:00.002-05:00

he has this idea that a lottery $1000 tickets for public office would be a solution to negative advertising in elections.Lottery would be as good as uninformed voting wrt knowing what you're going to get. and it smacks of special interest when so much campaign money ends up in so few hands. Having the money go to public good, would also be a nice incentive to public to donate to campaigns, and "

Voting

2010-11-02T15:45:00.003-05:00

First a side note, I really need to figure out some way to organize my blogs so they make some topical sense and don't excessively overlap. If there are people with opinions, share.I just got back from voting, having spent much of the last week trying to develop some opinions about the candidates, some ideas about what the jobs actually are, etc. I've had plenty of time to do this and I still

Current thinking

2010-10-29T15:43:00.006-05:00

Constitutional Amendment: It's a bit like bolting the door after the horse has bolted, but recall provisions makes some sense. I think it's silly to limit to provisions to only the governors office but... there you go.Senate: I'll probably vote for Gianaoolois (D) on the basis that the race is close enough that it could matter. And another Democrat in the senate could be helpful to our

Voting resources and notes

2010-10-27T21:08:00.010-05:00

Sample Ballot: http://illinois.evoter.comNational:Easy if oversimplified "Who should I vote for based on their positions on the issues?":http://www.votesmart.org/voteeasy/ In both the senate and the house, I apparently agree with the democrats. Who knew.Illinois Senate Race Polling: http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/senate/illinoisHouse seems more locked in. House polling: http://

2010-09-11T13:10:00.002-05:00

I'm just watching Friday's BBC World News America broadcast, and am struck by the parallels between the damage done by the coverage/reaction to this Koran Burning Pastor and the damage done by America's (over) reaction in response to the original 9/11 attacks. Both with respect to the terrorist nature of the acts and the hijacking of the media narrative by extremists.

ADHD Linked to Pesticide Exposure

2010-08-23T12:22:00.000-05:00

ADHD Linked to Pesticide Exposure: "Consumers should either buy organic or take the time to wash their produce well to avoid exposure."As long as I'm gathering links today.

Meditation boosts part of brain where ADD, addictions reside

2010-08-23T11:36:00.000-05:00

Meditation boosts part of brain where ADD, addictions reside: "Spending some time meditating may improve the integrity and efficiency of certain connections in the brain, according to a new study. When a group of participants meditated regularly over the course of a month, brain scans showed increased nerve connections in the areas that govern reward processing and decision making. The authors of

A few thoughts

2010-05-07T22:36:00.003-05:00

Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition - Gates of Moria, Bill the donkey/pwny/whateverWTF? where did this scene come from? I know, I know, it's in the book and they had filmed it. blah blah blah.Bill wasn't in the movie. If they wanted this scene they would have needed to put bill into all the other scenes where the fellowship is walking etcIn a rare moment I'm kinda hoping for PJ to channel

Arrr!

2009-09-18T00:20:00.003-05:00

I'm not sure what this says about me...And I'm really not sure what my finding it reasonably accurate saysabout me either... You are The Quartermaster You, me hearty, are a man or woman of action! And what action it is! Gruesome, awful, delightful action. You mete out punishment to friend and foe alike – well, mostly to foe, because your burning inner rage isn’t likely to

US Health care stuff

2009-09-07T18:53:00.002-05:00

Since I have a hard time posting comments on the economist site (too much hostfile ad blocking methinks)...On the other hand it seems to be working now that I've switched from firefox to chrome. Odd... http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-cn-canada-medicare-for-all,0,3246185.story Just joining in the speculation about which Chicago Tribune article JBP might have been referring

Ummmmm

2009-09-07T01:58:00.003-05:00

So yeah... This looks a little scary.

Promotions

2009-08-28T18:39:00.003-05:00

And once again the Scifi anthology that I was reading last month comes to the rescue with some interesting comentary on the news of the day. In this case results of avoiding mertit based promtion. The post is discussion public school teachers in the US, while The Highest Treason by Randall Garrett supposes a world so egalatarian that humans are unable to repulse an alien threat.But otherwise

Awesome indeed

2009-08-20T19:28:00.003-05:00

I honestly didn't know what to think when I followed the link from a post titled "From the Department of Awesomeness" I expected to be disapointed... but I never ever expected that a wedding entrance could be awesome. It was.

Big vs Small government

2009-08-10T21:27:00.003-05:00

Just read the post linked to in the title and it struck me as an acute trouble with the hardline ideology of small govenenment. There needs to be some ideological slack where the private market is unable to do what needs doing, there are just some things that the profit incentive is simple ilsuited to deal with.An alternative is always something along the lines of issuing income guarantees at

Something to read

2009-02-07T03:33:00.002-06:00

So I just found this site: Readthestimulus.org [via Democracy in America] I haven't explored much yet.. but it seems like an interesting concept.

Big day!

2008-11-05T03:40:00.000-06:00

Wow. Obama has a big job ahead of him now. :) and that's good news. Sohaving gotten the US election out of the way (yes i voted. Mailed fromWhangerei last week. So it'll be late but in time to count), Iregistered to vote here in NZ. I had thought that I wouldn't feelcomfortable with all the issues, but having been here for a month now,i think i may have an opinion. We shall see how it feels on

Fwd: Mr Ayers

2008-10-16T03:25:00.001-05:00

I don't have much to add and havn't read the linked articles but... I really want to.http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2008/10/william_ayers_a_shining_exampl.cfm -- Going to the ends of the earth.http://syrrys-in-nz.blogspot.com

Travelling in NZ

2008-10-04T00:29:00.001-05:00

Hi. I'm going to be away for a while. If you'd like to read about that, you can do so at http://syrrys-in-nz.blogspot.com

Finally I think I understand

2008-09-19T11:14:00.000-05:00

I think I've finally come to understand what I find so unsettling about Palin. "Richard Nixon with the redeeming features left out."

This whole Economic/Wall Street/Crisis thing

2008-09-16T17:50:00.001-05:00

So I've seen a few opinions (summarized relatively well here and here) But the best actual discussion of the problems and what might be needed to fix them was by a gentleman by the name of Joeseph Stiglitz who had some pretty solid experience. Anyway, so he was saying that actually the SEC wasn't lacking in regulatory power in most cases but, and this is the important part, when a regulator

You know...

2008-09-13T21:26:00.001-05:00

As much as I hope that whomever wins this upcoming US election will be able to start fixing things... I still feel that heading for NZ is the best plan in the face of this sinking ship. -- Going to the ends of the earth.

Everybody is running against Bush!

2008-09-12T15:44:00.001-05:00

Even the NDP in Quebec!-- Going to the ends of the earth.

And NZ makes 3

2008-09-12T08:18:00.001-05:00

Not 3 posts, but 3 elections.Yup, that's all three. Helen Clark has called an election in New Zealand for November 8th. So that goes with Canada on October 18th and of course the US on November 4th, which I'm not even going to look for a link for. I find this hilarious.-- Going to the ends of the earth.

And one more makes 2

2008-09-11T15:39:00.002-05:00

As much as I tend to dislike the propaganda that so frequently saturates the Huffington Post, Bob Barr has a pretty good piece on there today about rethinking the "War on Drugs" Update: yeah of course there is one more. This one has a Palin angle too (but also plenty of HuffPost bias as I read it).--Going to the ends of the earth.

$#%^%(&^ Lipstick

2008-09-11T15:20:00.002-05:00

The tone (and (lack of) content) of so-called political discourse in this country makes me so angry.At least some people manage to make some rational points, but it's still sad that points like this need to be made at all.I'm also pleased to see that Canada will have a new (same?) government in place before the US even votes. But even there, that Harper so quickly went back on his law to limit

time for a post

2008-09-05T12:06:00.001-05:00

Hmmmm..... I suppose it's been a while again.New Zealand departure is in less than a month now. Which is probably why I've been finding US politics less important to write about!I'm sure there are things that have been happening that are worth writing about, but I can't really think of any right now. Work is frantic as I'm trying to finish up a month + worth of work in the next 2 weeks, but then

Bit of a break...

2008-07-25T12:13:00.002-05:00

But here's something fun:Your browser doesn't support HTML iframes. You will not be able to see the Wired Celebrity Meter. Please try with a different browser.and we'll see if that works.my score is 70. That Probably means that I'm awesome.They're apparently using the Google Social Graph

Video Games for all

2008-06-04T16:51:00.000-05:00

Democracy in America | Economist.com: "if this evening's speeches were a video game, a wrinkled wizard would be hollering 'Finish Him!' to Barack Obama while a dizzied John McCain wobbled. And Hillary Clinton would be frenetically mashing the buttons on an unplugged controller."hehehehehehehehehehehehehGreat mental image there.

Justice Clinton?

2008-05-22T09:49:00.000-05:00

Democracy in America once again has a link to another good idea.It would get her out of the way but still let her have something desirable enough to save face. It might be a slap in the face to some republicans but, well, they've never been all that concerned about what moderates and democrats might think about their Supreme Court Nominees... at least as far as I know.Better than having her on

I'm now a spam originator ... Apparently

2008-05-13T12:25:00.001-05:00

So apparently there is now a spam bot(net) out there (at 88.232.98.61, 92.81.250.109, among others) that has harvested my work email as a sender address. This means that I'm getting about 2 or 3 bounce messages per hour telling me that "the addresses was unreachable" and that "our bulk email filter has rejected you email" etc. Lucky for me I seem to be mostly selling watches. But I'm pretty

Muslim Opinion

2008-05-13T11:05:00.002-05:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/opinion/12luttwak.html As the son of the Muslim father, Senator Obama was born a Muslim under Muslim law as it is universally understood. It makes no difference that, as Senator Obama has written, his father said he renounced his religion. Likewise, under Muslim law based on the Koran his mother's Christian background is irrelevant.His conversion, however, was a

Political Fakery

2008-05-12T14:05:00.002-05:00

http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=11332230 His leadership defects were especially exposed during the hinge of his premiership thus far: the weeks last autumn when he considered holding a general election. The game-playing exposed Mr Brown's efforts to appear ecumenical—the great Tory-hater taking tea with Lady Thatcher, for instance—as so much cynical manipulation.

Why I like Obama: Today's edition

2008-05-05T12:52:00.003-05:00

It's not quite a puff piece, although I suppose that I could understand how it might be seen as such.It is however the most eloquent explanation of why I think Barack is the most appealing person in politics.It's not far different from what I've said before, just that he is willing to adhere to his morality even when it may not be the most politically expedient thing to do.Favourite bits:It's

The ongoing race

2008-05-01T12:29:00.002-05:00

I'm supposed to be doing other things today (as ever), but I saw this comment (which the poster admittedly lifted from somewhere else) and I rather liked it:http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/05/polls_hint_at_c.html#c090241And I really do think that the "elitist" label that has been applied to Obama is bullshit. He's certainly less wealthy than his competitors, has

Bisphenol A: Dental fillings, ADHD and the fall of the American Empire

2008-04-24T11:14:00.000-05:00

globeandmail.com: The other place bisphenol A lurks: our teeth BPA is a hormone disruptor that can mimic estrogen, and some research has linked it to health consequences, including early puberty in girls, breast and prostate cancer, and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. (Emphasis, mine.) So besides the increasing freakiness of all the unexpected places that this BPA stuff is showing

2008-04-10T21:26:00.001-05:00

How long until a country decides that it won't allow the Olympic Relay unless the riots stop?Really it's got to happen at some point. Particularly if it gets out of hand...Security has got to cost a lot. -- Both before either.

New Game

2008-04-07T21:33:00.001-05:00

I'm sorry, if I had wanted to disrespect you I would have ________________.-- Both before either.

Wine. By Sailboat.

2008-04-03T10:43:00.001-05:00

SAIL.IE has an interesting article about a guy who has made some pretty hefty investments in shipping wine by sailboat. I find this hugely appealing for so many reasons. I wish I had more to say about it but, really I just want to be able to buy some!Oh. Notice that they'll be shipping to Canada starting this summer! -- Both before either.

Need I say more?

2008-03-30T23:17:00.000-05:00

Shariah

2008-03-18T15:58:00.001-05:00

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/16/news/16shariaht.phpI've read most of the first page. I'm excited to read the rest of it. -- Both before either.

Obama for VP.

2008-03-05T19:34:00.001-06:00

Don't get me wrong... I still like Barak...and dislike Hillary. but...I'm watching Ted Koppel being interviewed by Matt Frie on BBC News America... and they are discussing the likelihood of the Obama-Clinton fight tearing the democratic party apart, and getting one half or the other of the party pissed off and unlikely to vote. I think the term they used was "hard feelings" I think that Obama in

How did I miss this?

2008-03-03T20:51:00.001-06:00

http://www.google.com/news?q=extraordinary+rendition&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_en___US231 -- Mr President?What do you know about manticores?Godamn near everything.=http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/02/20

Monday

2008-03-03T17:24:00.000-06:00

Rather unexpectedly... a slight diversion from my (recently) typical election related news commentary.I feel as if the only things that I've read today have been about rising comodity prices (most particularly: food). I've had 2 articles from the Financial Times open in my browser since last week. The first is a guide page to their significant selection of actual articles and content about rising

More ohio debate

2008-02-26T20:59:00.001-06:00

Clinton says she wants to make trade deals enforceable?http://www.google.com/search?q=Softwood+lumber for just one example of where the US has been the side to let down the deal. To say nothing of the deals and treaties that the US has been part of shooting down or at least pushing for the rules to be so lax as to be irrelevant. http://www.google.com/search?q=WTO+doha+round I'm pro free trade.

Watching the Democratic Debate

2008-02-26T20:29:00.001-06:00

They're discussing health care.And credit where credit is due: I was inspired by Clinton on this. She was talking about how if someone doesn't get/have insurance (and can't afford to pay for it themselves) then the cost of their treatment is spread among every one else. (Yeah, umm humm that what insurance is. If I don't need care then I'm just subsidizing everybody else. I do understand that

LED displays keep folks guessing at nightclub bathrooms - Engadget

2008-02-18T00:11:00.000-06:00

LED displays keep folks guessing at nightclub bathrooms - EngadgetNo further discussion needed... this is just pretty funny.Yay for long weekends!

102-year-old immigrant docks in NZ (+video) - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz

2008-02-13T13:36:00.000-06:00

102-year-old immigrant docks in NZ (+video) - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz: "New Zealand's oldest immigrant - sprightly 102-year-old Eric King-Turner - has arrived in his new home country on-board The Saga Rose cruise ship this morning."Just adorable.

The Call for Epochal Leadership

2008-02-07T13:13:00.000-06:00

Yet another article with political overtones. I like the thrust of this one quite a lotThe Call for Epochal Leadership: "Momentous change calls for a special kind of leader: a pilgrim, not a passenger. Such a leader is willing to embark on a journey through uncharted territory. Epochal leaders from Moses to FDR have used their spirit, vision, and skills to build a bridge from one era to the next.

Living within their means

2008-02-05T16:57:00.000-06:00

Now I'm as guilty as the next credit card toting consumer (without an mortgage) but, is it just me or does this sound suspiciously like a good thing?Economy Fitful, Americans Start to Pay as They Go - New York Times: "But now the freewheeling days of credit and risk may have run their course — at least for a while and perhaps much longer — as a period of involuntary thrift unfolds in many

Yet more late night "Eureeka! I've solved the world!" rambling.

2008-02-03T23:45:00.000-06:00

New York Times: "A better argument might be that transparency could help smoke out the special-interest players hiding in Washington’s crevices. You’d never know from Mrs. Clinton’s criticisms of subprime lenders that one of the most notorious, Countrywide, was a client as recently as October of Burson-Marsteller, the public relations giant where her chief strategist, Mark Penn, is the sitting

From Amazon's DVD newsletter

2008-01-31T08:01:00.001-06:00

DVD Late-Winter Preview 2008 Top Specialty Titles Torchwood: First Season The Last Emperor (Criterion Collection) El Cid Family Guy: Blue Harvest Dragonlance: Dragons of the Autumn Twilight Personal Best › See all Did you catch the standout title there?Nope not Torchwood good as it is. Much as I'd like to see The Last Emperor, it's not that one either.

food labeling

2008-01-29T13:54:00.001-06:00

http://www.economist.com/daily/columns/greenview/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10563590I'd love to add at the end of the first paragraph, some about how similar failure to account for future "externalities" also leads to massive national health burdens from unhealthy products. of course that's not at all what the article is about.... I just decided today that high taxes on fatty/unhealthy/etc food

Drug Taxes

2008-01-24T15:49:00.001-06:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/nyregion/24drugs.html - So New York is considering a Tax on illegal drugs. They don't actually expect anyone to pay it until they are caught when it just becomes an easier way to confiscate funds.But apparently Illinois (among others) has had something similar for years - http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4DA153AF934A35752C0A96E948260Who Knew?

More Politics stuff

2008-01-23T14:59:00.001-06:00

Damn.. it seems that despite my intentions I'm writing more about politics than anything else... hmmm I guess that's what happens when most of my current news viewing to either about the race or coloured by thoughts along the lines on "So why haven't any of the candidates said anything about how we can fix this?"My favourite was a thought I had last night while watching some BBC news about the

2008-01-15T10:22:00.001-06:00

So I really do try not to just post links on here but I feel that thisarticle is a pretty worthwhile read:http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200712/obamaChange that... It's not a pretty worthwhile read it's a very worthwhile read.I've been busy posting it around at the various social news sitesetc... here are the things I wrote (yes this really is just mydesperate attempt to not have a post which is

What are they doing?

2007-12-20T18:38:00.001-06:00

I mean really.Well actually I do know what they are doing. They're having a party. Stupid open core historic office buildings. I don't even know who they are but they are loud and have been since at least 3. Freaking Karaoke. _I'm tryin' to work here!!_ grrrr... Really... I thought that the construction on the two floors directly below us was bad the last couple of nights... but this is so much

Just 'cause I haven't in a while....

2007-12-12T12:41:00.001-06:00

...and 'cause I have other things that I should be doing (:P), Ifigured it was time for a little update.My life sucks, shows little sign of getting any better anytime soon,and generally seem to be getting worse the more effort I put intoimproving it.I love this month.Music Saves http://www.shoutoutoutoutout.com/-- "As Canadian as possible under the circumstances."-Winning entry in a radio contest

Warren Buffet: One smart guy

2007-11-01T11:07:00.000-05:00

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2202020,00.html The United States' second-richest man has delivered a blunt message to the Bush administration: he wants to pay more tax.Warren Buffett, the famous investor known as the "Sage of Omaha", has complained that he pays a lower rate of tax than any of his staff - including his receptionist. Mr Buffett, who is worth an estimated $52bn (

iPod annoyances

2007-10-22T13:09:00.001-05:00

Well that was clever.I just reset my iPod to "Factory Settings" which should be a pretty straight forward way to get rid of a couple of missing file gremlins and other undesirable behaviour I'd witnessed. I was also thinking that I'd sync it with my work computer because I spend more time here and my library is better organized (mostly because it's so much smaller). But no. The stupid process at

This Friday: New Pornographers

2007-10-17T13:11:00.001-05:00

KSo I've gone and done it again.I have a single, fresh, never used ticket to the New Pornographers show this friday. yes THIS FRIDAY the 19th at 9pm at the metro. Which I find myself unable to use. ()&$%%*@# But this does provide you lovely people with a last chance to get a ticket to this sold out show. :)face was $35let me know if you're interested and we can figure out how to get the ticket to

Upscale Apron

2007-10-04T14:28:00.001-05:00

From XIAOMIYUEHousewares- kitchen seriesBeautiful Defend the Tide, EnduringUPSCALE APRONThe grain cloth anticipates to be rated as the classic and showunintentionally a kind of consumedly very square qualities again,delicate shape, putting on to do the household chores too can theperfection emerges your beautiful qualities.Spreads to design thestyle, create lady's personal status of the vogue

boy oh boy

2007-09-17T15:16:00.001-05:00

Thinking coherently today about anything work related is really not happening. Unfortunately it's not a good day to be distracted given that I have so much that needs to be done today, before I go to Montreal for a week. Damn Damn damn. I bring it on myself, I do, and that's what really hurts.

How to raise the odds that it’s going to be a fantastic day - lifehack.org

2007-09-10T12:05:00.001-05:00

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/how-to-raise-the-odds-that-it%e2%80%99s-going-to-be-a-fantastic-day.html ---I know I said that I'd avoid using this just to repost links since I started using del.icio.us but I found this article inspiring enough to highlight it just in case anyone else would like to get a better start to the day. Maybe I'll explain more about what I liked but I probably

No Name energy drink and Cosmetics presentations

2007-09-07T14:31:00.001-05:00

So I just tried the noname energy drink http://www.drinknoname.com/formerly known as cocaine. It's pretty hilarious. It's got some kindof ingredient that is meant to simulate the nasal drip allegedlyexperienced by users of the real thing. It's also got "3 and a halfBulls" of energy (aka caffeine). I'm not really sure that it'ssomething I'd want to drink all the time but it is a novelty.Now I've

6-week 2007 Return Ceremony

2007-09-04T13:57:00.001-05:00

K let's see... I guess it's now been a week. I really should postsomething about my little sojourn up to Canada.I'm going to make this short 'cause it's old news now but, there wasthat little fiasco with the train and the storm and the live wires onthe track that kicked the whole thing off. Then mum and I drove up toMadison and eventually came into clear skies but it was very late.Woke up drove

WORST lunch experience.

2007-08-30T14:47:00.001-05:00

So there I was just about 4 minutes ago... finally taking lunch 'causeI decided that 3pm was probably getting on even tho I wasn't terriblyhungry.MMMMm start looking forward to my sandwich (pepper turkey and spinachon homemade pumpernickel bread.)First bite. MMmmmm CRUNCH. wtf? that didn't feel or sound likeanything I put in there... turns out I seem to have gotten a bit ofglass from a wine glass

The Interweb FAILS!

2007-08-21T19:24:00.001-05:00

T3h 1nt3rw3b5 has failed me.I've become distressingly addicted to the new heineken draughtkeg ad.but I cannot find it anywhere except for an industry pay site(http://commercial-archive.com/node/139556 )bastards.I'm no huge heineken fan but.... I do like vocoders.-- In the Arena of Logic, I fight unarmed. -RM - http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=070421

Quick & Dirty

2007-08-21T14:38:00.001-05:00

Random political survey from http://www.dehp.net/candidate/index.phpinteresting.Okay, here's a really simple way to find out which candidates shareyour views. This script is composed entirely of data collected bywww.2decide.com. Enter your choices below and hit GO to rank thecandidates. Here's how it works, if you want to know. If you agree with acandidate, he gets point(s). If you disagree,

What did he say!!!!!!

2007-08-16T22:09:00.001-05:00

At about minute 28 in S03E06 of Doctor who 2005... what did he say!!!!!!!I'm sure I'll findout eventually.So I've been thinking... I want a woman who is like James Bond and Dotor who. -- In the Arena of Logic, I fight unarmed. -RM - http://www.nuklearpower.com/daily.php?date=070421

ChoreWars

2007-07-31T16:08:00.001-05:00

Possibly the best idea Ever.Yes I know there have been a lot of these for me recently. Shhhhh...Here's the deal. It's an MMO where you get exp for Doing chores aroundyour Actual house!I need this kind of motivation. Seriously.I'm really excited to start playing.But playing with myself is no fun.So if you want to join me in getting your living space livable, join my party!http://www.chorewars.com/

Awesome

2007-07-26T14:22:00.001-05:00

http://www.thevoicesofmany.com/url.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.syrrys.com&voice=chefV srry yvxr V'ir orra jnvgvat zl jubyr yvsr sbe guvfor if you're better at Morse code than ROT13:.. ..-. . . .-.. .-.. .. -.- . .. ...- . -... . . -. .-- .- .. - .. -.--. -- -.-- .-- .... --- .-.. . .-.. .. ..-. . ..-. --- .-. - .... .....

Mouse Party

2007-07-09T13:05:00.001-05:00

Mouse Partyinteresting and actually quite informative! Fun! How drugs work in your brain!

HP3

2007-07-07T11:36:00.001-05:00

Seriously, Prisoner of Azkaban is totally the best (or at least myfavourite) of the Harry Potter books.Just finished it and at this rate it's actually looking like I'll havea shot of getting them all reviewed before before the last one.------A couple hours later: Just finished watching the second movie too...pretty alright as it's been every time I watch it... but blech thereare some bits (like

Canadians

2007-07-04T20:47:00.001-05:00

From http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=643"The saddest part was when he showed us a picture of his "girlfriendfrom Canada." I'm pretty sure it was just a bagel slicer with somelipstick on."It's a little known fact that every Canadian citizen is born with asharp, serrated edge.....aww hell I'm gonna be lazy and copyright violate-y:

Brittanies Thyme

2007-07-03T21:08:00.001-05:00

http://www.brittaniesthyme.com/ ---Totally cool chicago area based natural and organic cosmetics andpersonal care product company.my bosses wife is a co-owner... and she's cool thus....

I expected Hufflepuff

2007-07-01T19:05:00.001-05:00

<ahref="http://timidity.org/tests/sortinghat.html"> <img src="YOURIMAGE LOCATION HERE" border="0" alt="I was Sorted!"></a><br><a href="http://timidity.org/tests/sortinghat.html">Get Sorted By The Hogwarts Sorting Hat!</a>

FTW!!!

2007-06-20T10:21:00.001-05:00

Syrrys! 4 teh win!(No I've not actually done anything interesting or important. I justneeded a bit of a pick me up and I figured that a random unjustifiedvictory was just the thing.)

Pitchfork Music Festival 3-day pass tickets

2007-06-18T11:06:00.001-05:00

Damnit!!!!So I was stumbling around this morning, nearly putting my shredded wheat box back in the wrong place. but that was good because I noticed that I actually have got my Pitchfork tickets! Yay! I had kinda forgotten that I'd received them and was wondering where they were.But what I also noticed was the dates.Pitchfork is July 13-15 (yes I got tickets for all three days) but I'm going to be

A few random things

2007-06-15T11:41:00.001-05:00

About Cicadas (for those who are still unaware):http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9340263But that's really a side note... More important is that I had a goodBBQ on Wed, met some good new people, etc. was good. unfortunately I'mgoing to miss the next couple of these gatherings which is too bad,but the company softball team's last game is next week and then I'maway. so

Softball

2007-06-07T20:56:00.001-05:00

I like sports photography.... even if I generally don't much like sportsWent to one of my company's softball games last night. It was good.Even if they lost.http://picasaweb.google.com/syrrys/InformavoreBaseballyeah.

Not receiving text messages sucks.

2007-06-06T15:59:00.001-05:00

So I'm annoyed with AT&T Wireless/Cingular/AT&T or who ever they arenow. Some time last week it seems that they just stopped sending me mytext messages. Most particularly ones from the UK. I've gotten some ofthem with a 2 day delay.. but most seem to just not be showing up. Ican send fine but I'm just not getting them.Bah! Totally sucks.Also slept really badly 2 nights ago then woke up with a

Ready-Fire!-Aim

2007-06-04T10:38:00.001-05:00

So I was reading a random blog(http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/06/stevepavlinacom-faq/)...(yeah I know should be working. don't want to hear it.) ...and the guywas saying that he'd finally posted an FAQ and a list of speakingengagements after procrastinating about it for 2+ years (actuallyreminds me of the missing "Dramatis Personae" over athttp://www.megatokyo.com/menu.php?section=

Slightly better update than I've done in a while.

2007-05-26T18:08:00.001-05:00

MMMMmmmm Soup is good.Yeah I know I've been "phoning it in" with my last few postsGetting closer and closer to the SGC live band karaoke & pizza and drinking etcI'm watching "Adventure Bhutan" that was on discovery last sunday... Damn it's got some seriously bad ass kayaking and rafting... makes me really want to get back on a river... it's been years.... bah I'm so lazy in my old agePhotos that

My deamon is Marchestra

2007-05-09T09:44:00.000-05:00

I like having a gibbon, but what do you think? do I know myself?also more than a little excited about the movie.

Vancouver

2007-04-23T12:39:00.001-05:00

Big presentation went well yesterday. now have some time to enjoy Vancouver & family. Should be back in chicago with stories & photos on tuesday evening! woot!-- OMGZ Giant Rabbits! Run!http://www.syrrys.com

BloodRayne

2007-04-18T22:44:00.001-05:00

K Seriously.I'm watching Bloodrayne. but I had to stop it 'cause it's so bad. The casting? Sucks. These people don't even come close to being convincing. and are generally too well known to get a pass. The pacing? K kinda close to almost being OK. but...The plot? Full of holes. seriously I don't actually care about anyone, no-one's motivation is the least bit complete or interesting or even

She's gone

2007-04-18T10:26:00.001-05:00

Well... She's gone now... and thus I am Sad.I have some pictures that I'll try to post tonight or sometime this week... and I should generally be online a little more... Assuming that my wii doesn't take over my life ;) It was a good month. Expensive... but good :) Now I just need to finish preping for this speach I'm giving next sunday, and make sure that nothing else has slipped past me... <

Neko Case

2007-03-28T23:24:00.001-05:00

Had a good night out. Missed free drinks with work folks but went to see Neko Case and spent too much on Merch and beer.It was awesome. and I love venues that I/we can walk home from and count wildlife.It was good. Not sex good... but good. -- OMGZ Giant Rabbits! Run!http://www.syrrys.com

I'm weak.

2007-03-22T10:23:00.001-05:00

Sometimes my ADD gets the better of me.I just bought a projector.It may have been a mistake.But it's payday tomorrow.I'll just need to suddenly become a good person for the next few months. :( but I am excited.... not it's a race. will the projector or the wii get here first?

A few things....

2007-03-17T00:24:00.001-05:00

A few things that need to be addressed:Firstly, a major disaster befell me this morning. I won an ebay auction... for a wii. Which was very very exciting. But which I cannot afford at all. Disaster. Secondly, the seller dropped the wii when he was packing it and now it won't turn on. Then paypal went screwy on him so he's having some trouble refunding my payment. Hopefully there will not be