Archives for: June 2007

Busy Week

Friday (6/15) I left work early and headed toward Pennsylvania. Five hours alone in a car can do things to your mind. After realizing that I was singing gibberish, I had to call Molly to get a dose of sanity. Around 8:30, I arrived at my parents hous… more »

National Security Letters and Gag Orders

Librarians Describe Life Under An FBI Gag Order: Barbara Bailey's Statement Peter Chase's Statement FBI Finds It Frequently Overstepped in Collecting Data: An internal FBI audit has found that the bureau potentially violated the law or agency… more »

CoalSpeak

I grew up in Pennsylvania saying "all" as in "The milk is all." to convey that there wasn't any more milk. My mom used the word "daresn't" to say that somebody wasn't allowed to do something (e.g. "You daresn't hit your brother if you don't want to get g… more »

I'll Take Liberty for $400, Alex.

Let Me Elaborate

Basic Fundamental: People are stupid. There are two differences between terrorists and the authorities that make me more afraid of the latter: I come into contact with more authorities than I do terrorists. In fact, I would venture to say tha… more »

The Government is Werking!

"Alarm clocks intended as playful prank, not fake bombs", so let's throw the kids in jail and not let them graduate. A woman dared to bring a water filled sippy cup onto a plane, so let's detain her for 45 minutes without actually caring whether she… more »

Bobby

10/10 This movie was great. I would venture to call it an American Epic. Without trying to be all indie and junk, it showed everyday life in 1968. Except it wasn't everyday, it was the day Robert F. Kennedy got shot. I knew pretty much nothing… more »

[WHAT YOU DO] FUELED BY DREAMS?

Someone spray-painted this on the sidewalk outside my work. I pass by it every weekday and think to myself "No, it's not." more »

LOL BOTS

This site is a take off of lolcats.com They use robots instead of cats. Imagine that. Anways, itz lolz0rz. SAMPEL!!!11; more »

London Olympics 2012 Logo

There has been a bit of a hubbub in the news recently about the new logo for the 2012 Olympics. Personally, I think it looks really stupid and it reminds me of a local dance show in the 80's. I thought it would be interesting to compare it to previou… more »

Two Years and Counting

The concert on Thursday night was pretty awesome. My friend and I took the train (my first use of Cleveland public transportation) to Tower City and got to the amphitheater as Candlebox was wrapping up their set. Breaking Benjamin took the stage and rock… more »

La Casa

I made this for a Spanish class in high school. Just came across it again yesterday and thought it was pretty neat. more »