Monthly Archives: November 2006

transsexual transgender rock

I’m soooo sorry it took me so long to get around to watching it but now that I finally have can I just say Hedwig and the Angry Inch is feckin awesome! The original storytelling and compelling acting is making … Continue reading

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thank you

thank you for the calls, the cards, the gift, the emails, the ecard, the check in the mail, the note, the IMs, the bad singing and everything else.

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immersion made me do it

I’ve got a good voice for TV and radio cause I sound like I’m from the midlands (Pennsylvannia, southern Ohio, southern Indiana *ooooh*, southern Illinois and Missou-rah!). I don’t know if that’s like middle earth but I’ll take it. Wonder … Continue reading

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sexism alive and well

If some guy points a CCTV camera at your thighs and who knows where else, it’s your own damn fault. “If the dress was not sexy, the incident would not have happened.” Ya know, it’s all kinda too predictable for … Continue reading

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midterm elections: color by numbers

The New York Times has interesting maps showing the house and senate election results. Note that the Democrats took the entire block of districts in southern Indiana away from the Republicans. The Map Room calls NYT’s efforts “above average”. Given … Continue reading

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don’t just shut up and sing

This is my public service announcement to all and sundry to please go watch the Dixie Chicks documentary, Shut Up & Sing. This film chronicles the group’s journey in the wake of Natalie’s comment in 2003 about her president and … Continue reading

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Rutgers upset #3 Louisville

Dang. I spent all day yesterday scrambling to finish a paper and was working extra hard to not watch any TV. The result was me missing what looked like an awesome game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Cardinals … Continue reading

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a telling picture

The LRT train that overran its tracks and ended up dangling precariously over the edge last week made Yahoo! News’ This Week In Photos: Spiderman was nowhere in sight. Very apropos photo to describe the state of our country too, … Continue reading

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idiot, nimwit, asshat

not to be confused with “nitwit, blubbler, oddment, tweak!” Just what we need – a half past six MB shooting his mouth off, clinging on to his insecurities and espousing absolutely medieval ideas of race. He is obviously not a … Continue reading

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for procrastination

nothing works like screwing around, making faces at the computer… I love the cyclops shot. Teehee…

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awwww

Webcams are kinda cool…

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reception perception

Below is part of an email I wrote to a friend in response to her telling me that one of our mutual friend former classmate handed out wedding invites during a Hari Raya open house. Just thought I’d share. Isn’t … Continue reading

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things that annoy me

In real life: people who cannot follow simple conventions such as exiting a bus from the rear. I don’t care so much if it wasn’t rush hour and there’s no one waiting to get on but when a scrum of … Continue reading

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