a Hugo nominee for sure
I can’t wait to watch that documentary about sending Tom Cruise back in time to kill Hitler.
Thu, December 11 2008 » ?!?!?, Movies/TV » 2 Comments
So when I first started this blog more than 6 years ago, the idea of blogging seemed very strange, so I put the form through its paces with a kind of meta-blog sideshow with two fictional roomates, Evening and Quail. It was…rather strange. Oh, and there was an AI created from a VIC-20, I think [...]
Wed, December 3 2008 » Meta/Logistics, Uncategorized » 1 Comment
Palinomicon: coda
This was in my comment spam queue for this blog. Coincidence? Or the colophon of the book of nightmares?!? (which will perhaps rear its head — um, pages — in 2012: *** Hello Id Like to bid you this barbarous apogee ! How relating to we try something a impecunious a handful this without linger [...]
Wed, December 3 2008 » ?!?!?, Poetry » No Comments
infantilism
The reprise of the Sears campaign from last year is up and running: Don’t Just Give a Gift, Make a Wish. My interior monologue regarding that request/demand goes as follows: Um, actually, I’d just like to give a gift, thanks, if that’s cool with you? I’m not a djinn! I think, especially in this economic [...]
Mon, November 24 2008 » Polis » 2 Comments
logistical interruption
Sorry that I’m throwing myself at the mercy of everyone, but I’m having a bit of trouble with my RSS feed; it seems to work ok in Bloglines and Google Reader, but not in other applications (I’m trying to get the feed to work with Twitter, so that Twitter gets pinged with the URL whenever [...]
Sun, November 23 2008 » Meta/Logistics » 2 Comments
Sat, November 22 2008 » ?!?!?, Fiction » No Comments
Chinese Democracy
Can’t wait for the new Tommy Stinson album. Wait, this is the sequel to “All Shook Down”, right? Uh… (But seriously, I’ll probably like it. And by “it”, I mean, a half to 2/3rds of the songs on the album, which is about as much as you can hope for these days. “Tusk” — the [...]
Wed, November 19 2008 » Music » No Comments
Tue, November 18 2008 » ?!?!?, Polis » 1 Comment
Delany, Walker Art Center, Saturday
For Twin Cities folks, Rain Taxi is sponsoring a reading by Samuel Delany tomorrow at 2 pm at Walker Art Center. Don’t miss it–you might want to get there a little early.
Fri, November 14 2008 » Fiction, Minnesota » 1 Comment
House Speaker Seeks Independent Bookstore Bailout Bill
WASHINGTON–House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for “emergency and limited financial assistance” for the battered U.S. independent bookstore industry today, and urged the outgoing Bush administration to join legislators in reaching a quick compromise. Five days after dismal financial reports from pretty much everyone, Pelosi backed legislation to make independent bookstores eligible for help under the [...]
Thu, November 13 2008 » ?!?!?, Polis, Uncategorized » 2 Comments
best pro-gay marriage sign ever
Keeping in mind the Latter Day Saints were instrumental in passing Prop. 8. From a protest in NYC. Check out the one to the right in this picture. Pure awesome. “Somewhere we must come to see that human progress never rolls in on the wheels of inevitability. It comes through the tireless efforts and the [...]
Wed, November 12 2008 » Polis » 1 Comment
Connect the Dots
In the “too little, too late” handwringing department: Lawmakers expressed concern yesterday about whether a recent change in tax policy that makes it more attractive for banks to take each other over was justified and whether taxpayer funds have been used to support the acquisition of healthy banks. And, naturally, the citizenry is hit with [...]
Wed, November 12 2008 » Polis » No Comments
A one drink drinking game
watched MSNBC for literally 1.5 minutes until I heard one of the commentators say “values voters.” Sooooo….BBC America it is!
Tue, November 4 2008 » Polis » No Comments
Mon, November 3 2008 » Polis, Uncategorized » 2 Comments
one more thought
McCain is like an acupuncturist working on the body politic, poking with his needle and trying to find the right spot to paralyze the whole body. When he can’t…when it doesn’t seem to be working… …he starts jabbing uncontrollably like a serial killer.
Sun, November 2 2008 » Polis » No Comments
3 days
One of McCain/Palin’s gambits for winning this election is a form of assymetrical warfare on the democratic process. It goes far beyond feigned outrage, “working the refs”, and even the blatant racism and xenophobia oozing from McCain on down (though all of those are horrible enough). In fact, I think it’s the only consistent pattern [...]
Sun, November 2 2008 » Polis » 1 Comment
About 2 Weeks
Let us, then, fellow-citizens, unite with one heart and one mind. Let us restore to social intercourse that harmony and affection without which liberty and even life itself are but dreary things. And let us reflect that, having banished from our land that religious intolerance under which mankind so long bled and suffered, we have [...]
Sat, October 18 2008 » Polis » No Comments
thoughts on the last debate
OMG, I didn’t know Jessica Lynch’s dad was a PLUMBER! I also hear his story has been optioned and Kevin Costner wants to play him! With Kelsey Grammer!!!!!!!!
Thu, October 16 2008 » Polis » No Comments
The Palinomicon: Hockey Moms of Darfur
Spent. Almost devoid of speech. The “unbinding” itself must suffice. _______ HOCKEY MOMS OF DARFUR: THE UNBINDING Reaffirming, on the eve of Hockey Night in Darfur, the naming rights sold to the burning village Welcoming the janjaweed shooting free Slayer t-shirts into the crowd Commending genetically modified genocide Remaining deeply concerned by Canadian imperialism and [...]
Tue, October 14 2008 » Poetry, Polis, Uncategorized » 1 Comment
another section from the Palinomicon
The transcriptions continue apace. I have hunkered down, tried to steel myself, but the deceptively simple revelations of this list still draw consternation. Have any of these namings been enacted? Meanwhile…I almsot hear the recitations of this wicked logos throughout the land now. The anger of the minions — the followers, if you will, of [...]
Fri, October 10 2008 » Poetry, Polis, Uncategorized » 1 Comment
