signalnoise

first off, how in the hell does Mein Kampf finish #2!?!?!??!

also, the pop up:




I'm glad the test went well.

I was also floored that good ol' J.S. made the list - several of my libertarian acquaintances were horrified (including one who worked for Cato). Actually, I could see Utilitarianism or The Subjection of Women getting the smack, but On Liberty?

Plus, I just want to point out that my intellectual hero, John Dewey, made the list too.

Glad your exam went well, though.

good luck

So...??

What did you think of George "the Sith" Lucas' final contribution to Star Wars?

In a nutshell, I thought it was very good, if you try real hard to forget Episodes I and II. THIS is where Episode I should have started!

Good: The political machinations, though anything but subtle, were still quite fun. Ian McDermott is AMAZING as Palpatine. He's incredibly scary, and sooooo good in that role. Ewan McGreggor - I thought he was at the top of his game as Obi-Wan most of the time.

Bad: Padme is reduced to a VERY weak woman, and kudos to Natalie Portman for trying to make the best of it. Anakin and Padme scenes, once again, blow. Since when did R2 become such a force to be reckoned with? I don't really care about the history of Grievous, but I can't, for the life of me, figure out why a droid, even if he has a beating heart and eyes, has a chronic cough. All the Jedi go out like chumps. Mace Windu is still rather lame and uninteresting in every way. I still can't get into Yoda with a lightsaber.

Up in the air: Suprisingly, I REALLY liked Vader being put into the armor. However, imagine this: Vader asks what happened to Padme, and the Emperor tells him he has destroyed her in his anger. As he is screaming "Nooooo!," the mask is lowered and sealed on his face. So, our final glimpse of what is left of Anakin is his pitiful, disgusting, deformed face with his hatred for himself forever sealed into what we know as Darth Vader. That would have been AWESOME. Underneath the mask is forever a sorry, sad man who deserves his fate, yet we are oddly sympathetic. Hmmm?? I think that would be great.

Just my thoughts though. Thanks for hearing me out.

i skipped just about all of this b/c i did not want any spoilers...but regardless, you should put up some wedding pics.

your nightmare of taking your exam is some sort of higher education version of the dream where you realize you are in class naked.

I skipped as well. I need to go see Ep III this week.

Remind me to tell you about the time I was an hour late to my two hour medieval history midterm ...

I thought the whole point of that forum was so the rest of us could avoid it ...

I guess that's the hard part, that I'm really bullheaded and find it hard to forgive and forget. But you're right, it's really the wise thing to do.

Thanks for stopping by.

I still have not seen episode III [I may need to go alone]. The only movie I've ever seen by myself was Lost Highway when I lived in Paris of all places. creep - py.

Jason? Short blonde hair. Or the other guy with the shaggier blonde hair?

Season 2 starts on Monday!!!!

The job front is as frustrating as ever. I'm still plugging away, but nothing promising yet.

Since you have so much time this weekend, I would like to see a promo of your own, BROTHER!!!

Hey, a whole weekend to yourself? That sounds AWESOME! You can hang out with whoever you want, make a big freaking mess, eat naked, etc...

Sounds like a party to me! I have no idea what's going on this weekend. I'm kind of off of going out until I get a job and start getting some income. I HATE being unemployed!

Some friends are a lot of fun, but just unreliable. Send an email or give him a call when you like. Enjoy his company when it happens, but don't count on him for anything. I don't think any particular maintenance is required of you.

u could wait for the dvd of prequel exorcist, just because the theatrical release is jsut a big promotion for the dvd. so dont stress

Gotta love the corruptedness of this state.

I am patenting that word if it doesn't exist, by the way.

Really, I know jack shit about politics, so I'm going to fill the space here with my promo for our steel cage match.

SIGNALNOISE, YOU'VE BEEN WALKING AROUND PSCW* LIKE YOUR CRAP DOESN'T STINK. WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HOW IT SMELLS WHEN I RUB YOUR NOSE IN IT, BROTHER!!! STATS? LINEAR REGRESSION? MULTIPLE REGRESSION? RATIONALITY? RATIONALIZE HOW MUCH PAIN YOU'RE GONNA FEEL WHEN YOUR BACK IS TO THE CAGE, BROTHER!!!

*Political Science Championship Wrestling

that sort of politics is never fun [at least not when you're involved].

Thanks for the encouragement. Funny you'd ask, now is the hard part. I'm going to use it as a single just to see what the response is like. From there, we could record more while putting together a set for a band.

I'd be able to book a band like that in a lot more places than the Shards. I'm going to send a copy to the local leading college station and see what happens.

I had accounts on Friendster and Myspace but I ended up getting rid of them. It was just more stuff to tend to. SG takes enough time.

great post.

i had a response ready for the "is electoral politics war?" thread...but it got killed by the outage and i havent been able to get the same magic back.

Steel cage match!!! SignalNoise v. Bredoteau. To explain: I've got some major gripes with this journal!

I didn't follow your elitism-bashing at first, but I understood a little ways in that you were talking about snobbery. That's fine; I agree. But I definitely prefer that which is original, thoughtful, and well done. Don't get me wrong, we all need junk food every now and again, but overall I despise mediocrity.

I also have to defend Radiohead--at least OK Computer. When that came out it was a complete breath of fresh air. A landmark album that spawned much imitation. Your quibble with the repeat listens seems to be about the music's message. But what about the repeat listens to uncover that which is instrumentally layered? These are my favorite albums: those which give the listener something new to discover in each go around.

If you're looking for some fascinating music, maybe give Godspeed You! Black Emperor a chance. I guarantee you've never heard anything like it.

I just heard about Layer Cake. Let me know if it's any good.

I laughed pretty hard at the words "bone rot."

Honestly, it sounds like you'll be fine for the exam. But I'm not going to indulge you on the group discussion. It could lead to a good example of the collective action problem. My dogmatic objections mean that I have to exclude any and all evidence. They all had the very rare 72-hour bone rot. Yeah, 72-hour bone rot.

Dworkin is very, very obtuse. I agree. When she's analyzing Tolstoy and Baldwin, I can't tell is she's approving or disapproving. She says clearly that despite all her objections, she still loves the great works, but I just can't tell what she's saying half the time! Fuck! I think the middle will be more clear. I hope, at least.

When I have amassed my fortune, I'm going to do a lot for charity for the homeless and mentally ill.

Did your wife sock you in the jaw, or did you eat something really chewy?