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moogle:
thanks for the critique, it is very much appreciated!
lickrish:
thanx for the honest feedback 
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atomicant:
thanks for that. i was about to lose my shit on him.
For The Sake Of Updating
For my next birthday party, I'd like some well-wisher to hire me a professional Alexander Hamilton impersonator.
For my next birthday party, I'd like some well-wisher to hire me a professional Alexander Hamilton impersonator.
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rileystclair:
as a con law junkie i've always had a soft spot for madison (plus he was such a geek!), but i think hamilton really is my overall favorite. it's a shame he gets venerated and misinterpreted by modern-day republicans as the patron saint of unbridled avarice, because i think that if hamilton were alive today, he would bitchslap some neocons
i welcome your recommendations for other founding father type bios as i've really gotten in some kind of feisty 18th century mood. my father is reading one of aaon burr right now and then we're going to swap for some sweet duel action, but i can't help but think burr will be so disappointing after hamilton after that i'm taking a break to read this biography of justice douglas i got for christmas and then the nine.
it is quite interesting to see how nasty they were back then, i agree. the dueling federalist and anti-federalist newspapers particularly reminded me of political blogs today. part of what amuses me the most is that so many people sort of put our founders on a pedestal and ramble on about some mythical bygone era of america when everything was chill and everyone baked their neighbors apple pie or some shit and politicians were honest and trustworthy and it's nice to know they're basically full of shit. the only sad thing for me is that it does seem like the founding fathers were at least smarter than most of what we've got today.
i welcome your recommendations for other founding father type bios as i've really gotten in some kind of feisty 18th century mood. my father is reading one of aaon burr right now and then we're going to swap for some sweet duel action, but i can't help but think burr will be so disappointing after hamilton after that i'm taking a break to read this biography of justice douglas i got for christmas and then the nine.
it is quite interesting to see how nasty they were back then, i agree. the dueling federalist and anti-federalist newspapers particularly reminded me of political blogs today. part of what amuses me the most is that so many people sort of put our founders on a pedestal and ramble on about some mythical bygone era of america when everything was chill and everyone baked their neighbors apple pie or some shit and politicians were honest and trustworthy and it's nice to know they're basically full of shit. the only sad thing for me is that it does seem like the founding fathers were at least smarter than most of what we've got today.
rileystclair:
seriously, my ultimate birthday party wish is for the smiths to reunite and play a private show for my friends and me at my favorite mexican restaurant, but barring that, i think an alexander hamilton impersonator is a close second.
someone here has to do this and take lots of pictures. how much can that guy really charge, anyway?
someone here has to do this and take lots of pictures. how much can that guy really charge, anyway?
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_margot_:
Love you ♥
siv:
I AM THE BLAH! is generally a speechifying technique which should be reserved for prophets and anyone actually on fire at the time of said speech.
I Am An Enormous Dork, Special Iowa Caucus Edition
So yeah, the Iowa Caucuses were last night, for those of you who are American politics geeks, and while I could blather on about my opinions about the results and the 2008 Presidential election as a whole but because I'm really spectacularly lazy I'm instead going to prove what a massive dork I am.
So I'm...
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So yeah, the Iowa Caucuses were last night, for those of you who are American politics geeks, and while I could blather on about my opinions about the results and the 2008 Presidential election as a whole but because I'm really spectacularly lazy I'm instead going to prove what a massive dork I am.
So I'm...
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siv:
i loved it!
_margot_:
hi
If You Get The Following Reference, You Are Too Old For This Website, FYI
"It's so dry in here, I can feel my skin turning to dust. It's like Abbott & Costello Meet My Face."
"It's so dry in here, I can feel my skin turning to dust. It's like Abbott & Costello Meet My Face."
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imp_:
and thank you!
rafi:
Hey man, I just wanted to thank you for the thought and effort you continually put into your newswire articles. I've always found them informative - and enjoy the hell out of reading them too.
A Plunge Into Unimaginable, Soul-Crushing Horror
One of the somewhat entertaining things about cranking out stories for Ye Olde SG Newswire, other than the fact that the modest stipend I receive from their publication allows me to make payments on the ever-mounting debt to the Brazilian mafia I've accumulated by betting on underground jai-alai matches, thus preventing several lumpy dudes speaking Portuguese from breaking...
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One of the somewhat entertaining things about cranking out stories for Ye Olde SG Newswire, other than the fact that the modest stipend I receive from their publication allows me to make payments on the ever-mounting debt to the Brazilian mafia I've accumulated by betting on underground jai-alai matches, thus preventing several lumpy dudes speaking Portuguese from breaking...
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wildswan:
I can tell you, sir, that after now having had something "taken to my blog," there is no recovery from that.
It pwns all!
It pwns all!
tinyhobo:
I have taken it to your blog.
now what?
now what?
I Thank You, Florida Airports, For Your Bounty Of Free Wi-Fi Access
So yeah, been a fuck of a long time, huh?
*whistles*
You'd assume that such a long gap of journal-lack-thereof-ness would mean that I would be bursting at the seams with all kinds of wacky new anecdotes to tell, tales of adventure and self-discovery and deep insightful meaningful crap like that.
Nope.
Instead,...
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So yeah, been a fuck of a long time, huh?
*whistles*
You'd assume that such a long gap of journal-lack-thereof-ness would mean that I would be bursting at the seams with all kinds of wacky new anecdotes to tell, tales of adventure and self-discovery and deep insightful meaningful crap like that.
Nope.
Instead,...
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tinyhobo:
Sometimes I want to slap you.
♥
♥
sockpuppet:
I laughed so hard at your Pac-Man pie chart, I spilled my beer. Superb
Oh, So That's What The New Post Button Does
Uh, yeah, it has been a while.
In my defense, I seem to have transitioned from writing a blog that very few people read to writing news-type stories that slightly more people read, if only to inform me of my factual inaccuracies.
Now that the pressure's off to make my personal journal even close to interesting,...
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Uh, yeah, it has been a while.
In my defense, I seem to have transitioned from writing a blog that very few people read to writing news-type stories that slightly more people read, if only to inform me of my factual inaccuracies.
Now that the pressure's off to make my personal journal even close to interesting,...
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prussia:
i lov black sabbath too
unravled:
Time to update now. More cat pics please.
My Questionable Taste In Movies: A Critical Retrospective
Continuing my long-standing tradition of being behind the curve when it comes to trends, I signed up for Netflix six months ago (in about a week I plan on changing my SG profile picture to a Photoshopped image of the late Peter Cushing portraying the sinister Star Wars villain Grand Moff Tarkin).
To celebrate this milestone,...
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Continuing my long-standing tradition of being behind the curve when it comes to trends, I signed up for Netflix six months ago (in about a week I plan on changing my SG profile picture to a Photoshopped image of the late Peter Cushing portraying the sinister Star Wars villain Grand Moff Tarkin).
To celebrate this milestone,...
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shesinparties:
good lord, what have you done to yourself now?
shesinparties:
i hope you go the whole weekend without hurting yourself!! 