Monthly Archives October 2007

Inferno

I’m working. It’s 4:30 in the morning.
The night has been full of the sound of choppers and train whistles. I just looked out my window. Because of the fires, the air was full of poison today and a massive smoke cloud stretched as far as you could see, creeping out from behind [...]

The real reason Dumbledore had such FAAAABULOUS taste!

In one exchange, which apparently took place after MTV News’ allotted hour was up (media outlets were only allowed to remain at the Q&A for a specified hour), Rowling told the audience that Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore was gay and had fallen in love with fellow wizard and erstwhile friend, Gellert Grindelwald, according to the [...]

Insult or honour?

I adore the Dalai Lama with as much passion as I despise George W. Bush.
I’m not sure if the Congressional Gold Medal is even worth anything at all when this president is the one awarding it; furthermore, the Dalai Lama is so far and above the token that it’s like he has to stoop to [...]

*Sigh*

You know, I read the headline to this article and my geeky soul positively shrieked in joy, even as I knew that with Darth Lucas’ thumb in this pie, he’s going to be pulling a lump of shit instead of a plum out through the crust.
It’s just an automatic reaction; I’m powerless against it. [...]

How to tell if your neighbor is a twat.

WTF?
Brooklyn Sidewalk Doodle Draws Graffiti Notice
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Chalk it up to the city’s crackdown on graffiti.
A 6-year-old child’s chalk sketches on her family’s stoop brought her bemused parents a graffiti-removal notice that threatened a $300 fine, the family and Sanitation Department officials said.
“My mom got a ticket for graffiti, and it [...]

Well done, Mr. President!!!

No, no, I mean President Gore…you know, the guy we actually elected a few years back? Yeah, him.
Gore shares Nobel Peace Prize with U.N. panel – CNN.com