http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/11/lou.dobbs.leaving/index.html

I usually avoid going to the Cafeteria between 6 and 7 because I can't
stand to hear his nonsense. Looks like I wont have to worry any more.

Of course, CNN will probably try to fill the time slot with another half
ass Independent/conservative. This time slot was Glenn Beck's before to
left for Fox.

As many of you know I drive to work. Every day. About 17 miles to Mount
Prospect. But it takes me forty minutes, sometimes more.

I usually run into at least one idiot a day on my way to work. It seemed
today there was an unusual abundance of fucks during my noon time
commute.

- Dumb ass FedEx driver and his truck parked right at an intersection
blocking traffic. Even the CPD had to motion to him to move it.
- Old people driving Miss Daisy.
- Old man who doesn't stop at the stop sign and cuts in front of me.
Proceeds to crawl through the next intersection then pulls into oncoming
traffic to get into a left turning lane only to cause a giant traffic
jam because they actually is traffic going the opposite direction. Do us
a favor and stop driving now!
- Douchbags in Audi's trying to drive 80, switching lanes like they're
in Nascar, with heavy traffic.
- Lost freaks driving erratically and stopping for no reason.
- As mentioned before, right lane hoppers: Assholes who use merging
right lanes to cut in front of people. Seriously, if your willing to
sacrifice your integrity to save a few seconds that tells me a lot about
you.

Day of the week I hate driving home: Friday. Why? I leave work at
9:00pm. What kind of people are out in the suburbs at 9:00pm on a Friday
night? Joy ride slow asses who just got out of a movie or T.G I. Fridays
or suburban punks driving their daddies Lexus (very badly).

I really wish there was a train I can take to work. I really miss the
decompression time I had after work when I didn't have a car, had an
early shift and took the EL/Pace to work.

http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/

Kid A? Seriously?

Not that Kid A is bad album but it's not even my second favorite Radiohead album. After I saw this I went back and re-listened to it, trying to hear what they are hearing. I never really got it. Same obscure Radiohead album I remember.

Another thing their top 20 album list is filled with; Albums that are not the most popular albums by the artist. It's Pitchforks way of saying 'look, we liked them before anyone even heard of them'. If the albums are actually better that's fine but in some cases they are not. I mean Ágætis Byrjun is not better that (), good album but seriously. I think I'd even take Takk over it too. And I thought Ágætis Byrjun came out in 1999? More examples being Killing the Moonlight (instead of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga) and White Blood Cells (instead of Elephant). It's almost guaranteed that Pitchfork will love your début but hate everything after it.

I have a love/hate relationship with Pitchfork. Love a lot of the different music on their website, but sometimes (especially in their album reviews) there is a level of annoying hipster elitist arrogance I can't stand.

So I shaved my beard down in late June to a goatee. Since then I've let it grow out. Recently I've let the sides come in. I'm not sure if I like this look or not. What do you think?




Poll #1480763 What do I do with my hair?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 21

I have facial hair out of control! What should I do?

Suggestions if you picked 'other'.

Posting via email. After four years my employer finally decided to block
LJ. Whatever.

Needless to say this has been an interesting season so far. It’s November and there are still seven undefeated teams with a one lose Oregon team who look like they can beat anyone right now. Usually you get a weekend where they all seem to crumble. Not this year.

But the only team that’s guaranteed to be undefeated at the end of the season is Boise State (baring a small miracle by one of their opponents). They are also the only team guaranteed to get screwed by the BCS. Though that opening day Oregon victory gets better each week.

Another guarantee is that there will only be one undefeated team from the SEC. If Florida and Alabama don’t lose now one has to lose in the SEC championship game. Though I’m not a fan of the SEC and I can’t stand some of their teams (Florida!) I got to admit it’s fun to watch it all play out.

I respect the SEC. But if you’ve read my college football posts in the past you know there is one conference I can’t stand and don’t respect; that crap conference they call the Big 12. I love that they only have three ranked teams (as many as the Mountain West) but hate that the dam AP and coaches still think Texas is a good team. They’re pop Warner schedule is pathetic. They have wins against the Oklahoma’s, which if they don’t stay in the top 25 ain’t going to mean shit. And if those teams aren’t ranked at the end of the season what do you got? A Texas team that didn’t beat anyone good but because the coaches like them will probably play for the national title ahead of teams that did beat good teams. I’m really hoping Texas chokes against A&M or something.

Just when Big Ten fans thought all hope was lost, in comes Iowa? I haven’t really figured out if they are a good team or not. I think they are, when they feel like playing. They have a good defense. Their main problem is how erratic Stanzi is. When he’s good he’s incredible, when he’s bad he throws three interceptions in one quarter. Bottom line is when they play to their potential they can beat anyone, but the trick is getting them to do that. One other good quality is they seem to play really well on the road.

As for the other three undefeated teams; Boise State, Cincinnati, and TCU. If Texas does lose which of these teams deserves to play Florida/Alabama in the title game? I don’t think there’s any question that Boise will get it. They have the best win out of the three (Oregon) and they have a reputation.

Of course if Iowa wins out they could get the nod too.

It’s all making for interesting drama and a guarantee that the BCS will fuck it all up again.

There was nothing I hated more during the Bush administration that the invoking of 'freedom' and other heart string words to try to guilt people into following him. When I called someone on this, I get this in response:

Do the words Freedom and Liberty annoy you? There not just interjections, theyre just concepts that the whole modern debate pivots on. To those that have been seduced by the left, they're irrelevant and outmoded. The utterance thereof makes the eco-marxist cringe, much like I do when I hear "community" or "redistribution" . The blather of the left.

I've been seduced by the left? OK

Yes, more FB arguments with conservative straight people and their friends!

This time, it's capitalism vs. socialism!

One good thing about FB is I have a lot more variety in terms of the range of politics. I've got people I knew back in high school and college who obviously are not the same politically.

One of them posted this load of shit video today:

Just Unbelievable!


And if you know me, you know I can't let it go by without saying anything.

My Reply:
What's unbelievable? Are people still looking for these made up 'death panels' to try to scare old people? Slicing up a video with someone putting words in his mouth doesn't prove anything.

Hope she doesn't unfriend me.

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Funny, But I noticed there was a hot guy on the GOP website:

Not sure who he is, but would love to get together with him to debate politics and ...stuff..

Saw "Where the Wild Things Are" with Adam orious today.

Our neighbor was saying people who didn't grow up with the book don't connect with it as much as those who did? Honestly I barely remember the story. I remember the pictures but little about the 300 word or so story that came along with it. And I felt a good connection with the movie.

This movie will either move you or you wont know what the big deal is. I can't generalize on the type of people who will and wont be effected that way by the movie.

All I know is I was really effected by it. I got teary eyed more than once. I think what it did is take me back to childhood when your trying to make sense of a world that doesn't make sense. I was imaginative and adventurous. Maybe not as wild as Max. It is one of the most emotional movies I've see in a long time.

Is it not a kids movie? Honestly I think the general 'over protect our children' public is going a little too wild these days with trying to protect our children from anything they consider disturbing or dark. If I had a kid to take to see it I would. I grew up on violent cartoons and 80's shows so I don't see anything wrong with showing the kids something a little thoughtful.

Spike Jonze is great. It had a lot of his 'running with the camera' shots and a bit of his craziness. They had to add a lot to the story and what they added went in well. The effects with the monsters was incredible. And not sure who the kid is but one of the best child performances I've seen.

I highly recommend seeing it.

Almost 9 years ago I decided not to make a change, but live my life free of American society's 'norms' and accept my own urges and desires as normal (to me at least). As we celebrate this coming out day with rallies and statements its important to remember that the day when we don't need parades and coming out days, when everyone is comfortable in their own shoes (gay, straight or bi) and is free of puritan based BS we've been feed since birth will the goal be achieved.

So no to Chicago

I am not surprised. It takes some cities three or four times before they finally get the bid. Slightly surprised that Chicago couldn't even get a bronze metal and very surprised they went with Rio.

I am a Chicagoan and I am not ashamed to say I supported the Olympic bid. I believed the pros heavily outweighed the cons. On the most part the Olympics have been beneficial to the host city in the long run (Athens being an exception because they were unprepared and had to spend a lot of cash). The improvements to infrastructure would have benefits to everyone in the region. It was sort of a no brainer to me.

This didn't stop people from being negative. No matter what you can't sway some people. Their distrust for government is very apparent. I'm not exactly sure why but love him or hate him Dailey would not have let the city of Chicago go broke because of these games or he would have never gotten into it in the first place (if you look back far enough Dailey was against it until he figured out ways to fund it). And I don't think it's a coincidence that Chicago and Tokyo, the two cities with the least public support, were 1st and second to go in the bidding. Am I blaming the ones who fought against it? Well yes, I kind of am. And if history repeats itself when we're in a economic boom around that time in the teens where an Olympics would be really beneficial I'll be laughing.

But to put this back in perspective this is the first bid. Hopefully this was a good learning experience and hopefully they decide to try for the 2020 games and will be more prepared. This way they wont forget about the proposed improvements to the city they said they'd make for the 2016 games.

Who knows maybe losing this big will benefit us Chicagoans in the long run. More time to make the proposed improvements and maybe a few extra ones to sweeten the deal.

Anything up for Halloween?

Not only did some dude from AR get caught jerking off in the bathroom by a pharmacist (and didn't stop once he was caught!) but he didn't get fired!

Absolutely amazing.

Raise a toast to saint Joe Strummer
I think he might have been our only decent teacher
getting older only makes it harder to remember
we are our only saviors
we're gonna build something this summer.

Or maybe next summer...

Someone on my Facebook sent me an invite to join the "Save Under God" in the US Pledge cause.

Though it's actually kind of funny, I question how much he's really read into me.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/8/778562/-The-Great-Indoctrinator

I wonder if any Glenn Beck/Rush lovers would have anything against this speech?