MSNBC: Connecticut on Wednesday became the second state to legalize gay marriage after a judge ruled that same-sex couples may pick up marriage license forms at town and city clerks’ offices statewide.
And yet you still can’t buy any alcohol from a store after 8pm at night or all day on Sunday.
Amazing.
What if… Obama loses?
Yeah, I know – the polls have been telling us that it’s mathematically impossible for months, right? I’ve been watching people around here, for the last few weeks because it’s an interesting battleground… King County (home to Seattle) is so freakin’ pro-Democrat that they’ve been shitting crunchy granola blue-colored biodegradable hippy clothing for the last eight years while the rest of the state is so freakin’ pro-Republican that they all have red gun racks in the back of their trucks and W on those little Nerf balls that go on the end of car antennas. The blue has been very, very smug the last few weeks… it’s “in the bag” in their minds. The red has been cautiously watching their top guy and promoting their #2 seed, in the form of an Alaskan governor. Yet no matter what the polls say, it all comes down to the numbers after the election…
And that begs the question of “what if?”
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Culture time bitches!
Went to the ACT theatre the other night with Jolene to see Becky’s New Car.
Yes I went willingly.
This is the third play I’ve seen in Seattle that is not considered “Broadway” class and I have to admit that I’ve been spoiled by having Broadway a short train trip away all my life… yet, I’ve been thoroughly entertained by all three, this latest one being “blogworthy”.
Why this one?
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You stupid, re-election-focused motherfuckers, I’d like to offer a review on your performance today.
You are failing your country and the people that have voted for you. You are not doing the job you were elected to do. You are active helping to destroy the country. You are kowtowing to the angry voice of the mob when you should be a calm and responsible legislative leader for your people. You are not helping your party because when the country collapses, the first people the survivors will cage for food consumption will be the politicians, followed by lawyers; there will be no more party to support. Think I’m wrong? See who was around pre-Depression and who survived. FDR took action and got shit done; his party survived.
Do your fuckin’ jobs, make the hard right choice and pass this bill.
Domo-kun has sold out to Target!
Looks like the fuzzy one is the official Halloween Mascot, while the cat-with-no-mouth is all over the store in all her pink glory.
The invasion has begun continues…
Kotaku: Jack Thompson Disbarred
As much as you’d like to cheer that Thompson finally got his – and that FL finally got rid of a rather unstable and unethical lawyer – please don’t cheer. In fact, gamers should be very, very wary of this development… Thompson no longer has a legal bar to answer to and he doesn’t have to behave like a laywer anymore.
Basically, FL just gave birth to a complete loose cannon that has a rather lengthy record of successfully being in the spotlight for anti-video game movements.
Ph34r.
Don’t you think?
Just a small blurb for the Republicans…
What the hell are you doing?
Continue reading You’re Doing It Wro- Righ- Wait, What Are You Doing?
Just a small blurb for the Democrats…
You’re doing it wrong!
Continue reading You’re Doing It Wrong
I saw this last week and I sort of expected it to go away, but… well, I was way off base.
Mr. T was recently in a Snickers commercial in the UK where he basically fires Snickers bars at a male speed walker, telling him to “run like a man.” When I first heard the news story, they mentioned it was being pulled because “Get Some Nuts” as a slogan wasn’t going over too well with Brits. I could see that – it’s way edgy for the US and certainly cheeky in UK terms – but what followed the viewing “world wide” was a bit shocking…
Mr. T was being criticized for being homophobic because of the commercial…
What the bloody fuck is wrong with this picture?
Continue reading “Get Some Nuts” – Mr. T.
Talk about outages, I originally meant to talk about a coming trip to Victoria… last weekend. Which means that I’ve been there and back again – rather than a preview, it’s more of a recap…
How was it?
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Last minute, I told TiVo to grab the All Star game tonight… not that I usually watch it, mind, but seeing as its being held in New York, I figured it was a great opportunity to see Yankee Stadium in it’s glory [and in HD].
Every Yankee introduced from past or present? Greeted as gods. Every Red Sox introduced? Booed. Every Red Sox player that was booed? Laughing and smiling because they’re used to New York fans acting like New York fans…
Classic baseball, and I haven’t even seen the game start yet!
TMZ: Photos – Elyse Umemoto
Speaking for myself, I have to say that I’m pretty freakin’ proud.
For reals!
The Root: Although I didn’t think it was possible, the latest Don Imus controversy is almost as ridiculous as the first one. Imus recently made an off-hand remark on his radio show about Adam “Pacman” Jones’ string of arrests, noting that “Pacman” was black. “There you go,” he said. “Now we know.” Some people chose to infer that Imus meant that Jones’ blackness lay at the heart of some inherent criminal proclivity. Suddenly people are up in arms, ready to gather a posse, fire the torches and go after Imus. Again.
Add to that the FCC’s latest move – the one where they fine ABC for a five year old NYPD Blue show for showing a naked ass cheek – along with the fact that they’ve yet to post guidelines of what is (and what is not) offensive and… well.
I miss Howard on terrestrial radio.
Decided to go to the Fremont Fair with some friends this weekend… shot for Saturday but after circling for parking for a while (and still not finding a place to park within 1.5 miles) plans changed to Sunday. Parking still sucked but we ended up taking a bus outta downtown – made me miss subways but it was still very handy. Good fair and food, too, but what was surprising to me was the amount of political people running around there, registering voters, pushing agendas, and shmoozing for donations… I mean, on the east coast, they conduct government issues as our founding fathers intended: in backrooms with no visibility, no explination, and with as many donations as possible.
I was pretty surprised to find a Republican booth there – and without any remnants of a tar-and-feathering or lynching tree – shocked, really.