I Am Jacks Wasted Life

I’m not so sure it was a good idea for me to go to Chicago over the weekend….now I just really wish we’d moved there when we had the chance! Oh well, I only have about 17 months to go in my 18 month program at Brown, so…….

I’m kinda bummed I didn’t remember to ask Irish-Girl if she decided to go to the Poetry Slam finals in Chicago, because she and another MN Blogger were in Chicago the same weekend I was! Probably doesn’t matter though, the Wife and I were certainly busy enough with our own commitments during the weekend.

As you can probably tell, I was able to steal/borrow/spirit away my Brother’s digital camera again. He has a Sony Digital Mavica 1.3 MP that I really don’t care for….but it is all I have access to. I also just recently found out it has a few more settings to play with than I thought….so I’ll let it ride a little longer. I think I may save my pennies for a nice Cannon PowerShot A60. It’s not my ultimate camera goal…but seems reasonable considering my limited budget.

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The President in exile gave a speech today. I found the following passage of note:

And as for honor and integrity, let me say this: we know what that was all about, but hear me well, not as a candidate for any office, but as an American citizen who loves my country:

For eight years, the Clinton-Gore Administration gave this nation honest budget numbers; an economic plan with integrity that rescued the nation from debt and stagnation; honest advocacy for the environment; real compassion for the poor; a strengthening of our military — as recently proven — and a foreign policy whose purposes were elevated, candidly presented and courageously pursued, in the face of scorched-earth tactics by the opposition. That is also a form of honor and integrity, and not every administration in recent memory has displayed it.

I really can’t help but wonder how different our country would be today if certain people hadn’t de-railed the electoral process. My sincere hope, regardless of who wins the next Presidential election, is that there is no question that the candidate who was elected by the people of America actually makes it into the Oval Office.

For any liberals out there, I would like to point out the Meetup button on the left. The one there is for Kucinich, but there are others on meetup.com for Dean and others. (There are even meetups for nearly everything one can imagine, from Goths, to Star Trek, to MovableType!) If any Kucinich supporters are in the Saint Paul area, please think about attending a rally on 8.16.03 @ Central High School.

I’ll be there….visiting my alma matter….<shudder>

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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Fortunately, Jack must have a lousy work ethic, becuase his site is not dull. Along with being named for a fine Robert Frost poem, A Road Less Travelled is a local MN blog that I feel compelled to recommend. Jack‘s posts do tend to be on the long side…however, they are worth the read.

The movie link on the right is a Batman fan film. It somehow manages to incorporate a little Aliens Vs. Predator action into a Batman story. I believe that this has been explored in the comic book at one point or another, but it almost seems out of place in the film. I dunno, I have to watch it again…still, very cool.

Also, I’m pimping a little today for Tom Tomorrow and his new book. I’ve enjoyed Tom’s comic for years now, and I am looking forward to this collection of his work being on my coffee table. Now if I could just find time to sit at home and drink coffee…..

I just realized that I used alot of italics in this post…..hmmm…….

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So, I need to figure out what to do about a notebook. I’ve been thinking about the Dell Inspiron 8500 for a while now….it features such goodies as a Wide-Aspect screen, NVIDIA

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