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Emails and such to josh dot heit at gmail dot com.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comBlogger4811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1140414180983638522006-02-20T00:40:00.000-05:002006-02-20T00:43:00.993-05:00Book Review:I finished Original Wonkette's first book Dog Days about a week and a half ago. It's okay. A lot of it is very good meta-humor, with a lot of inside-DC references thrown in. The story isn't half bad, although the ending wraps up too quickly, I think, and the epilogue and final twist is unnecessary. (No spoilers here!)More to come...JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1139108109854525752006-02-04T21:49:00.000-05:002006-02-04T21:55:09.866-05:00Fun in the Express WeekendPass:Since the Washington Post Express's Blog Log showed me a lot of love during the Ladner saga (which, since I've barely updated in months, is probably still below), I'll make some commentary on it.They appear to be big fans of the new why.i.hate.dc, mentioning it in their "Hot Piks" section. Of course, the new author is a friend, AU alum, and former roommate of formerJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1135647008765645042005-12-26T20:28:00.000-05:002005-12-26T20:30:08.776-05:00It's been two months:And no content. This is simply a post to note that I'm still here. I'll be trying to actually roll out blogging in the new year on a consistent basis.If you want a hobby in the meantime, go through the archives and see how many time I've broken that promise before.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1130195932261888112005-10-24T19:12:00.000-04:002005-10-25T20:57:35.136-04:00OK, so I lied.:It's officially over.He's gone for good. "Resigned" as professor and as president. Almost a million in buyout, minus what he's owed, so only a half million (less than one year's salary) net. The almost 3 million deferred appears to be on the up and up. I believe Gottschalk when he says:It should be clearly understood that these balances accumulated over the period of his employmentJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1129779518699955552005-10-19T23:37:00.000-04:002005-10-19T23:38:38.703-04:00Ladner-blogging:I was a bit skeptical of AU Deserves Better when it started, but it's excellent. I'm going to defer to it for day-to-day news. I will be chiming in here every once in a while though.Coming soon: Non-Ladner blogging.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1128992232822170712005-10-10T20:55:00.000-04:002005-10-11T00:40:49.203-04:00Ladner, the end:It's over.Eight hours. Just to fire him. And no conclusion of the severance issue. Oy.The board's the next thing to reform.UPDATE, 12:37 AM. Anyone notice who wrote the AP article? None other than former Eagle editor-in-chief Brett Zongker.Here's the full front-page Washington Post article.Also, check out Margaret Soltan, who I should have linked to way earlier as she's been JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1128950908604067492005-10-10T09:27:00.000-04:002005-10-10T09:28:28.613-04:00The Day of Ladner-Reckoning:The board of trustees meets today. Kerwin sends out a memo, which I reprint, again, as a public service. Emphasis mine. TO: Campus Community FROM: Cornelius Kerwin SUBJECT: Board of Trustees Meeting on October 10 _____________________________________________ As you know, the Board of Trustees is scheduled toJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1128377458700918682005-10-03T18:07:00.000-04:002005-10-03T18:10:58.706-04:00Ladner catch-up:I mocked the student protest, but according to Friday's Post, it had an impact on the pushing towards Ladner's dismissal. It looks like he's going to get the axe on October 10, if he doesn't resign before then. Which he won't. Because he's stubborn. I think the main point to get across here is that this wouldn't be such a big deal if the university community trusted him in the JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1127869152081482642005-09-27T20:34:00.000-04:002005-09-27T20:59:12.086-04:00Ladner update, September 27:So the AU faculty schools all gave Ladner a no confidence vote on Monday, with the exception of SPA, which couldn't based on a technicality. Heh. Ladner's reax: "I'm sorry it was done without having access to complete information." Now that, ladies and gentlemen, is a pathetic quote. The law school resolution reeks of Jamin Raskin.Meanwhile, at the bottom of the JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1127793965270390782005-09-27T00:03:00.000-04:002005-09-27T00:06:06.443-04:00More Ladner:As a public service, I copy and paste all campus community letters into this blog. Emphasis mine. TO: Campus Community FROM: Cornelius Kerwin SUBJECT: Campus Update _____________________________________________ We are a month into the new semester and the time is right for a report. As I and others have noted, we JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1127665374741514652005-09-25T12:16:00.000-04:002005-09-25T12:27:18.693-04:00The Ladner Aggregator:Because someone's gotta do it.$500,000 in Ladner Spending Itemized. WaPo reports on the investigation, with lots and lots of details on where the money was going.Investigation of AU President Worries Student Leaders. SC folks pontificate to seem self-important; actual alumni and parent comments much more interesting.American University Chief is Investigated Over Spending. JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1126238364545878572005-09-08T23:52:00.000-04:002005-09-08T23:59:24.550-04:00What I'm watching; Fall Premieres, part one:Prison Break: It's decent escapism, even if the plot makes no sense, and the conspiracy is overwrought, and Veronica's a dummy, and the breaking out plan is overly complex to the point where both the plan and the obstacles all appear to be contrivances. But it's fun and it's a prison/conspiracy show. Plus, as the TwoPpers say, Wentworth Miller brings JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1125093366298624272005-08-26T17:54:00.000-04:002005-08-26T17:56:06.306-04:00Friday link mini-dump:Pick your caffeinated poison!I really shouldn't be stealing from the Simmons intern daily links, but this article on the winner of Jimmy Kimmel's laziest man contest is too good to pass up.And finally, in the nascent days of this blog, back when I was doing extensive analysis of Joe Millionaire's editing*, I often linked to a little site called MadPony, the ramblings of two JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1124978192276201482005-08-25T09:51:00.000-04:002005-08-25T09:56:32.280-04:00Ladner update in the PostHere's the link. Now with student reaction! Hits the SG, The Eagle, and an RA. It says students were reached "by telephone", but the Post clearly knew what types of people they wanted to talk to.Keep an eye on The Eagle and ausucks for more on this. Personally, I'm more curious than I should be about who's going to take over at ausucks.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1124926399936478832005-08-24T19:32:00.000-04:002005-08-24T19:33:19.943-04:00Ladner update:This just came into my e-mail box: American University’s Executive Committee of the Board Places President Ladner on Administrative Leave. Statement by Leslie Bains, chair of the American University Board of Trustees. The Executive Committee of the American University Board of Trustees today placed President Benjamin Ladner on administrative leave pending the outcome of an JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1124740276593444492005-08-22T15:48:00.000-04:002005-08-22T15:51:16.596-04:00Monday update:Monday is going to actively turn into a "What I'm watching" weekly update, because it makes the most sense.This week, I took on two highly regarded shows that I had completely ignored, Desperate Housewives and House. Neither one I watched on purpose. Luckily, I knew enough about both shows to figure out what was going on, and I was roundly impressed by both. Seriously. Decent actingJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1123734221548577782005-08-11T00:07:00.000-04:002005-08-11T00:23:41.556-04:00Uber Link Dump:I need to get rid of some links, before they get totally stale.Reality TV Gets Political Spin in Red/Blue. This strikes me as an interesting idea that no one will watch. Except me, of course. If they cast it right, it'll be like Campaign Management Institute on speed.The Mystery of the "Mystery Flavor" of Dum-Dums....revealed!I missed all the blog hubbub about Al Gore's Current TV.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1123532270616895742005-08-08T16:17:00.000-04:002005-08-08T16:17:50.623-04:00Going Through the Motions:I'm not the biggest Buffy fan in the world having only picked it up in Season 4, but I watch it intermittently (usually only as a function of having other things to do on Tuesday nights, when it aired). This applies to the syndication run on FX, as well. If I'm around, and it's on, I'll watch, at least for a little bit.But there's one episode I'd never caught, and had JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1123098652447707992005-08-03T15:39:00.000-04:002005-08-03T15:50:52.453-04:00As Conan would say, "Gotta mention this...":By now, I fully expect most AU students to have read the Washington Post article on the investigation of Ben Ladner's expenses. I got the IM around midnight last night telling me about it, and then immediately began to send it to others. It's like the old shampoo commercial: "And they tell two friends...and so on, and so on, and so on."It hit the AU JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1123017519370794532005-08-02T17:12:00.000-04:002005-08-02T17:18:39.376-04:00Content!:Category: "Items I should have posted a week and a half ago"I finished the latest Harry Potter last week. Don't worry, no spoilers here. Certainly interesting, filling in more and more backstory (I'm convinced Rowling could do a set of prequels on the days of Voldemort/the Potter parents/Snape, etc. at Hogwarts). And the last 200 or so pages are dynamite, as always. There's lots of JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1122935161016021382005-08-01T15:24:00.000-04:002005-08-01T18:26:01.023-04:00Program note:If you obsessed with reality TV, watch Kill Reality. Just trust me on this one.Actual content tomorrow.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1121895945803242282005-07-20T17:45:00.000-04:002005-07-20T17:45:45.810-04:00Wednesday link dump:The woman behind the "style" of Lindsay Lohan and others.Washington, D.C. isn't part of ESPN's 50 States, 50 Days gimmick. Mayor Williams is angry.Now the World Series of Poker just ended. To capitalize on the momentum, ESPN will drag out the airing of the World Series (including "circuit events") until mid-November! Four months!JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1121702465131433412005-07-18T11:52:00.000-04:002005-07-18T12:01:05.136-04:00After getting out of the groove last week:It's time for another reality roundup, because honestly, this site's due. This edition: random, unconnected thoughts.The Surreal Life: Why is Carey Hart in this house? He's normal. Did the producers really expect to milk a lot out of Jose Canseco? How can Omarosa feel now that's she's not the craziest one in the house? Will she try to out-crazy Janice? JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1121183697788660722005-07-12T11:53:00.000-04:002005-07-12T11:55:05.300-04:00Special Tuesday random notes:When did Lifehouse make a comeback? Why was I not informed?Andy Milonakis is 29? Why was I not informed?JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1120851424351185502005-07-08T15:35:00.000-04:002005-07-08T15:37:04.356-04:00It is Friday:It must be a link dump, because I got nothing.FeedLindsay.com. No comment necessary.The sport of footvolley. If this catches on, well...I don't know. It better not.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1120673077352894462005-07-06T14:02:00.000-04:002005-07-06T14:04:49.046-04:00Lazy Wednesday:Happy belated July Fourth. I took the day off from the blog, necessary as I was downtown all day, first at the Nats game (a loss), and then the fireworks on the Mall. So a fun day, and now it's a short week that we're halfway through.Just one link today, the long weekend slowed the proliferation of these a bit. But the one is a good one. Don't say I don't jump on pop culture JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1120257209045257512005-07-01T18:30:00.000-04:002005-07-01T18:33:29.050-04:00Late on Friday:Fun item in Thursday's Express advertising a party at one of the clubs downtown with "NBA draftees Chris Paul, John Gilchrist, and Eddie Basden." Of course, Gilchrist and Basden weren't drafted. You'd think they'd have time to fix the ad.Speaking of the NBA, here's a great contract site with free agency starting today.Continuing on the NBA kick, Kendall Gill is boxing?And finally, JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1120063048654987352005-06-29T12:37:00.000-04:002005-06-29T12:37:28.676-04:00It's a review kind of Wednesday:Book: What Ifs? Of American History. I like a good conterfactual history and this book's full of them, from imagining if Washington didn't escape the Battle of Long Island, to a catastrophic version of the Cuban Missile Crisis. All are really interesting, although a few stretch the genre too far, such as Caleb Carr's essay, "William Pitt the Elder and the AvoidanceJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1119888030026713312005-06-27T12:00:00.000-04:002005-06-27T12:00:30.050-04:00Apologies:Sorry for the lack of post on Friday. Life intervenes occassionally. But I'm back with a super-large link dump today. One piece of site news as well: the Elite 1250 tracking feature is being discarded, it just wasn't working.Linky-link!Tom Cruise is the story of the month, but it's nice to know that his insane act didn't work on everyone, for instance, Scarlett Johannson. Tom probably JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1119441904135532102005-06-22T08:03:00.000-04:002005-06-22T08:05:04.140-04:00The quick Wednesday post:My train leaves in two hours, but here's a link for y'all.The Bill Cosby Fun Game. Trust me, this will hold y'all over.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1119298371220152682005-06-20T16:09:00.000-04:002005-06-20T16:12:51.226-04:00Monday, Monday:The first attempt at today's post got eaten, so here's the short form. Blogging's going to be light this week; as a result, I have some links which I'll hold back on to guarantee content for the rest of the week.Links of the day:E! Conspires to "Kill Reality". 25 former reality "stars" making a horror movie and living together? I'm so there.ESPN has truly lost its center (RR). ThisJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1119036791070355592005-06-17T15:29:00.000-04:002005-06-17T15:33:11.076-04:00Fading, fading...:Don't have much to comment on today, again, unfortunately. (Then why blog -- ed?) Because doing it habitually allows me to keep this place active. Now get back to Mickey's!One link today: The City Paper profiles Matthew Lesko, the guy in the question mark suit peddling books on government grants. This article also debunks the myth that he is a graduate of AU, as Wikipedia claimsJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1118865483766132342005-06-15T15:56:00.000-04:002005-06-15T15:58:14.300-04:00Late jump today, so just more links:All-Star Reality Reunion. I'm really curious to see this to see who would show up.VH1 takes on the 100 Greatest Kid Stars. Because they have officially run out of ideas.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1118687767009999322005-06-13T14:36:00.000-04:002005-06-13T14:36:07.016-04:00Just a link dump today, folks:A probing analysis of Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl". It all makes sense now.Wanna buy those shirts you keep seeing on Inferno 2? Want to give Rachel and Veronica from that show some of your money? Click here.This guy has 150,000+ Facebook friends. I'm probably late to this party, but whatever.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1118430089812125892005-06-10T14:35:00.000-04:002005-06-10T15:01:29.816-04:00Friday talk:Typing this up as Trader Jim makes another bunch of moves. Keep watching Nationals Review, I may throw something up there later.Since I don't have much else today, I'm going to do the Veronica Mars pitch. The pilot airs on Tuesday the 14th at 9 pm, followed by episode 6 on the 15th. After that, episodes 10-22 will air in the Wednesday timeslot (still 9 pm). It's not the ideal way to JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1118241480008484602005-06-08T10:33:00.000-04:002005-06-08T10:38:00.046-04:00Quick thoughts today:Was watching an episode of Family Feud today (80's version - Ray Combs!) with a Italian family that looked like mobsters versus a family with all D names led by a psycho who was way too into it when the mob family missed. Luckily, the mob family won, and got the 10 grand, so no one got hurt.(Tongue-in-cheek....)Links of the day, one word style:STELLA!, Facade, Disgusting.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1118074283666960432005-06-06T12:01:00.000-04:002005-06-06T12:11:23.670-04:00We're smart, we're stupid:What I'm reading: A.J. Jacobs' The Know-It-All. Interesting book about an Esquire writer's quest to read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. Interspersing random facts with funny anecdotes about how the quest turned him into a fact-spouting jackass, and mixing the depressing stories of humanity with the uplifting, Jacobs manages to turn a dry topic into an interesting JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1117821901420957182005-06-03T13:58:00.000-04:002005-06-03T14:05:01.426-04:00It's the end of a short week:Therefore, it's a link dump!Surfergirl at Slate takes on the National Spelling Bee. I love watching this for some reason, and it takes place just downtown; I might end up going one of these years.The Duck of Minerva: Finding out that Professor Jackson was blogging was way more exciting than it should have been.The Long Tail explores TV's 30-minute breakdown, JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1117639891385623952005-06-01T11:31:00.000-04:002005-06-01T11:31:40.983-04:00Today's theme is Kirsten Dunst:Her starring role in Dick of course is a reminder of the big story today: the unmasking of Deep Throat of the Watergate scandal. This should be non-news for a about a week.(Random question, going back to today's theme: Whatever happened to Michelle Williams? She was going to be big after her Dawson's Creek star turn.)But the reason I bring up Dunst is the strangely JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1117467616836766642005-05-30T11:40:00.000-04:002005-05-30T11:40:16.863-04:00Holiday links:Memorial Day is one of those holidays that isn't really celebratory, so it's kind of difficult for me to come up with a proper emotion to convey here. So let's just remember the sacrifices made over the years.And now, on to the irrelevancy.Movie reviews: Kicking and Screaming -- decent for a few laughs. It's standard Will Ferrell shtick, with physical comedy abound, as well as kids JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1117211747942711962005-05-27T12:23:00.000-04:002005-05-27T12:35:47.950-04:00Friday link dump!:Google Blogoscoped talks about the possible applications for the improved translation features in Google. It's a little creepy and a lot interesting.Cubes was in DC this week, watching the NBA playoffs at McFadden's. I didn't run into him, but Kelly Ann Collins and the Washington Socialites crew did. Check out the pictures, as Cuban looks even more kooky than usual.A blog entry JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1117031909277422052005-05-25T10:03:00.000-04:002005-05-25T10:38:29.280-04:00Ah, sweeps:They bring spectacles to the television, like Rob and Amber get married. I told you I'd be watching. And this sucker was a two-hour gorge-fest of epic reality TV proportions. First off, they only had four weeks to plan the wedding, which seemed...contrived. Second, they had to come up with "special surprises" for each other, which led to amusing scenes of construction workers trying toJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1116864381135320312005-05-23T11:56:00.000-04:002005-05-23T12:06:21.163-04:00He's ba-ack!What I'm watching: The Jeopardy Ultimate tournament". I love Jeopardy, and I've just gotten back into the habit of watching it daily. And so now Ken Jennings gets to play a 3-day game against two other of Jeopardy's best players for $2 million. Should be fun.See also: a post on 8-day champ Tom Walsh's blog, and a Ken Jennings note from This July 8th, 2004 Reality Roundup post.Elite JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1116612877953933342005-05-20T14:06:00.000-04:002005-05-20T14:14:37.970-04:00Rain, rain, go away:DC is experiencing a rainy, rainy Friday. I hate cold rain. It just depresses me like nothing else. Ever since my trip to Australia, I've had a great appreciation for warm, sunny weather, and a day like this just takes me out of it.Link dump!:The TV upfronts came out this week. Zap2it has good summaries by network, while The Futon Critic has a great night by night grid. I'm JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1116433503510261892005-05-18T12:25:00.000-04:002005-05-18T12:25:03.516-04:00Happy Wednesday, no cleverness here:I hate cable news. Avoid it at all costs. So, of course, yesterday, at the DMV, the only thing showing while you wait is CNN. Mickey Kaus has done a good job chronicling CNN's moves since the hiring of Jonathan Klein late last year with his people-based reporting. And, I've gotta say, it's bad. The stories in the afternoon hours are local-news fodder, includingJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1116263883561938592005-05-16T13:07:00.000-04:002005-05-16T13:18:03.566-04:00Welcome to the new format:As I wrote last week, this blog's going to be changing a bit. I think I'm going to go to the one post a day format, much like Aaron Gleeman or Paul Katcher. Makes my life easier and makes regular reading of this blog easier. I'm probably going to start on a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule, hopefully working up to an every morning weekday schedule like Aaron and Paul.At JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1115868672393966152005-05-11T23:30:00.000-04:002005-05-11T23:31:12.413-04:00A New Chapter:I don't like to talk about myself much, but indulge me here, dear readers.I graduated from college on Sunday. (And in the true tradition of this blog, didn't bother to post about it until Wednesday night.) I've enjoyed the last four years, including the last two plus tapping away on this blog. When I began, blogging was seen as a fad, now it's taken over as a major form of media, toJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1114746215311367072005-04-28T23:42:00.000-04:002005-04-28T23:43:35.313-04:00AU in the News:Just spotted this as an ad beneath a Gmail:Former Easley Aide to Manage Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Campaign.The key grafs: Reiff, 37, held various jobs with Easley and then-Gov. Jim Hodges of South Carolina between Easley's two gubernatorial campaigns.A graduate of American University in Washington, Reiff began working earlier this month as an aide to North Carolina State Treasurer JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1114490782661553012005-04-26T00:43:00.000-04:002005-04-26T00:46:22.663-04:00It's nice when my predictions become reality:May 14, 2004: And most of us buy it, just like I'll probably watch the Jeff Probst-ministered wedding of Amber and Rob, brought to you this summer in excruciating detail by CBS. CBS: Because Mark Burnett OWNS you. Check the contract, despite what Probst says.June 21, 2004: Mark Burnett: Congrats, Amber and Rob on the whole winning thing, and the whole JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1114123371190035302005-04-21T18:28:00.000-04:002005-04-21T18:42:51.193-04:00Since I obviously haven't learned my lesson:The last time I got an angry email for something I've written was discussing an AU grad and an ESPN connection. And yet, I'm going to do it again. I did promise to keep tabs on it two months ago.I'm talking about Theresa MacDonald, one of the three finalists for the Sports Guy's intern position, and a graduate of American University. 2004, SOC. And I JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1113845046021447612005-04-18T13:21:00.000-04:002005-04-18T13:24:06.023-04:00Monday Campus Observations:Jimmy Carter and James Baker are here to prattle on about election reform. My dorm's been shut down, with a fresh paint job for the first floor, any kind of "dorm-like" trappings gone (menus, postings, most of the front desk's stuff), and extra security. Now the elevators are off. Joy.Also, in front of Kay, where the TV feed is being broadcast, an effigy of Baker with JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1113625555732433202005-04-16T00:25:00.000-04:002005-04-16T00:25:55.733-04:00So funny. So geeky.8-bit acapella. Rejoice.(Hat tip: ASV)JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1113536454186759132005-04-14T23:37:00.000-04:002005-04-14T23:40:54.186-04:00If it's April, it must be protest season:First, it's Wednesday's AUCR "Carnivore Initiative", versus David Benzaquen's anti-baby-seal-clubbing petition drive. I'd heard about the first before, and the second only after the fact. If it's on purpose, I get the point (and hearing about some of David's other ideas, kinda valid), but it still makes the AUCRs seem kind of tasteless.Then Thursday. JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1113509926116034962005-04-14T16:17:00.000-04:002005-04-14T16:18:52.726-04:00I have a new role model:The Pirate Captain, the new student government president at North Carolina State University. Meanwhile, I love what the "old guard" is saying: "We owe it to The Pirate Captain for getting students involved," Hinton said. "What I really want is that same 25 percent to stay involved with Student Government all year."AU folks, draw your own conclusions.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1112593258517198172005-04-04T01:40:00.000-04:002005-04-04T01:40:58.520-04:00Baseball Predictions!:Last season, I started my own tradition of putting up a set of predictions with exact records. You can see those here and my recap of the predictions here.This year, I've had another excuse to make these exact types of predictions, with an entry in the Baseball Prospectus Predicatron.So, here goes, going west to east for a change of pace.AL West: Oakland 90-72, Los Anaheim JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1111783982781672952005-03-25T15:48:00.000-05:002005-03-26T17:07:50.120-05:00Today's random thought:The lyrics to Sugarland's Baby Girl are odd.Black jack, blue sky: big town full of little white lies.Well, everybody’s your friend: you can never be sure.They'll promise fancy cars an' diamond rings, an' all sorts of shiny things,But, girl, you’ll remember what your knees are for. Does that mean what I think it does?JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1111630522468974072005-03-23T21:14:00.000-05:002005-03-26T17:08:36.893-05:00The First Signs of Spring in DC:Tourists, including herds of fourth through sixth graders. All over the freaking city.(That concludes today's random thought.)JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1110863689886847992005-03-15T00:12:00.000-05:002005-03-15T00:15:00.770-05:00Tourney fever:In honor of the NCAA tourney, I've actually crossposted the AU-Vermont game story from way back on 12/4/04. I plan to get to the rest at some point.Also on tap, I hope: Survivor: Palau, Veronica Mars, and other randomness.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1109817606278558472005-03-02T21:40:00.000-05:002005-03-02T21:40:06.280-05:00The Save Our Sports meeting::To follow up on the earlier posting on the golf and tennis cuts, I've seen the endgame. Tonight's meeting showcased a lot of anger on the part of student athletes, and some blustering in terms of costs and things that could go (including the Katzen Arts Center, to which I commented: "The Katzens said, 'Here's the money, build it.'"). But getting at a maximum somethingJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1109652903534820102005-02-28T23:53:00.000-05:002005-03-02T21:44:49.396-05:00Grr..ESPN's Championship Week promos keep showing Jave Meade of Holy Cross scoring a bucket on AU in the 2003 PL championship.Hey, it's some kind of recognition.UPDATE: I'm an idiot. It's HC's Brian Wilson, not Jave Meade.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1109628711933317722005-02-28T17:11:00.000-05:002005-02-28T17:11:51.933-05:00And I'm stunned:I supposedly have my finger on the pulse of this place. I can tell when something in the Eagle op-eds is going to turn into a major campus crisis, and where buttons are going to be pushed.So when I saw this press release announcing the cutting of men's golf and men's and women's tennis, I was disappointed, but not shocked; I'd heard rumblings that something was going to go down JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1108869491079135432005-02-19T22:18:00.000-05:002005-02-19T22:19:31.966-05:00Halcyon Days of Childhood:Clarissa Explains it All and The Adventures of Pete and Pete are coming to DVD as part of Nick's Rewind collection.I'm giddy.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1108775845893465482005-02-18T20:17:00.000-05:002005-02-18T20:17:25.896-05:00AU Represent, Part II!Simmons is holding an intern contest. I thought about applying, and didn't, although I'm sure he would have been amused by my 400-word rant on the events of March 8, 2002 (PL Final at Bender, Holy Cross beats AU). I could do it, too. Probably wouldn't have gotten me into the finals.Anyway, I'll be keeping tabs on this.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1108616801555330272005-02-17T00:06:00.000-05:002005-02-17T00:06:41.556-05:00Blogroll changed:Fixed a few links, added some college basketball bloggers and readded Rachel Lucas, like I promised when I took her off. I'll probably also add a Nats section and reinstate the TV section when I starting blogging about that stuff again.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1108616180395473592005-02-16T23:56:00.000-05:002005-02-16T23:56:20.396-05:00Andrew W.K.'s back!I would flashback to my post on his first appearance at AU in October of 2003, except that there isn't one because I'm a blog slacker.Ah, quality.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1108615913066540442005-02-16T23:51:00.000-05:002005-02-16T23:51:53.070-05:00Doomsday, AU-style, coming February 26thWith Sunday's nominating convention, the AU politico season has begun. It's been dull to date, with some straightforward candidates, and no wacky proposals. It seems most of the partisan element has been taken out of the SC (and no, I will not call it by its "new" name), which is for the better. I suspect something interesting will happen in the next week, JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1108077210614867642005-02-10T18:10:00.000-05:002005-02-10T18:13:30.613-05:00AU Represent!:
Chris Wylde, formerly of ATV's Midnight, auditioned for American Idol, as a stunt, under his given name, Chris Noll.
Watch the video.
A 2000 Eagle interview with WyldeJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1107696293724634852005-02-06T08:23:00.001-05:002005-02-06T08:24:53.723-05:00Men's B-Ball Talk:
The Eagles are on a roll! Three wins in a row on this homestand with Holy Cross to go in a big Patriot League clash for first place in the division! Full game report to follow.
Insider Note: Word is, this guy's going to be there.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1107696215866388462005-02-06T08:23:00.000-05:002005-02-06T08:23:35.866-05:00Farewell:
(My last post at BL.com, crossposted here)
With less than 40 posts to my credit so far, I'm announcing that I'm giving up the BL.com blog. It's only right after my declaration last week that the site was dead. I then went ahead and became a giant hypocrite myself by getting way too close to the SC election gossip, and also managing a candidate myself. I'm still not sure which way the JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1107221873059427902005-01-31T20:37:00.000-05:002005-01-31T20:37:53.060-05:00Whoa.
An Eagle article just made FARK.
This should be good.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1106630291607189172005-01-25T01:16:00.000-05:002005-01-25T01:11:12.176-05:00The End of an Institution:
When you visit BenLadner.com today, the site is blank with a single message: "benladner.com is on hiatus until further notice". But let's be real; it's dead. It's been a shell of its former self for a while now. I'm not going to bash Jeff or Gunjan for making it what it became, but it was no longer the go-to website it was in its heyday a couple of years ago. But JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1106267587035933302005-01-20T19:31:00.000-05:002005-01-20T19:33:07.036-05:00Journalistic Overreach:
ESPN tries to make Thucydides relevant to the Pennsylvania NFL clubs. Of course, this requires a hack-job explanation of Thucydides for your average football fan, and anyone who's READ Thucydides knows what they're saying is bunk. It's a stretch, and only on a Thursday? Are we dealing with a 2-week Super Bowl break? The overreach could be really bad.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1106194170587383842005-01-19T23:01:00.000-05:002005-01-20T01:41:26.026-05:00AMERICA'S FUTURE ROCKS TODAY!:
Dripping with sarcasm. The Post probably has the best coverage, putting the highlight of the night right out front. But that was simply an exercise in brainwashing teeny-boppers. MTV, eat your freaking heart out.
(The rest of this post is adapted from my response to the news article on the event on FARK.com.)
Huge event, with a giant service tent with all the JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1106075262037130572005-01-18T14:05:00.000-05:002005-01-18T14:07:42.036-05:00Regular Posting, Day 1:
Today marks the first anniversary of the day I lost flying to Australia. Yeah, I miss it. But I'm here in Washington, DC, just two days from the inauguration (which I'm scrambling to get tickets for).
Speaking of, I've got tickets for the Jenna and Barbara-hosted youth concert, America's Future Rocks Today, down at the DC Armory. Should be a decent concert (or not, givenJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1105926210916594722005-01-16T20:42:00.000-05:002005-01-16T20:43:30.916-05:00Announcement:
Another attempt at regular blogging begins on Tuesday. With an announcement about something I haven't been upfront about on this blog.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1103199452550941242004-12-16T07:17:00.000-05:002004-12-16T07:17:32.550-05:00Survivor: Vanuatu wrap-up:
Wrap up of what? Sorry, folks, haven't been Survivor-blogging obsessively this season. Missing Amazon because of class really kinda put the buzz on my addiction, although I'm still obsessed moreso than most (to the point where I almost wrote a thesis paper on Survivor: Africa and decision making). Lisa de Morales is practically glowing over Survivor's loss to DesperateJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1110863371765730162004-12-05T23:16:00.002-05:002005-03-15T00:12:39.373-05:00Game Story 12/4: American 67, Vermont 64:(Originally posted at BenLadner.com)The game was billed as a big one for the Eagles, especially with the highly-touted Taylor Coppenrath coming to town. And so the big guns were out, the always-raucous Delta Chis out in the back right corner, and the Screaming Eagles, joined by a large group of standing, yelling people, the basketball regulars. Decent JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1102174680782410202004-12-04T10:37:00.000-05:002004-12-04T10:38:00.783-05:00Poke:
I got nothing. I just like to update, you know, monthly, or so. I'm still here, though, just really kinda got nothing.
I may just go back to using this as an archive for my AIM profile links.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1099900282664536792004-11-08T02:51:00.000-05:002004-11-08T02:51:22.663-05:00I told you I'd be back!
So let's start with something simple: a look back at my 2004 baseball predictions. Namely, the win totals, since I was bold enough to predict them for all 30 teams. And surprisingly, I got real close on a bunch.
[Formatting: Actual (Predicted)]
Dead on the money: Cleveland 80 (80), Chicago Cubs 89 (89).
I said Cleveland would threaten, and they did. I said Chicago JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1099008956072726762004-10-28T20:13:00.000-04:002004-10-28T20:15:56.073-04:00McCain for President!: Hey, it could still happen.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1098080916684175922004-10-18T02:27:00.000-04:002004-10-18T02:28:36.683-04:00Apologies: Between the election, AU stuff, and baseball, this blog's just near dead.
Here's the deal. I'm probably not going to post again for two more weeks. Come November, I'm going to make an actual effort to start posting here again.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1097167268383870732004-10-07T12:41:00.000-04:002004-10-07T12:41:08.383-04:00Link of the day, week, whatever:
CuddleParty.com. That's right, Cuddleparty.com. Just go there, trust me.
On a side note, this is my 400th post! Which sounds like a lot, until you consider I've passed the two-year threshold, so that's about a post every other day. Which sounds about right.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1096428745337563712004-09-28T23:27:00.000-04:002004-09-28T23:32:25.336-04:00From the "complete insanity" pile:
Michael Moore, and I quote:
Traveling around the country, as I've been doing, I gotta tell ya, there is a hell of a lot of unrest out there. Much of it is not being captured by the mainstream press. But it is simmering and it is real. Do not let those well-produced Bush rallies of angry white people scare you. Turn off the TV! (Except Jon Stewart and Bill JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1095744522240285662004-09-21T01:26:00.000-04:002004-09-28T23:32:48.423-04:00FYI:
Amazing Race Finale tomorrow night. Mind you, if you haven't watched the show to date, it's probably pointless, but this IS one of the best shows on television. Period. So I'm rooting for Colin and Christie; they're the best racers, period. But, honestly, I don't think I'll mind no matter who wins...unlike in some cases.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1095454014443033592004-09-17T16:45:00.000-04:002004-09-17T16:46:54.443-04:00I know I said I wouldn't talk about AU anymore:
...but that blog news has some issues, and I don't know why.
So here's a fun item about a Congressional intern getting caught with pot.
Even money it's from AU.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1094915062621528112004-09-11T11:03:00.000-04:002004-09-11T11:04:22.620-04:009/11 memories:
I'm just going to link back to last year's piece, because it still works. It's a little raw, and a little unedited, but I think it gets the point across as best I can from my perspective.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1094864426979269362004-09-10T20:58:00.000-04:002004-09-10T21:00:26.980-04:00Grr...:
Frickin' Javy Vasquez.
And another annoyance: I can't even watch this game. It's on ESPN, and is blacked out (the whole "area" rules, in Angelos's grand attempt to force the O's on DC). However, because campus isn't exactly thriving with local sports fans, we don't get the local O's station (Comcast Sports Net)! Lose-lose!
P.S. This is the first post in the slow transition of this blogJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1094143371026771482004-09-02T12:42:00.000-04:002004-09-02T12:42:51.026-04:00Vote or die!: jennaorbarbara.com.JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1094072089642126522004-09-01T16:39:00.000-04:002004-09-01T16:54:49.643-04:00Classes, the first week:
Getting back into the swing of things. I'd almost forgot about Senior O.R.G.Y. week until I passed by the class of '05 booth today (O.R.G.Y. standing for Opening to a Really Great Year, or something to that effect). But, yeah, that's going to be good. If I'm not lazy like I usually am, I might actually cover that in full details.
In non-AU news, ESPN's Page 2 is really JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1093846742907566382004-08-30T02:14:00.000-04:002004-08-30T02:19:56.240-04:00Since I consider it my mission to expose awful movies in production, here's another one:
Gamebox 1.0.
Starring Harvey from Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Topanga from Boy Meets World! The official synopsis:
Charlie Nash (NATE RICHERT) is an expert at testing video games. His life has become unbearable since the tragic shooting of his girlfriend Kate (DANIELLE FISHEL) by a crooked cop named JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1093791884392496932004-08-29T11:00:00.000-04:002004-08-29T11:04:44.393-04:00Welcome Week trudges on: A staple of Welcome Week occurred last night, with Pick Your Flick: Shrek 2. I have nothing cogent to say about this. It was well-attended, a shock to none. Tonight is the annual Capitol Steps sighting, bringing political comedy galore, another Welcome Week staple, which will also be well-attended, I'm sure.
In actual NEWS, John Howard has called an election for October JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1093648250808310412004-08-27T18:55:00.000-04:002004-08-27T19:10:50.810-04:00Guess who's back, back again:
It's me, back in DC, at AU for...senior year!
Arrived on Thursday just in time for the big Welcome Week Concert: Marc Broussard, Toby Lightman, and Gavin DeGraw. The concert was pretty packed; I'd say over 1000 people at one point, which is surprising for AU.
Then again, maybe I just underestimated two factors. One was that after the freshman floor meeting, RAs JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1092798787595635242004-08-17T23:11:00.000-04:002004-08-17T23:13:07.596-04:00Out of town for three days:
Not that my posting schedule could be more irregular anyway.
Anyhoo, I'll be back next week with more bloggy goodness, and since I'm leaving for DC on the 26th, hopefully, I can get into a groove down there.
Also, the blogging surprise I mentioned should be revealed sometime next week.
JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1092462616787111252004-08-14T01:41:00.000-04:002004-08-14T01:51:12.166-04:00For the dog days of summer, two cool movies I recommend:
All I Want. Elijah Wood plays a backcountry seventeen year-old going to college and living in an apartment with two women, one an aspiring actress played by Mandy Moore (in a stretch from most of her other fare), and Franka Potente as a the mysterious photography student. Really bizarre, and a little hard to get into at first, but it's JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1092075331171613672004-08-09T14:05:00.000-04:002004-08-14T01:41:30.713-04:00Hollywood is trying to make me go insane:
The Sandlot 2.
No, I'm not kidding. The plot: Five boys hesitantly decide to let three girls join their baseball team, in order for them to beat a rival little league team. When one of the female teammates' father's model space shuttle goes missing on the other side of the fence, into Mr. Mertle's backyard, the Sandlot kids try different ways to get it JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1091647101271524832004-08-04T15:17:00.000-04:002004-08-04T15:18:21.270-04:00The sidebar has been updated:
I know, it took me long enough,
JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1091581399262267072004-08-03T21:00:00.000-04:002004-08-03T21:05:10.656-04:00AU representing at the DNC:
Beating BenLadner.com to the punch! (Hat tip: Wonkette.
Bostonians have been submitting pictures of the famous people around and about the DNC to the Boston Globe, and I'm shocked I haven't heard much on the AU front, especially judging by this BL.com post.
But here's something! AU person Kim Hamill (last seen by me down in Australia for the last semester) with BiffJHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1091564968696485102004-08-03T16:24:00.000-04:002004-08-03T16:29:48.866-04:00Odds and ends:
Am I the only one who notices an odd similarity between John Kerry's "American Can Do Better", and "I Can Do Better!", the reality show from The Stepford Wives? And given the result of that fiasco, does Kerry want to invoke it? Or is he assuming no one else saw it? Or is it mere coincidence?
In referral log news, who at Health and Human Services is searching for Bob Nardo? And JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1091221140117979132004-07-30T16:55:00.000-04:002004-07-30T16:59:00.116-04:00In non-political thoughts...:
Amish in the City is one of the better reality show in existence. From the premise to the casting, it's just high quality conflict and at the same time, even enlightening and heartwarming. Execution's a bit flawed, but it seems poised to be the breakout hit of the summer.
I'm also going to watch American Candidate, the show that's been milling about for about 2 JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3791547.post-1091057905845685722004-07-28T19:31:00.000-04:002004-07-28T19:38:25.846-04:00DNC Thoughts IV: You should also be reading Tim Blair and Matt Welch in Boston over on Reason's site.
In non-convention news, Amish in the City! Perhaps the only thing that could keep me from boring politics is reality TV that makes people. Luckily, there's nothing I want to see before 10 (with the exception of maybe Granholm. But come on, a tribute to past Dem candidates like McGovern, JHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02666739877199288950noreply@blogger.com