My Twitter Updates on 2008-10-22
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speaking the truth (over and over again)
so the new ryan adams album is out next week, but you can check out “cardinology” for free over here on iLike.
personally, i’m digging on “crossed out name” but your mileage my vary. here’s classic ryan adams courtesy of youtube. i think this is my favorite ryanadam’s performance and keeps me squeaking on my harmonica in attempts to duplicate his sound. so far, my harmonica skills are slightly better than FAIL but not quite up to being just “suck”.
in unrelated news, today i helped teach a 4hour lab to first-year med students. the topic was blood histology and it was exhausting. to compound the monotony of teaching blood histo was the fact that the class was divided into 2 sections which meant teaching it once and then repeating it 120mins later. this effect was also compounded by the fact that the class was broken up into 12 small groups per lab period.
by the end of the day, i felt like i had repeated myself 1000x and caught a glimpse of what it must be like to give a political stump speech and hit the same talking point ad nauseam. I guess the only difference was that everything I said was true…everytime I said it.
a brief comparison
This is a photo of the two presidential candidates immediately following the 3rd presidential debate.
One of them has a strong lead over the other.
…can you guess who the front-runner is?
A Message to Undecided Voters
with exactly 2 weeks remaining until the general election, i wanted to send a message to the all important “undecided voter“.
you are an uninformed attention whore.
now before you call me a jerk, realize that these are among the stupidest people in the country. for nearly the past 2 years, both Obama and McCain have been campaigning around-the-clock from coast-to-coast and only the most intentionally ignorant and purposely uninformed could still be “undecided”.
the geniuses at the Daily Show illustrate this point with the following pie chart:
in closing, consider the words of David Sedaris (whose latest book, When You Are Engulfed in Flames, is pure genius) has the following to say with regards to undecided voters:
To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”
To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.
My Twitter Updates on 2008-10-16
- @megran ok so i didnt know what a “gimlet” was and had to google it…and now i want one. maybe it’s good for a cold? #
- 2mins until debate time! #
- Even though this “joe the plumber” scenario is trite and anecdotal, McCain used it much more effectively. Advantage McCain early on. #
- @toocuteforyou25 I like the way those rules sound! It’s a debate drinking game for those with this crazy fuck flu #
- Johnny’s really busting out the *zings* tonight…Obama needs to stay classy, cut down on the nuance and bring it right back to McCain #
- damn, bob schieffer, is a cool dude. we could use 3 more debates w/ him moderating. #
- totally didnt think I’d get to here Obama call out McCain for the “kill him” comments characteristic of Palin rallies. #
- john mccain sounds like he’s “butt-hurt” over this whole presidential campaign thing…maybe he needs a hug. #
- hey schieffer, you can’t slow-pitch McCain a Bill Ayers question and then try to cut off Obama’s rebuttal…dont be a dick. #
- given my current cold/flu, i’m going to take a shot of nasalspray everytime McCain brings up BS about Bill Ayers http://tinyurl.com/3o9cop #
- Q: Do you think Palin is qualified to be President? Obama’s answer should have been: “No I do not and here’s why…” #
- @Supertiff agreed he should have went with “hell no, dog gonnit dontcha know?” #
- As someone in medicine, McCain’s healthcare knowledge is laughable and a $5000 tax credit instead of national coverage? really? 5k? #
- Obama’s answer to Roe v Wade sounds like someone who’s studied law and the constitution while McCain’s just sounds partisan. Why? Oh, yeah. #
- Obama just referenced that Illinois physicians having to first uphold the Hippocratic oath in his Roe v Wade debate. Nicely done. #current #
- McCain just did the air quotes thing while referring to the “health of the mother”Amazing. johnny is Ballin’ out 2night #
- I agree w Obama Teachers should be highly educated, the best-of-the-best and the highest paid of all workers. It should be a hard job 2 land #
- Wow. McCain’s ideas of education are even worse than his understanding of health care. Eliminate certification tests for teachers? Um…no? #
- Best line of the evening: “I dont think America’s youth are an interest group…they are the future.” –Obama #
- i think i just heard McCain snort after his last penguin-like-laugh. #
- closing comments summary: McCain: FEAR! oh my god! Aaggh! Obama: We got this…so let’s go to work. #
- Closing jeffcarter comments about tonight’s debate: McCain sure does stick his tongue out a lot. That is all. #
- I agree with @toocuteforyou25 the closing 30sec of open mics sure did make McCain look like an ass…hmmm wonder what that means? #
- I’m proud to be the 221st follower of @joetheplumber keep up the good work joe! #
- Fuckin Dodgers…cya in 09! #
My Twitter Updates on 2008-10-15
- @mattstegner wow! sounds nice! congrats #
- thanks to @mistyhendricks I now have the best halloween costume EVER #
- so I’m bummed b/c tonight is the last pres debate and my cold will prohibit me from participating in the drinking game w/ @DebateDrink FAIL #
- After spending $175 to rent a tux, the Mens Warehouse sent me a $5 coupon for my next visit. Wow! Thanks! #
- With oil falling to $75 a barrel today, how does this fit into the “drill-baby-drill” philosophy? #
John McCain is an Old Horse
today, funny or die brings us this video gem from hayden panettiere (the cheerleader from heroes).
included in this clip is her smiling face, an endorsement for john mccain and multiple instances of the f-bomb…in other words, it is my favorite internet video of all time.
My Twitter Updates on 2008-10-14
- Currently w/o cable TV or broadband…the cold is still here tho. Using my iPhone tethered to my desktop for a connection. Slick. #
- and today my cold is 2x what it was yesterday..awesome…in happier news the new MacBooks are bad ass. #
- It also appears that Apple discontinued that god-awful looking black MacBook…that thing was sacrilegious #
- Wait a second…there’s no FireWire port on the new MacBooks? jesus, Apple. #
- @mattstegner not to mention that lack of FireWire means no ‘target disk mode’. I tx large micrographs almost daily using this method. #
sarah palin :: parah salin
i’ve only ‘done’ one of these…
BAM
My Twitter Updates on 2008-10-13
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My Twitter Updates on 2008-10-09
- Getting excited for the weekend and all the events with @st0ney @gst0ne and @mistyhendricks woohoo #
- a cold has left me full of honks & squeaks today. traditional remedies have proven ineffective. suggestions? #
- @gst0ne if you’re still in LA the Arboretum is a great place to take photos, walk around, etc. #
- @st0ney whoa! 1200lbs of sand!? well at least it’s “cool” today #
- the Dow ended trading down more than 675pts and off 7%. damn. #
- @mattstegner let’s hope we get to the bottom soon…papa’s got tuition to pay! #
- @st0ney can I stream your wedding live via qik.com? kthxbai #
Nuclear…trust me
i love this lady. she looks like she could be grandma.
Imagine Peace
in honor of john lennon’s birthday (he would have been 68), the group “imagine peace” is holding a world-wide call for remembrance of John and his message of peace.
From the Imagine Peace website:
Dear Friends,
Please join me not only in remembering John on October 9th but also in spreading the message of peace. This is something that was so important to John – the fact that we could all work together for the positive good of our planet. He would have loved how we are all mobilizing ourselves in thought and in action. It’s time for action and the action is peace!
with love, yokoYoko Ono
9 Oct 2008
The McCain Palin Mob
here’s a great video by the crew at bloggerinterrupted.com that was shot at a recent McCain/Palin rally in Ohio.
the results are simply stunning.
fashioning a make-shift splint
so i’m icing down my right pinky finger b/c of a freak accident involving a print from methane studios, an awkwardly hefty frame and a big-fuck-hammer.
currently, my fifth digit is nicely swollen and rocking a black-and-blue ring around the proximal interphalangeal joint.
it may be the pain speaking, but while trying to numb my finger out of existence, i cant help but think of this scene from austin powers:
also, i fear that my broken joint may become gangrenous.
what biden ought to say
the rude pundit had me in tears this afternoon after reading “What Biden Ought to Say (Rude Version)“.
So I don’t give a fuck about what Bush with boobs here has to say about jack shit. And you know what else? I don’t wanna hear about the wisdom of small town America. You know where the Founders spent their time? In the cities. In Paris. In London. Small towns? That’s called ‘isolation.’ And it’s bullshit political talk for ‘white,’ Gwen.
Oh, do I sound elitist? If it’s elitist to want to elect people who actually have a thought in their head about more than whether or not to name the next child ‘Remington’ or ‘Colt,’ then, fine, fuck me, it’s elitist.
VP Debate: The Drinking Game
i know what i’ll be doing this evening at 9pm EST.
The Vice Presidential Debate Drinking Game
Are you ready for tomorrow night’s debate between Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Deleware Senator Joe Biden? Not unless you’ve downloaded the Vice Presidential Debate Drinking Game.
Download your very own game card here.
*gulp*
Update: I just found out that DebateDrink has a twitter acct and if you follow @DebateDrink, they’ll send you a tweet when you MUST take a drink during tonight’s debate. rad.