February 2011
68 posts
bibliosaurus asked: are you voyagering online or do you own them? i want to watch too, now!
Been blogging Caretaker Parts 1 and 2 here this... →
I know, I know, Caretaker is pretty tame on the Voyager crazy meter, but I had to start at the beginning right?
January 2011
77 posts
Saw a reader @ reply competitor publication in...
Answered that question first.
BWhahaha/online journalism.
(what. is. my. life)
“I didn’t blaze any trail. I buried my husband.” →
notentirely:
Gay Marine’s husband surprised at respect shown by Naval Academy. (Sun Times)
Why marriage equality matters, part 1 million.
Yglesias » Change At The Top →
David Sanger and Helene Cooper explain the Obama administration’s thinking in not directly calling for Hosni Mubarak to resign:
President Obama’s decision to stop short, at least for now, of calling for Hosni Mubarak’s resignation was driven by the administration’s concern that it could lose all leverage over the Egyptian president, and because it feared creating a power vacuum inside the...
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It occurs to me how much I don't know about Egypt
Even though I lived there.
I can read Arabic with a dictionary nearby
I studied the Middle East as a concentration in Intl. Affairs. You want to see my transcript?
For the past couple of days, a lot of friends have been coming to me for answers/explanations/to know if this is “good” or “bad”. I’ve seen a lot of instapundits on Twitter and Facebook and yes, here on...
Tracking down my online haters →
Matthew is a college student from a small suburban town in Missouri. He loves the Kansas City Chiefs and spending Sundays in front of the TV watching football.
Recently, in response to something I wrote on my blog about Jeff Bagwell and the Baseball Hall of Fame, Matt tweeted me a couple of times.
The words were snarky and snide and rude. His final message, however, left an extra special...
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DC Metro area is throughly screwed by this snow
Trees down, I can hear ambulances everywhere. People walking through tunnels to get to Virginia. Metro stations without power.
So glad I work from home, not that I would be going to work tomorrow anyway.
Snow, followed by thunder, followed by my power...
Shit, guys - i know I was on the road during snowpocalyse ‘10, but this shit is getting serious.
The Metro has been on FIRE three times in the past two days. What the hell.
NY TIMES: "Protesters, mobilized largely on the... →
I am just hanging on all of this. Misr, I wish you the best, but I expect the worst.
Making it 1997 again through science or magic
Wow, that went from a funny line in 30 rock, to basically a huge chunk of my life within two days.
I wish it wasn’t so, so funny.
“You know, I was thinking - this is exactly like “Election Night,” because we...”
– The Thick of It S3 Christmas Special
…how did I completely miss the fact that Ollie has been continually referencing his love of The West Wing this entire time?! God, I fucking love this show so much.
(via notnadia)
YOU WANT TO TEMPT WRATH FROM HIGH ATOP THE THING? (actually, by tumblr osmosis, I...
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Aaron Sorkin Announces New TV Show for HBO Set... →
elision:
popculturebrain:
Turns out Aaron Sorkin is making a return to TV with yet another drama set behind-the-scenes of a television program. This time it’s cable news. In an interview with BBC News he shares…
“I love television, and I’m going to be doing another television series as well, this time on HBO, and it’s going to take place behind-the-scenes at a nightly cable news show. It’s...
Not Nadia.: notabuddhist replied to your post:... →
notnadia:
notabuddhist replied to your post: Co-workers with daughters in Girl Scouts
tahlia educates m in all things american #5464: what the heck is the difference between gs cookies & other ones? i thought it was: gs made cookies (of any kind!) & sold them, but apparently not?
Heh, yes, it’s…
Oh my god. Do you think we would get in trouble with customs if we send her a box of...
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ACCURACY
MY KINGDOM FOR ACCURACY, and that lady to stop starting every sentence with, “People like me”
“I want to just advise people watching at home playing that now popular drinking...”
– Anthony Weiner (D-NY)
I want to clarify my stance on heated partisanship:
Generally I’m against it. But if it makes me laugh? Okay.
(via squashed)
CSPAN nerds, unite!
(via notnadia)
If you think about it, he’s actually promoting safety with a DD.
I am pretty tired after a long budget forum
… but not too tired to realize I’d accidentally punned on a sex act in a headline, and needed to change that.
Viva la online journalism.
Watchiamdonald:
Adele - “Rolling In The Deep”
Why are there only like 5 people posting on tumblr...
inothernews:
shortformblog:
genoprimanti:
jasencomstock:
because only five people are working today. that have computers in their office.
True.
We actually have to work today. We’re just lazy and got a late start.
First one to reblog this gets reblogged.
Forever at work.
yeah I don't know why I attempted to shame a...
SIIIIGH.
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What's Happening in Tunisia Explained →
leftliberty:
Want to know what’s happening in Tunisia? Let me explain:
What is Tunisia? Tunisia is a mostly Arab, mostly Muslim country in North Africa. It is on the south side of the Mediterranean sea, east of Algeria and west of Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya. Its capital is Tunis, and it has been ruled by dictators since it won independence from France in 1956. The current ruler, Zine El...
