Posted by
ChrisR on Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:38:23 PM
Today is thursdya, and the explanation of the title will come in a few. Just bear with me. This week hasn't been too bad - I had Monday off for vacation, then the Mets game, and tonight restaurant week. I find that if I can keep busy enough, I won't get bored and sick of the week. Big plans this weekend - going tubing down the Shenendoah River on Saturday and a massive grocery shopping on Sunday. And yes, I love to grocery shop...sort of.
It's not that I love grocery shopping so much as I love having a stocked apartment. I also have a mild obsession with cleaning out literally every last spec of food from my place until I can replenish. Strange? Maybe. Whatever. I looked yesterday, and the last time I went for a major grocery shop (outside of the bare-essentials of milk, turkey, cheese, rolls) I did was June 23. I think I am due for one. Sunday it is.
This China-Japan volleyball match is absolutely awesome. And remember, watching men's indoor volleyball is a-ok...as long as it is olympic season.
Heading to the Caucus Room tonight for some mean steaks. Really looking forward to it.
Mets win again last night, 12-0, and the Phils lose, meaning a tie for first place. Let's do this boys. If we can weather the storm of Billy Wagner's injury, this team should be due to break out when he comes back. Let's hope so.
Mark Warner is giving the keynote speech at the DNC. You know, I try not to be political, but I think this guy is awesome. Former Gov of Virginia who really got screwed by the ridiculous one-term rule in Virginia. He's young, he's smart, he's charismatic, and he invented Nextel. So he's a democrat... oh well. I have a feeling that if he becomes President, he will give everyone push to talk phones.
A quick rant. Please bear with me. I read thsi morning that there is a Make DC Weird competition, where people are urged to take photos (or other means of documenting) strange occurrences to try and shake the image that DC is a conservative city. I don't know who is putting this one, but I am seriously angry about it. A conservative city? Didn't this city go (something like) 97% democrat in 2004? Wasn't it mandated that the DC city government have one opposition party member in order to stop it from being completely (as in, every single member of the city council) democrat? Isn't this the same city with the highest income tax in the country (10.5%)? Isn't this the city that spends its tax dollars giving out FREE AIDS drugs to poor people with the disease? isn't this the same city with huge poverty rates, a ridiculous number of projects, and a large portion of the city on welfare? Wasn't this the city that had a ban on guns? Isn't this the city that has publically funded projects in the Nationals stadium, all of the Smithsonians, statues all over the place that wrre never put to vote in front of the residents, and community centers littered throughout impoverished areas? Not to take a stance on any of these issues, but this is so far from a conservative city it is ridiculous to even mention the 2 in the same sentence. As another TH employee said, this city is a liberal graveyard.
Arby's is running a new deal where you can choose any combination of 5 items from the value menu for $5.95. Take a look at
www.arbys.com. I'm thinking Arby's indeed.
Democrat, Republican, whatever. I like history. And articles
about history.
America's Food Network pioneer, Julia Childs, was actually a
WWII spy. I love it. I am actually going to go to the Archives today to check this stuff out.
Normally, I love to tear apart these "what college is like" "what to expect in college" "college survival guide" etc. In this case, it is how to
decorate your place in college. But this article is surprisingly accurate. Kudos.
And the Journey countdown continues. And if you're curious about the title, take a look at the bass player in this video. Since today's theme (ok, we discussed it once) is exposed spies, here is a fun one for you. Maybe not a spy so much as a past identity, but you get the idea. You may recognize him as one of the judges from American Idol, Mr. Randy Jackson. Also, this is one of my favorite Journey songs and it may be a bit lesser-known than, say, Don't Stop Believin. Give it a listen.
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