My girfriend (Caroline) has been crying tears of joy for a solid two hours.
I honestly never thought I'd see this. I feel like this is really the first step to fixing the mess of the last 8 years.
Looks like NC went blue (barely). I can go to bed now.
McRory conceded the NC Governor race, so that 's another Dem win.
Whatever happens, I can't tell all of you how happy I am to be rid of Elizabeth Dole here in NC.
these are the objects I need:
My camera: I'm a photographer by trade, but even if no one paid me, I couldn't give it up. The particular camera doesn't much matter, so much that I always have a functioning one. I always have at least a little point-and-shoot on me. I suppose my first SLR has a bit of sentimental value as well.
My laptop: vital if I want to get anything out of the first.
A pair of hard drives: One for my music collection, and one for my photo archives. It amazes me that what used to be a roomful of CDs and a (short) career's work can fit on two objects the size of a brick. In a fire, these would be the first inanimate objects I'd go for, since all the rest can be easily replaced.
I have to agree with those that have already mentioned 1000 blank cards.
When I read the boingboing post, my first thought was that it sounded like 1KBC with too much constraint.
Playing the game of 1000 blank cards with the right groups of creative people have been some of the best gaming experiences of my life. One of the things I enjoy most about it is the way the game changes for different people. I've seen it turn into petty rule-mongering, wherein the goal becomes making the rules so esoteric as to be unplayable. I've seen other groups make it a platform for a bad visual pun contest.
I decided a long time ago that when I have my own design firm, my group initial group interview process will consist of little more than a game of 1000 blank cards. What better way to sort out someone's creativity, artistic skill, and general working personality?
Guthrie #80:
As for recent comics worth reading, I've really been enjoying Brian K. Vaughan's work, particularly Ex Machina and Y: the Last Man.
The first is the story of the Mayor of New York, who was formerly a superhero.
The second is a post-apocalyptic tale in which all the men on earth have died (except, of course, the protagonist). Both have done a good job of defying my expectations.
Also, I've jut picked up on Brian Wood's DMZ, which is the story of a new American ciil war. It's smart, angry, and very timely.
None of these are up to the standards of Watchmen, but that's asking a lot
That's really terrible. It wouldn't surprise me if the SQL is still on the server, whther they'll let her access it is another story.
As far as another host goes, I've been very happy with dreamhost. They're very reliable, customer service has been pretty good, and the price is great. Even the lowest plan is well above absolutewrite's needs, and they expand their servces constantly.
Dan Brown drives me crazy. It's like the man does just enough research to know a dictionary definition without digging deep enough to get to anything really cool.
The aforementioned "hmm..So CERN has a particle accelerator?" thing really set me against him.
The thing is that his central "secret" about early christianity is far less interesting than what we actually know about it. When I heard what it was, I just thought "so what?" There groups that thought the YHWH of the old testament was an evil god and Jesus came to save us from Him.
Also, what the heck is a symbologist? Maybe he meant "scholar of religion" or "semiotician", but couldn't be bothered to look it up.
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