Thanks for the consolation, Albert, but I dunno if it worked, my brother and I split the cooking duties quite nicely most of the time. My household's a little strange that way. We all take care of some part of dinner, whether it's cooking, cleaning or whatever, but when it comes to things like big extended family events, all bets are off. Gender roles reign supreme and the men can sit and drink while dinner's being made... maybe carve the meat... and then sit and drink after dinner's all done. It's bullshit. And they're just perpetuating it. Who starts conditioning their grandchildren before they can even walk? It's fucked up I tell you. Mind you, he's ukrainian (and not actually related to me), and perhaps he still holds all those old beliefs strongly, ugh. My dad on the otherhand, he started off as a progressive individual... even threw his dean out of university (physically)... but he's becoming a more right wing, bigoted, white man with every day that passes. I'm actually getting to the point where I am embarassed sometimes. And if he were to know some of the things I've done, or some of the people I know... he'd blow a gasket. It actually is a good thing I'm not a dyke, because he'd probably evict me. fucking pink dress... it's all part of the opression! :p

more bitterness... I know... I think I just don't want to work, and everything's come to a head now, so why not vent some of it?

what?

I'm not sure I get it... and his web cam updates itself... and I have no idea how to find that photo, or the context therein

can you explain?

44 hours until the airplane... and still no presentation... shit!

If it is any consolation Alison I actually do most of the cleaning and cooking in my house when my mom and dad are gone. My sister is busy with a job, my brother is lazy... therefore it is a job for me to do. Oh Well what am I going to do about it?

Wow, alison. Even Briggs picked up on that rant:

That guy looks genuinely panicked

Hey Tom what time are you guys going to see Shaun of the Dead?

new panthers record

Panthers: Things Are Strange
They're at their best when they bring the rock as directly as possible, but their Vice Records debut features several tracks in excess of seven minutes. Do the math.


damn.. i could have bought the new Bjork, Speakerboxx/Love Below, and even the new Converge each for 11 bucks- if anyone's got a hankering for some new music hit up Blackbyrd right away, as there's some muthafucka who's dishing off (Radiostation ripped) new cds, and the byrd's actually sellin' 'em cheap.

yo..... shaun of the dead sometime this weekend.... tony and eric i think u guys said u were down, but the invitation is open to all.... if no one wants to go ill go by myself, but in that case ill probably see first daughter instead.... holmes and blucas are you FUCKING KIDDING ME????!!!!!!!!! damn hes enough to make a girl forget all about boreanaz

well, the first tens seconds aren't entirely unimportant...the title screen, if i remember correctly shows a flock of birds haplessly circling in the air, uncertain who to follow. an obvious visual metaphor to our own confusion over whose news to accept.

Control Room was definately a significant step above War Room, but not half as entertaining as Startup.com

so... can I borrow it sometime next month? that would be so awesome. I'll make my whole family sit down and watch it. I'm tired of the whole choosing to remain ignorant so you don't have to think differently thing that my dad does so fucking well.

slightly angry, yes... but who totally ignores their daughter when thinking of people to go to baseball games with when it was the daughter who bought the tickets for them, and the daughter with whom tons of baseball was played?

yes, I'm bitter... but I'm no emasculating dyke, I promise you that.

*roar!!*

I've got it on tape, if you, or anyone else, would like a peek. As soon as my bro has seen it, it's free for use. The first 10 seconds or so are missing (and that's the part where they reveal the murderer, and the room in which the murder occurs), but the rest of it is there (commercials and all!)