The speech I want the Democratic nominee to give

It's frustrating to be a Democratic (or a Democratic sympathizer) these days. They tend to be spineless, wishy-washy, poll-slaves that don't end up accomplishing much. All too often, the best thing they have going for them is that they aren't Republicans.

Part of that is a messaging problem. Most Democrats don't know what it means to be a Democrat, or they can't articulate it well. And the party itself doesn't offer much help. You can't act on principles you don't have and can't talk about.

That's why it was very refreshing, even inspiring, to read this speech written by John F. Kennedy's former speech writer Theodore C. Sorensen. If the Democratic nominee for President says something like this in Denver a little over a year from now, it will be a good day. Not to be a Democrat, but to be an American. And it's been a long time since that felt good.

The end of this song makes sense now!

You know the Daft Punk song "One More Time?" 'Course ya do. Anyway, you know how at the end the beat stops and there's just this synthesized bell tolling? Weird, right? Well the video explains it! Evil-types attack the huge concert where the song is being performed. The bell is your garden variety "for whom the bell tolls" sorta bell. It's anime, so that's a perfectly plausible story line. It's all very dramatic...

Meta-irony

I just got friend requested from "elitist hipster snob" on MySpace. Normally I just deny these spurious requests from bands and porn sites, but the tagline on this profile is, "myspacing ironically since 2007."

Brill.

It's so post-post-modern I may just have to accept them as my friend. They claim to live in Denver and have lots of cool Denvery stuff in their profile (bands & bars mostly), so I don't feel like a complete tool in doing so.

Let's make a democracy out of it: Based on the evidence presented here, who thinks I should accept "elitist hipster snob" as my MySpace friend? Please backup your vote with circumstantial evidence and/or irrational justifications. Thanks for playing.

Ugh! Cinco de Mustache!

OK so it's been like 1 million years since Cinco de Mustache and I just got my pictures up on Flickr. I know, I'm the blurst photographer ever. Whatevz.

For those not in the know, Cinco de Mustache is that day every May 5 when mustachioed men and women gather to celebrate the upper lip and the hair that grows there. It's a long and storied tradition, dating back to various mustache-inspired military victories of the Mexican army over some Frenchies. w00t.

To see all the photo documentation, go to my Flickr page.

Here are some choice samples:

Super Blog Friends!

I just want to say how excited I am about our little blog network we have going on. Myself, Dan, Drew, and Crystal pretty much rotate among each others' blogs leaving snarky comments. We rule.

I'm learning to like Wilco's new album. It's different from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, which isn't a bad thing in and of itself. But at first it seemed less... unique? Anyway, I have to listen to an album in at least three different contexts before I can decide whether I like it or not:

1. On my iPod while walking down the street, preferably with lots of other people around.
2. On my home stereo with the sweet, sweet sub. Mmmm... bass.
3. At some sort of hanging-out (KGB would say "ch-hanging ar-round") type event.

I've got 1 & 2 down. Anyone wanna have a Wilco party?

Choice quote from Dan on the subject, "I think, all kidding aside, I would probably have sex with Jeff Tweedy in a heartbeat."

Bitch.

I have to give a "shout out" to my friend Mari Q. Schimmer for leaving copies of Bitch magazine around the house. I had a good Saturday afternoon buzz on today (don't you love those?) so I picked one up and started reading.

Instantly I was back in college, the sole male member of the Calvin Feminists club (I'm not fishing for non-jerk cred here--rest assured I'm a grade A asshole when push comes to shove).

All kidding aside, I do <3 feminism. It's one of those things that should be the new default. So that we start talking about anti-feminists rather than feminists. Like, "Whoah! That asscopter is a total anti-feminist!" As though we were talking about an anti-semite or a homophobe. Anyway, yay feminism. And Bitch.

Losing my nerd mojo

Wow, it's been a really long time since I posted here. Almost a year, in fact. I guess this is sort of my nerdy blog, whereas my MySpace blog is more my personal one. Maybe I should combine them... Hmm, there's a thought. I haven't been feeling very nerdy lately. I think mainly because I haven't had a lot of free time to ruminate on all things geeky. Though I do have a nascent thought in my brain about how Ubuntu Linux could better position itself as a must-have operating system for businesses and home users alike. And it centers around LDAP. Weird, right? Maybe I'll get some verbage up about that one of these days. I'll try to find some better use for this blog. Because I do love the name... :)