Holy. Fucking. Shit.
Look at this.
I'll be happy to help you pack, Virgil, if you need it...
UPDATE: Waldo has the backstory...
"Mind you, I quite agree that twice-two-makes-four is a most excellent thing; but if we are to give everything its due, then twice-two-makes-five is sometimes a most charming little thing, too."
05 November 2008
04 November 2008
Sooooooo want to believe it...
Tom Perriello is up 51-49 with 90% of the vote counted; I can't believe Goode won't hold on to his seat, but making him sweat it out was a helluva lot more than anyone had a right to expect...
UPDATE (9:57 PM): According to CNN.com, Tom is up by 800 votes with 94 percent of the vote counted. I believe Charlottesville's votes have already been counted, so I fear this is going to be close but no cigar...
10:15 PM: Up 1100 with 95 percent? Oh, please...
Oh, btw, Warner beats Gilmore 63-36. Don't let this horrific embarrassment discourage you, Jim! Run for governor next year!
10:30 PM: Tom's up by 700 with 96% counted. I agree with my bro's Braveheart reference, HOLD! HOLD!!
And I appreciate how CNN changed the district from red (they had called it for Goode) back to gray. This might not get decided tonight, and probably won't before I head off to bed...
Final update at 11:10 Kos says Tom's still up 500 with 98% of the vote; didn't see confirmation. And now I'm not going to see anything but the insides of my eyelids.
Stayed awake long enough to see history made, though. Congratulations, Barack.
Tom Perriello is up 51-49 with 90% of the vote counted; I can't believe Goode won't hold on to his seat, but making him sweat it out was a helluva lot more than anyone had a right to expect...
UPDATE (9:57 PM): According to CNN.com, Tom is up by 800 votes with 94 percent of the vote counted. I believe Charlottesville's votes have already been counted, so I fear this is going to be close but no cigar...
10:15 PM: Up 1100 with 95 percent? Oh, please...
Oh, btw, Warner beats Gilmore 63-36. Don't let this horrific embarrassment discourage you, Jim! Run for governor next year!
10:30 PM: Tom's up by 700 with 96% counted. I agree with my bro's Braveheart reference, HOLD! HOLD!!
And I appreciate how CNN changed the district from red (they had called it for Goode) back to gray. This might not get decided tonight, and probably won't before I head off to bed...
Final update at 11:10 Kos says Tom's still up 500 with 98% of the vote; didn't see confirmation. And now I'm not going to see anything but the insides of my eyelids.
Stayed awake long enough to see history made, though. Congratulations, Barack.
A voting story...
My wife and I got to our polling place at 6:05am and were greeted by a line that already stretched out the door and around the building. As we settled down for what would eventually be a 1-hour wait, we congratulated ourselves for getting there but kicked ourselves for not bringing some coffee as some of our fellow patriots did.
A few minutes later, an Obama volunteer started walking down the line handing out granola bars and breakfast treats to people on line (with no loyalty test, I might add). My wife and I declined, but Mrs. remarked about how she wouldn't have minded a little water.
A couple of minutes later, another volunteer came down the line with bottled water. We shared one and smiled.
And then I swear on all that is holy, just as I was thinking to myself, "well, it was nice of them to offer the snacks and water, but all these bottles and wrappers might mess up the area," a third volunteer came down the line with a garbage bag offering to take empties.
If the Obama administration is run anything like the Obama campaign, we're going to be juuuuuust fine.
My wife and I got to our polling place at 6:05am and were greeted by a line that already stretched out the door and around the building. As we settled down for what would eventually be a 1-hour wait, we congratulated ourselves for getting there but kicked ourselves for not bringing some coffee as some of our fellow patriots did.
A few minutes later, an Obama volunteer started walking down the line handing out granola bars and breakfast treats to people on line (with no loyalty test, I might add). My wife and I declined, but Mrs. remarked about how she wouldn't have minded a little water.
A couple of minutes later, another volunteer came down the line with bottled water. We shared one and smiled.
And then I swear on all that is holy, just as I was thinking to myself, "well, it was nice of them to offer the snacks and water, but all these bottles and wrappers might mess up the area," a third volunteer came down the line with a garbage bag offering to take empties.
If the Obama administration is run anything like the Obama campaign, we're going to be juuuuuust fine.
02 November 2008
*snif*
Bye, Opus...
No, I didn't follow this one religiously (or Outland, for that matter), but it doesn't mean I'm not a little sad. Far Side and Calvin were (and still are) brilliant, and Bloom County hasn't aged as well (obviously), but I always found it to be the funniest...
My favorite strip? Tough call. Maybe I'll post a link later. But I doubt it.
Bye, Opus...
No, I didn't follow this one religiously (or Outland, for that matter), but it doesn't mean I'm not a little sad. Far Side and Calvin were (and still are) brilliant, and Bloom County hasn't aged as well (obviously), but I always found it to be the funniest...
My favorite strip? Tough call. Maybe I'll post a link later. But I doubt it.
01 November 2008
Fine! Fine! Here's Nevsky's Top Ten...
10) Nada Surf, "Blankest Year"
9) The Connells, "Pawns"
8) Weezer, "Troublemaker"
7) De La Soul, "Come On Down"
6) AC/DC, "Thunderstruck"
5) Sara Bareilles, "Love Song"
4) The Fall, "Gross Chapel - British Grenadiers"
3) Joe Jackson, "Invisible Man"
2) Craig Mack, "Flava In Ya Ear"
1) Pavement, "Western Homes"
10) Nada Surf, "Blankest Year"
9) The Connells, "Pawns"
8) Weezer, "Troublemaker"
7) De La Soul, "Come On Down"
6) AC/DC, "Thunderstruck"
5) Sara Bareilles, "Love Song"
4) The Fall, "Gross Chapel - British Grenadiers"
3) Joe Jackson, "Invisible Man"
2) Craig Mack, "Flava In Ya Ear"
1) Pavement, "Western Homes"
06 July 2008
Context, people...
Before we get our panties in a twist over Bush being booed at Monticello, I'd like to point that he's had a standing invite to speak during the annual July 4th naturalization ceremony for the past seven years and never took it, and only did so at the last moment this year bumping Ken Burns, so let's not pretend that this wasn't a transparent attempt to get an easy venue and, once again, take something that's always been traditionally non-partisan and make it about George W. Bush.
Still, I'm not a big fan of what was said to him; "F*** you" and "War Criminal" are the easy dismissable things protestors always say. How about "you used the worst terrorist attack on American soil to ram through an agenda for which you never received a clear mandate, and thus I find your words about America on this day to be shallow and galling"?
Before we get our panties in a twist over Bush being booed at Monticello, I'd like to point that he's had a standing invite to speak during the annual July 4th naturalization ceremony for the past seven years and never took it, and only did so at the last moment this year bumping Ken Burns, so let's not pretend that this wasn't a transparent attempt to get an easy venue and, once again, take something that's always been traditionally non-partisan and make it about George W. Bush.
Still, I'm not a big fan of what was said to him; "F*** you" and "War Criminal" are the easy dismissable things protestors always say. How about "you used the worst terrorist attack on American soil to ram through an agenda for which you never received a clear mandate, and thus I find your words about America on this day to be shallow and galling"?
04 July 2008
Happy 4th of July!
And guess who's coming to our neck of the woods to welcome new citizens into our country? That's right, our fearless leader! Hope he's practicing his lines...
"I say to you, welcome, new citizens of Narnia! Dang! I'm sorry, but that movie's so cool, did you see it? Any of y'all got some cocaine, I do so loves to snort it..."
And so on, bla bla bla...
And guess who's coming to our neck of the woods to welcome new citizens into our country? That's right, our fearless leader! Hope he's practicing his lines...
"I say to you, welcome, new citizens of Narnia! Dang! I'm sorry, but that movie's so cool, did you see it? Any of y'all got some cocaine, I do so loves to snort it..."
And so on, bla bla bla...
24 March 2008
He's not a dickhead just because his bald head resembles the tip of a circumsized penis.
I mean, he was good in The Assassination of Jesse James, honestly, he was. But all the same, fuck James Carville.
I mean, he was good in The Assassination of Jesse James, honestly, he was. But all the same, fuck James Carville.
19 March 2008
It must be mavericky straight-shooting to make the same mistake over and over again.
McCain still seems to be confused about who we're supposed to be fighting, and I guess Lieberman wasn't standing by to whisper sweet corrections in his ear.
I wondered why the media seems to be giving McCain a pass on this when Obama would have been raked over the coals, so I asked my buddy covering the McCain campaign. Here's his response:
--
"Hey Nev! Good to hear from you! You know, he has a soft ice cream maker in the break room! We like to put in Edy's Cookie Dough ice cream, and then mix in ANOTHER tube of cookie dough so it's all ooey-gooey good! We call it the Super-Duper Cookie Dough Bomb Blitz Blizzard! It's so much fun covering John McCain! Yippee!
--
Ah.
McCain still seems to be confused about who we're supposed to be fighting, and I guess Lieberman wasn't standing by to whisper sweet corrections in his ear.
I wondered why the media seems to be giving McCain a pass on this when Obama would have been raked over the coals, so I asked my buddy covering the McCain campaign. Here's his response:
--
"Hey Nev! Good to hear from you! You know, he has a soft ice cream maker in the break room! We like to put in Edy's Cookie Dough ice cream, and then mix in ANOTHER tube of cookie dough so it's all ooey-gooey good! We call it the Super-Duper Cookie Dough Bomb Blitz Blizzard! It's so much fun covering John McCain! Yippee!
--
Ah.
18 March 2008
I'm sure the media can help me out with this...
Not understanding what's going on in Iraq, is that an example of his mavericky straight talk, or his straight-shootin' maverickness?
Update: I just received an answer from a media rep, and I quote:
"He's serving the Carolina BBQ in the press tent tonight! Hot diggity!"
Not understanding what's going on in Iraq, is that an example of his mavericky straight talk, or his straight-shootin' maverickness?
Update: I just received an answer from a media rep, and I quote:
"He's serving the Carolina BBQ in the press tent tonight! Hot diggity!"
Thoughts on Obama's speech in one sentence...
Agree with him or not, it's refreshing to have someone actually talk to the American people as if they're collectively older than six.
Agree with him or not, it's refreshing to have someone actually talk to the American people as if they're collectively older than six.
17 March 2008
Because snooty lords need mavericky straight talk too!
But only American donations please, you see, even straight-talking mavericks need to follow the fundraising rules as they try to weasel out of their matching fund commitments.
But only American donations please, you see, even straight-talking mavericks need to follow the fundraising rules as they try to weasel out of their matching fund commitments.
15 March 2008
But...but, he's such a MAVERICKY scaremonger!
I think it's a little early for McCain to start playing the "Vote for me or your kids will die" card, but that's why I'm not in politics...
And isn't it generally accepted wisdom that the bin Laden tape four years ago helped Bush? Is it too cynical of me to think that McCain is covering his tushie in case there IS an attack?
Probably, though the way McCain's been running his campaign hasn't mollified my cynicism...
I think it's a little early for McCain to start playing the "Vote for me or your kids will die" card, but that's why I'm not in politics...
And isn't it generally accepted wisdom that the bin Laden tape four years ago helped Bush? Is it too cynical of me to think that McCain is covering his tushie in case there IS an attack?
Probably, though the way McCain's been running his campaign hasn't mollified my cynicism...
11 March 2008
Oh, for heaven's sake...
Geraldine, just go away...
You're not being attacked because you are white, you are getting called out for being an asshole. There is a difference, you know...
Geraldine, just go away...
You're not being attacked because you are white, you are getting called out for being an asshole. There is a difference, you know...
12 February 2008
An upset in the making?
GO HUCK GO!
UPDATE (8:13 PM):
Fuck.
BTW, does anyone else think it's funny that even with Hillary getting pwned, she still whomps the shit out of McCain and El Huckarino by 30K each?
Anyone? Anyone? I think it's pretty funny meself...
GO HUCK GO!
UPDATE (8:13 PM):
Fuck.
BTW, does anyone else think it's funny that even with Hillary getting pwned, she still whomps the shit out of McCain and El Huckarino by 30K each?
Anyone? Anyone? I think it's pretty funny meself...
12 January 2008
Hey, lay off Mike, Mr. Grouchypuss!
If you're going after Mike Huckabee, who got the coveted Nevsky Republican primary endorsement, you're going to have to go through me too.
And by the way, you sucked on Law & Order...
If you're going after Mike Huckabee, who got the coveted Nevsky Republican primary endorsement, you're going to have to go through me too.
And by the way, you sucked on Law & Order...
Happy New Year cool cats and crazy kids!
And although the new year as always brings new hopes, dreams, and ambitions, some things remain comfortably the same. The media still sucks and makes me want to poke my eardrums out with a Cuisinart hand blender, and the upcoming election year is going to make things a whole lot worse.
But hey, my brother's blogging again!
And although the new year as always brings new hopes, dreams, and ambitions, some things remain comfortably the same. The media still sucks and makes me want to poke my eardrums out with a Cuisinart hand blender, and the upcoming election year is going to make things a whole lot worse.
But hey, my brother's blogging again!
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