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Re: I am going to go be a realllly nice guy...

thinwhiteduke — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:38:22 -0000

Hey, I just noticed your IM (I used my laptop all day) on the iMac. You are a wonderful person, you know that, right? Thank you for doing this as both Jen and I know Autumn was in good hands.

Re: Endogenous Ideas, Exogenous Translations

thinwhiteduke — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:39:29 -0000

"Sympathetic Noose" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It's the chorus that gets me, which came around when Lyra and Will say their good byes and returned to their respective worlds:

You got to keep you head up
You got to let yourself get through
When all you’ll ever dream
Lifts you up too high
As all your expectations leave a hold inside
And all you’ll ever dream
Lifts you up too high
As all your expectations leave a hold inside

Re: Not That Kinda Gay - NO! FUCKING NO! YA FUCKING PRICK. THANKS FOR THE...

thinwhiteduke — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:58:58 -0000

As one who has suffered through the GRE, I hope I can assuage some - if any - concerns. First, plenty of graduate boards weigh the significance of the GRE differently, depending on the program and school you're aiming for. I performed DISMALLY on the test: a combined score of - yes - 760. With a shitty score like that, you know that the application board overlooked that little detail. As I have gathered from a professor who evaluate applications at AU School of International Service, she told me that many professors look at other, more relevant academic characteristics such as one's GPA, geographic location and courses taken for relevancy to the candidate's program of interest.

Study plenty, of course, but I figure the above can provide some peace of mind. I still say this today whenever the GRE becomes a topic of discussion: "What the fuck does an right angle triangle and basic geometry have to do with an M.A. in international relations?" Good luck!

Re: Victoria Jean's Tumblelog

thinwhiteduke — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:47:02 -0000

I used to listen to Love and Distance nonstop. How does this new one compare to its predecessor?

Re: Grey's Anatomy = Jumped Shark

thinwhiteduke — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:45:18 -0000

And here me and the wife opted to stay in bed and surf the web. At least Eric Stoltz did a great job.

Re: I Have an Interview at 12:30 Today

thinwhiteduke — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:31:33 -0000

Good luck!

Re: Endogenous Ideas, Exogenous Translations

thinwhiteduke — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:09:46 -0000

So, it's settled: the music world would be a better place had both bands never existed. Too bad the delorium is in the shop...

Re: Fuck you Toyota

thinwhiteduke — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:36:35 -0000

Wedge? And here I thought Lola was the greatest name to give a car.

Re: Endogenous Ideas, Exogenous Translations

thinwhiteduke — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:35:31 -0000

Haha, no worries. Thanks for reading!

Re: The judge didn't take my license!!!!!!!!!!

thinwhiteduke — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:48:49 -0000

Yay!

Re: indie//andyy

thinwhiteduke — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:36:56 -0000

Poor Dennis Miller, trying to find his place in media post-Dennis Miller Show on HBO.

Re: indie//andyy

thinwhiteduke — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:25:38 -0000

Suspended license? Oh, boy, good luck (and what'd you do?!)

Re: indie//andyy - My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-2)

thinwhiteduke — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:55:45 -0000

I stupidly forgot to grab all your Ryan Adams' albums when you brought your treasure trove of an external hard drive to DC. I listened to "Cardinalogy" in full on iLike a few weeks ago, and damn, it's sooo good.

Re: indie//andyy - Stevens Receives Hero's Welcome

thinwhiteduke — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:15:37 -0000

Word. I know TJ is rolling in his grave.

Re: 77 percent

thinwhiteduke — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:19:42 -0000

While donations are a form of political free speech, I gotta say that this issue is a state matter, plain and simple and should not have outside interference. "No" Prop Eight political action committees ought to look into the legality behind the outside funding.

Re: indie//andyy - smalltowngayblog: chvnx: mikehudack: ...

thinwhiteduke — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:52:34 -0000

The irony being that, in order for America to engage in "grown up" discussions on serious issues that Maddow et al are obviously not capable of having, individuals like Paul W. need to set the American dialogue back on track - as per Frum's request. One, Paul W. is a fellow at American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a prominent neo-conservative/conservative think tank. I saw him speak at a forum on U.S.-Japanese security relations. It was as if the room went quiet as their "king" spoke to his loyal subjects (kid you not). Satire aside, Paul W. is not the end all, be all when it comes to maturing political discussions across the United States.

Humor, satire, etc are not the overarching themes of these news programs, but throwing in a jab or joke here or there does not sully the topics at hand. I bet whenever humor, satire etc are used, it is in relations to questionable actions, possible gaffes, commentating on one of the two campaign teams, not on issues such as nuclear North Korea - two distinct topics with two distinctly different talking points. The problem with Frum's cure-all advice is its elitism, and the assumed "fact" that Americans will eat just about anything the media feeds them with their greasy spoons.

Re: the another David Frum video. Frum is such the maker of a straw-man fallacious. Attacking character is quite different from staging a verbal front on their arguments. Man, he is such a rat.

Re: indie//andyy

thinwhiteduke — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:41:11 -0000

Hell yeah! "Lake Michigan" is also a great video/song.

Re: indie//andyy

thinwhiteduke — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:46:53 -0000

You're right, there are many ways to serve your country. Military service is just one, and whether you volunteer at a soup kitchen every Sunday or you are patrolling the sandy dunes in Iraq, one does not hold precedent over the other.

Re: indie//andyy

thinwhiteduke — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:30:10 -0000

It sounds like the McCain campaign machine is just throwing together these TV ads, believing the viewer will take it down without acknowledge just what exactly he or she is swallowing. These ads are kind of insulting, if you ask me, on the content choice: does camp McCain think Americans are that vapid to accept messages as they come?

Re: indie//andyy

thinwhiteduke — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:36:20 -0000

Obama camp comes up with catchy rhetorical devices, McCain steals 'em. It was Obama who came in with this notion of "change," yet McCain uses "reform" as if the word is not out of style. It is the mess Bush and his administration is leaving behind, yet McCain supports a number of Bush policies. Indeed, change is keyword of this presidential election and it has latched onto a number of voters of both parties. I think credit is due were it is due, from the origin of the source.

Re: Can Someone Please Explain to Me...

thinwhiteduke — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:55:12 -0000

In some instances, big companies with deep political and economic ties produce something called "moral hazard." Nationalizing Fannie and Freddie is a tangible case in point because doing nothing would theoretically be more disastrous.

Re: indie//andyy

thinwhiteduke — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:26:51 -0000

This video is hilarious!

Re: indie//andyy

thinwhiteduke — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:25:50 -0000

War = profits.

Interesting quote I came by the other day: "States make war, and war makes the state."
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Re: First Post: Thoughts on M. Obama's Speech

thinwhiteduke — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:04:57 -0000

I love this line, and agree: "I think too many people like First Lady's to act more like both Bushs - just stoic trophy-esque wives who don't talk and don't act." First ladies and their endeavors are hidden behind the "real" politics where men, of course, dominate that field. Michelle Obama will hopefully, like her husband, break that mold.