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  1. Most naturally beautiful women May 31, 2004

    A ‘panel of experts’ (beauty and fashion editors, make-up artists, model agencies and photographers) has just released a list of the top 100 most naturally beautiful women. Here’s the top 10.

    Posted in Links.

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  2. More on the Monorail fire May 31, 2004

    Amusingly enough, while talking with Prairie about the stories, where her reaction was to be a little freaked out and quite glad she wasn’t around, my first reaction was, ‘Well, no-one got hurt. Wish I’d been there with my camera!’

    Posted in Current Affairs, Life.

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  3. Memorial Day May 31, 2004

    To dad, any of my relatives living or deceased that served, and to all those serving now…thanks.

    Posted in Current Affairs.

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  4. Can Bush do anything but lie? May 31, 2004

    The Washington Post takes a look at the slew of false advertising coming out of the Bush administration.

    Posted in Politics.

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  5. On motivating your actors May 31, 2004

    …during filming, when [director Alfonzo] Cuaron needed [Daniel] Radcliffe to convey the proper look of astonishment, he took his young charge aside and coached: ‘Pretend you’re seeing Cameron Diaz in a G-string.’

    Posted in Film.

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  6. Bush displays Saddam’s gun as trophy May 30, 2004

    Bill Clinton got his rocks off in the Oval Office and lied about it to the American people. He got impeached. George Bush got his rocks off in Iraq and lied about it to the American people. He got a souvenir.

    Posted in Politics.

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  7. Folklife 2004 May 30, 2004

    A few shots from wandering around the Folklife festival at Seattle Center today, since our ‘mostly cloudy’ day soon turned into ‘mostly sunny’ and it seemed like a good way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon.

    Posted in Life, Photography.

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  8. US secretly run by NINJA!!!!!! May 30, 2004

    It’s true! It’s true! And here’s the proof!

    Posted in Humor, Politics.

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  9. Old friends May 30, 2004

    Got to hang out with Rebecca and her husband Gary and their friends Carla and (insert name here when I figure it out) at the Vogue tonight. Was great to see Rebecca again — we got to talking about it, and we figured that the last time I saw her she wasn’t even old enough to vote, let alone get into a bar! Too funny.

    Posted in Life.

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  10. We Interrupt This Broadcast May 29, 2004

    Mom and dad sent me a wonderful present for my birthday that just arrived in the mail a couple of days ago. It’s a book called We Interrupt This Broadcast, a collection of news events that shocked the world. In addition to essays for each event looking at the events of the time that influenced what happened and the details of each event, the book comes with two audio CDs with the actual radio and television broadcasts that went out over the airwaves. Wonderful, fascinating stuff.

    Posted in Books, Politics.

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  11. Trailers that caught my eye May 29, 2004

    Three trailers caught my eye today while I was waiting for The Day After Tomorrow to start: Collateral, Alexander, and The Stepford Wives.

    Posted in Film.

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  12. The Day After Tomorrow May 29, 2004

    I got back home a bit ago from seeing Roland Emmerich’s latest death, doom, and destruction lovefest: The Day After Tomorrow. The verdict? Surprisingly, not nearly as bad as I was expecting it to be, as long as you keep in mind that it’s your typical summer disaster movie, big on special effects, and short on plausible plot.

    Posted in Film, Science.

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  13. Disney vs. Pixar May 28, 2004

    ‘We feel sick about Disney doing sequels because if you look at the quality of their sequels… it’s been pretty embarrassing,’ [Steve] Jobs said during Pixar’s fourth-quarter earnings call in February.

    Posted in Film.

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  14. More online crack May 28, 2004

    Another good online time-waster: a version of Breakout that actually manages to put a new twist on the game by giving it a circular playfield — Plastic Balls.

    Posted in Games.

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  15. Anti-Goth measures fail due to lack of interest May 28, 2004

    Two years ago, in a rather ridiculous display of small-minded stupidity, the town of Blue Springs, MO earmarked $273,000 of their education budget to combat Goth culture.Thankfully, word comes now that the project essentially went nowhere, and more than half of the money is being returned.

    Posted in Current Affairs, Links.

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  16. Life in Fallujah today May 28, 2004

    This is the democracy and freedom that our soldiers are dying for…

    Posted in Current Affairs.

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  17. How to make friends by telephone May 28, 2004

    Many people are linking to this 1940’s era booklet on the then-newish telephone system and commenting on how amusing it is. As for me, after flipping through the pages, I’m struck by how much more bearable many phone conversations these days would be if people would keep these pointers in mind.

    Posted in Links.

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  18. Gore’s speech at NYU May 27, 2004

    Excellent speech given by Al Gore at New York University yesterday (it’s a shame that this Al Gore wasn’t the Al Gore campaigning against Bush in 2000). This is a long one, but it is really worth watching, or reading, in its entirety.

    Posted in Current Affairs, Politics.

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  19. Descent 2 for Mac OS X: FREE! May 27, 2004

    I’m not much of a gamer. Never have been, likely never will be. Generally, if I get into a game, it’s for a few minutes at a time, and either brainless but fun point-and-shoot or brainless drive-around-in-circles racing games.

    Posted in Games.

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  20. What a deal! May 26, 2004

    While on my lunch break today, I heard the sounds of Queen’s ‘We are the Champions’ emanating from the television mounted in the corner of the burger joint I frequent daily. I looked up to see shots of middle-aged men running down the street, jumping into the air, and pumping their arms in jubilation. Then the subject of the commercial came on.

    Posted in Television.

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  21. Vivir con miedo, es como vivir a medias! May 26, 2004

    A life lived in fear is a life half lived.

    Posted in Film, Quotes.

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  22. So much for that idea May 26, 2004

    So, that was my morning adventure — an aborted and unsuccessful attempt to form better impressions of the Democratic nominee for the 2004 election cycle. Hopefully I’ll have another chance before November rolls around (and if I do, I hope it goes better than this one did).

    Posted in Current Affairs, Politics.

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  23. A Portrait of the Author as a Young Man May 26, 2004

    I recently found a stack of old ID cards from my high school days in a drawer, a discovery that led to an interesting mix of amusement and horror as I flipped through them. So what do I do, but take them to work, scan them all in, and bring them back here to expose them to the world. There’s something seriously, seriously wrong with me. ;)

    Posted in Life.

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  24. Alaskans against CAPPS II May 25, 2004

    Washington DC bureaucrats think we need their permission before we can get on a plane. We think they’re wrong. They don’t understand that up here in Alaska, we use airplanes the way you use taxis. And that’s why we, a group of Alaskans, are turning to the US District Court for help.

    Posted in Current Affairs, Links.

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  25. Kerry in Seattle tomorrow May 25, 2004

    Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry will be in Seattle at a free public appearance on Pier 62 tomorrow morning.

    Posted in Current Affairs, Politics.

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