Huh. Lee Siegel has been fired from The New Republic for engaging in sock-puppetry.

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Here is a quote from his sock puppet:

How angry people get when a powerful critic says he doesn't like their favorite show! Like little babies. Such fragile egos. Siegel accuses Stewart of a "pandering puerility" and he gets an onslaught of puerile responses from the insecure herd of independent minds. I'm well within Stewart's target group, and I think he's about as funny as a wet towel in a locker room. Siegel is brave, brilliant, and wittier than Stewart will ever be. Take that, you bunch of immature, abusive sheep.

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Wanker. Also, bad, bad sock puppet!

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Sorry it has been a hard day,ita. but really glad you got what you are supposed to get from the funeral.

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It was the second thump of soil hitting the hollow wood that most drove home that she was in there. Or that she wasn't anywhere right now, and that was because her body was in there.

My heart keeps breaking thinking of your and the world's loss, ita. This is just so horrible and beautiful.

I am glad so many people were there to say goodbye. I hope as much comfort as possible will be found.

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I just realized my parents totally blew me off -- they didn't call before they headed to Italy for a week and a half! Real nice.

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Dude, they just didn't want you to be jealous!

ita, I don't really have any words but I'm glad the ceremony was what it was.

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Check out this picture - it's CGI, not a real photo: [link]

So real it's all the way through the uncanny valley and out the other side.

Info: [link]

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Dude, they just didn't want you to be jealous!

Uh huh.

You know, I forget this isn't normal, but we always talk Sunday evenings, rarely at other times. I'm pretty sure this came from advice my mother read somewhere when I left for college, but it definitely works for us.

So the point is, I haven't talked to them since last weekend, and now I probably won't until they get home!

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Ah, damn. I posted a political rant in my LJ. I thought I was fairly restrained and tried to be sane, but hey, it's my LJ, I can state my opinion. And of course, a couple guys replied to it. I don't care. But one guy posted two condescending replies that didn't even bother to address my main point. I ignored the first one, but the second one damaged my calm. I posted replies, and now I'm thinking I should just go delete it all, before it blows up my LJ. I hate it when guys who think they're fucking military strategic geniuses because they've read fucking Starship Troopers a couple times talk down to me like I'm stupid because I, a mere girl, dare to question the administration. grrr

trying to find the zen in being pissed off at condescending strangers...

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Dinner choices: Pizza, or Chinese food?

Drink choices: Tequila, or vodka?

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pizza here

Beer is what we are having here - if you choose pizza I'd go with tequila

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