I haven't read all the links yet, but Balloon Juice has a summary of the Russia-Georgia situation: [link]
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Susan W. - Aug 10, 2008 7:08:14 am PDT #2294 of 10003
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
sumi - Aug 10, 2008 7:09:10 am PDT #2295 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
I loved the drummers too!
That was just excellent.
Sean K - Aug 10, 2008 7:12:50 am PDT #2296 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Okay, the massive LED thingie? WOW. WOW.
Connie Neil - Aug 10, 2008 7:13:30 am PDT #2297 of 10003
brillig
I found it funny that the drums were judged too intimidating so the drummers were told to smile more. I LIKE intimidating drums.
Sean K - Aug 10, 2008 7:16:27 am PDT #2298 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I LIKE intimidating drums.
Yeah. It's the whole point. Those kind of drums, anyway. Like Irish war drums. They're supposed to scare the crap out of you.
Barb - Aug 10, 2008 7:16:39 am PDT #2299 of 10003
“Not dead yet!”
I found it funny that the drums were judged too intimidating so the drummers were told to smile more. I LIKE intimidating drums.
Me too. I mean, how can 2008 ancient drums sound anything but intimidating. Total point.
And plz to find my motivation and help me get my ass back in gear.
Steph L. - Aug 10, 2008 7:17:14 am PDT #2300 of 10003
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I didn't watch any of the opening ceremonies because I am a dum-dum who forgot they were on, and because I have a non-Intel-based Mac, NBC doesn't want me to watch their video. WTF, NBC?
Do you trust George W. Bush and Putin to keep it from turning into a Hot War?
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
All I can do is laugh, because if I don't, I'll curl up in the fetal position and never leave the house. He's going to literally* destroy the planet before he leaves office, isn't he?
*(Yes, I mean "literally" in its actual sense, unlike the egregious misuses of it that seem to be increasing in number. How does one MISUSE "literally"? Its meaning is fairly clear, god DAMN. And yet you get sentences like, "My 4-year-old's birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese's was LITERALLY a massacre." Uh....REALLY? Because you seem fairly calm despite the slaughter of the innocents.)
sumi - Aug 10, 2008 7:18:32 am PDT #2301 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
I know. They should be intimidating.
But why were there bagpipes?
That was just. . .odd.
Sean K - Aug 10, 2008 7:22:59 am PDT #2302 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
But why were there bagpipes?
That was just. . .odd.
The war numbers for bagpipes were like screaming banshees.
Kat - Aug 10, 2008 7:53:25 am PDT #2303 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
sumi, and at the oddest times! Like when athletes from Jordan walk in?