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And Monday strikes anew - 9 July 2007
Jul. 10th, 2007 12:39 amI had just thought to myself “Hey, all of my interviews happened at the beginning of last month, which probably means that I’m due up for some this month, if I’m lucky.” And lo and behold, I got called for an interview. Positive thinking or something. Anyway, I also completed three more applications, which will be mailed tomorrow when I’m in town. Did laundry, played a little of Starcraft, to pick up the story just so that I’m all caught up when people start zomgsqueeing over Starcraft II, when released. Of course, this means Starcraft and Brood Wars, so I’ve got six episodes to get through. And then we’ll see whether or not all the things that happen in Starcraft I’s story are actually carried over into Starcraft II. Not that I’ll have the computing power to run Starcraft II, but I’ll at least be up on the lingo. After that, I should play, like, Doom III and Quake IV. Actually, I might need to go back and actually finish Quake II, if I need story on that. For being such a gamer, I’m pretty behind. And there’s always the call of Final Fantasy XII, also something that requires sit-down sessions. And that’s knowing that when I get employed, I’m probably also getting .hack//G.U. Boy, I’m behind. Oh, well. Such is life. We’re hoping for work soon.
As promised, and hyped, Spinal Tap performs at Live Earth concert. Which, as someone noted today, is “Hey! Big Concert about environmental and green issues! How do we get the performers there? By jet, of course!” I suspect there are carbon offsets involved and such, but there is a certain point being made there.
In politics of a different shade, Cindy Sheehan will challenge for Nancy Pelosi's Congressional seat if she doesn't introduce articles of impeachment within the next two weeks. On raw popularity, Sheehan might give a good fight, and win a significant part of the vote, but I don’t think she can wrest a Senate seat on popularity, mostly because when the Congressional elections appear next, Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney will be on their way out of office, assuming they respect the requirements of the Constitution. Depending on who you read, however, anywhere from thirty-nine percent to forty-five percent favor the beginning of impeachment processes. The Time article offers a comparison to the point in time where Bill Clinton was in office, of 26%. A significantly higher amount of people would like to see Mr. Bush’s head on the chopping block, it appears. The popular opinion is becoming more and more "Come Home, America" and rebuild and repair the things in this country that are going wrong, rather than sending our sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, good friends and lovers to a place that doesn’t appear to want to fix itself. To other people, of course, the situation is not nearly as bad as it looks, and they accuse the left of making mountains out of molehills. Beyond that, there’s lots of blame from the White House that the Democrats aren't doing their jobs, because they’re not hurrying along in passing more appropriations bills. Mr. Bush also tried to pin the blame for immigration bill failure on the Democrats, a claim the article refutes.
Domestic surveillance just went up another notch with Manhattan going through with a plan to install more than 100 cameras, ostensibly as a terrorism deterrent. In addition, there also appears to be installation of fast-deployable roadblocks in case a suspect is on the roadways. More cameras, indeed. Will they also get speakers and be linked together into a system that controls FATE? Probabyl another hysterical over-reaction on my part, but the idea of things taking my picture or taking video of me, even in areas where I have no expectation of privacy, still makes me uncomfortable. Could be useful, after all, if crime should happen to me. Could also be the easy way into the world where anything that looks suspicious summons police, even if it’s two friends talking about their latest novel idea.
After such weighty matters as those, let’s go to different matters that can kill you, like cooking a hot dog with live wall current. (While there’s a HOWTO there, do not try this at home.) Other, non-lethal food things include a zucchini big enough to need a seatbelt in the back seat, and a miniature, 780 dollar spice necklace. Wearable art, yes, but I’d be worried about setting off allergies with anybody nearby.
After all that, and the evil, evil humidity, something like this watermelon-flavored cold treat would definitely hit the spot, both to cool off and to refresh. And then there are Tales of the customer service counter wage slaves, which garner sympathy for the people who have to deal with the people who come back for returns or refunds. Dear Goddess, please hit me over the head if I end up behaving like one of the people in these stories.
Anyway, sending off hopes into the postal system tomorrow. Just because I have another interview doesn’t mean I don’t keep trying. I’m going into a new set of ten, so we’ll see if I get another interview at the beginning of August or something.
As promised, and hyped, Spinal Tap performs at Live Earth concert. Which, as someone noted today, is “Hey! Big Concert about environmental and green issues! How do we get the performers there? By jet, of course!” I suspect there are carbon offsets involved and such, but there is a certain point being made there.
In politics of a different shade, Cindy Sheehan will challenge for Nancy Pelosi's Congressional seat if she doesn't introduce articles of impeachment within the next two weeks. On raw popularity, Sheehan might give a good fight, and win a significant part of the vote, but I don’t think she can wrest a Senate seat on popularity, mostly because when the Congressional elections appear next, Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney will be on their way out of office, assuming they respect the requirements of the Constitution. Depending on who you read, however, anywhere from thirty-nine percent to forty-five percent favor the beginning of impeachment processes. The Time article offers a comparison to the point in time where Bill Clinton was in office, of 26%. A significantly higher amount of people would like to see Mr. Bush’s head on the chopping block, it appears. The popular opinion is becoming more and more "Come Home, America" and rebuild and repair the things in this country that are going wrong, rather than sending our sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, good friends and lovers to a place that doesn’t appear to want to fix itself. To other people, of course, the situation is not nearly as bad as it looks, and they accuse the left of making mountains out of molehills. Beyond that, there’s lots of blame from the White House that the Democrats aren't doing their jobs, because they’re not hurrying along in passing more appropriations bills. Mr. Bush also tried to pin the blame for immigration bill failure on the Democrats, a claim the article refutes.
Domestic surveillance just went up another notch with Manhattan going through with a plan to install more than 100 cameras, ostensibly as a terrorism deterrent. In addition, there also appears to be installation of fast-deployable roadblocks in case a suspect is on the roadways. More cameras, indeed. Will they also get speakers and be linked together into a system that controls FATE? Probabyl another hysterical over-reaction on my part, but the idea of things taking my picture or taking video of me, even in areas where I have no expectation of privacy, still makes me uncomfortable. Could be useful, after all, if crime should happen to me. Could also be the easy way into the world where anything that looks suspicious summons police, even if it’s two friends talking about their latest novel idea.
After such weighty matters as those, let’s go to different matters that can kill you, like cooking a hot dog with live wall current. (While there’s a HOWTO there, do not try this at home.) Other, non-lethal food things include a zucchini big enough to need a seatbelt in the back seat, and a miniature, 780 dollar spice necklace. Wearable art, yes, but I’d be worried about setting off allergies with anybody nearby.
After all that, and the evil, evil humidity, something like this watermelon-flavored cold treat would definitely hit the spot, both to cool off and to refresh. And then there are Tales of the customer service counter wage slaves, which garner sympathy for the people who have to deal with the people who come back for returns or refunds. Dear Goddess, please hit me over the head if I end up behaving like one of the people in these stories.
Anyway, sending off hopes into the postal system tomorrow. Just because I have another interview doesn’t mean I don’t keep trying. I’m going into a new set of ten, so we’ll see if I get another interview at the beginning of August or something.
