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Robert Frost. “Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.”

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While out at breakfast this morning I ran into one of the hosts of the party I was at last weekend. It was cool to get to talk to her and chat about some of the issues with how the turntables were set up, since she has done some DJing also and related to all the issues I brought up.

The other nice thing was that one of the people who was at the party was there and he thanked me for spinning, saying he liked it a lot. So I’m feeling much more positive about it

I got a bunch of used CDs during lunch today.  I went a little crazy.

• this is techno, vol. 4
• The B-52’s – Wild Planet
• My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult – I see Good Sprits, I see Bad Spirits
• The Housemartins – Now that’s what I call quite good
• Haircut 100 – Pelican West plus
• erasure – Wonderland
• The English Beat – Special Beat Service

Well, it finally went up after all, so here are my responses:

1. What’s your favorite animal? I’d have to day dogs.  We had a dog when I was growing up and I really miss having one.  I won’t get one till I live someplace with a yard though.
2. What pets have you had in your lifetime? When I was born, my parents had a cat. But I got allergic to it and we had to give it away.  I had hermit crabs for a bit.  I also had a parakeet and the dog (stuffy) mentioned above.  Stuff was a wire hair fox terrier, one of the coolest breeds ever IMHO.
3. Is there any specific pet that you’ve wanted but never had? Why? Hmm.  For a while I thought it might be cool to have a ferret.  But I decided I wasn’t around home enough to have a pet like that.  They seemed like they would require a fair amount of upkeep.  Plus I wasn’t sure about allergies.
4. Are you allergic to any animals? Cats.  I can walk into a house and tell there is a cat even before I’m told by someone.  It’s horrible.  What sucks the most is when I’m around a cat I want to pet it so badly, but that would just be bad.  I think I’m also slightly allergic to other random furry animals.
5. Do you have any ‘pet’ pet peeves (your pets or others’)? People leaving pets in their car.  I see it so often and it always upsets me.  I want to leave a note scolding them for it.

The friday five is found at http://fridayfive.org/. 

Kynn Bartlett drove down to San Diego recently to see Michael Moore promote his latest book. The night ended going up late and at the end of the night the police were called to empty out the auditorium he was speaking in. Moore posted a description of what happened on his web site. In return, Kynn posted a report of what he witnessed. As he puts it:

Because I was there, I feel I have to tell the story as I saw it — as it really happened. Don’t get me wrong, I am a big supporter of Michael Moore, I love his book, and I have great respect for his courage. But unfortunately I have lost some of that respect for him based on his actions on Friday night, and his rather incomplete (and inappropriately inflammatory) description of the so-called RAID. I think the public record needs more than Michael’s view on events.

As far as the reports of the night went, I have to say that I was pretty disturbed by how Moore was presenting the events of the night. His writing was much more inflamatory And by reading his report you get a much different view then you do from what Kynn wrote. He seemed to be making a much bigger deal about this then was necessary. Yes, there were problems with how the night was planned. Yes, maybe it could have been better organized. No, the police probably didn’t need to be called. But, it certainly didn’t sound like a ‘raid’.

Based on these two accounts of the night. Michael Moore comes off as being a bit self-centered and rude. I find it rude that he shows up to an event people invite him to, and then when it is time for things to be over doesn’t respect their request to wrap things up. He doesn’t respect the people who have to wait around for him to finish so that they can do their jobs. And in the end, he uses it to create specticle. This isn’t about his politics, it’s about how you treat other people.

One of my reasons for posting this was that it helped remind me of something I have a tendancy to forget. There’s usually more then one side to a story. Question everything.

It looks this week will be without a Friday Five. The person who does it is having problems with her hosting service from the looks of it. Bummer.

Bobby Knight. “All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.”

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The future of toilet paper.

I really can’t think of much else to say about this.

You know how there are certain things in your life that are both good and bad for you? Experiences that can both drive you crazy or make you wildly healthy? People who on some days bring out the best in you and at other times turn you into a snarling gargoyle? It’s high time for you to deepen and ripen your relationship with these influences, Scorpio. I’m not saying this will render your connections any less paradoxical. But it will ensure that your reasons for being together are rooted in the spirit of the here and now, not in dead habit.

<– Courtesy of Free Will Astrology –>