It has been a while since I posted. It took me forever to catch up on all that has happened. Congrats to those who were married or celebrated their birth. I made it to Buffalo and back in one piece. It was great hanging out with the friends that I did. Doing nothing with you guys is better than doing something with others. Papers are starting to creep up on me. Got to beat them back. This weekend will be quite crazy. Today I saw Ari Fleischer speak. He was a good speaker. Tomorrow night there will be a birthday party at the apartment (not a roommate just a friend who needed a place to throw a party). Therefore I have to clean for that. I might run a 5K saturday morning if I can drag myself out of bed. Then I am going over my friend Jess' house to hang out (happy B-day Jess) before we go to Lewis Black that night. Sunday Billy Corgan is doing a book signing :) and a poetry reading. I will finally get to meet him :) Wooo Hooo. That is all for now. Night
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10/15/2004 02:48 #24106
Busy Weekend10/07/2004 10:48 #24105
Real World Crack[inlink]mike,256[/inlink]
I love the Real World/Road Rules and all their variations marathons. I have to watch them whenever they are on even if I have seen the episodes already. You can't walk away cause you need to know what happens in the next episode. It is bad because I cannot watch single episodes ever. I get so frustrated when I don't have that instant gratification. By the way, this season of Real World looks really good. The mini marathon I watched the other day had it all: drama but not too much, scandal, revealin secrets. Good Times. On to other reality TV news, I really need them to release Making the Band 2 the entire 2 seasons on DVD. IT was perhaps the greatest reality tv show ever and I need to own it. That is all for now I got to get to class. Later
I love the Real World/Road Rules and all their variations marathons. I have to watch them whenever they are on even if I have seen the episodes already. You can't walk away cause you need to know what happens in the next episode. It is bad because I cannot watch single episodes ever. I get so frustrated when I don't have that instant gratification. By the way, this season of Real World looks really good. The mini marathon I watched the other day had it all: drama but not too much, scandal, revealin secrets. Good Times. On to other reality TV news, I really need them to release Making the Band 2 the entire 2 seasons on DVD. IT was perhaps the greatest reality tv show ever and I need to own it. That is all for now I got to get to class. Later
10/07/2004 01:12 #24104
Statistics and Lies[inlink]matthew,403[/inlink]
I am curious at to where you get the 90% from. Is this an actual statistic? How was it quantified? Just curious.
In the end, the debate about media bias is kind of silly. Are they biased - yes. But they are not biased in the way most people think they are. It is not so much a liberal/conservative thing. It is a matter of the $$. The media is a business. The story that sells papers or advertisements is the one that will be printed. This leads to some with a conservative bias- Fox News and some with a liberal bias- Art Voice. They tailor their viewpoint to their audience to make money not for some conspiratorial reason.
I do agree with (e:Jason) though that the political dialogue in the U.S. has become too much about partisanship and not enough about actually addressing the problems. Rather than have actual discussions about the issues, people just yell their views at one another. That does nothing and is waste of time. Lets talk about the issues not the bs.
I am curious at to where you get the 90% from. Is this an actual statistic? How was it quantified? Just curious.
In the end, the debate about media bias is kind of silly. Are they biased - yes. But they are not biased in the way most people think they are. It is not so much a liberal/conservative thing. It is a matter of the $$. The media is a business. The story that sells papers or advertisements is the one that will be printed. This leads to some with a conservative bias- Fox News and some with a liberal bias- Art Voice. They tailor their viewpoint to their audience to make money not for some conspiratorial reason.
I do agree with (e:Jason) though that the political dialogue in the U.S. has become too much about partisanship and not enough about actually addressing the problems. Rather than have actual discussions about the issues, people just yell their views at one another. That does nothing and is waste of time. Lets talk about the issues not the bs.
10/05/2004 23:22 #24103
VP DebatesWatching the VP Debate. This is so much better than the presidential debate. They are so ornery, going at each other's throats, and they are well spoken. It is awesome. :)
10/04/2004 19:36 #24102
New Site and Trigger HappyHowdy all,
My apologies for lying about the new design. New site/New design same diff. The site does look good. Some suggestions if I may. How bout you have a way to see the reviews listed in order of being posted - similar to the "Last 12" box on this site. I say this because I saw that two restaurants had been reviewed but to find those reviews I would have to click through all of the restaurant names at the top. Another thing I noticed is that on the Brownstone Seafood House Page, the word Brownstone is partially covered by the "start date" box.
On to other topics, I would just like to say that "Trigger Happy TV" on Comedy Central is such a funny show. I wish the advertised for it more so I knew when it was on, but everytime I do catch it, it is so funny.
I guess that is it. I really should work on my research paper thesis so I can run it by my advisor tomorrow before having to hand it in on Wednesday. I also have to write a new closing remark for either Bush or Kerry for the debates. Hopefully it won't be a pain. Take care and talk to you later.
My apologies for lying about the new design. New site/New design same diff. The site does look good. Some suggestions if I may. How bout you have a way to see the reviews listed in order of being posted - similar to the "Last 12" box on this site. I say this because I saw that two restaurants had been reviewed but to find those reviews I would have to click through all of the restaurant names at the top. Another thing I noticed is that on the Brownstone Seafood House Page, the word Brownstone is partially covered by the "start date" box.
On to other topics, I would just like to say that "Trigger Happy TV" on Comedy Central is such a funny show. I wish the advertised for it more so I knew when it was on, but everytime I do catch it, it is so funny.
I guess that is it. I really should work on my research paper thesis so I can run it by my advisor tomorrow before having to hand it in on Wednesday. I also have to write a new closing remark for either Bush or Kerry for the debates. Hopefully it won't be a pain. Take care and talk to you later.