I surf for 15-20 minutes, and my fucking mouse freezes. It's happened 5 x's in the past two hours. And if I can't CAD, I have to power off. wtf gives? Yes, I've defragged, deloused, and debitchslapped.



Why is everyone interviewing Jayson Blair? I want to see him fall flat on his lying plagiarist ass.



Alright. Who's next on my hit list today?

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A Butterfly On A Wheel

The drugs bust of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in 1967 and the subsequent trial is to be turned into a TV drama. They were given heavy fines and prison sentences which were later quashed on appeal. (A Butterfly On A Wheel is the name of the drama)



Parents, Teachers, Students Nationwide Petition Bush

Education Secretary, Dr. Roderick Paige, called millions of teachers part of a "terrorist" group. and there's a major online petition drive to have him fired. [more] via - common dreams



Think you know who Incubus' Megalomaniac is about? (Hint: 'Three Amigos'.)



{blog envy} - Notes From The Dovecote - what my site wants to look like when it grows up.



I'm trying out the shadowed boxes per meg's tutorial at Mandarin Design. I like it. Loads. It only shows up on IE, which is what-- 90% of the browsers?



Unfair. Unbalanced. Unmedicated.

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{time wasters}

* Choose the bubble that appeals to you and see what it reveals about your inner self.



* Typographic Illustrations click on site and turn up the volume. messing around with ev'ry guy in town; putting me down for thinking of someone new...[via - sweet anne]



* Whichbook gives readers an enjoyable and intuitive way to find books to match their mood.



* Time to pull out the Mondrian link from my archives in celebration of Piet Mondrian's birthday, March 7. Click on the picture. Susan Sez, "This is guaranteed fun time wasting material."



* Bush Parody site deserves another look.



{Faces Of The Fallen} - Casualties of War.



I feel a sin coming on.



Today's links taken from my 2003 archives, except when noted.

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Anti-Gay Marriage Rally in Asheville clashes with Gay Marriage Supporters Saturday



I thought it was quite odd that there were no publicly announced counter-protests for the Anti-Gay Rally the area churches had in Asheville today, since Asheville is nationally known to have quite a large gay population as well as many protesters. Until I saw this.....Police, gay rights advocates clash at rally sponsored by local churches. And saw the local news coverage. They came. They saw. They raised a little hell. Photo Gallery taken from the rally.



"A fracas erupted Saturday on City-County Plaza as a line of police officers attempted to separate gay protesters from a rally in support of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages."



"Several hundred people converged on the plaza to make their views known. Some came from area churches to hear ministers proclaim marriage to be a sacred bond between a man and woman, while others said homosexuals should have the same rights."

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{local news}

* TC Roberson High School closer to drug testing for students. If approved, Roberson would join a small number of North Carolina school districts that test some students for drug use. When the program began in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, 5 percent of the district's randomly drug-tested students failed. Last year, that decreased to 4 percent. President Bush has proposed giving an additional $23 million to schools for drug testing next year although recent studies have proved it's not working. I think this is the responsibility of the parents, not the school system. Another brilliant project suckling at the governmnet teat.



* Anti-Gay Marriage Rally in Asheville today. (Saturday) - Of course, local and regional legislators are hopping on this rally hoping to feed on the growing paranoia. Over 50 churches will be represented. Local groups supportive of gays and lesbians said they had not heard of any organized effort to hold counterdemonstrations. Come on, Asheville. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a group of demonstraters in Asheville and no one's going out to protest?



{blogger news}

* Are they really wearing see-through skirts in Japan? With this unique and fun fashion trend, it's hard to tell.

[via - esotericbowl]



**Edited to add (12:44 pm) : I just discovered that the above pictures were a hoax, but they're still a fun idea.



* Annmarie visited the David Letterman set in NYC last week and has nice pics. Her good friend is Sound Engineer at the show.



saturday morning me//

hot, green tea/brie & crackers/

evil cigarettes by the score/

green & navy batik dress/socks/

sneaking up on the mirror/

hair combed with egg beaters & glue?/

anticipating: an uneventful day/

forecast: rain & slovenly behaviour/

so how about you?/



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