Less with the cranky, more with the substance.

It looks like I forgot to mention it, but the new Steven fiction went up on Monday. You can check it out here:
http://steven.davidmcrampton.com
Updates are going to resume on their Monday schedule. Sketches are still coming, with the intended modifier of “soon.” :)

should be landing in Detroit Metro any minute. I’m trying not to agonize. Trying. Heh.
Update: Her flight has been delayed until 11:45 PM Eastern.
Update: Her flight has landed. She’s back, safe and sound.

I’ve been running errands and uploading wedding pictures instead of writing before work, lately. I’ve got some updates to make on my main web site, as well, and some eBay auctions to set up. I actually spent time in my office at home last night and today.

People at work have been noting that my expression has been down as of late. And I’ve been out of it. It’s funny, without to interact with, I find myself in a state much like my days of silence, contemplating heavily. I’m not thinking about particular things or issues or whathaveyou, just deep inside myself. The fact that it’s Autumn, overcast, and rainy does nothing but encourage this.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The new CEO of soft drink giant PepsiCo is Indra Nooyi, striking a modest but significant blow for female equality in the business world. That’s the good news. The bad news? Pepsi is a terrible product that rots teeth, has no nutritional value, and contribute to the obesity epidemic. Keep this in mind as you carry out your assignment in the coming week, Taurus. Fight and claw and scheme and dream to raise up the power of the feminine (yes, even if you’re a man), but only if it’s a version of the feminine that raises up everyone and everything else, too.

Wedding Pictures, Numero Tres


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Originally uploaded by Childe.

This set was taken by Steve Nitsch, except for the one of him, which was taken by Jo Nitsch.

This set has a lot of the reception, and the bits before the ceremony, that haven’t yet shown up in other sets.

Also, we’re finally getting a good group of the Honeymoon pictures developed, so those will be coming as well. :)

That is IT! NO MORE!

We all know who Mark Foley is, right? The Republican who until recently was a Representative in our nation’s House of Representatives? Accused of sending sexually inappropriate messages to UNDERAGE male pages? The Republican who has come out of the closet as gay?

Apparently, Fair and Balanced Fox News is calling him a Democrat. There’s a screen shot behind the link. Is this desperation? I mean, of all of the lies before, people aren’t actually going to believe that this guy is a Democrat, right?

I’m not so sure. I’ve heard some people call Al Gore an idiot. Literally, that a Vice President of the United States (and we’re not talking about Quayle) was of lower intelligence. I didn’t press the matter, but this came shortly after An Inconvenient Truth had its local run in the theaters, and during a neo-conservative backlash.

Gore had the balls to admit that an act that the President signed (of the same party, by the way) was unconstitutional. Does anyone remember the Telecommunications Act of 1996? The precursor to the DMCA, the explosion of power of the RIAA and MPAA, and the spread of DRM. I wasn’t the only one wearing a blue ribbon, was I? This man was misquoted for saying that he created the internet, when he simply said that he had a part in it. This man, who is NOT running for political office, is attempting to help the environment, anyway. (Shut up, Gerry. It doesn’t matter if it’s possible. It matters that people try.)

Now, one of their own guys is exposed, and they turn on him like a pack of hyenas. They call him the worst thing in the world. They call him a Democrat.

And they expect you to believe this bullshit. The sad part is, you probably already do.

[Excerpt] Adam’s Name

Have you ever wondered what a contrived hurry-up-and-let’s-get-this-started plot shift feels like to characters? I have. Click below to watch Seth and Susan go through it.

Maybe a little of both. Most likely I’m leaning towards suggesting you actually do it. I don’t feel like I’m signing your death certificate doing it. That, alone, means you should do it.

Seth reached for his coffee; his mouth was very dry. She was seriously suggesting that he start this. She knew better than anyone, and thought that he could pull it off. Something snapped inside of Seth, and all around him. The impossible felt possible, the unlikely felt likely. He felt dizzy, and clutched the edge of the table for support. In a panic, he looked across the table at Susan, and met her wild eyes. It only lasted a moment, and then Seth felt completely normal. He saw his arm and hand move to lift the pen, and then he began writing.

Huh. Well, I know when I should gather opinions and information. There are obviously the leftovers of past organized crime still here. I mean, we see it every day when we come in here. That means that there’s an established territory system. To do this right, we’d have to start in a place largely ignored by those in power, otherwise we’d be squashed before we could hold our own. How would you go about finding free territory?

Seth closed the book and slid it to the middle of the table. They both just stared at it for a moment. Susan reached for it, opened it, and began to read. What he had just written made him sound like he was excited to get this going. It made him sound like he had been utterly convinced by Susan’s calling him out about fear. That wasn’t right, was it? That couldn’t be the reality of the situation. He glanced quickly at the waiter and the clubbers. They seemed normal. Everyone in the diner looked normal. Maybe he was freaking out about nothing. Maybe he really was curious about what this would be like. Susan slid the book back over to him. She looked as if she was waking up from a dream.

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All men being created equal…

One of our nation’s founding documents starts off with “All men being created equal…” According to American Airlines, they were wrong.

Ever wonder what Clinton’s last days in office were really like? Watch it all here.

Is anyone going to ConClave next weekend? I’m looking to hitch a ride from Lansing (as my car will be in WI with ). Is there anyone that would be kind enough to cart a Skippy to con with them? *puppy dog eyes*

Okay, back to scribbling in my little notebook. :)