mushin no shin

So Winston points to this accent identifier quiz. My results:

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Northeast

Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be [...]

It’s been a very, very long time since the days when I swore by artists like King Diamond and albums like The Great KAT’s “Beethoven on Speed“. And though I would like to believe my pallette has grown somewhat more refined over the years, my heart does still hold a spot for progressive rock and [...]

Kick Ass! The Circle Jerks are coming to City Hall.

I must say I do like being able to quantify things. So like, now when people ask me, “just how backwards and bigoted is Tennessee?”, I can just point to a recent poll and say “oh… about 80%”.
I hope you all do realize you’ve just turned Arizona into an Oasis of Enlightenment.
Meanwhile I’d like to [...]

If anyone out there is looking for a used washer/dryer set I’ve got a set for sale. They came with the house, but I already had my own. They look to be in good condition and ran fine on a test run. The dryer needs a knob which you can get for ~$7 here.

Dude. I totally found my inner Bob Villa this weekend. Not only did I successfully install a set of wood blinds, but I managed to replace the electrical outlet for the dryer, without frying myself or blowing anything up. Word.
So anyway, my bedroom isn’t finished but it is functional now, which also means I’ve moved [...]

So thanks to bureaucratic stupidity, I still don’t get to vote this year, despite the improvement to the law.

But if I did get a say, here’s how I’d go. Perhaps one of you non-voters in the audience might go in my place and cast my votes accordingly?

Governor: Bredesen

One of the rare times that a major [...]

We are wired!