NEWSOM QUITS RACE →
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October 2009
The Five Stages of Costume Grief
1. Rejection. “Meh, The Most Interesting Man in the World is … fine, nothing special. I can do better. How about … slutty Balloon Boy?”
2. Denial. “I can’t think of anything, but I’m sure it will come to me if I just spend a few hours playing iPhone Skee-Ball.”
3. Anger. “Goddamnit! Some asshole stole my idea!”
4. Panic. “Only 24 hours left! If I don’t figure it out now, I’ll have to do the slutty Batman costume from American Apparel. (Dials iPhone. Pause.) What do you mean you’re out of slutty Batman?!?!”
5. Acceptance. “Sigh. Suit, tie, scotch glass. Don Draper again.”
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My grandfather saw Babe Ruth hit a home run.*
Recording made in 2005.
*Some liberties may have been taken with the facts, but I see this as largely irrelevant at the moment.
Subway to the Sea: Approved →
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At some point in my lifetime, I will be able to take a subway from Silver Lake to Santa Monica. I will do this exactly once.
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TPM: White House pushing Senate to WEAKEN public option →
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Situation in a nutshell: Harry Reid has 60 Democrats ready to pass the health care reform with the opt-out public option. That’s a filibuster-proof majority, but it doesn’t include Olympia Snowe, the one Republican who will support the public option, but only if there’s a trigger mechanism rather than an opt-out one.
Trigger < Opt-Out.
In order to placate one Republican, Obama wants to water down a health care bill for which the Democrats have the votes. What other reason could there be, other than preserving the appearance of bipartisanship? It’s about as bipartisan as Bush appointing Norm Mineta to be Secretary of Transportation. “See? I got a Democrat in my cabinet. I’m centrist!”
Musicians seek Guantanamo playlist →
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Presumably to run it through Genius.
“It looks like some kind of cow splat. It’s as ugly up close as it is when you’re driving by. I don’t think anybody can figure it out. Bisons and hippos maybe. I haven’t the faintest idea what the two tallest things are on either side. I don’t get it. It’s just a shame.”
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Chief of Police Bill Bratton reviews the sculpture installation at the new LAPD headquarters.
