Questions, courtesy Melissa

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Stolen from her site:
1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:
“and walking speed become complex because no two road users are the same.”
— from Traffic Engineering
2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
Headphones.
3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?
Bush on a news conference while at lunch at Q’Doba. Brad was flipping off the TV.
4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is:
3:15 p.m.
5: Now look at the clock; what is the actual time?
3:17 p.m.
6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
Jerrod typing over the cube wall, Brian talking about sports.
7: When did you last step outside? What were you doing?
Went to lunch with a bunch of guys from work — CompUSA and then Q’Doba.
8: Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
My promotion prototypes on our AREA-51 server. Behind the firewall, so I can’t link.
9: What are you wearing?
Oxford shirt, white t-shirt, blue jeans, new shoes, baseball cap.
10: Did you dream last night?
Yes — had a weird dream involving the cast of the Sopranos.
11: When did you last laugh?
Lunch — making fun of Bush.
12: What is on the walls of the room you are in?
A picture of Hanuman, the monkey god, the Hanuman Chalisa, a cat calendar, picture of Spike.
13: Seen anything weird lately?
Peeps.
14: What do you think of this quiz?
Eh.
15: What is the last film you saw?
Identity.
16: If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
Mom’s mortgage.
17: Tell me something about you that I don’t know.
is there anything I haven’t blogged about yet?
18: If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
George Bush would never have been president.
19: Do you like to dance?
Yes.
20: George Bush: is he a power-crazy nutcase or some one who is finally doing something that has needed to be done for years?
Um… nutcase.
21: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Eleanora Rosalind.
22: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Jack.
23: Would you ever consider living abroad?
Hell, I’ve been planning an escape to Canada ever since Bush came out and said that I’m subhuman.

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Condoleezza Rice’s 9/11 Testimony Examined

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The Center for American progress analyzes Condoleezza Rice’s testimony to the 9/11 Commission — first they tackle her opening statement, then they do a “Claim vs. Fact” analysis of the rest of her testimony. Well worth the read. Also check out their other coverage, including examination of the White House’s own internal documents that tell a different story that what Rice is telling.

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Weekend Update 2004-04-06

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Friday night I bought the digital camera that I had been looking at. It kicks ass. Saturday I took Spike up to visit my mom and see my niece. He had fun, and was completely tired out by the experience. Sunday Dan and Doug and Melissa and I went out to lunch and went shopping. Yeah! I got some cool shirts. We were going to see Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but Doug went home to nap and the rest of us ended up poking around a couple of used furniture/antique malls instead.

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Spring Shopping

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La la la… I love shopping. Well, when I can buy stuff, that is. Not when I can only look and not buy., as was the case for the past year or so. I bought several pairs of cargo shorts from OldNavy.com and two pairs from gap.com. It’s easier to buy pants online because they always have my size. I’ve been shopping at lunch twice this week, and this weekend I’m going shopping with Dan and Doug and Melissa. Woo hoo. I think I might also invest in a new digital camera, before I go on my late April road trip.

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