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Wed, Oct. 29th, 2008, 11:42 am
droppin' knowledge on ya

How to look up one’s district and related voting info…

Get your “zip+4” code.
USPS

Plug it into the “Find your representative” search in the upper left of the House of Representative homepage. This will give you your district.
House.gov

You can look up your district at the greenpapers.com to see who’s running and get links to their websites. Here’s PA:
Greenpapers.com - Pennsylvania 2008

They even have maps, so you can check out some totally sweet gerrymanders, like PA 6th (my district):
I'm in ur districts, gerrying ur manders

--
Phil.

Tue, Jul. 22nd, 2008, 03:06 pm
game blog!

On a whim, I presented to the Dexcon indie rpg roundtable a game idea that has been bouncing around in my head for a little while now. I was a bit nervous, but it got a positive reaction. Someone literally jumped up out of his seat and ran across the room to throw a high five to his friend.

Anyways, I'm seriously working on developing this game. I've already got an artist chosen and I believe I've got an editor as well (Rob, I couldn't tell whether or not you were joking about that). That's all long term stuff though. Right now I'm working on fleshing out the game. You can track my progress at http://a-w-f-gamedev.livejournal.com/.

Thu, Jul. 17th, 2008, 11:36 am
Dexcon

You can find Rachel and me in the indie rpg room.

Mon, Jul. 14th, 2008, 02:03 pm
WALL-E (A) in 5 words or less

Lonely robot rescues fat humans.

Mon, Jul. 14th, 2008, 02:00 pm
stitches

I got the stitches out Friday, and things are healing up nicely. I was surprised at how much I limbered up within 24 hours of their removal. Nonetheless, the doctor advised that I wait another 5 weeks before resuming squat thrusts, quad-blasting, or other bizarrely named leg exercises.

Mon, Jul. 7th, 2008, 03:45 pm
Freaks and Geeks

It is, as the kids say, "The Jam."

Thu, Jul. 3rd, 2008, 01:54 pm
vacations and ER visits

white men can't jump )

Sun, Jun. 22nd, 2008, 02:06 pm
I've turned to the dark side :(

Click here for the bad news! )

Thu, Jun. 19th, 2008, 04:06 pm
sadface :(

Rachel will be in Western Massachusetts with story gamers this weekend. From there she'll take the scenic route to the campgrounds, probably visiting friends and being happy. I will be engaging in my normal activity of going to work, being tired, and wanting to be somewhere else.

Tue, Jun. 17th, 2008, 09:19 am
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (B) in 5 words or less

I like the squirrelly underdog.

Tue, Jun. 17th, 2008, 09:17 am
The Happening (B+) in 5 words or less

What the crap?? Stupid plants!

Fri, Jun. 6th, 2008, 10:24 am
fun with google charts

SERIOUS BUSINESS

Tue, Jun. 3rd, 2008, 04:52 pm
veep

So she's willing to be Obama's VP, but she isn't willing to admit defeat?

Tue, May. 27th, 2008, 04:29 pm
paintball

I had fun this weekend. I traveled up to Patterson, NY, to do shoot some paintballs at some nerds from NYC, a number of whom are almost too nice/fun to describe. In the first match, I got shot twice (double-tapped, if you will) in the funny bone, and I've got the welts to prove it. My arm was nice and tingly for the next ten minutes, and my gun instantly seemed to double in weight.

It was awesome.



Oh yeah, this weekend, Rachel and I also went to see Prince Caspian and Indiana Jones, both of which were acceptable films.

Fri, May. 23rd, 2008, 10:55 am
Sorry Aaron. :(

The Dreamcast is going to the local anime club. I know the guy who runs it and even joined them for one of their meetings, and it would benefit a lot of pleasant people.

I'll make it up to you: drinks are on me next time we see each other (bring your AA buddies with you).

Fri, May. 16th, 2008, 02:09 pm
Dreamcast looking for a good home

I haven't used my Dreamcast much in recent years, and in the spirit of not keeping stuff that I'm not even using, I would like to give it to someone who would appreciate and use it.

It is in good condition, and it comes with the following hardware:
  • 2 controllers
  • 1 VMU with some totally sweet saves
  • All the wires and junk it needs to work.

It comes with the following games:
  • Soul Caliber
  • Power Stone 2
  • Cannon Spike
  • MDK2
  • Fur Fighters
  • Psychic Force 2012
  • POD: Speedzone


If multiple people are interested in the package, I will decide who gets it based on the following factors: 1) how few resources I need to expend to get the package to you, 2) how much I like you, 3) how much you express your desire for the package.

If no one expresses any desire by next weekend, it will end up in a thrift shop.

Fri, May. 16th, 2008, 11:08 am
eww! totally gross!

I have the type of facial hair that comes in thick and is susceptible to becoming ingrown.

No pictures, just a gross little story. Because I'm gross. )

Thu, May. 15th, 2008, 01:20 pm
Bush tries reductio ad Hitlerum on Obama

The Commander in Chief invokes Godwin's Law in a thinly veiled attack on Obama in front of the Israeli Parliament. Talk about throwing someone under the bus.

Thu, May. 8th, 2008, 10:55 am
automatic mario

Someone made a music video with automatic mario (levels in mario games designed to forgo human interaction).

Tue, May. 6th, 2008, 11:01 am
NIN - The Slip

It's free (libre and gratis), and it sounds good:
http://theslip.nin.com/

Seriously, Trent Reznor is a freakin' genius.

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