Might as well...

Well hey, looks like I might be able to be slightly consistent here. Maybe. Who knows, again. But I sure do like this new design I put up here; much more relaxed than the neon green crap. So, a few places I'd like to go with this blog -

• Politics


• Personal Goings-on


• Personal observations


• And whatever else I feel like

So, in keeping with that, here's a bit o' policy stuff.

Looks like ol' Jimmy-Jeff Gannonuckert had himself a fun time on TV yesterday morning. Via Crooks and Liars, we have the story, but even better, we have a highlight reel! I'm reviewing the video right now, at the 10:15 mark. I almost feel sorry for this guy. But I'm pretty sure C-Span has never been so entertaining. It's almost like Jerry Springer, except with suits and ties and no large men standing around.
Personally, I've always thought the guy was a bit of a nutjob. But this takes the cake. I'm puzzled as to how someone can actually think that it's a good thing that he was taking RNC and WH press releases and posting them, almost verbatim, on his site. He claims that there's this filter that the media applies to stories, and Julie Davis, I think it was, said something to the effect of, "Yes, that's called reporting." Journalism has always, at least in relatively free countries, been about adding a sense of individuality to the news. Nobody is going to get anything out of a press release - they're designed to spin a certain message or event in as good a light as possible for those who release them.
Now this is good. Around 12:05, Wayne Matheson asks the question which begs to be answered:

Matheson: Are you concerned that your advertising and participating in a business that's illegal in D.C. and neighboring jurisdictions might result in criminal investigation or prosecution, and if you're not concerned, why are you not concerned?

JeffyJames? Say it ain't so, JeffyJames! Say it ain't so!

Gannon: Well, first of all, you're speaking to things that have been alleged, and you know I'm not commenting on those things because none of it has anything to do with my reporting, and I didn't come here to discuss those things, I came here to talk about journalists and what constitutes journalism. So thanks for the question, but I can't go into that any further.

Well maybe he wasn't whoring himself out, but he was doing some interesting things on the side.

But it gets much better. Go watch.

I return? Maybe?

Yeah. I don't know. I found out that running on of these things takes a lot of time, if you want to do it right. But I'm going to give it one more shot. But first I'm going to get rid of the god-awful green design.

Updates.

Uhm. I'm legal for everything except renting a car now. Hurray. Been through quite a lot in the last months. Almost-evictions, addictions, run-ins with the legal system, no money, et cetera. If nothing else, it's helped me to garner a real enjoyment of life, and to really try to savor all of the good moments. I think it's turned me Scottish Calvinist. There's a book out, which I need to buy/borrow/whatever, called The Wee Book of Calvin: Air-Kissing in the North East by Bill Duncan. It looks promising, and I think it would be neat to read something that details, possibly from a new perspective, my outlook on life. If you're not familiar with the Scottish version of Calvinism, basically it says that life has some really really shitty moments, but you should relish those moments, endure the suffering, because 1. it makes you a stronger person and 2. it's just another part of life, and -all- life experiences should be enjoyed and fully experienced.

It looks like, due to my happy fun times mentioned above, that I'm going to be here (LUC) for a fifth year. I really really want to go to LSE and get an MS in IR, but I've got to get my GPA up to at least a 3.5 in the next two years. It's something like 2.8, probably going down to 2.6, but I think I can do it. 18 hour semesters, busting my ass to get a 4.0 in each class, I think I can do it. I've got to do it. I'd like to think that I've taken the first few steps by distancing myself from people who might have been negative influences in my life. I could go into that, but I really don't want this blog to 'name names,' as it were. Part of getting out of this funk is being able to forgive, and I would consider listing the names and actions of anyone who has ever trespassed against me to be a bit overzealous and vengeful. So no more of that, it's behind me, and I'm going to keep it there.

So I've got this killer new job, in addition to my already killer old job (consulting). I'm a Segway tour guide! If you don't know what a segway is, go here and take a look. So much fun!

That's quite a bit of reading for one post, so I'm going to cut it off here, but will hopefully be posting more tonight/tomorrow/sometime. Maybe even some pictures!

Once more into the breech

Or something like that. I've been out of the blogging world lately, had a bunch going on, but I figured this would be a nice way to do some real commentary on issues that I find important, and also just generally complain about things about which I want to complain. So that'll be here from now on. More later.