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It's hard to watch, of course, nothing but self-congratulatory speeches and minority guest speakers offering empty praise. Every time anyone says anything concrete, it's wrong. Or just one-sided. These conventions were never meant to please anyone but the campaign contributors, anyway.

CNN says that Democrats dislike John Kerry's (non)stance on the war. We supposedly want him to take a more black-and-white-out-for-blood approach. Which is true, but that was Howard Dean's spiel and it certainly didn't work for him. I'd personally settle for someone with convictions that somewhat match with mine.

On a lighter note, there's a livejournal community dedicated to slashing him and Edwards together: johnxjohn. And. That. is. SO. Wrong. Arg, why am I taking this all so seriously?! Must lighten up.

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I've been trying to read Sandman, but it's hard. No, not because the art on the earlier issues is so awful - I think that adds atmosphere. Because the main character looks just like Neil Gaiman. What is up with that? It's so weird! Also, his mask is the head of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulu.

( Look, I drew an old lady with a wheelbarrow and no perspective! )

For reference: thread of doom

Ha, yes, Encyclopedia Conan Solution. Two people over on detective_conan got this one. Before the hint, I mean, since I really hope that it was more obvious than that afterwards.
Mystery is here.
Hint is here.
( And here is the solution. )

I've got a few more mystery ideas and I think I will write them. But, I will not put them here. Maybe just a single post after all parts are completed.

Second of two posts written on vacation in Antiparos, although actually this one was written in Tinos (Greece), London (England), an aeroplane (the Atlantic), and New Jersey (USA). Long live jet lag.

It's a solve-your-own-mystery! How good is your logic? Put it to the test! I'm putting up the mystery today, a hint tomorrow, and the solution the day after that (or, as soon as I finish writing it). Absolutely no knowledge of Detective Conan/ Case Closed needed.

( Encyclopedia Conan and the Case of the Refridgerated Corpse )
( HINT (highlight to read) )

Did anyone else read the Encyclopedia Brown mystery series? This is my blatant rip-off homage to that series. I love love loved those books, even though they had really corny jokes and you solved the crime not with logic but with trivia. For example, I remember one mystery was cracked if you knew that lobsters didn't turn red until you boiled them and another if you knew that only the jack of spades doesn't have a mustache (or something). My personal favorite was the one where you had to know that it's polite to let ladies sit with their backs to the wall in a restaurant, while gentlemen sit with their backs to the room. WTF?

I even copied the writing style of the Encyclopedia Brown books (less most of the bad jokes, unfortunately. I'm just not unfunny enough). This presented some problems, namely a) I haven't read one since second grade, so my memory is a little rusty, and b) I haven't read one since second grade, because they're written for a third grade reading level. Fourth if you're feeling generous. The mysteries were easy, too, obscure trivia notwithstanding.

I'm not sure how easy this one is. Tell me if you got the answer, pweeese? It seems blindingly obvious to me, but that's just because I wrote it (I think). Alex didn't get it.


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From now on, all original character names will be taken from Hiroko Sherwin's Eight Million Gods and Demons because they're easy to remember, yet authentic. Additional last names will be from Japanese car companies.

This is so exciting that I'm not going to hide it behind a cut, even if it is about my real life. A friend of the family just called, looking for my parents who have already left for the weekend. And he said:

Antiparos, where we're staying for three weeks starting 5am Monday morning, is this summer's hot spot. A number of American movie icons have randomly decided to head out there en mass prior to this year's Olympics. I specifically heard Tom Cruise, among other names. He'll be there when I'll be there.

I'm not a stalker or anything, but this is a 10 mile-wide island with one downtown area. Chances are high.

( ... )

( Appropos absolutely nothing, cut for Ragtime! download )

Good weekend. I spent most of it wandering around the woods on ours and our neighbor's property. We built a platform in the trees across the creek a few weeks ago, and it already has beer cans strewn all over it. I can't really blame the trespassers, though, since it's such a perfect place to get smashed.

( A Belated Happy Juneteenth! )

( Even more belated: Cuoron's Harry Potter )

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My boss told me last week to get my ass in gear, but I told him I'm shiftless.