thank god for earl grey tea and milano double chocolate cookies. that is all i have to say.

yay!

IKEA 2009 catalog sent to my house! Thank you IKEA.

Bus Driver

MIAMI -- Police have arrested an 18-year-old man accused of stealing at least three county buses and driving them on their routes. According to Miami-Dade police, Harris would take the buses from several Miami-Dade Transit bus depots in the county and drive the buses on their routes, picking up and dropping off passengers along the way. He would then return the buses at the end of the day.

I guess a Peabody will have to suffice

wire 1, originally uploaded by nahuelito.

I know I shouldn't be surprised but it is still upsetting that the Emmys refused to nominate the wire or even anyone from the wire AGAIN.

Drama Series
Boston Legal
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

Closer 4th

Fireworks at the Capitol

RIP, Tim Russert

This Sentry has No Face

This Sentry has No Face, originally uploaded by nahuelito.

This is the former Nike missile site outside San Francisco. We got out to take pictures. I didn't have to worry about the gaurd though because he isn't real! He doesn't even have a face- he's just wearing sunglasses.

On a side note: the only way that I can remember how to spell the Cisco in Francisco is to think of Cisco Systems. I don't know why Cisco Systems has a strong impression on me- I think ti was because my used to watch CNBC a lot during the tech boom in the 90s and I would come home from school every day to hear about Cisco.

Muir Woods Redwoods

Muir Woods Redwoods, originally uploaded by nahuelito.

beautiful

Alcatraz

Alcatraz, originally uploaded by nahuelito.

We didn't plan to go to Alcatraz on our SF trip but once I saw it, I wanted to go so badly. It's such a strange structure. We didn't make it this trip, but I'll make sure we do next time.

a bit hyperbolic, but i'll take it

No one heard when it began, but we soon realized there was a background noise. We stopped to listen: It was a static-riddled voice, like someone was speaking into a megaphone.

... words on a parchment would not be enough to deliver slaves from bondage ...

It was coming from the brownstone next to Cobre.

... it is a story that has seared into my genetic makeup ...

On what looked like the fourth floor, someone had attached a small speaker to the building, and pointed it toward us. The voice picked up.

... the press has scoured every exit poll for the latest evidence of racial polarization ...

"Is that God?" asked an older volunteer.

"No," I said, standing near the brownstone, "that's Obama."

The Philadelphia City Paper has a great article by a reporter who went undercover to volunteer for the Clinton campaign before th Pennsylvania primary that shows pretty clearly why she lost the nomination.

ok, now i'm worried

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The house on East 24th Street was the worst of the six that David Law and Trey McCallister worked on the other day here. The front door had been kicked in so many times that the dead bolt was exposed and bent. Trash littered the front and back yards. A copper pipe was gone.

“Somebody has been trying to destroy this place,” said Mr. McCallister, eyeing the door.
But the two men have seen far worse as they go from one deserted house to another in northern Florida, where the foreclosure crisis has struck particularly hard. Mortgage companies hire contractors like these men to inspect and maintain houses that once-proud owners can no longer afford and no one else wants. These days, business is brisk.

These contractors and thousands like them see first hand the detritus of the subprime era: peeling paint, gutted interiors, family dogs left behind to starve, overgrown lawns infested with snakes.

Terry O'Quinn is Amazing

Odd quote- not sure what this signifies

"That wedding took place during a time of prosperity and peace; this one at a time of economic struggle and war," Wead said. "The Roosevelt family was outgoing, flamboyant; this is a private family. That was one of the most popular presidencies in American history. Even John Adams didn't go on Mount Rushmore, but Teddy Roosevelt went on Mount Rushmore. This is an unpopular presidency. Alice had no bridesmaids. Jenna has 14."

so, is it a sign they're downplaying their wealth or not?

this is awesome

Q Can I just add to that, a couple weeks ago —

THE PRESIDENT: No, you can’t. This is the second follow-up. You usually get one follow-up, and I was nice enough to give you one. I didn’t give anybody on this side a follow-up, and now you are trying to take a second follow-up.

Q Can I just say —

THE PRESIDENT: They just cut off your mic. You can’t, no.

Q A couple weeks ago you said —

THE PRESIDENT: Now she’s going to go without the mic. This is awesome.

I should watch this video every morning

He'll be missed

R.I.P. Arthur C. Clarke, owner of the world's best t-shirt.

Snowballs

Locust Point 020, originally uploaded by nahuelito.

I love this old sign in Locust Point. I should admit that I've never actually had a snowball however.

Ft. McHenry

DSCN2964, originally uploaded by nahuelito.

I think this statue should be in front of Penn Station rather than the man/woman monstrosity.

Mercy

DSCN2987
Originally uploaded by nahuelito

I know they're nice little nuns who just want to show us where to park, but it's unsettling to see life-size cardboard cutouts while you're dodging double parked cars on Calvert. Although the wheels beneath the feet do sort of crack me up.