The Hall of Fire

That was.. awesome. Especially the bit with the grandparents.

The most frustrating thing for me to see is how much progress could have been made if the GOP had been at all willing to work with President Obama, rather than vilify him at every turn. This is what I think as well. Of course, there was one politician (was it McConnell? sp?) that blatantly stated t...

I thought I've always heard that you're supposed to tithe 10% of your income to your church?

That seems completely antithetical to the teachings of Jesus. I think to be a proper member (like officially registered) of the Methodist church my mom and I went to for a bit when I was a little kid, you had to pay dues. But you were never stopped from attending services or receiving communion (? I...

I need to reread the Hobbit as this trailer has illustrated to me that I've forgotten a lot of it! To be fair, I only have read it the once. I'm a bit worried about PJ's gags (dwarf tossing, skull avalanche type stuff) but given the Hobbit is lighter in nature, I don't think this will be such a prob...

I have to say, it struck me that Romney seemed so much more real and genuine in this video. When I see videos of him campaigning, he strikes me as fake, saccharine sweet, scripted... like he's not being himself and trying to be what everyone wants him to be. Whilst I don't agree with pretty much any...

nerdanel wrote:(Although, Brits correct me if I'm wrong - I think the UK operates like this - everyone has access to the NHS, and there are still additional private options for people who want them.)

This is correct.

I'm sure it does not help that in many of those countries, the people have never actually experienced free speech and may not fully understand what it means to have it. It's possible they think that this movie, like the Mohammed cartoons, was made with the blessing of a government. Some very public...

I just watched the Daily Show in which Jon Stewart shows all the facts and numbers and basic math Clinton talked about in his speech whilst showing that this didn't happen in Republican convention speeches. I see what to me is school-yard campaigning: we're going to take care of you, we'll get you a...

Whilst the healthcare issue is worrying, women and gay rights is pretty damned important. He and Paul Ryan have made it more than clear what will happen regarding those.

A crap site and most likely a crap organization, but I am embracing it with arms wide open. That is how desperate I feel things are. http://firecongress.org/ No incumbents will get my vote. I guess people are just wanting to ignore this, but I have to say: What a horrible reason to vote/not vote fo...

yovargas wrote:Jeez. Just cuz there's important stuff to talk about doesn't mean we can't also talk about the lighter, sillier stuff.

Where's the 'like' button?

But the thing is, right now, in Congress, the Tea Party is a minority faction but they've rendered Congress utterly useless. You want to point fingers, point them there. I'm tired of the "both sides are just as bad" thing going around... because, I don't think it's accurate. It's trying t...

I see. I guess I stand corrected then.

I play Lord of the Rings Online, which I believe you all are familiar with as it's been mentioned here. Whilst it generally respects the lore, obviously it doesn't always and some diversions are worse than others. The game will soon be moving into Rohan so things are getting very horsey. Characters ...

I'm about to find out how the Dutch system works for this. I have a feeling it's going to be similar to the Swiss system as health care is compulsory and I believe you have to pay a bit for prescriptions. Hoping it's cheaper than 20euros a month though. I have a feeling I'm really going to miss the ...

This seems weirdly tangential so I'll drop it after this post but "getting a job" is rather obviously not easier than "moving to another country AND getting a new job". Unless maybe for some lucky reason you'd be able to move to that other country without needing to also get new...

Ditto.

Yup, that was what it was Lali, I saw it. He said that why did you start this debate with this "trash". That's what the standing ovation was for. Yet these same people are completely for it if it's aimed at a democrat. Hypocrisy ftw. So no, that's not really what I saw. And IAWP's last po...

I meant they're giving standing ovations to people who engage in abhorrent behaviour. Not to mention ones who are massive hypocrites. I was young at the time, but didn't Newt go after Clinton?