The Internet Prevails!

I had watched House this morning and at the very end, the intro to a song was playing and it sounded very familiar, but I couldn’t place it. I asked my dad to listen to it and he had heard it before, but he couldn’t place it either. So I turned to the internet.

The google search that finally prevailed was that song at the end of house 4 9. My father laughs at me. Yahoo Answers had it. It’s a song called Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum (youtube video of the song paired with footage of Monument Valley).

Shakespeare For Dummies

An Ode To The Bard

I do not like them, Claudius
I won’t eat them, Polonius

I will not eat them in the nude
I will not eat them with Gertrude

I will not eat them in a show
Won’t eat them with Horatio

I will not eat them on my knees
I won’t eat them with Laertes

I do not like them, Rosencrantz
I do not like green eggs and hams!

Written by: Laura Greenlund

Select A Candidate for 2008

Quiz Results

DiscussLink to ThisView Candidates Positions & Sources

Below are the candidates ranked by how much you agree with their stances.

Rudy Giuliani
Score: 38
Agree
Iraq
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Death Penalty
Disagree
Immigration
Social Security
Energy
 
John McCain
Score: 34
Agree
Iraq
Taxes
Health Care
Energy
Marriage
Death Penalty
Disagree
Immigration
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
 
Ron Paul
Score: 33
Agree
Taxes
Health Care
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Social Security
Death Penalty
 
Mitt Romney
Score: 26
Agree
Iraq
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Social Security
Death Penalty
Disagree
Immigration
Abortion
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
 
Duncan Hunter
Score: 22
Agree
Iraq
Taxes
Health Care
Death Penalty
Disagree
Immigration
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
 
Fred Thompson
Score: 22
Agree
Iraq
Taxes
Health Care
Death Penalty
Disagree
Immigration
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
 
Tom Tancredo
Score: 21
Agree
Immigration
Taxes
Health Care
Disagree
Iraq
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
Death Penalty
 
Hillary Clinton
Score: 17
Agree
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Death Penalty
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Health Care
Social Security
Energy
 
Barack Obama
Score: 17
Video
Agree
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Death Penalty
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Health Care
Social Security
Energy
 
Chris Dodd
Score: 16
Video
Agree
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Health Care
Social Security
Energy
Death Penalty
 
Dennis Kucinich
Score: 16
Agree
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Health Care
Social Security
Energy
Death Penalty
 
Bill Richardson
Score: 10
Video
Agree
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Marriage
Death Penalty
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Health Care
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
 
Joe Biden
Score: 10
Agree
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Marriage
Death Penalty
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Health Care
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
 
John Edwards
Score: 10
Video
Agree
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Marriage
Death Penalty
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Health Care
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
 
Mike Gravel
Score: 9
Agree
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Marriage
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Health Care
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Death Penalty
 
Mike Huckabee
Score: 8
Video
Agree
Health Care
Death Penalty
Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
 

Stuff and Nonsense…

Myspace.com Blogs – Craigslist Meets WallStreet – Tommy Gun MySpace Blog
This is hilarious!

William J. H. Boetcker – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should be doing for themselves.

This quote is often misattributed to Lincoln courtesy of Reagan.

An intriguing correlation…

i was browsing e-mails and came across this bible verse: Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

Job 1:21

and it reminded me of this comic I came across at xkcd

if you haven’t checked the site out before, it’s definitely worth it…it’s so geeky, fun, cool and humorous that I love it.

West Side Story Injuries (Detail)

Thursday night (3 performances left) during the opening number, I started a move, went up on my left toe and came down to a crouched position….when I did, something popped in my left knee….the choreography had me jumping back up a half second later (longest half second of my life), but the damage was done. I made it through the rest of the show alright and saw the chiropractor in the morning. Luckily I had just hyper-extended it, so the muscles were a little stiff, but prone to damage, so I did the next show with a knee brace. Then during that show, I bruised my right thumb during “Cool” (I have to support myself/push myself up with my hands during the show and I did it wrong). I saw the chiropractor again the morning after, but there was very little to do except ice it and use it as little as possible. So now here I am, missing a show that went really well until closing weekend. Oh well…it was still a great experience and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. And now I’ve got my own West Side horror story!

Other Things
I came up with a really great analogy today. It’s political and probably controversial, but I’m going to share it anyways. My dad told me about a CNN reporter who said something really…you have to read this for yourself.

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour says that President Bush is the main cause of Islamic extremism worldwide.

Of course, this is from Rush Limbaugh, so I will be the first (as the poster) to question the bias. If however, she really did say this and this is what she believes, I have a comparable analogy of some merit. If President Bush is the main cause of Islamic extremism worldwide, then William Shatner is the main cause of Star Trek extremism worldwide. Trying to pin a worldwide movement on just one person has very little merit as it is, but this is ridiculous. President Bush and William Shatner were just doing their jobs (I will not accept arguments about Bush…I’m broad-stroking the reality of his job-performance)…they’re not responsible for the extremism movement.

And that’s about all the other news I have…I’ll be posting reviews of my weekend, after it happens, but it promises to be a rollicking good time. Friday night I’m seeing The Bill Handel Extravaganza at The Grove in Anaheim, Saturday night I’m seeing John Williams with some orchestra and the Irvine Ampitheatre and Sunday night I’m going to see my friend Luke Adams as the Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in San Diego’s Balboa Park! Enjoy your week/weekend and see you around!

GRYFFINCLAW

GRYFFINDOR:
[X] You’ve never done drugs.
[X] You have a lot of friends.
[X] You get along with everyone.
[ ] You love soccer.
[ ] You love baseball.
[X] You’re into writing and art
[ ] Favorite music genre is rock.
[X] You believe in “innocent until proven guilty” theory.
[ ] One of your favorite colors is red or gold.
[X] Good grades at school.
[X] One of the worst things you can do is lie.
[X] You plan on going to college.
TOTAL: 8

HUFFLEPUFF:
[X] You’re content with mostly everything in your life right now.
[X] You laugh a lot.
[ ] You like to follow trends.
[ ] Politics suck.
[ ] You love to swim
[ ] Water polo is awesome.
[ ] Pink is one of your favorite colors.
[ ] Black is morbid & depressing.
[X] You’re an optimist.
[X] You’re very emotional.
[ ] You believe in going steady at a young age.
[ ] You haven’t made fun of anyone this month.
[X] Loyalty is the MOST important thing in a relationship.
TOTAL: 5

RAVENCLAW:
[ ] You’re depressed to a certain extent.
[X] You love to read.
[X]You appreciate theatre & arts.
[X] Sports suck.
[X] Hate is completely unneeded.
[ ] Indie is your favorite genre of music.
[ ] Every once in a while you have little anger outbursts.
[X] Lying is sometimes okay.
[X] Blue is one of your favorite colors.
[X] Knowledge is the key to power
[X] Sarcasm is the best kind of humor
[ ] People should know what they’re talking about before they talk.
TOTAL: 8

SLYTHERIN:
[ ] There’s at least one person you hate.
[ ] Basketball is a good sport.
[ ] Football is amazing.
[X] Black is a cool color.
[X] You’ve lied about something serious.
[X] You’re a very deep person.
[ ] You have considered suicide.
[ ] You are not very loyal.
[ ] You like heavy metal.
[ ] “They” make school seem more important than it is.
[X] You’re scared to grow up.
[ ] Anger is one of your primary feelings.
[ ] You have trust issues.
[ ] Guilty until proven innocent
TOTAL: 4

Stoled From Teh Kasey Lady

The Everything Test

There are many different types of tests on the internet
today. Personality tests, purity tests, stereotype tests, political tests. But
now, there is one test to rule them all.

Traditionally, online tests would ask certain questions about your musical
tastes or clothing for a stereotype, your experiences for a purity test, or
deep questions for a personality test.We’re turning that upside down – all the
questions affect all the results, and we’ve got some innovative results too!
Enjoy :-)

Personality
You are more emotional
than logical, more concerned about others than concerned about self,
more religious than atheist, more loner than dependent, more lazy
than workaholic, more rebel than traditional, more artistic mind
than engineering mind, more idealist than cynical, more follower
than leader, and more extroverted than introverted.

As for specific personality traits, you are outgoing (100%), religious
(93%), romantic (57%).

Stereotypes
Prep 85%
Old Geezer 83%
Emo Kid 78%
Life
Experience
Sex 15%
Substances 3%
Travel 44%

You are more emotional
than logical, more concerned about others than concerned about self,
more religious than atheist, more loner than dependent, more lazy
than workaholic, more rebel than traditional, more artistic mind
than engineering mind, more idealist than cynical, more follower
than leader, and more extroverted than introverted.

As for specific personality traits, you are outgoing (100%), religious
(93%), romantic (57%).

Stereotypes
Prep 85%
Old Geezer
78%
Life
Experience
Sex 15%
Substances 3%
Travel 44%
Politics
Your political views would best be described as Libertarian, whom you
agree with around 73% of the time.
Socioeconomic
Your attitude toward life best associates you with Middle Class. You
make more than 70% of those who have taken this test, and 31%
less than the U.S. average.
If your life was a movie, it would be rated G.
By the way, your hottness rank is 45%, hotter than 9% of other
test takers.

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