Why Journalists Shouldn't Do Math (And other insomnia-inspired musings)

Champagne Supernova is strangely calming. This is a good thing. You'll understand why soon enough.

[Earlier on the phone, with Hanna:]
Hanna: We never told you about Waverly Hills?
Me: No...
H: It was this TB hospital, and like, 600,000 people died there. It's really creepy and there's gonna be a concert there.
R: 600,000? That's a hell of a lot or dead people.
H: It was like, for the entire country.
R: That's still a huge number.

[a moment ago on AIM:]
pokaspot88: oh.. 63,000 people died at waverly..
pokaspot88: not.. 600,000..
StoogeontheLoose: slight difference, no?
pokaspot88: eh.. one zero..
StoogeontheLoose: that is why journalists should never do math

QUICKER THAN SPEED RACER RUNNIN' FROM THE POPO, AN UNEXPECTED SUBJECT CHANGE

SPLOOIE! That's apparently what the Cavies shout when they finish off their circle jerk. That's one man's theory.

Seriously, though, DCI was quite awesome. You should have been there, no matter who you are. If you don't know what DCI, I'll give you one video to persuade you of the awesomeness: Phantom Regiment's 2003 show, "Harmonic Journey." Phantom is my favorite corps (pronounced "core," not "corpse") because of their euphonium line. Those of you familiar with Ray Lockman trivia should know I'm a euphonium/baritone player.

Anyway, stay tuned to at least the 1:05 mark, where they hit the first big, huge crescendo. It is, to quote Jennie Balmert, "bandgasm." Enjoy.



I live for that stuff.

MORE RANDOM NONSENSE THAN A PALESTINIAN FLEA MARKET FROM 1967!

I sucked up space on my 60 gb. hrd drive. Almost all music. Wow.

Like Homestar Runner, I want took get time off for a needless baby break. Yeah, ladies, so what I can't actually have babies. I don't want a fetus, I just want an excuse.

If you bash some brat in the face with a bottle of Johnson's No More Tears, is that beautiful irony?

So this is becoming "Ray posts his IM Convos of LAME"

Spykim09: "Ray: Its source is Raymond, an English name meaning "Advisor, protector."
Spykim09: you = optimus prime
StoogeontheLoose: sweet...
Spykim09: you got a big ass gun on your arm
StoogeontheLoose: finally!
StoogeontheLoose: none of the other drivers will ever give me shit again

If you've ever been in a car driven by yours truly, you'd be laughing your ass off right now. Suffice it to say, Hilliard drivers are ...teh retarded. (Yeah, I can intentionally misspell words. I'm sweet like that.