Announcements

going to the emmys on sunday, which as many of you know, is like my prom and wedding wrapped up into one.

i will be writing about it on cbs2.com circa 6pm et/3pm pt though that may be all photos.

speaking of, i got a little prep work done at the office today...

i got 3 emmys, so suck it kathy griffin!!!

I promise not to turn this into a baby blog, but the kid is too cute not to share.

A few of you probably remember my family's cottage out in Michigan. Its about 2-3 hours from Chicago and right near the beach. Anyway, we're renting it out. Take a look at the nifty site Hannah put up with pictures and such. And of course... rent it.
Graver Cottage

A student used the word "hornery" in a paper that I'm grading right now. I suggest that we put that one in the lexicon.

All right everybody, I'm having a party next Friday, February 2nd. Yes, you read that correctly, I am taking off work so I can drink with my friends. Specifically, I will be drinking with my friends to commemorate the THIRTIETH anniversary of the birth of my good friend, Jennifer Johnson. I'm opting out of an evite and would like to maximize attendance (or maybe I should do one? Thoughts?), so a word-of-mouth dissemination of this information would be greatly appreciated for the sake of those who are not jeaun-friendly.

Friday February 2, 8:30 ish or whatever
Bring a little something to drink

So, Kucinich is running for president again? This is awesome. He's my favorite candidate of all time... with Jello Biafra and Ed Begley Jr. supporting you, how could you be wrong? Plus, he's got some of the coolest policies I've ever heard. Including repealing the PATRIOT act, ratifying the Kyoto accord and a whole bunch of others.

The thing is.... he's too cuddly to win the presidency. Though he is cuddly in a way that when your back is turned, he might scamper up your leg and go after your throat, chittering madly as his little teeth sink in.

you all know that my work takes me to some interesting places that may or may not exist. But I can now reveal to you that I am in fact Laptop Guy.

For the record, I have no idea who snapped my photo.

Here I go again:

It's not as sexy as the NIE and perhaps in the end more worthwhile, but please call your Congress People and inform them that you support Rush Holt's bill, HR 550, an amendment to the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter-verified permanent paper record or hard copy under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.

From his site:

The bill would require all voting machines to produce an actual paper record that voters can check to ensure the accuracy of their votes, and that election officials can use to verify the accuracy of the vote count in the event of a computer malfunction, hacking, or other irregularity. It would also call for a percentage of random audits in every state, and at least one in every County, as an automatic check on the reported results.