Well Said

Rec'd on Friday:

"While I am out of the office, the following people should be contacted if necessary during my absence. Keep in mind, that not all questions will be able to be answered instantaneously, and additional resources might be required."

Makes Me Cry Different Kinds of Tears

My previous link to the Onion, some recent history, Thanksgiving, and the dawning future make now a good time to reminisce about bad times and the humor they inspire:

From the Department of Wishful Thinking:
Bush Finds Error In Fermilab Calculations
Bush Regales Dinner Guests With Impromptu Oratory On Virgil's Minor Works

From the Department of Barely False:
Bush Cuts Off Diplomatic Relations With Congress

From the Department of Deeper Truth:
President Bush Urges Nation

and this vid:

Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

Or just browse the archive yourself.

Advil Release

Spot on from The Onion:

New Pain-Inducing Advil Created For People Who Just Want To Feel Something, Anything

The primary axiom of Infinite Jest!

Housewarming

It's cold in Boston, but our apartment is cleaner today than it's ever been, making Friday or Saturday high time (ha) for the housewarming party. This is the advance invitation for our closest friends—who the hell else reads this? Keep your channels open for nailed-down details tomorrowish.

Here's a little preview to trick you into coming:

New York/er

Nobody's posted in a while, so I'll take this moment to say this week's New Yorker cover is gorgeous, and I'm going to NYC for the weekend. Holler if you're up and around.

I wonder who plays Bowser...

And old favorite updated with a new favorite: Super Obama World. SNES, anyone?

Gametime

I'm at the NH Obama HQ coordinating rides to the polls. We were here until 2 last night, got back in at 5 this morning; but despite only 2.5 hrs of sleep, only 2 cups of coffee, and only approximately a keyhole of daylight coming into the room, I'm stoked for the next 12 hours. Call me if you need a ride to the polls! Chatlos did.

We got a call from a guy registered to vote in NH but living in Boston who forgot to get an absentee ballot and needed a ride to the polls. We checked the ride out-of-state volunteer ride database from Boston and Chatlos' name popped up first, because he's scheduled to volunteer today. "Sweet," thought Jack, "I can send this guy up here with someone I actually know!" He called the guy back to pass the message, and when he hit send the phone recognized the number as "John Chatlos."

"Were you too embarrassed to tell me you forgot to vote?"

"Umm... yes."

Surreptitiousness fail!