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Thursday, August 28, 2003

Political Geekery

I never talk about politics here, mostly because I never talk about politics in general. Mostly because it like totally cuts into my TV watching time!

But anyway, Howard Dean's weblog has some snapshots today of the behind-the-scenes computer geeks from the Bryant Park rally this week. My boyfriend and I came thisclose to signing up to help but in the end I had to go home and work on a (paying, whoo hoo) FileMaker commission so he went sans me and sans iBook.

I dunno why I'm mentioning this. I guess it's just cool to see PowerBooks in action. The volunteer signup form even recommended using Open Office over Excel, which warmed my nerdy heart.

Also, on a possibly passably Dean-related tangent, does anybody know anything about things to do in Vermont? We're going camping (um, ugh) in VT this weekend and visiting a law school for the bf in Concord NH. I need to know the scoop: are we dooming ourselves to several years of birkenstocks & batik & banana chips?

Posted at 02:07 PM

Comments

001. Damo

"...are we dooming ourselves to several years of birkenstocks & batik & banana chips?"

You make this sound like a bad thing. Outside of large metro areas (ie, most of the country), it's usually the banana chip communities that are most worth living in. Duh.

Posted at 03:03PM on Thursday, August 28, 2003

002. me

Well, preferably I'd like to reap the benefits --bookstores, bandwidth... oh fuck it, I can't keep this up--without the BO.

Posted at 03:17PM on Thursday, August 28, 2003

003. Ll

I love camping in that part of the country! However, all the good spots I know are in the White Mountains of New Hampshire rather than Vermont.

I'm jealous though!

Posted at 03:27PM on Thursday, August 28, 2003

004. Ll

Scattered brain today so sorry about the second comment. However, for bookstores in area just go to booksense.com and plug in the zipcode of where you will be. I generally do this on roadtrips to find out where the interesting indie bookstores around are.

Otherwise, the only other things I know about in Vermont are covered bridges...

Posted at 03:29PM on Thursday, August 28, 2003

005. Damo

Sounds like you need to move to C*rrboro. Book stores, bandwidth, and two top-tier law schools! Patchouli oil disguises the BO. Mostly.

Posted at 04:00PM on Thursday, August 28, 2003

006. GayJay

Don't move to C*rrboro. We still lynch Yankees of a Saturday night. Why do you think I have rope, torches and farm equipment for a little anti-Llew's-boy mob? ;)

Posted at 03:31PM on Friday, August 29, 2003

007. Eric

Where is this C*rrboro place? Is it anywhere near Carrboro, North Carolina?

I'm just wondering.

Posted at 02:53AM on Saturday, August 30, 2003

008. Damo

You're thinking of Hickory, not Carrboro.

Posted at 10:54AM on Saturday, August 30, 2003

009. GayJay

Dude, Damo, if you'd leave your apartment from time to time, you might be more aware of the broader social trends of the Triangle.

Posted at 12:26AM on Sunday, August 31, 2003

010. Alex1980

Get ready for some cold nights. Bring plenty of blankets.

Posted at 12:15PM on Sunday, August 31, 2003

011. trg

Don't turn into hippies.

Posted at 11:21PM on Sunday, August 31, 2003

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