in my bedroom

in my bedroom there are junebugs strewn about the floor
like some monstrous child has pulled them out of a bag and thrown them there

they lie on their backs, legs twisting around, grasping for their lives

Observation: younger generations tend to repeat the mistakes of previous generations; especially if they are seen by the younger to be of little consequence (smoking, drinking, etc.).

Google Elections Mapping, and the Failure of Web 2.0

Google's new election mapping tool is supposed to provide meaningful statistics about the upcoming election by showing which candidates are searched more often in every state nationwide. Interesting then that all 50 states appear to show Obama in the lead. There are several possible explanations for this:

1. Obama is going to win all 50 states.
2. People who are web-inclined and likely to investigate their political choices online are more liberal-leaning [my choice]
3. Obama is simply the more controversial candidate; people are more interested in finding out about Obama regardless of whether they want to vote for him.

Obviously option #1 is out. I'm surprised however that the conservative right has not yet leaped on Google for its liberal leanings. Obviously if Obama is the #1 most searched query on Google, it follows that people who spend more time online are more likely to be liberal. By force of argument Google's efforts to get the entire country online are a thinly-veiled liberal ruse to steal the election from hard-working conservatives.

of Betancourt's release

The Times reports that it was actually a cover-up operation for the $20 million that was paid to FARC to secure her along with several other Americans' release.

eery update

Since I've just reviewed the new Joy Division documentary, I thought it might bear mentioning that Ian Curtis' grave marker was stolen two nights ago.

Psychopharmacology article on Psylocybin

Here's an article detailing the recent findings of a study at Johns Hopkins University about the spiritual effects of Psylocybin mushrooms.

w/o Narrow Leg Vintage Chino

Back in New Mexico I'm waiting for the arrival of a pair of W/O Narrow Leg Vintage Chino pants that I ordered from Swell. I'm not going out on any limbs here but W/O makes some great-looking clothing and sells them at pretty fair prices.

I've been looking for a good slim-fit Chino for a while so I sprang for these. I don't intend upon turning this blog into a fashion / otherwise vain medium for my ramblings, so don't expect more posts like this. Slow news day, yeah?