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Jim Doyle will not seek a third term.
I think everyone who reads my blog is aware of my political leanings, despite the fact that people who are actually affiliated with my party refused to hire me because at one point, I was an unpaid intern for the other party. I'm pretty much over that (except that I still think those people are stupid), and I still don't regret what I did, because I've never been a fan of Doyle. I basically agree with everything in the RPW's press release.
No matter how it relates to me, this gubernatorial race is going to be a shit show.
A blogger calls for more manga by Ai Yazawa to be licensed in English, and I can't agree more!
For anyone looking for the best Terminator fanvid ever, watch this one, which debuted at VividCon a couple of days ago.
An interesting post about an East/West difference in expressing emotions through the face in comics. In manga, the eyes are used to express emotion, whereas in U.S. comics, it's the mouth. The article even points out the difference in emoticons used on the Internet, with American teenagers using :) and :( while Asian teenagers use ^_^ and ;_;
In disturbing historical notes, a link via![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
badgerbag: Rosemary Kennedy's Lobotomy. If you don't believe the blog, check Wikipedia! That shit is for real.
OMF, theSyFy SciFi Channel is going to air the anime version of Naoki Urasaw's Monster. Link! SUCH A GOOD PLOT. PLEASE WATCH IT, MONDAY NIGHTS.*
*Hopefully the dub is good, and hopefully SciFi won't edit it down so they can insert 10 minutes of commercials per 30 minute programming slot, and I'm not 100% sure why the SciFi Channel chose Monster, as it is not actually science fiction, BUT I'LL TAKE IT.
I think everyone who reads my blog is aware of my political leanings, despite the fact that people who are actually affiliated with my party refused to hire me because at one point, I was an unpaid intern for the other party. I'm pretty much over that (except that I still think those people are stupid), and I still don't regret what I did, because I've never been a fan of Doyle. I basically agree with everything in the RPW's press release.
No matter how it relates to me, this gubernatorial race is going to be a shit show.
A blogger calls for more manga by Ai Yazawa to be licensed in English, and I can't agree more!
For anyone looking for the best Terminator fanvid ever, watch this one, which debuted at VividCon a couple of days ago.
An interesting post about an East/West difference in expressing emotions through the face in comics. In manga, the eyes are used to express emotion, whereas in U.S. comics, it's the mouth. The article even points out the difference in emoticons used on the Internet, with American teenagers using :) and :( while Asian teenagers use ^_^ and ;_;
In disturbing historical notes, a link via
badgerbag: Rosemary Kennedy's Lobotomy. If you don't believe the blog, check Wikipedia! That shit is for real.OMF, the
*Hopefully the dub is good, and hopefully SciFi won't edit it down so they can insert 10 minutes of commercials per 30 minute programming slot, and I'm not 100% sure why the SciFi Channel chose Monster, as it is not actually science fiction, BUT I'LL TAKE IT.
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I'm so excited about the governor's race! I'm bummed, though, that I can't be involved. Doyle was pretty crappy, I agree. His 180 on whether or not the DNR secretary should be cabinet-level was especially obnoxious. Short-sighted much? I like Sec. Frank a lot, and the secretaries appointed by Thompson and McCallum were okay, but all politics aside, environmental management is such a long-term prospect that having to change secretaries every 4-8 years can shoot some of the more important reform goals in the foot. It was hard enough to change secretaries when both were appointed by the same guy! (Sec. Frank was chosen by Doyle to replace former Sec. Scott Hassett a couple years back.) I seriously hope Doyle can swallow his pride and sign the bill handing it back to the Natural Resources Board before he leaves.
I'd love to see a post from you at some point about the current prospective candidates. Did you ever see or hear much of Lt. Gov. Lawton? Any scuttlebutt on Rep. Kind or Tom Barrett? :3
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I don't know a ton about Lawton/Kind/Barrett, or really Walker for that matter (although for a while he and Green were opponents in the primary until they made Walker bow out).
There have been rumors that Senators Kanavas or Erpenbach might run, though - if that happens, I totally will!