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		<title>Libraries are for Winners</title>
		<link>http://www.drewzilla.org/2008/02/10/libraries-are-for-winners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And by winners, I mean me.  I am now the proud owner of one Chicago Library System card.  It has my name on it and everything.  I&#8217;ve joined the ranks of the free literary-slash-motion-picture review crowd. I was able to borrow 2 movies and 2 books.  I got the movie &#8220;American [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And by winners, I mean me.  I am now the proud owner of one Chicago Library System card.  It has my name on it and everything.  I&#8217;ve joined the ranks of the free literary-slash-motion-picture review crowd. I was able to borrow 2 movies and 2 books.  I got the movie &#8220;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream_(film)" title="American Dream (1990)" target="_blank">American Dream</a>&#8220;, which was all about the unsuccessful employee strike at the Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota (about 30 miles from my hometown) during the mid-80&#8217;s.  I also got &#8220;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Man_%281984_film%29" title="Repo Man (1984)" target="_blank">Repo Man</a>&#8220;, which was a sci-fi punk-music thriller from 1984, about Emilio Estevez&#8217;s character joining the repossession work force and finding a car with a secret in the trunk.  In the book department, I brought home Jimmy Carter&#8217;s &#8220;Beyond the White House&#8221; and since &#8220;Oil! A Novel&#8221; from Upton Sinclair wasn&#8217;t in, I got &#8220;The Jungle&#8221; while I wait for the return.</p>
<p>In other [insert your term for worthless here] news, Heidi Montag (from The Hills fame) frolics on the beach and pitches here new single here (click for the rest):</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://pacificcoastnewsonline.com/2008/02/montagpratt.html" title="Heidi Montag" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.drewzilla.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/gallery_main-montag_pratt_20508_31.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Heidi Montag" /></a></p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://pacificcoastnewsonline.com/2008/02/montagpratt.html" title="Heidi Montag" target="_blank">http://pacificcoastnewsonline.com/2008/02/montagpratt.html</a></p>
<p>Because you care.  Don&#8217;t lie.</p>
<p>In other solid news:  <a href="http://www.barackobama.com/index.php" title="Barack Obama" target="_blank">Barack Obama&#8217;s</a> rise to the Democratic nominee for president continues with a sweep of weekend nominations, taking Washington, Louisiana, Nebraska and Maine, which has now vaulted him into the lead over the Hilldawg.  <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032553/" title="MSNBC" target="_blank">At least on msnbc.com.</a>  <a href="http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/" title="CNN" target="_blank">Not so much on cnn.com.</a>  <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/08/20008.matchups.schneider/index.html" title="Interesting Matchup" target="_blank">He also seems to have the advantage over McCain.</a></p>
<p>As a final note, <a href="http://www.sandwichesofchicago.com/" title="Sandwiches Of Chicago" target="_blank">sandwichesofchicago.com</a> has now been renewed, so keep an eye on it for upcoming changes and improvements!  Dave and I are about to put on some weight, looks like!</p>
<p>Another week of excitement &amp; extreme dedicated hosting sales begin yet again tomorrow.  Early.  Wish me luck!</p>
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		<title>Of Candidates&#8217; Wives, Primaries, Caucuses &amp; Carpathian Look-Alikes</title>
		<link>http://www.drewzilla.org/2008/02/05/of-candidates-wives-primaries-caucuses-carpathian-look-alikes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s Vigo .  Period.  Get used to it.
We (Dave, Travis &#38; I) sat and watched about 6-7 hours of MSNBC coverage of Super Tuesday viewing greatness.  Super Delegates, Obama, Romney, HillBilly, McCain, Ron Paul, Kucinich, his wife (?) etc etc etc.  Barack&#8217;s speaking now.  He&#8217;s so suave.  His tone [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.drewzilla.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/thompsonviggo.JPG" alt="Vigo-Thompson" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center" align="left">&nbsp;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s Vigo .  Period.  Get used to it.</p>
<p>We (Dave, Travis &amp; I) sat and watched about 6-7 hours of MSNBC coverage of Super Tuesday viewing greatness.  Super Delegates, Obama, Romney, HillBilly, McCain, Ron Paul, Kucinich, his wife (?) etc etc etc.  Barack&#8217;s speaking now.  He&#8217;s so suave.  His tone is so rhythmic.  All you want to do is say &#8220;Amen&#8221; after every one of his sentences, due to his spot-on views and standpoints.</p>
<p><span id="more-92"></span>That being said&#8230; his wife is pretty hot/smart, too:</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.drewzilla.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/obama10207_narrowweb__300x3870.jpg" alt="Barack &amp; Michelle" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center">Yeah, I said it.  She&#8217;s very pretty.</p>
<p>YES WE CAN! YES WE CAN!  If you haven&#8217;t seen it yet, you need to:</p>
<p><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jjXyqcx-mYY&amp;rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></p>
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		<title>Football Season is OVER! w00t!</title>
		<link>http://www.drewzilla.org/2008/02/05/football-season-is-over-w00t/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is me caring who won the Super Bowl.
Seriously.  It was a worthless east coast matchup and the only thing I really wanted to see was Brady removed from the game due to being a pretty boy, or the Patriots getting crushed after a loss-less season.  No gigantic loss, but at least the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is me caring who won the Super Bowl.</p>
<p>Seriously.  It was a worthless east coast matchup and the only thing I really wanted to see was Brady removed from the game due to being a pretty boy, or the Patriots getting crushed after a loss-less season.  No gigantic loss, but at least the Giants took em&#8217; down a peg to demoralize them.  Want the funny?  Hellz yes, you do!</p>
<p><a href="http://kissmesuzy.blogspot.com/2008/02/just-quick-reminder-to-patriots-fk-you.html" title="PATRIOTS ARE GUD!" target="_blank">http://kissmesuzy.blogspot.com/2008/02/just-quick-reminder-to-patriots-fk-you.html</a></p>
<p>The party at the Horowitz pad went over very well, as it has for the last 2 before.  Always a good time over at that place with the huge amount of food and booze.  I made Travis &amp; Erin do shots of Crown.  pwn3d.</p>
<p>So it&#8217;s Tuesday.  I&#8217;m sitting on hold with <a href="http://www.vmware.com/" title="VMware" target="_blank">VMware</a>.  I&#8217;ve been sitting here for ~20 minutes so far.  Small-to-Medium Business sales kick ass by their measures, obviously.  I rate their customer service so far at about a 3.2 on a scale of 10.  Please make me wait longer.  It&#8217;s like their Palo Alto, California office was wiped off the face of the planet and only the voice-answering-system was left to function, just so that it can tell me to continue to hold every 2.5 minutes.</p>
<p>Not only is it Tuesday, but it&#8217;s SUPER Tuesday + FAT Tuesday.  So go out and vote, but don&#8217;t forget to wear your beads at the same time.  I was able to cast my ballot this morning before work for Mr. Obama, along with another 10-12 judges I could really care less about.  That committeeman Gillis should be a shoe-in!  That&#8217;s funny, you see, as he was the only possibility on my ballot for that office.  Congrats!</p>
<p>Update: I just gave up after 45 minutes on hold with VMware and hit # to leave a message.  Will I hear back?  Doubtful.  My last email message submitted via the site last week was disregarded, obviously. *SIGH*</p>
<p>Second Update:  Ron from VMware just called back.  He gave me a bunch of pricing outlines, but it was quite confusing and he gave no recommendations and didn&#8217;t push anything in making a purchasing decision right away.  That company really needs some Sales &amp; Customer Service help over there&#8230; sheesh.</p>
<p>Anyway&#8230; back to it.   Wish me luck?</p>
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		<title>Senator Kerry Endorsement &#8211; &#8220;Kiss of Death&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://www.drewzilla.org/2008/01/12/senator-kerry-endorsement-kiss-of-death/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s happened.  Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), today, got up in front of a rally in Charleston, South Carolina and gave a full run-down of exactly why he will be supporting Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic Nomination and Presidential Election:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tIAQGEtJXs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYp1jZUe_ks
Here&#8217;s the video of Obama&#8217;s speech today (forward to 4:00 mark):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36RzwN2UgBE
Interesting stuff&#8230;
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, it&#8217;s happened.  Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts), today, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/10/AR2008011003636.html" title="Washington Post - Charleston Democratic Rally" target="_blank">got up in front of a rally in Charleston</a>, South Carolina and gave a full run-down of exactly why he will be supporting Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic Nomination and Presidential Election:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tIAQGEtJXs" title="Kerry on Obama 1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tIAQGEtJXs</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYp1jZUe_ks" title="Kerry on Obama 2" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYp1jZUe_ks</a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the video of Obama&#8217;s speech today (forward to 4:00 mark):</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36RzwN2UgBE" title="Obama in Charleston" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36RzwN2UgBE</a></p>
<p>Interesting stuff&#8230;</p>
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