Yes.

I have a yellow lab / beagle mix. He likes to play fetch and go hiking and snuggle. He's the greatest dog in the history of the whole world.

None, personally.

This isn't a question... or is it?

pretty much.

Yup.

I don't know who Steve Wilkos is... Was that Springer's old bodyguard? Do I have to pick, they both seem awful.

It's June! Go pick flowers! I'm going to go take Oliver on a walk and photograph cute houses in my new neighborhood. Or... you could book a plane ticket to Portland and play with myself and Ms. Smith. Just a thought :)

I heard about this magical place where dogs are treated better than people, everything is vegetarian-friendly, you can walk or take public transit and it's actually affordable. I visited and decided I liked it a lot. I also found a beautiful house in my price range. As my current job allows for me to telecommute, I am not required to live in a specific area and thought it would be in my best interests to move to a city that seems incredibly vibrant and interesting.

I was generally unimpressed with the Bay Area -- at least in regards to apartments and parking and safety. The culture is nice, but I cannot take my dog to a concrete jungle. And for that kind of money, I should live in New York again (which would be cruel to my dog-child). I do not enjoy the middle of the country and had no desire for Boston or DC so Portland seemed like a reasonable choice. And Los Angeles and I are currently on a break.

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Absolutely not. I understand why people would want to see it (actually I don't because I don't like snuff films or gore), but I think acting in a brutish manner will only cement further disdain towards the United States by the people who are already basically looking for reasons to hate us. And I think one of the smartest things they did was give Osama bin Laden a burial appropriate to his religion. If anything, it shows that Obama's government is significantly different and more respectful than Bush's towards our those we fight.

Yeah, sorry buddy, I'm not an emoticon user (unless it's required by work). Why don't you just tell them to keep their ick indoors, in a dark room, where it doesn't offend others? Or block them. Or look away.

You could go Cathy and give them a classic ACK! Or better yet, create an image of Ackbar and Jeff from Life in Hell. It's simple, passive aggressive and takes a beat to get the reference. Done!

Mom? Oh, this is the question of the day. Fuck if I know, TV's been around longer than anyone in my life right now. And the Internet has been pacifying me since the early 90s, maybe even late 80s.

I used to think I wanted to be a research biologist, but then I realized I wanted to be a research biologist on TV.

THIS IS A HORRIBLE QUESTION. NEVER SPEAK ILL OF TELEVISION AGAIN.

no.

Awhile ago. 2 or 3 years? I lived in Los Angeles for awhile so it was rather difficult to find someone who could read AND hold a conversation AND hold my attention. Usually they were pretty and dumb or smart and creepy... so I stayed inside (unless I was hiking). Or pretty and 23 and functionally illiterate. Yeah, I'm sure those are sad excuses, but I worked *a lot* and don't drink and drive so that seriously limited my options.

Wow, that just really justified my ideas of moving to the Bay.

Living in Santa Rosa again. Trying to get a new gig, either in the Bay or in LA. Hiking, watching TV, puzzles... But I'm back with my puppy again, so it's pretty good. Plus I'm avoiding city during fire season, haha.

Don, standard. His recent bout of skeeviness has not detracted from his remarkable handsomeness. Roger's probably passed out from all the Stoli. Plus, he's married and I'm no home wrecker.