September 2004 Archives

While I am a complete amateur at political wonkery, I will nonetheless offer a quick prediction for the evening's debate.

W will be incredibly smug, glib, will laugh at everything Kerry says and will make at least one major verbal faux pas, and yet will win the debate handily, making Kerry look like a dink. Bush will have a stock line prepared for when Kerry spends 5 minutes answering a yes/no question. Kerry will attack Bush for his grip on reality, but I suspect Rove and company are waiting for this and will have a line prepared there too. In general, the debate will be controlled by W and Kerry will look like an afterthought.

So we will see how incredibly wrong I am soon.

First, In case there's any confusion:

For Further Information (Let's me know how well investigated my links are.)

Secondly, another plug on behalf of Chuck and Clif's show at the Improv Inferno in Ann Arbor. It's a fun night, drink specials, and an opportunity to see an artform you may not be familiar with.

Chuck and Clif were really rolling last Thursday when I was there, it was a great show. But still, I think they've totally got the ability to get even better. So if you can get a chance one of the next 3 Thursdays then head out to see them, you won't be dissapointed. Already seen the show? Go back, it will be completely different.

One critique: While I dig the whole "cat fight" competition thing, 2 half-hour performances is a bit short for a night of entertainment. And given the skills of the players involved, it seems like it would be really easy to add a half-hour to 45 minutes of short-form gamey stuff to round out the night, using the two teams together. It's only $5, I know, but if the place is gonna stay open until bar close, but the entertainment is done in less than an hour it seems a waste, what with the stage in the middle of the place and all.

Anyway, go.

Just wanted to make a quick announcement. I might be out of touch for a little while. Maybe a long while.

While I've linked to it several times, I've never spoken directly about Wikipedia, which is one of the most important sites on the net (and with the greatest potential). It also could use your help.

I honestly don't think it will translate very well, but I hope I'm wrong.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6019003/

If you've never experienced Longform Improvisation, you really should get out and do so. And look at this, here's your chance:

Quoted from Chuck:

Starting Thursday, Sept 16th, Men in Shirts will be debuting their new, two
man longform "The Abyss" at the Improv Inferno's (www.improvinferno.com)
"Cat Fight" in Ann Arbor. They spent the summer working on their deepest
and darkest improv in preparation for this show and they are now ready now
to unveil it to you, their favorite fans and audience members. They will be
pitting this new form in a competitive format against T.P.R.O.F as Improv
Inferno's first guest competitors.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a
monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into
you."
--Friedrich Nietzsche

If you're not particularly familiar with Longform, let me try to fill you in (and reassure you that it has little in common with "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

The British Version of course:

Jeff: "I'm very tense around apples. Actually, I'm very tense in general, I think I've just fallen into the trap of blaming it on fruit."

Only one more week of pointless crappy football before the real thing starts. Hooray! It's about time.

Two men are walking their dogs down the street and decide to stop into a bar.
...
The man looks puzzled and says, "What? They gave me a Chihuahua!?!"