okay, so, linkblogging is st00pid, but

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Here, have some links with comments:

I like zark's summary of the of the Iraq Study Group report. Clickie like you wanna.

The Council on Foreign Relations has weighed in on American oil consumption as a national security question; Independent Task Report nr. 58 is online here. They stay away from directly addressing the over all total-liquids plateau/peak question, but they talk specifically about the end of cheap oil, and note how badly our strategic position is affected, particularly with regard to the major oil producers. The Oil Drum as their commentary here but I've said it before and I've said it again; don't live car-bound. Seriously. I'm not saying don't have a car; I have a car. I also have a truck. I use one of them once, maybe twice a week. But I don't depend on them. Have options. Encourage local development and retrofit to build in options for you, too.

I'm not going to post a direct link because I don't want a clam attack to take it out, but your favourite video clip site (not google) has the actual orientation film for the Super Adventure Club online, in four parts. Searching for it from within said site should be pretty easy for you, and omg t3h crazy. I particularly enjoy the first reel and its North Korean Dear Leader-esque personality cult rapturing about, well, you know who.

Oh, and you've probably heard that wii have a problem holding on to controllers. Best domain name I've seen all year. spazzkat is on a waiting list for a Wii at the GameCrazy down in the shops, so hopefully one will come in before too long, and we can break our windows too! Oh wait that's bad.

Today's (Wednesday's) Miles: 1.6
Miles out of Hobbiton: 1435.9
Miles out of Rivendell: 977.9
Miles out of Lothlórien: 523.9
Miles past Rauros Falls: 106.0
Miles to Isengard: 355.7

Sorry there haven't been any CWUs yet this week; it's the last week before finals and all the assignments are due. I'll put one together Friday at the latest. The biggest stinks going on right now in the US: the last-minute attempt to push some anti-abortion legislation through Congress before the Democrats take over in January, more War On Christmas bullshit, and most of all, how Mary Cheney and her lesbian partner's baby are going to destroy America. The biggest thing outside the US - that I haven't covered yet - is a new Creationist movement in Africa trying to get museums to hide fossil findings that contradict their religious beliefs. Fun!

In anime news, RahXephon doesn't actually stop getting any less fucked up as it goes along. That's pretty cool. I want to make a TERRA uniform to wear at conventions. ^_^