Wednesday, November 29, 2006
These past few weeks have not been kind for myself and other fellow travelers. Having finally reached an acceptable level of sobriety, I found something that has lifted my spirits higher than a Clinton at a college party.
I'm talking of course about Orson Scott Card's new book Empire (Amazon link).
Now I'm not normally a reader, but I'm definitely going to make an exception for this. Just look at the description:
When the president and vice-president are killed by domestic terrorists (of unknown political identity), a radical leftist army calling itself the Progressive Restoration takes over New York City and declares itself the rightful government of the United States. Other blue states officially recognize the legitimacy of the group, thus starting a second civil war. Card's heroic red-state protagonists, Maj. Reuben "Rube" Malek and Capt. Bartholomew "Cole" Coleman, draw on their Special Ops training to take down the extremist leftists and restore peace to the nation...
"A disturbing look at a possible future" indeed.
Now I haven't actually read any passages yet, but Empire definitely gets the Vampire Joe McCarthy Seal of Approval for Novel of the Year for the next five years. You owe it to yourselves to purchase and read this book.
McC out.
current mood: current music: shoanna z - liberal democrat education is wack jazzed
sobriety, France, surrender, Empire, Orson, Scott, cards, speculafiction, novel, books, extremist liberals, terrorism, civil war, january
Saturday, November 18, 2006
GEORGEFRIGGENALLEN1952: HELL DAMN SHIT ASS BITCH BUTT MACACA
VampireJMcCarthy: ???
GEORGEFRIGGENALLEN1952: i'm getting so drunk right
VampireJMcCarthy: me too
VampireJMcCarthy: What's the occasion?
GEORGEFRIGGENALLEN1952: oh it's beena rough coupla weeks joe
GEORGEFRIGGENALLEN1952: real rough
VampireJMcCarthy: Really?
VampireJMcCarthy: what happened
GEORGEFRIGGENALLEN1952: .....
GEORGEFRIGGENALLEN1952: oh I don't know Joe
GEORGEFRIGGENALLEN1952: MAYBE THE FUCKING ELECTION?????
VampireJMcCarthy:
VampireJMcCarthy: election?
current mood: current music: r.e.m. - it's the end of the world as we know it surprise
george, allen, aol instant messenger, drunk, alcohol, election
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Someone please remind me why this guy is considered the king of the tech blogosphere again
current mood: current music: strauss - danube wave waltz confused
blogosphere, uhh, internet exploring, king, blogarchy
Friday, November 03, 2006
The U.S. Military is the greatest military in the world, even if it has been infiltrated by Communists
current mood: current music: sufjan stevens - dumb i sound morally offended
john, kerry, communists, military, french, democrats, losers, foot, mouth, why the long face john