big news, little news

i've definitely spent too long online, so i'm taking a break to watch television instead :P

i took out my ski jacket and my brolly, made use of a pair of boots i bought ages ago and barely wear, grabbed a cup of coffee and walked north, whistling seether - fine again. it was beautiful, in the light rain, still lit by the occasional lightning flash and by relaxed faces all along the way.

i ran into the girl i bladed behind a couple of weeks ago, and we had a quick chat about the weather, about how cruel not being able to blade is, about next week's race... i was rather embarrassed to not have remembered her name. she's quite pretty, and i wondered for the second time if the reason that we never talk is because she seems unapproachable, or because i do.

breakfast with karnaf was great - we had a lot to talk about. the waitress was very pleasant - to look at, too - and the food was exactly right. it was during final tea that a university friend walked in with his gorgeous girlfriend, and we had a quick chat that was awkward because *i* kept talking in hebrew - it's automatic with him, and she doesn't speak any. not cool.

the walk back was pleasant. here are some links, some important, and some pretty.

important: sometimes, governments forget that they're supposed to control the people, not serve them. if your aim is to control, you simply can't hire intelligent, honest, educated people to fill potentially controversial posts.
i mean, who knew that he would go against the party line in favour of reality?!

didn't we learn anything from nixon?! he thought the war on drugs would protect the united states from moral decline. he was wrong. the irony? we resort to worse things to fill the gap that's left by not doing something that comes naturally to us.

pretty: i'm a big fan of twisp & catsby, and the penny arcade halloween special is magnificent!

the obscure: i watched top gear's robin reliant shuttle episode in january - it's ingenious!

and i was just reminded of yael deckelbaum doing a terrific cover of me and bobby mcgee last night :)