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No doubt you’ve seen the most recent cover of The New Yorker. You know the one — the one with the Obamas on the cover.
CBC has a decent-sized version of the cover, plus coverage. Various writers respond.
While I can kinda understand the intent of the cover — lampooning all the garbage that has been thrown at the Obamas — I think the cartoonist responsible could’ve done a better job. I don’t see the humour in it at all.
Excite News - Senate bows to Bush, approves surveillance bill
In a word: WHAT?! I swear; Congress can be very spineless sometimes. And I mean VERY spineless.
Layout #23 is up, finally! Quite a few updates and changes have been made to the site overall.
Check out the new and improved savepolaroid.com, courtesy of Dave Bias, who has put in quite a lot of time on it. So send him a warm thanks or even better, a pack of film!
There are still a few things to iron out and we have all sorts of ideas for useful and fun content to add, including a sticker contest, instructional videos and more. Send us your ideas!
http://www.savepolaroid.com/
I’m doing three sets of Friday Five questions this time.
First, the two sets from the Livejournal Friday Five community…
Theme: International Travel
1. You have the summer and plenty of money to travel abroad. Where all would you go?
London, France (mainly Paris), Australia (mainly Sydney and Melbourne, I think), then British Columbia (Canada).
2. What foods would you be sure you got to eat?
Um…I don’t know. I’d probably ask for suggestions.
3. What landmarks would you be sure you got to see?
Most of the usual suspects — Big Ben, London Bridge, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, Sydney Opera House,…that sort of thing.
4. What airline would you use?
Whatever one was available, I suppose.
5. Would your knowledge of other languages influence where you went? (i.e. would you be more likely to go to France if you spoke French)
I’ve retained some French; and I’d bring an English-French/French-English dictionary with me. Aside from that, the other places I chose have English as their main language; the only thing I’d have to be concerned about is understanding slang. ;)
Theme: USA Road Trip
1. Who would you take with you on a road trip?
I’m not sure I’d take anyone, oddly enough.
2. What states would you visit?
The rest of New England (New Hampshire, Vermont, Mass, Connecticut, Rhode Island), New York, Pennsylvania, some of the midwest, and then the west coast (Washington, Oregon, Cali).
3. What national parks and/or monuments would you go see?
I have no idea.
4. Las Vegas: Overrated or a Must-See?
A little overrated. I’ve not really cared much about visiting Vegas.
5. How long would you be gone?
A while. ;) Seriously; I don’t know.
The theme for today at Friday5.org is “Machinery”.
1. What was the last thing you purchased from a vending machine?
I don’t remember. Probably a bottle of water or a bag of chips. I don’t know.
2. What was the last thing you made copies of on a photocopier?
Sheet music.
3. When did you last use a pay telephone?
About four years ago in Toronto.
4. How often do you visit an automatic teller machine?
Not very often. Usually it’s to activate a new ATM/Debit card.
5. Which of your daily tasks would you most like to see automated?
I wish the house was self-cleaning; but I don’t think that’s going to happen. ;)
