Temptations

So, we had a great dinner tonite for Shahrukh's birthday. Unfortunately, late in the meal (which was fully cooked in most cases), the conversation turned away from Shahrukh to various other subjects. Of most interest to you, reader, is the conversation we had about our "lusts" in the CS department. Many were real, but most weren't. Unfortunately, one anonymous person decided that he or she would blackmail me if I posted their identity. So, we'll just list the remaining quotations anonymously and using "aliases":
1. "That shrimp was succulent."
2. "*name* is a machine!"
3. "SR (tough my ...) is the hottest person in the department" (said by someone who may, or may not, work on Strata.)
4. "(in unison) Malathi" (one of the two saying that in unison may, or may not, have been the birthday boy himself)
5. "DB IS HOT!"

All in all, it was quite a night. Many of us revealed man crushes (okay, that was just me) and others tried to pay the waiter in exact change (again, that was just me).

I guess the take home idea today is this: when you roll into a place wearing a tshirt and a fleece jacket, the waitresses are bound to think you are hot!

CNN

I know that I am biased, however CNN had by far the best coverage tonite. The video wall at the Marketsite was absolutely incredible. It puts all the other networks to shame -- including the distant second place contestant NBC and Democracy Plaza. Btw, didn't they make it look like that map they used to use on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

Dan Rather on CBS had a physical map and a pencil. Hey Dan, Walter Cronkite called and he wants his election night technology back.

Overall, Wolf Blitzer gained big points with me tonite. Professional the whole time and factually accurate the entire night. Compared with miscues at MSNBC and Fox News (surprise, huh?), CNN is gold. I must say, however, Larry King has to have long since lost his mind. I didn't see this, but it was reported that he asked Wolf Blitzer how many representatives were in the Senate. He has been argumentative with both Carlos Watson and Jeff Greenfield the entire night. I was hoping that Wolf would drop him with an open handed slap.

If you wanna read very interesting commentary about the coverage, check out http://www.tvnewser.com.

As Peter Jennings would say, "can you say Ohio with a Floridian accent"?

Will

Disturbing

Walking to class today I saw this written on a wall using chalk:
Kerry heart's Al Qaeda.

Okay, that's just wrong and disturbing. So, I figured that if conservatives are allowed to make things up, I'll make up something of my own. Here goes.

So, do you know why we haven't seen either Don Rumsfeld or Sadam Hussein lately? Is it because Rummy's been making the administration look bad? Is it because Sadam is under lock and chain in Iraq? No on both guesses. In fact, Rummy and Hussein have been enjoying long walks on the Iraqi beaches and picnics in the beautiful heartland of Northern Iraq. Imagine this conversation:
Rumsfeld: Isn't this wine wonderful? What a view too!
Sadam: Yes, amazing. As a matter of fact, I gassed the Kurds right over there.

How sad.

Happy election day.