Mediocre Man's Opinions for the 29th of November

Here's my opinion of the news today (all courtesy of the bias that is the former MSNBC):

In the news of idea of a John Kerry post as Secretary of State, I kind of have to agree with the Republican Party. But for indirect reasons: the GOP have a voice, and if they don't feel comfortable with having Susan Rice as Secretary of State, then by all means let them choose someone. How about Jon Huntsman? The GOP told him in spirit to get the "f*ck out" of the Presidential race because he was too liberal for the modern day GOP. Gov. Huntsman in my opinion is a Utahan and Republican (both benefits for Obama) who is simply not much of a liability. He has no record that I know of in regards to stupid moves. And he's out of work already, and for him to choose Huntsman might seem desperate, but a sign of bipartianship and an ability to work together would be a good omen for the start of Obama's Part II (or III if you include the Senate) in D.C.

The GOP is still stuck with the idea that "we can't raise taxes on the rich". WABOBS. They deserve to cough up a bit more. Is an additional $5K or $10K going to hurt a millionaire? I don't think so. I could pull the old "Jewish greed" out of my rear on this one. There's no excuse, because Eric Cantor, even this coming January, will still be the only Jewish Republican in Congress. And I can't quite count Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, because she's Episcopalian, even though she votes Jewish on Middle East issues, as she has Jewish heritage. But she breaks with the GOP on most social issues, a product of her personal life and living in LGBT-friendly South Florida. 

I'm feeling a little bit better than I did last year about the direction our nation is heading in. Same-sex marriage has been approved by voters for the first time in American history, heck, I have a hum-ho job, but the future is still bright. '12 was a shitty year, but hopefully '13 will be brighter.

I'll kind of quote Edna Mode on this one. "NO BUYOUTS". (Include her eccentric accent). There's been too much buyout activity over the last few years. Let the little guys get power first.

I'm glad that Mitt Romney's no longer being a sore loser.  At the same time, Obama should use the meeting to judge the Republican mood on the nation. And Congress this coming January should get some kind of talking down to like you would a child. The least productive Congress in six decades? I don't send my representatives to DC to get involved in gridlock.

An easy reason I believe why Windows 8 is off to slow sales: it has a new interface only a new (first time) mother could love. 

Yeah, this is old news, but it illustrates one of my pitfalls in life: I miss being young. I miss high school and I kind of miss being 16. I wish I knew what I knew about socials skills now when I was that age. And hats off to McKayla for getting POTUS to show his soft spot. I couldn't have imagined this happening in a Romney White House. 

Intel doesn't realize that PC gamers need desktops. Try running Flight Simulator X on a laptop. Thought so. I hope this idea is as much a failure as Apple's Copland OS or Windows Vista or the Apple Lisa or the Sega Saturn. And if my processors craps, guess what? I have to replace the entire board! And forget about aftermarket heatsinks (although personally I don't overclock, I use smart cases and I promote proper airflow in my PCs). Hi AMD!!!! :P

From my Facebook wall: "I still don't buy the myth that a laptop is as equally powerful as a desktop PC built today. You can't fit a desktop graphics chip in a laptop, and what happens if the rare occurrence of your motherboard and/or processor crap out? You have to replace the entire unit. And if you realize that the Core i3 you bought isn't powerful enough, you're stuck with it unless you replace the entire board, which will be pricy. I know the Intel Atom MOBOs have BGA integration into the board already, but I'm not going to play TF2 on my nettop."

"This might be another example of me not wanting to move along with computing progress, but DIY repairs and replacements are crucial in my department. But who knows? I am probably overreacting, just as I usually do. And I refuse to use Facebook as a gaming platform."
 
You're too late Air France, Continental got bought out by United and joined the Dark Side. Yes, the Star Alliance is a monopoly in my book.

And New York thinks that one size fits all. AGAIN. And why does New York have to be the messed (or f*cked) up state? If there's a court challenge on the APPR, count me in! There are some cost cutting ideas that I like, one being school districts share administrators (and colleges if all works out). But New York in my eyes is an intimate state in regards to community autonomy. Brushton and Moira are different from Madrid and Waddington, and Liberty is different from Roscoe (two Sullivan County communities)

The Long Dream

Befriending French Canadian flight attendant with an American accent. We chatted about how thin the blankets are on the plane, especially with the plane so cool on the inside. Courtney from a forum I belong to, adding her on Facebook to find her last name began with a "B" and she looked like a black haired twin of another person I know. I also in my dream helped a SUNY Potsdam professor with some psychology thing. And the house in Ferndale, which was almost totally renovated with new windows and the works, right down the hill from a church that was totally renovated as well. Another involved this girl I like, whose name I'm not telling. and we went for a drive and cuddled a little bit. What was supposed to be Stowell Hall looked more like Maxcy from the inside, When the 747 landed, it was in Gdansk, Poland or some Polish city, except it looked more like an Americanized version of Hong Kong, and I was trying to befriend the pilots with aviation jabber, but with no success. And there was this girl's mom who was following me in a full-size Dodge Ram Van, with the girl's younger brother in tow.

That's the dream I had one night. It was nice though.

Common courtesy for the Aspergian/Aspie #1

Okay, I know this is a sticky topic, but I want to be frank.

I can't really tell if you have a crush on me. I have a hard time reading body language most of the time and thus, if you were trying to somehow flirt with me I couldn't tell if your flirt was sincere.

The moral of the story: if you have a crush on me, let me know!!! Send me a Facebook message, email, text message, you name it!

Oh, and on another note, my eye is very uncomfortable. I got scratched by my cat earlier this morning. My bottom eyelid is scarred.