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May 17, 2007

The Skippy Stalin Interview, Abridged

[On August 28 and 29 of last year, I interviewed the famous Skippy Stalin of the blog Eat Every Sandwich. What follows are some highlights from that interview.] more...

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May 14, 2007

Publicola Interview

Who was that brilliant thinker who said this?:

Listen, i'm not saying i think people should have rushed him or anything like that. If i was unarmed, and i was a guy, i'm not sure i would have had the guts to rush him. Even if a couple of other guys went with me. In the spur of the moment, I can understand hesitating, who wants to be the one guy who gets shot so the others can jump him? Bravery like that doesn't exist in our culture anymore, as Professor Librescu demonstrated. What i am saying is that one guy with a gun could have stopped the whole thing. And every. body. fucking. knows. It. One guy. Because, think about it... If you're unarmed, it takes a hell of a lot of guts to jump a guy with two guns, but if you're sitting in that room, and you know you've got a gun in your pocket there is absolutely no way you're not going to use it. How could you live with yourself if 32 people die and you know you could have stopped it? You'd have to intervene. Whereas, unarmed people don't have that kind of motivation. They are more likely to wait for the Librescus of the world to save them.

Guess who.

Update: Part 2 is here.

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1 Ah, yes, the Germanic thing. Must be some truth to it. One of my favorite expressions is "Put a gun in the hands of a German and he will turn towards France."

Posted by: shelly at May 14, 2007 07:43 AM (2nDll)

2 I liked her point about how the psychos would just resort to producing home-made explosives, if guns were banned. Random YouTube of the Day: "USP Cameo (also with UnShaved Pits)"

Posted by: reagan80 at May 14, 2007 09:37 AM (iXkL1)

3 Mighty proud of you, Annie. Six days. Shit, I'm getting all verklempt.

Posted by: Matt at May 14, 2007 11:31 AM (10G2T)

4 Annika, Wouldn't the same be accomplished and more reliably if every building had at least one armed officer patrolling at ALL times? I am not suggesting that I support that idea but you gun slingers would think nothing of instituting such measures to save thirty people a year in a country of 300 million but are nonplussed each morning by 60 dead IraqiÂ’s and 3-5 GIÂ’s. Maybe there should be gun stations similar to fire extinguisher cabinets in school rooms. The teachers could be trained and given a key so they might shoot the ChoÂ’s of America. A police state at home must be some kind of antidote to the fear the GWOT induces. The RW mentality strives for increased protection and militarism and willingly goes smiling down the slippery slope toward Fascism rather than allocating greater funds to increase mental health services. We know Cho was in the system and 1. Should not have been allowed to buy a gun and 2. Had social services been more proactive and had more practitioners he might have been properly treated. The point about other means that a sicko might employ is not a strong one for gun defense nor does it convince me that this is not a particularly American phenomenon. Bombs are not effective unless they are made with some skill and are not easy to hide. Without high explosives they are pretty crappy and most pipe bomb makers only have access to gunpowder from emptying bullets or fire crackers. The Columbine kids may have had pipe bombs but it is another thing to say they would have been lethal and that the attack would have gone fwd if there were no guns available. Furthermore, bombs do not give these killers the same psychological involvement that guns do. The actual shooting is very important. A satisfying release of rage and compensation for feelings of sexual inadequacy do not come from detonating a bomb. Why do you think women so rarely commit gun crime?

Posted by: Strawman at May 14, 2007 03:43 PM (et8nf)

5 "We know Cho was in the system and 1. Should not have been allowed to buy a gun and 2. Had social services been more proactive and had more practitioners he might have been properly treated." shoulda coulda woulda is exactly my point. He wasn't supposed to have a gun, yet he had two. We rely on the system to protect us and the system turns out to be incompetent. Why can't we rely on ourselves instead? Oh I like your idea about gun stations, actually.

Posted by: annika at May 14, 2007 04:09 PM (zAOEU)

6 Correct as usual lady. This was the first thing I thought when I heard about the shootings. As an eternal optomist I'd like to think there are still those who would have jumped this guy, but you may be right.

Posted by: Mike C. at May 14, 2007 04:51 PM (2nDll)

7 "A police state at home must be some kind of antidote to the fear the GWOT induces. The RW mentality strives for increased protection and militarism and willingly goes smiling down the slippery slope toward Fascism..." Do you make this shit up, hoping to get a good laugh? (Cuz sometimes you are hilarious. Really.) How a person gets from a citizen exercising his/her 2nd Amendment right to defend him/herself to a slippery slope towards fascism is beyond me. Citizens living in democracies, Straw, avoid totalitarianism (i.e. communism, fascism) by the very fact that they are allowed to exercise freedoms such as the 2nd amendment. Interesting how left-wing totalitarian societies always manage to get the guns out of the hands of the people very quickly. (The Left never wants a challenge to State power.) Straw, I issued you this challenge about a couple of years back and you failed miserably. You only have a few days left, so maybe you can figure it out this time: Please define fascism and then demonstrate how we are slipping down that slope. I'm betting you can't answer the first part of the challenge and the second challenge really can't be answered intelligently because it is not happening. Well, at least not until gov't lovers like you take over and decide you know better than the average citizen. God help us from all you people who think we are too stupid to take care of ourselves.

Posted by: blu at May 14, 2007 04:51 PM (o6U00)

8 you gun slingers would think nothing of instituting such measures to save thirty people a year in a country of 300 million but are nonplussed each morning by 60 dead IraqiÂ’s and 3-5 GIÂ’s. Start right off with the non-sequitor yeah! Who needs a fucking warm-up? Appetizers are for pussies. And your pious "concern" for the GI's is as fake and transparent as a Hitlery Cuntlin smile. You HATE soldiers and every part of the military (except for being government paid). Soldiers discern between right and wrong - make a stand - and fight for it too. Plus, at least 80% of them vote Republican. Yeah, leftists LOVE the troops. We can so feel your genuine care and good intentions. The RW mentality strives for increased protection and militarism and willingly goes smiling down the slippery slope toward Fascism rather than allocating greater funds to increase mental health services *Godwin Alert* "First they came for the shrinks, then the loonies, and then everyone else! If only we listened to that brilliant sage Straw!" *Weeps uncontollably as Halliburton jackboots throw all the humanoids into the ovens* The actual shooting is very important. A satisfying release of rage and compensation for feelings of sexual inadequacy do not come from detonating a bomb. No wonder this sage is so afraid of them coming for the shrinks, HE'S GOT THE ANSWERS! Freud is alive! Hookers for every psycho! No more crime!

Posted by: Radical Redneck at May 14, 2007 11:50 PM (Jq2oa)

9 RR, Yes indeed, soldiers know from right and wrong. You want to explain the 25 civilians they slaughtered in a vicious rampage in Haditha? Or how they concocted stories about the bravery of J.Lynch and Pat Tillman? Very brave, very forthright. Yes, right and wrong are definitely getting a workout in Iraq. I don't hate soldiers Red, I hate what they do. Soldiers are fabricated by government. Young men and women who are fresh from their proms and hitting the bong in their parentÂ’s basement make a career choice. They are not soldiers. They are generally nice kids, a little dim for the most part with the concomitant opportunities, but harmless until their government juices them up with lies, false notions about the global struggle and their role in it, gives them a purpose they lacked six months ago, promises of high tech training, travel and college assistance. Then gives them a weapon, body armor, and a haircut and sends them to some godforsaken shithole and tells them they're on an important mission from god that's linked to protecting the folks back home. Then they get to do bad, morally reprehensible things and think they are doing good and have become better people for it. Some get to be killed, more get maimed and they think it has a purpose. They get shipped back either in a box that nobody is allowed to see, or a hospital plane and are left in the hands of the VA where they disappear into the back wards of Walter Reed. And the fucking republicans accuse the Dems of not supporting the troops because they are insisting that they be spared all of this. Although, now there are many soldiers and more every day that are coming to the realization that they have been duped. That this war had NOTHING to do with the GWOT and was an attempt by America to reposition its influence over ME resources in the fight with China. That is the real fight of the 21st. century. We will always be skirmishing with the Islamists who will never quite the struggle regardless of how many you kill. But China is a relentless force with a long view that seriously threatens the underpinnings of our way of life and our PBF

Posted by: Strawman at May 15, 2007 10:06 AM (et8nf)

10 "You want to explain the 25 civilians they slaughtered in a vicious rampage in Haditha?" Conviction first, trial afterward? Not to mention that it is the military holding them accountable in the first place.

Posted by: MarkD at May 15, 2007 01:14 PM (5vbH6)

11 Mark, The facts seem pretty clear, and yes trial first, but the outcome seems like it will only be a question of sentencing. The military is holding them ONLY because someone squealed and a reporter followed up. The local comamders were content to put through a report that they all died as a result of the same IED that killed the two GI's in the first place in spite of the inconsistant wounds on the civilians. Lying is the first thing that goes on in this military, then the truth leaks out, then they get promoted out of the area. Its the real Bush doctrine.

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June 23, 2006

The King And I

If I had an internet messenger chat with Larry King, i think it might go a little bit like this:

larrykinglive: tonight, a journey from private heartbreak to internet superstardom with annika. she shares memories and family secrets and more in an emotional hour next on LARRY KING LIVE
annikagyrl: wha?
larrykinglive: hello annika!
annikagyrl: who are you?
larrykinglive: A great pleasure to welcome to LARRY KING LIVE, annika becker, of annika's journal, we'll get to your calls in a moment. but first annika, why blogging?
annikagyrl: what do you mean?
larrykinglive: did it surprise you how popular blogs have become?
annikagyrl: is that you Jason? cut it out.
larrykinglive: you were diagnosed as bi-polar schizophrenic with homicidal tendencies as a child. did that affect you growing up?
annikagyrl: wha? are you on something dude?
larrykinglive: do you enjoy blogging?
annikagyrl: umm yeah
larrykinglive: speaking of um yeah, he'll be our guest on LARRY KING LIVE tomorrow night. we're on with annika becker of annika's journal. Do you get many trolls?
annikagyrl: actually the people who comment at my site are mostly all nice... there was this one guy who..
larrykinglive: ...let's take some calls. pompano beach florida, hello
callerdude: hi annika, big fan here
larrykinglive: did you have a question for our guest?
annikagyrl: this is really weird. are you sure you're not some kind of bot?
callerdude: I just wanted to say that you're just great. Up until you i found you, I was reading margret cho's blog but you totally set me straight,
annikagyrl: oh that's good. i'm glad you stopped reading that awful blog
callerdude: oh no i read you both, i think youre both just great
larrykinglive: do you enjoy reading other people's blogs?
annikagyrl: yes, i try to whenever i can,
larrykinglive: barbra streisand has a blog
annikagyrl: does she, i didn't think she did
larrykinglive: marvelous voice don't you think
annikagyrl: well, i guess, she's not one of my favorites
larrykinglive: rosie o'donnell has a blog it's very funny
annikagyrl: it's horrible, she's a terrible writer
larrykinglive: have you ever thought about entering politics?
annikagyrl: actually when i was little, i wanted to be president
larrykinglive: the first lesbian president...
annikagyrl: im not a lesbian
larrykinglive: it says here you're a lesbian
annikagyrl: where?
larrykinglive: on your blog
annikagyrl: i think you must be looking at rosie's blog
larrykinglive: oh your right, i am. Austin texas, you're on with annika becker
callerchick: yes hello annika, i'm a bi-polar schizophrenic with homicidal tendencies too, i was wondering if you had any drug recommendations?
larrykinglive: any drug recommendations... annika?
annikagyrl: drug recommendations? but i am not a schizophrenic, i don't know why you said that, i think you're on drugs
larrykinglive: did you enjoy rehab?
annikagyrl: what the fucxx?
larrykinglive: many talented people suffer from mental disorders. Next week, Tom Cruise will be on the show. Let's get another call. Mapleside Maryland, hello...
confusedcaller: hello annika
annikagyrl: hello
confusedcaller: first i want to say i love you and i think you're great
annikagyrl: well thanks
confusedcaller: is there any chance you might try to qualify for another PGA event?
larrykinglive: another PGA in your future annika?
annikagyrl: i'm not that annika
larrykinglive: michelle wie can really hit the ball, are you two friends?
annikagyrl: i dont even play golf
larrykinglive: right now we go to west chenango, new york. hello
liberalcaller: i think you're a worthless no-talent whore and a shill, you're bad for america, and only an idiot cares what you say. i'm going to have a party the day you quit, which i hope is soon because i cant fucking stand you and you make me sick
annikagyrl: well, i don't know how to respond to that...
liberalcaller: actually i was talking to larry
larrykinglive: Next week Celine Dion! we have time for one more call. Rubidoux, California, hello
annikagyrl: i love the name of that town
larrykinglive: don't you? it's fun to say. rubidoux rubidoux rubidoux
rubycaller: hello annika?
larrykinglive: rubidoux ruby rubidoux
annikagyrl: lol
rubycaller: i was wondering annika, what's the deal with the pumpkin?
larrykinglive: that's all the time we have. Tomorrow night on LARRY KING WEEKEND, we'll talk with Bill Maher. Boy, can he tell a joke, right annika.
annikagyrl: not really
larrykinglive: Until then, arrivaderci.

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June 22, 2005

Liveblogging The Bug-Eyed Bride Interview (With Casca)

And for the record, letting somebody think somebody they love is dead, when they're not, is quite cruel.
―Kill Bill, Vol. 2

In what was most likely a really bad idea, i decided to ask Casca to help me live-blog the Jennifer Wilbanks interview that aired last night with Kiki Kouric on NBC.

But i'll be damned if i'm going to waste an hour of my life (and Casca's) live-blogging that shit and not post about the stupid thing.

You've probably already heard the main sound bite from the show. The bride took a bottle of pills on the bus with her, but decided "not to play God." Someone needs to tell John Mason that any girl who considered killing herself rather than marrying him, may not be "the one." Cut your losses dude.

Anyway, here's some excerpts from my IM critique with Casca: more...

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February 23, 2005

TP Interview Part II

Hey all. Part two of Tony Pierce's interview with me is up. Thanks for the love Tony! We really get into some shit this time: Bukowski, the French, smoking Wead, neocons and wmd, Nathanael West, trekkies and Wil Wheaton, to name a few.

Here's part one, in case you missed it. Topics that time included .pdf manipulation, Ana Marie Cox, rabbits in space, my ex's, and the Gannon brothers.

Between Matt's and Tony's interviews and my own 100 things list, i don't think there's anything you don't know about me. Except for my current hair color, maybe.

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1 "no really, im serious, this is not just ass-kissing" Coulda fooled me. Good Gawd, had to get 25% of the way in before you stopped blithering for a minute, but then you went right back. I couldn't read past half way.

Posted by: Casca at February 22, 2005 11:18 PM (cdv3B)

2 Except for my current hair color, maybe. You put that in there just to drive me nuts, didn't you?

Posted by: Victor and his seventeen pet rats at February 23, 2005 05:02 AM (L3qPK)

3 Sheesh, I'm with Casca. Sorry, Annie, but if he's said Earth is flat I think you'd have said, "yah, that's what I always say." (And BTW, the French are total surrender monkeys, precisely because they held off the Central Powers for four years. It broke them, and they haven't been the same since.)

Posted by: Matt at February 23, 2005 07:03 AM (SIlfx)

4 annika, thanks so much for the chance to interview you. i hope you saw some of the comments my readers left you on my blog. im sorry your readers arent as interested in a free-thinking woman the way mine are. although you and i disagree on many things i think that interview came across so well because we weren't trying to bash each other over the heads with our differring ideals, instead we just *gasp* talked. what a pleasure. thanks again!

Posted by: tony at February 23, 2005 09:27 AM (taWQW)

5 So... you're saying the earth isn't flat? ;-)

Posted by: annika at February 23, 2005 09:30 AM (zAOEU)

6 Dammit womin! Quitcher backtalk, take off them shews an' git back in th' kitchen!

Posted by: Matt at February 23, 2005 10:57 AM (SIlfx)

7 Congratulations on your interview! I loved it. And made it all the way through it!

Posted by: Amy Bo Bamy at February 23, 2005 11:16 AM (RpVKX)

8 Annie, Got to agree with Casca here - serious ass kissing. We all love you because you're free thinking, so what caused this exchange: dumbtp: and then one guy becomes a great president, and the other guy becomes a two-term president xxxx annika xxxxx: exactly, If I'm not mistaken you agreed that Billy Jeff was a great prez. Please, say it aint so!

Posted by: Pursuit at February 23, 2005 03:29 PM (VqIuy)

9 That's one of the drawbacks of IM communication and transcription. My "exactly" referred to the earlier point that kids get mixed messages regarding the dangers of mj, not that BC was a "great president." A belief, which i do not share with TP. See e.g. this post, and this post. Btw Casca, you must be lovin this. Why, it was just the other day when it seemed everybody was disagreeing with you!

Posted by: annie at February 23, 2005 04:11 PM (zAOEU)

10 I was well aware of your feelings re: Billy Jeff. It just seemed the Tony Pierce guy (who is he anyway?) felt he had a breakthrough. Good to see the Republic remains safe. Casca is a good man. A good man who knows nothing about single malt!

Posted by: Pursuit at February 23, 2005 06:15 PM (VqIuy)

11 It's refreshing to see two people with differing political views not shout at each other. It's refreshing to see two people who don't fit into the standard "left"/"right" straitjackets.

Posted by: Ontario Emperor at February 23, 2005 06:37 PM (muth+)

12 Aye Pursuit, ya ponsy bastard. I gah enou single malt in me right now ta keep me pickled until the second comin!! Anni, I find no pleasure in my failures, or the failures of those I love, of whom you are one. All you need know about the French can be delved in four hours of watching, "The Sorrow and the Pity". If you haven't seen it, then your education is deficient.

Posted by: Casca at February 23, 2005 08:47 PM (cdv3B)

13 crap. that's what you said when you found out i hadn't seen The Razor's Edge.

Posted by: annika at February 23, 2005 10:26 PM (EXs8t)

14 From an anonymous review on Amazon: "Ophuls(Director)presents Vichy as a colossal moral failure by the French people, a collapse of character that haunts them to this very day. (Ophuls couldn't get French financing for the film, and then state-run French television refused to show it.) He shatters forever the myth that all the French were in the Resistance. "Sorrow" and "pity" are the very words one uses to define "tragedy"; "tragedy" is the word you must use to describe the French experience of World War II. This film is a solemn reminder of the dangers of appeasing or collaborating with fascism, and it's more relevant than ever."

Posted by: Casca at February 24, 2005 06:00 AM (cdv3B)

15 That exchange (re: The Slick One) was one of the ones that I had in mind as well. My apologies for doubting you, Annie. And by the way, you've been officially nominated for GOP Babe of the Week. Of course you're free to decline, but my rationale for not nominating you has been overcome by events.

Posted by: Matt at February 24, 2005 06:15 AM (SIlfx)

16 Thanks, Tony, for allowing Annika to mention my blog (thanks for the shout-out, A) but then NOT ADDING A LINK TO IT. May your asshole be avidly frenched by Keanu Reeves. Kevin

Posted by: Kevin Kim at February 24, 2005 09:02 AM (UWOti)

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February 20, 2005

OMG Tony Pierce Is So Awesome!

Read Part One of my interview. It's even illustrated!

Then go buy How To Blog.

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February 05, 2005

Matt Rustler Interviewed Me

Haha, Matt Rustler is a bad bad person. He interviewed me like around Veteran's Day, i think. Then i waited. And waited. Okay, so i know he's a busy lawyer, husband and father, but heck what about my ego? Huh, how about that?! Anyways, better late than never, he's finally got around to posting it. Topics include Anglophilia, bra-lessness, Catholicism, how i started blogging, my (now ex) boyfriend, Douhetian theory, and Murphy's Stout. Matt's a sweetie, and it was a fun interview. So if you are at all interested in what makes me tick, go over there now and read it.

Update: Reading through the interview, i noticed a contradiction between what i told Matt and what i said in my interview with Sarah about the first blog i ever read. As i recall now, the first blog i ever saw has to have been TranceJen, which i probably pulled up during a google search about electronic trance music. The first blog i ever linked to was, i think, Anne straight from the hip, which is still on my blogroll after all these months. Just my opinion, but both are among the best personal blogs you'll ever hope to find.

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February 03, 2005

annieconversations: The Hugo Schwyzer Interview

For this month's annieconversation, i interviewed Professor Hugo Schwyzer. His blog is one of my favorites and should be on your regular reading list too; it's always so thought provoking. Topics for discussion include feminism and sexuality, chinchillas, religion, and that ever popular subject: butt-cleavage. How's that for a teaser? Read on. more...

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January 11, 2005

annieconversations: The Desperate Housewives Chat

Desperate Housewives has become a cultural phenomenon of sorts. So i decided to enlist frequent commenter Casca to help me ~~goof on~~ analyze last Sunday's episode via IM, since we're both in the same time zone. What follows are the results of that analysis: more...

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December 16, 2004

Chicks Dig Tanks: The Sarah Interview

i'm in the middle of my first week of exams. i'll let you know how that's going later on. But in the meantime, Sarah of Trying to Grok was nice enough to let me interview her earlier this month, so i could post it during my finals. She's a pretty amazing blogger with a wide array of interests, as you will see. Sarah's blog has been a daily must-read for me ever since she came over to Munuviana. Trying to Grok isn't your typical mil-blog either - Sarah is a teacher and a military wife. i love her honest writing style and she's always got really good links to fun and informative stuff. Enjoy the interview, and i'll try to check in again this weekend. more...

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1 I don't buy that chicks dig tanks, generally. What I buy is that chicks who do dig tanks are cool!

Posted by: Matt at December 16, 2004 08:29 AM (SIlfx)

2 There are very few experiences that compare to traveling almost 40 mph in a 68 ton tank! How timely an interview - saw below advertisement. This gift-giving season the National Geographic Channel (NGC) gives you a chance to experience the adrenaline-rushing, testosterone-pounding items on the wish lists of men with money to burn and a hunger to own some of the finest ex-military hardware in the world. On December 15 from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT join NGC as it premieres Tycoon Toys, two one-hour specials that put viewers in the driver's seat next to millionaires as they play with some of history's deadliest tanks and military aircraft -- some literally in their backyards! Each episode also showcases the histories behind each machine, the battles they fought, their destructive capabilities and the skills needed to operate them. In Tycoon Toys: "Tanks," airing at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, viewers will go for a ride in some of the most remarkable ground fighting vehicles ever built and visit with their new owners -- some of the world's most renowned tank collectors -- as they demonstrate the awesome capabilities of their prized machines. See what makes these high spenders' engines run and why owning killing machines like the Sherman Tank, German Panzer, British Scorpion and M18 Hellcat fighting vehicle is just half the fun. (there's a show on aircraft too) I started with the M60 and M113 so getting the M1 and M2 was fantastic. Having been on the ground floor when the Stryker concept was started, it's great to see the Stryker Brigade performing so well. The next generation of ground combat system of systems is on the horizon as well. http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/ic/fcs/bia/flash.html

Posted by: Col Steve at December 16, 2004 09:36 AM (DmFF+)

3 Thanks Annika - great interview! I've been reading Sarah since she was on blogspot. Lately I have been so swamped with work and trying to keep up my own blog, I haven't had time to get over there. So, this is fabulous. *grin* I see in usual Sarah fashion, she's being modest about her impact through her blog. But she is one of the best, most thoughtful writers out there.

Posted by: Teresa at December 16, 2004 12:38 PM (nAfYo)

4 FUCK! I was all ready to hate it, and you had to throw out Prufrock. WTF could two chicklets know about Prufrock? It's a middleaged man's poem. "Shall I wear my trousers rolled? Do I dare to eat a peach?" You've never seen the moment of your "greatness flicker". What could two good looking, brilliant, talented little biatches know about second-guessing life? Matt, chicks and tanks = penis envy. Finally, how come you didn't ask her about "doing it" in the tank? FUCK, 2 for 2!

Posted by: Casca at December 16, 2004 08:19 PM (cdv3B)

5 Well, color me a Prufrock fan too -- but I still need help understanding Four Quartets... great interview, Annie!

Posted by: Hugo at December 16, 2004 09:16 PM (SbPve)

6 Casca, of course tanks are penis envy. Why do you think I love the batting cages too? I will *always* wish that I were born a guy, and my husband will always thank his stars I wasn't.

Posted by: Sarah at December 17, 2004 08:22 AM (XIFH0)

7 Annika, I loved your interview with Sarah. I just wish more people could have the everday interaction with her that I am fortunate enough to have. She is one of the most brilliant (and humble) people I have ever met. Erin

Posted by: Erin at December 17, 2004 09:10 AM (1LxxS)

8 Actually, she needs little advice from me. She has her head screwed on pretty straight. In military vernacular, she has her shit all in one sock!

Posted by: Bunker at December 17, 2004 04:39 PM (b7AUG)

9 just wanted to say nice site!

free government grants

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December 02, 2004

annieconversations: The Ginger Interview

As promised, in the extended entry you'll find my interview with Ginger, who along with co-blogger Candace, runs one of my all-time favorite blogs, Candied Ginger. i apologize for it's length, but i do get chatty when i'm chatting. Plus, we had a lot of ground to cover. Topics include, blogging, fashion, books, TV, politics, plastic surgery disasters, a certain really cute blogger, and of course, shoes! Please read on... more...

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1 Love it -- it's Ginger, all right, at least as she comes through on the blog -- and what I like about this format, Annika, is that we get "you" too. Bravo.

Posted by: Hugo at December 02, 2004 07:26 AM (hLkRz)

2 Ya know, my mom wears a toe ring! Great interview. And I'm not just saying that for the, er, obvious reason.

Posted by: kane at December 02, 2004 07:46 AM (xD5ND)

3 That was awesome. You two girls are great. Misanthropy is under-rated. Anyone with high ideals and taste will see lots of folly that cries out for criticism.

Posted by: Roach at December 02, 2004 08:02 AM (DHoAQ)

4 my co-blogger is a goddess.

Posted by: candy girl at December 02, 2004 08:13 AM (AIQSK)

5 Uh, that Kane up there was me. Just a typo. I haven't assumed a bad-ass biker name or anything. Not yet. But Kane does have a nice ring to it.

Posted by: ken at December 02, 2004 09:26 AM (xD5ND)

6 What has it got in its labiases, Preciousssss? Way too much estrogen in this exchange. It was like stepping into a Hello Kitty gift store, which is, in turn, like stepping into a huge, plastic vagina. The girl talk was whittling me down. I felt my Gentiles shrinking, almost as if I'd taken steroids. It's not pretty when your Gentiles shrink and you still feel compelled to read on, read on, read on, knowing that every moment is costing you inches. Kevin busy reinflating

Posted by: Kevin Kim at December 02, 2004 09:58 AM (4uHYC)

7 Your non-Jews shrink?

Posted by: reagan80 at December 02, 2004 10:47 AM (mx8pH)

8 Chuh, loved it, in fact, have got a thing for both of you. Ging, any thoughts on living on the left coast? We're very warm here. Worst case, we'll retreat to Maui. C/R

Posted by: Casca at December 02, 2004 05:29 PM (cdv3B)

9 My non-Jews also reinflate, Allah be praised. Kevin (Seriously, Annika, that was a great interview.)

Posted by: Kevin Kim at December 02, 2004 07:11 PM (4uHYC)

10 Yes, Casca, I am obsessing with SoCal and really want to move there some day. But Maui would work... And Ken, you know that from here forward, you shall be referred to as Kane. No exceptions.

Posted by: ginger at December 04, 2004 05:10 AM (Otp/6)

11 "..either you make not enough money to cover you debts, or you are raking in the cash, but have no free time to spend it..." FYI, mostly for Annika but even for some lawyers who may be unaware of this: it probably is the exception to this rule, but it IS actually possible to find legal jobs where neither of those is the case. I made just enough working as a state legislative staffer to cover all my bills and have a (minute) bit left over at the end of the month; as for time, I worked like mad for the two months of the year we were in session, but got that all back as comp time when were essentially dead during the summer. It was also generally interesting work, both the substance and the process. Of course, no job is perfect: after all, I did have to live in (ugh) Tallahassee, which is why after nearly three years I had to quit to return here to the frozen north despite the lack a job offer to take me here.

Posted by: Dave J at December 04, 2004 06:11 AM (ZCABJ)

12 Oh, and Ginger: one of the defense attorneys I occasionally practiced opposite during my summer with the DA's office in LA has a friend in the Maui County DA's office...suffice it to say, the job doesn't suck, especially compared to most state prosecutors' offices. Let me know if you're looking to bail from your current position and I'll see if I can get back in touch with him. Like my own "beloved" Florida Bar, the Hawaii Bar doesn't appear to have reciprcity with anyone else, so you'd probably have to take another bar exam (unless, like me, you're praying to somehow get a job with the feds), but hey, trade-offs, you know.

Posted by: Dave J at December 04, 2004 06:23 AM (ZCABJ)

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annikagyrl: i'm here now with Publicola, who is one of my favorite bloggers, and also one of the oldest visitors to my blog. Hi Publicola...
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1 So when Do I get an interview(just kidding) Being a Lawyer for Bush in a battleground state, I thought I would be in High demand for interviews. OH well. Lets hope we all do not see me on Fox News at 3:00 AM on Nov 3rd in front of the Lackawanna county courthouse in PA stating that "all we want is a fair legal count".... God HELP US ALL!

Posted by: lawguy at October 28, 2004 10:55 PM (03JsU)

2 Well, if Publicola (at 33) is one of your older readers, call me Methuselah at 37. Great interview -- serious and thoughtful. You haven't changed my mind one bit about guns, mind you, but you have entertained me.

Posted by: Hugo at October 29, 2004 09:08 AM (+5Isa)

3 My God, my mental image of Publicola has just been wrecked. Somehow it never crossed my mind that I'm older than him (only by a year, though). Publicola, I really wish I could get you and Tung Yin into a discussion of gun control and individual rights during your joint guest-blogging stint. (To see why, click here.) Finally, let me make this perfectly clear for the record: I have no intention of finding honest work. But I'd also point out that of the 55 delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention and produced the greatest political document in the history of mankind, 64% were lawyers or had legal training. (That's according to a Google search I just ran. I once counted them up for myself, and I think I came up with a similar number.) Of course, Publicola's response will no doubt be that the other 36% did pretty good work, considering all the damned lawyers they had to deal with . . .

Posted by: Matt at October 29, 2004 11:05 AM (SIlfx)

4 Hey, an interview via IM (I assume)! Nifty idea. I originally had Publicola pegged as another of us old farts. He doesn't exactly write like a young'n, you know. Someday, I'll just have to meet him.

Posted by: jed at October 29, 2004 09:32 PM (O3rGR)

5 Well, Hugo, if I'm pushing 39 in a month, who's older than Methuselah? One thing that bugged me: "The gist of it is they feel the war on Iraq was unwise & unconstitutional" Article I, Section 8: To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof. Public Law 93-148 93rd Congress, H. J. Res. 542 November 7, 1973 (aka War Powers Resolution) stated: The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces. and added SEC. 8. (a) Authority to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances shall not be inferred-- (1) from any provision of law (whether or not in effect before the date of the enactment of this joint resolution), including any provision contained in any appropriation Act, unless such provision specifically authorizes the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into such situations and stating that it is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of this joint resolution; The Public law (Iraq War Resolution) approved 77-23 in the Senate and 296-133 in the House stated: SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION- Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution. Unwise is often left to history (remember Reconstruction in the Civil War went 12 years - we didn't just all get along after Appomattox - and many would argue still don't 100+ years later)..but until someone challenges the constitutionality of the WP Resolution, throwing around "unconstitutional" is somewhat shaky.. And anyone who's been in parts of the Middle East knows that any kind of gun control laws in most of those countries is doomed to fail.. I'm not quite as hardcore as Publicola is, but he's right about the AWB. If you actually asked someone what the bill actually did, you tended to get either a blank look or "banned assualt weapons" answer. If you drilled one level down to ask if the rationale behind a bill that banned one rifle but not another rifle that looked and performed (the lethality)exactly the same except for a cosmetic feature such as a "grip that protrudes conspicuously" made sense, you'd find the conversation didn't tend to go much further. It's ironic that some feel sexual education in school serves a useful purpose to prevent the negative or unintended consequences of early sexual activity, but don't believe the same is true for firearms.

Posted by: Col Steve at October 29, 2004 10:00 PM (0MJte)

6 -I'm not sure you were actually interviewing the real Publicola. After the 3rd response with no mention of the Garand, I realized something was amiss and quit reading.

Posted by: Jasen at October 30, 2004 04:31 PM (qg/8Q)

7 I completely agree with Publicola, but I'm going to vote for Bush anyway. The only alternative to the GOP that I know of are the Libertarian folks, but I can't vote for Badnarik due to his almost Nader-esque views on Iraq and the War on Terror. I plan on getting an AR-15 someday, and I don't want those damned Leftist authoritarians to ban them in the near future. People should realize that giving the government a monopoly on firearms possession is a bad thing. If there is ever a riot in your city, then you are probably going to need a weapon to deter hordes of looters during the anarchy since the limited number of local cops are probably going to be busy performing riot control elsewhere instead of helping you. I once heard that the founding fathers gave us the second amendment so that we could overthrow or rebel against the government if it ever became tyrannical. I would love to see the Left try to explain why disarming the Jews in Germany before the Holocaust was a good thing. The Left should also realize that Ghandi- or MLK-styled peaceful protests don't always work to change government policies. They should ask the Chinese in 1989...... http://www.allposters.com/IMAGES/153/PP0893.jpg or the Iraqis a couple years ago. BTW, the M-1 Garand rules. One reason we kicked so much Nazi ass was because of its advantageous semi-automatic capability. The poor Nazis were stuck with near-obsolete bolt-action rifles. heheheh

Posted by: reagan80 at October 31, 2004 09:12 AM (hlMFQ)

8 Enjoyed your interview of Publicola very much. The insight is very interesting. I don't keep up with the blogs I enjoy enough. I found your link thru Pub. Hey I'm going to be 60 soon! And I enjopy you guys very much. I have to think I'm somewhat of an absolutist too, as I read Publicola. Thanks for the interview.

Posted by: HK Latham at January 29, 2005 09:10 AM (lQpOy)

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