Cranky rant of the day

This is directed at the art house film studio marketing geniuses. "Now showing in selected cities." Translation: For those of you who don't live in New York or Los Angeles, we'll show this movie in your local theaters when you learn how to read. Gee, thanks. Now I'll never get to see movies like "Capote" or "Good Night and Good Luck." There's a better chance that a snowball will come out of a blast furnace intact than the chance that either of these movies are going to show up in Athens.

Vampires!

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President Bush nominates replacement for Justice O'Connor...

... and it's Supreme Chancellor Palpatine? Gah.