Note to the dorky guy who pulled into the spot next to me in the parking garage at work today:  Look, I like Rage Against the Machine as much as the next guy.  And quite frankly, “Sleep Now in the Fire” is my favorite song by them.  But if you’re going to sing along loudly with Zach de la Rocha, it helps to get the lyrics right.  “Sleep Now in the Fire” is a very angry, politically charged song about slavery and oppression, and I seriously doubt Zach was singing “the nuisance, the waitress” during the chorus.  In fact, I’m pretty sure he was chanting “the noose and the rapist.”

Note to the nation:  Now that allegations are surfacing that Iran’s new elected leader might have been part of the big hostage ordeal of 1979, our Fearless Leader™ is questioning his past.  So what happens if it turns out that he was actually one of the hostage-takers?  I’m guessing there’s a slight chance that Bush might use that as his excuse to overrun Iran as well and try to remake the entire Middle East over into his own image. 

How I’m spending my holiday weekend:  My best friend is moving from Spokane to Denver, so at the asscrack of dawn on Saturday morning, I’m flying up to Spokane, getting in a car and driving with her to Denver, then flying back to Los Angeles from Denver on Monday night.  By the time this weekend is through, I’ll have flown almost 2000 miles and driven just over 1100. 

I am a road warrior.  Although one of my co-workers heard me on the phone with my best friend today and said, “Are you sure she’s going to be able to stand being stuck in a car with you for two days straight?”

Eve 6 - “Open Road Song” — don’t be a dick, right-click.