It's My Blog and I Can Not Post if I Want To Vox 2008-04-04T13:04:24Z akaijen http://akaijen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2251c7217f219/ Boycotting Beijing tag:vox.com,2008-03-28:asset-6a00c2251c7217f21900f48ce91e2c0003 2008-03-28T23:56:58Z 2008-04-04T13:04:24Z akaijen http://akaijen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Beijing

Man, I so love me some Olympics. I love watching obscure sports, marveling at the freak show of modern gymnastics, and damn I love opening ceremony extravaganzas. This year's show will be piped in from the land that invented fireworks and will b...

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]]> Akaijen: 1, Scorpion: 1 tag:vox.com,2008-03-10:asset-6a00c2251c7217f21900e398e4adec0004 2008-03-10T23:34:13Z 2008-03-11T18:54:10Z akaijen http://akaijen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Scorpion

So part of having a yoga practice is that you're really not supposed to kill things, even gross and/or scary things. I'm not a full vegetarian, but I really do try not to harm living things when it isn't necessary. And I did feel pretty guilty a...

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]]> About My McLovin tag:vox.com,2008-02-19:asset-6a00c2251c7217f21900e398de40f40005 2008-02-19T15:07:08Z 2008-02-20T22:42:29Z akaijen http://akaijen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

About a Boy - Killing Me Softly The Cup

The formula for a winning KttD performance is at once obvious and elusive. Of course you must sing badly, but as has already been pointed out this year, merely not hitting a few notes here and there with less than crystal clear tone is not going ...

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]]> Hang on Snoopy tag:vox.com,2008-02-12:asset-6a00c2251c7217f21900e398dbe83e0003 2008-02-12T14:21:26Z 2008-02-12T17:53:00Z akaijen http://akaijen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Uno - Shannon Stapleton / Reuters file Ch. Nigel Beagle of the Virginia Highlands

I love me some beagle. A beagle has never won the Westminster dog show in spite of the breed's universal popularity. Finally, though, this little Uno guy shattered a major barrier, yesterday, as the first beagle to win the hound group in more ...

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]]> What? Me? Svengali? tag:vox.com,2008-02-11:asset-6a00c2251c7217f21900e398db859d0002 2008-02-11T15:57:48Z 2008-02-11T20:10:42Z akaijen http://akaijen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I spent some time this weekend thinking about Dabysan's profile of B as Karaoke to the Death contender. Dabysan's probably right about me wanting B to win more than B even wants to participate. What wasn't noted is that the last time B participa...

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]]> Conversations Around Town tag:vox.com,2008-02-11:asset-6a00c2251c7217f21900e398db602b0004 2008-02-11T02:13:03Z 2008-02-11T02:13:03Z akaijen http://akaijen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Overheard at a DC-area yoga class... Him: So, has your boss endorsed a candidate yet? Her: Nah. He can't really give his opinion until the nominee is officially selected. Him (in agreement): Yeah... Her: No matter who he selects, he'll ca...

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]]> As seen on BarackObama.com tag:vox.com,2008-02-08:asset-6a00c2251c7217f21900e398daa8d20005 2008-02-08T18:52:28Z 2008-02-09T05:52:41Z akaijen http://akaijen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Alexandria Times endorses Barack Obama: Barack Obama has demonstrated broad understanding of the issues and shown the vision to meet very large challenges ahead. … Barack Obama came out vigorously and early against US involvement in Iraq, and ...

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]]> The Tuesday After tag:vox.com,2008-01-29:asset-6a00c2251c7217f21900f30f56bc480001 2008-02-04T21:49:46Z 2008-02-04T20:02:51Z akaijen http://akaijen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I think I need to go on record that I hate TV news. Yet I can't help myself. What do I do when I'm not working too much and not blogging (and shamefully absorbed in Facebook)? I'm totally sucked into the the Primary Season news coverage, of the...

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]]> No, no, no! Don't do that. Do. Not. Cry. tag:vox.com,2008-01-08:asset-6a00c2251c7217f21900e398d029c30002 2008-01-08T13:57:28Z 2008-01-13T19:28:08Z akaijen http://akaijen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom It's no surprise I'll be voting for anyone with a big D on their forehead this and just about any go around. But I haven't decided which of the two Democratic front runners I'd vote for if my primary counted for something. It's an exciting tim...

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]]> Let's Start a Band tag:vox.com,2007-10-26:asset-6a00c2251c7217f21900e398b6f7560003 2007-10-26T14:27:25Z 2007-10-27T04:11:12Z akaijen http://akaijen.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom My entry for Rocktober is to pose a question. So, what is that makes people want to start a band? Is it the love of music, or the promise of fame, fortune, and hot babes? As much as anyone, including myself,would say it's the former, my hunch...

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