What White House interns are up to under the Bush administration.

Spotty's dead now, actually. That's true.
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So today I had to take a final in Cyberculture...which went alright I suppose. I also had a rather scary/reassuring talk with a former professor about graduate school, where she told me that taking a year off to "dick around and read alot of books" actually sounded like "the best plan possible." Awesome.

So part of my exam today was to write an essay on the White House homepage - which reminded me of one of my personal favorite spots on the web...ever:

The White House Online - FOR KIDS!

Specifically I love the INSANELY COMPREHENSIVE catalogs of photos of Barney, the Bush's dog. The photo caption "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is greeted by President George W. Bush and Barney upon the Prime Minister's arrival monday..." is just a classic.

But even that can't compare to "Barney Reloaded" (which you can watch here). It's a movie about Barney which, and I'm not kidding, actually features Karl Rove, Andy Card, Judge Gonzales ("I cannot judge where to hang this wreath!"), Ari Fleischer, Laura Bush and, oh yes, the big man himself...amongst others.

It is HILARIOUS. Go see it - NOW!

Also for my exam we had to write an essay on this piece of "new media." No, this thing is not a joke - but it does still make me laugh.



Also, today in the New York Times I saw a pretty hilarious article about how apparently parents actually DO care more for attractive children!

"When it came to buckling up, pretty and ugly children were treated in starkly different ways, with seat belt use increasing in direct proportion to attractiveness."

Finally, I should just mention that this weekend I saw "The Neverending Story" for the first time (scary scary shit) and found this recent interview with the guy who played Atreju. He actually seems like a nice enough guy, but "has alot of tattoos" should not be listed as biographical info on IMDB...child stars have it rough, man.


Oh, and Hitchhiker's Guide ROCKED.