Congrats, ogged. Maybe you could post audio of the guy reading Robbie Burns or singing Hank Williams or something.
Awesome. Now I can talk about how badly you are going down in the Unfogged Swim Meet with a clear conscience.
Congratulations!
Your transcription of a Texan accent is weird.
Your nurse sounds lovely. Why don't you ask him out?
With the ladies though, act like it might come back at any time. Talk about how you've got to live every day like it's your last.
Congrats! But, um, why do you need an IV when they check you? I don't get an IV, just an MRI.
Nevermind! The guy who had JRA answered his own question as soon as he hit post. Damn, but I'm dumb sometimes.
Excellent news, Ogged. I have to get all kinds of needles stuck in me tomorrow, and I'm guessing none of them will be preceded with "May I?" in a cool accent.
Congrats, Ogged. That's fantastic. (And who knew you were so good with accents?)
a strapping fiftyish Scotsman with close-cropped hair and a twinkle in his eye
Whoops, pwned by 1 through 22
His ex-wife Linda speaks highly of him, too
When she isn't breaking beer bottles over his head. W/d, you should definitely see Thompson. As Jesus says he's a legend and justly so, and he is amazing live.
Ok, how the fuck did that happen?
27, 28, and 29 (this comment) are all showing up an hour earlier than they should be; they should actually come after this comment. Did the time get changed on the server or something?
Maybe you could post audio of the guy reading Robbie Burns
"I murder cancer hate by field or flood,
Tho' Glory's name may screen us.
In wars at hame I'll spend my blood -
Life-giving wars of Venus.
The deities that I adore
Are Social Peace and Plenty:
I'm better pleas'd to make one more
Than be the death of twenty."
Yay, ogged! Boo, cancer!
I always assumed Digby was a woman because of Gilliard.
14: See, I think that line would work better with guys that gals. But whaddo I know.
And I don't care what everybody else says; I like the cancer posts in general. Not only are they (lately) good news, but straight guys being sensitive is teh hott and there's something about waxing grateful-to-be-alive that even makes the prose better. "I dae apologize fer that" was as lovely in the retelling as I'd imagine it was in the original.
Timor mortis conturbat me.
"Sorry it took so long for me to fear death…"
My seduction of cerebrocrat is almost complete.
And I don't care what everybody else says; I like the cancer posts in general
Has anyone said they don't? I'll kill them.
Has anyone said they don't?
Yeah, I thought nobody was gonna tell the O-man. What the eff, doodz?!
(Seriously, though: huzzah, ogged.)
Dear Ogged,
Cancer posts: boooooring. Wake us when you're dead.
Love,
The Unfoggetariat
This post is so gay.
On another note, can someone whose pseudonym isn't a term frequently used to indicate insanity/ditziness tell me that I should see Richard Thompson on Thursday. I walked out on Faust at intermission tonight.
You should do them in Spanish--for some reason, they remind me of the telenovelas.
Faust, blech. What a dreary piece of work. I haven't heard anything of Thompson's recently, but he is indeed a legend in folk-revival/folk-rock, and a terrific guitarist. His ex-wife Linda speaks highly of him, too, so that's got to count for something.
This post is so gay.
Since the post is primarily about the pleasures of being penetrated by a "strapping fiftyish Scotsman" I think you can probably remove the strikeout. NTTAWWT.
w/d, there's plenty of Thompson on youtube, so you can see whether you like him.
You know, I kept trying to come up with a witty response to 38, etc., but was totally distracted by the awesomeness of the link in 50. Digby is truly a national treasure.
can someone whose pseudonym isn't a term frequently used to indicate insanity/ditziness tell me that I should see Richard Thompson on Thursday.
Probably I don't count, but for god's sake go see Richard Thompson.
Another exhortation to see RT can be found at comment number 27.
The phrase B quotes was meant to refer to yoyo, the only commenter who was awake (as far as I was able to tell) when I posted a similar comment last night.
"Similar comment" asking about RT is here.
I was awake as well, but not having ever heard of RT I didn't feel like I was in a position to respond.
Congratulations, Ogged! That's awesome, it's a tough battle you're winning. There's steel beneath the snark.
Well, I'm certainly glad I didn't bet money Digby was a man. Drop everything and spend ten minutes following the link in 50. That is actually one of the better political speeches I've ever heard. It made me proud to be an American. I hope that woman gets put front and center on television, radio, etc. as a representative of the netroots -- she has a real gift for in-person communication, which is not always true of good writers. She combines warmth and ease and force of intellect like few people can.
Always nice to wake up to good news - very pleased for you (and your mum) ogged.
58:I would rather Digby had remained psuedonymous, and don't like the idea of bloggers moving mainstream. Radicals do not take over and transform existing institutions, but get absorbed and co-opted by them.
The medium is the message, and the blogosphere is most useful as alternative to the MSM, not as a subsidiary or loyal opposition within the MSM. There is just no way Digby or Ezra can get on Chris Matthews without making unacceptable compromises.
After watching that speech, I just do think Digby is one of those people who could have a rare gift for television and radio. She's really comfortable in her own skin. Many of the young, wonky bloggers (including some who I really respect and admire intellectually and as writers) just don't come across that well in television and spoken formats. You can't afford to waste talent. And I don't think she's the type to "make unacceptable compromises", there's a reason she stayed pseudonymous for so long.
It's not a matter of compromising to get on Chris Matthews (who's an increasingly ridiculous character anyway). I think that as politics shifts, TV and radio will be looking for ways to speak to that audience, and will be actively seeking out genuine representatives of the Democratic netroots, instead of demanding Fox News liberals as previously. Perhaps I'm overly idealistic.
Fantastic Althouse post. Seriously, #4 is for the ages, and the first comment is icing on the crazy cake.
And a great response from Instaputz.
The video link was excellent. Digby has an excellent presence.
Now, the obvious question:
What is her background?
I'm really hoping that she is a kindergarden teacher.
That is a great speech, I'm watching it now. I'd bet that she's some kind of performance professional -- someone who gives speeches or performs publicly regularly (depending on the person, that could include teacher). No one gives a speech like that if it's not something they do regularly.
So, when's she running for office?
There's steel beneath the snark.
marcus is banned!
61:Of course it is a matter of compromise. 10 minute segments with three guests means 3 minutes for Digby, usually answering a pointed question. For someone used to writing 3000 word evidenced polemics, it is a complete formal surrender. Even if you are good, the message is sent that politics is headlines, soundbite, and snark.
Substance rarely matters. And then the next segment, where Edward's hair is of equal importance. The medium is the message.
Much better to never participate, unless you need the money.
Great news, Ogged! Stay healthy, dammit!
Thanks again, all. I feel little guilty about eliciting all this kindness, since it was just a routine follow-up, but I had to say something about the nurse.
A good nurse like that makes all the difference. I don't know if I would have fallen asleep during my CAT scan if the nurse hadn't planted the suggestion that some people do. Made it such an easy procedure.
1. Congratulations, ogged.
2. See Richard Thompson by any means necessary.
3. 65 seems to be about right.
Fuck you, clown. And by clown, I mean cancer.
Oh, and Digby rules! And fuck Chris Matthews, I can't wait to see her on Countdown.
Seriously, #4 is for the ages, and the first comment is icing on the crazy cake.
Speaking of crazy, those Canadians are driving Little Nino Scalia bugfuck with their hating on Jack Bauer.
And speaking of sweet, sweet icing, yesterday, Giuliani's SC campaign manager was indicted on one count of conspiracy to possess and intent to distribute teh nose candy.
Let me be the first to say that that's great news, ogged.
There's a bit more on Digby here. She worked in distribution in Hollywood; I'd guess that's where the Digby-Jane Hamsher connection comes from.
Digby was before Hamsher. I first saw her sometime in 2002.
Right. Apparently, she and Tbogg got Hamsher into blogging.
She didn't actually out herself, did she? We know middle-aged blond who works in Hollywood, but not a name.
She looks like Candy Crowley, but with light hair. Is Candy Crowley thought to be anyone's evil twin?
Digby and I showed up on Atrios pretty early in Atrios's game. I had my own site before she did and encouraged her to start her own site. To all intents and purposes, she is what I wanted to be myself. No hard feelings, I feel better about not blogging any more because she usually says what I would have said, better.
I do miss Billmon.
There's steel beneath the snark.
marcus is banned!
And here I was secretly hoping that would be the tag line on the new Unfogged t-shirt.
Yay Ogged, boo cancer, yay strapping Tex-Scot nurses!