"Zimbabwe's currency needs have spiraled upward as a shattered economy
spurs overheated inflation. Prices rose 165,000 percent in February,
according to government figures, but independent experts say the real
inflation rate is closer to 4 million percent."

165,000%? 4 million %? inflation?!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_re_af/germany_zimbabwe

you might need this just to buy some pieces of toilet paper:

FYI: $1 US Dollar = 13,030,000,000 Zimbabwe Dollar as of July 4, 2008

I'm a billionaire!

More FYI: 

Rate for June 4, 2008? $1 US Dollar = 594,187,320 Zimbabwe Dollar

July 5-6, 2008
On Fillmore Street in SF

http://www.fillmorejazzfestival.com/?op=home

I found this awesome deal on craigslist and I just couldn't pass it by:

"30 games for sales for $15.00 or best offer

Where In The World Is Carmen Santiago
Buffy
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Junior
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Scene It?
Battle Of The Sexes
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Game
Chatter Matters
World’s Greatest Family Trivia Game
Risk n Roll
Go To The Head Of The Class
Uno Deluxe - House Rules
Fact Or Crap
Hilarium
Scooby Doo
1313 Dead End Drive
Scattergories
World Greatest Dice Games
McDonald’s McNuggett Buddies Masquerade
30 Seconds Mysteries
Reel Clues
Taboo
Ebay
The 80’s Game
Big Brother – The Game
Family Pack
The Greatest American Route 66 Road Trip Game
Clue – Classic Detective Game
Channel Surfing
Pop Smarts "

Yup, so, I now have 30 games sitting on my living room floor!

Simply because, if you don't, Roe vs. Wade WILL be overturned. This means, you will have NO RIGHT TO AN ABORTION, no right to your own body.

Why? 3 of the more "liberal" Supreme Court Justices are on the verge of retirement... one of them (Justice Stevens) is about 88 years old. He'd be one of the (maybe THE oldest?) Justices in the history of the Supreme Court if he continues to serve at the age of 92.

If McCain wins and replaces at least ONE of the Justices with a conservative, anti-abortion Justice (and yes, McCain WILL seat such a person) - then the Supreme Court has its conservative majority and Roe vs. Wade WILL be overturned. (For clarification, yes, the Supreme Court actually already has an anti-abortion "majority" (5-4), but overturning Roe vs. Wade on a 5-4 would likely cause such a riot that it's just not worth it. On the other hand, a 6-3 vote would definitely carry through.)

If you are female, and you care about your right to have an abortion, then you MUST vote OBAMA to protect this right.

It's THAT simple.

Yay! I finally got off my lazy butt and installed my roll bar. My friend installed it for me, but I tried to help out as much as I could.  Taking my car apart and putting it back together again was really, really fun. I like having dirty, greasy hands... I like working on things, seeing it go from start to finish.

Oh yea, the weirdest thing happened to me in Oakland today. These three shady-lookin African-American guys came up to me and my friend and offered us some Sony Bravia LCD TVs - 46" and 52"..... for like $300 and $500, respectively.  I was like... OMG... It was still brand new and wrapped in bubble wrap.

I was wondering where they stole 'em from. Haha. Some warehouse? A trucker? A store?

Only in Oakland can this happen... (Hmm.. and some parts of LA)... haha

Would you buy stolen goods?

According to the CA Code of Civil Procedure, Section 325, you may "obtain property" by:

1. Living in an abandoned building or property for 5 years, in a manner which is "open and notorious" and "adverse" to the owner's interest. (This means, you're living there, and the owner doesn't do anything about it.)
2. Maintaining, upkeeping and improving upon said property
3. Paying property taxes for five years.

That's it.

So, um...have you seen any abandoned buildings recently?

Xanga Life Premium. Looks like I'll be sticking to Xanga for awhile.

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

From "Britian's Got Talent":

Btw, I'm still sad that Pavarotti, arguably one of the greatest tenors in the World, passed away last year. I'll never be able to hear him perform live...
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