This institution seems to attract a lot of power-hungry jerks

While I was riding home from Delilah's tonight, the cops had blocked off a section of Cortland just west of the river, and bid me go around. I did, but afterward (I was on the far side of the blockaded section) I stopped and asked the two officers blocking the street what was going on. Twice. The response each time was, "Get going," along with flashing their megawatt flashlight at me. Fine. I did, especially since I had a few in me and could legitimately be arrested for DUI (despite being on a bike). But I'd have been mollified by a simple, "We're making an arrest," or something general along those lines. Seriously. I can respect that most police officers are doing a good job and mean well. But, fuck, this institution seems to attract a lot of power-hungry jerks who lord it over anyone they can. Almost every time I interact with the cops (rather than with police officers) I feel less and less guilty of my "Officer Friendly" shirt with the riot-geared goon on it. Fuck, I think I'll dig it out and wear it tomorrow in commemoration of tonight.

Anyway, Delilah's was pretty cool. Free drinks, plus tips. But still, a few beers and a whiskey for four bucks is a decent deal. Someone got pizza for our oral science research seminar this evening, so I got free dinner, too. Of course, feeding people right before a 4:30pm lecture may not be the best idea. I know I was in food coma for the whole thing. I wonder what the final will be like.

I blended a cantaloupe and banana and it was fucking awesome juice. Someday I will cook someone fabulous dinners.

I bonded these Forestadent self-ligating brackets today, and I will never use them again after this case. Which is ironic, since this is a test case to see whether Damon passive-ligation mechanics will work in an interactive bracket. But the bracket base sucked big time, which is annoying, as I'd position them and literally *watch* them move around on the tooth after I'd stopped touching them. Most of them looked to be in pretty decent position. I guess that'll be a repo/detailing problem. And every non-orthodontist who just read that - which is everyone - has no idea what the hell I'm talking about.

Yeah, so that's my day. Woop-dee-fucking-doo.

More proof that metal is retarded

Read what Dave Mustaine has to say about the forthcoming Megadeth album.

And read this for more right-wing paranoid racism. I doubt Laura Bush or Georgie-boy are going to distance themselves from it, considering Laura there already said, "Senator Burns is a respected voice on the issues facing rural communities in Montana and across the nation."

I gotta go see patients now.