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The ASMSU Presidential Debate took place Monday from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in the SUB. The debate was video-recorded, and has been posted online. Find a synopsis on ketoegge.org
or directly on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ASMSUdebate

I thought that the debate went well–especially to the extent that it clarified the differences between Dave and me and Shane and Mike.

It’s funny, sometimes, how small the world is.

Last October, I posted about the free dishwasher that I found in someone’s yard that we took home and installed in our rental house. (Below)

I was chatting a while ago with Lori Lawson, the professor in charge of the Texts & Critics class I fellowed for. I mentioned how great it had been to randomly find a dishwasher with a “free” sign in someone’s yard. She laughed, recalling having seen the same dishwasher and wondering, “who in the world would take a free dishwasher from someone’s yard?” Turns out–that was me!

The other day, I was reading on BozemanHouse.com about the efforts of someone in Bozeman to restore an aging house, using sustainable materials.

I realized quickly that the house being described was the same house we had snagged our dishwasher from. To make things even better, I put two-and-two together and realized that I’ve actually met Ron (in relation to Bozeman’s recycling program)–the owner of that house, and former owner of our God-send dishwasher!

So: Thanks, Ron. Thanks for the dishwasher. It really has been a God-send. Not only has it done a fantastic job of washing our dishes, it effectively warded off the dish-washing crisis that threatened to tear our testosterone-filled house to pieces (imagine: four messy guys in a house without a dishwasher. In fact, it very nearly came to blows, once…). As a direct result, Bovard, Andrew, Ben and I are still friends–enjoying our humble home.

At 7:23 am this morning, my sister became a mother and I became an uncle.

Uncle Mark. That’s me!

At 7 pounds 7 ounces and a full 20 inches, Josiah McJunkin is as a beautiful, healthy young boy:

Congratulations, Jenny and Tory!

2007 was a good year for movies.

The year started out a little slowly, but the last six months have been peppered by more good movies than I’ve had time to see. Next on the list to see: Persepolis (playing in Bozeman!).

Here’s my selection of picks for tonight’s Academy Awards:

• Actor in a leading role: Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
• Actor in a supporting role: Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton)
• Animated Feature: Persepolis
• Cinematography: No Country for Old Men
• Costume Design: Across the Universe (?)
• Directing: It’s a toss up between There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson) and No Country for Old Men (The Coen Brothers). Anderson is probably slightly more deserving of the award, simply based on “Blood” vs “No Country,” but the Academy owes the Coen Brothers an Oscar for Best Directing–for Fargo, specifically, and also just with respect to their body of work.

  Film Editing: ???

• Original Score: 3:10 to Yuma (?)
• Best Picture: No Country for Old Men
• Sound Mixing: No Country for Old Men
• Visual Effects: Transformers
• Adapted Screenplay: There Will Be Blood (or No Country)
• Original Screenplay: Juno (or Michael Clayton)

I’m disappointed that Across the Universe didn’t get nominated for Best Picture–it certainly deserved it. It’s a pity that the Score category is best “original” score–which disqualifies the amazing Across the Universe soundtrack from winning.

I’m immensely pleased to announce that David Keto and I are running for President and Vice-President, respectively, of the Associated Students of Montana State University (ASMSU).

Our campaign website —
http://ketoegge.org — is an integral part of our campaign material and is now officially live and on-line.

We’re running because we both possess an adamant desire to see ASMSU become a better and stronger organization. We both firmly believe in the importance of an effective student government–and have both identified ways in which ASMSU is ripe for growth and improvement.

Elections are on March 5th & 6th. If we run a successful campaign, Dave and I will both be in Bozeman this summer, working to lay the groundwork for changes that will make ASMSU a more potent and efficient organization next fall and for the years to come.