<p><a href="http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/johnrobb/2006/3/lind_1.html">Lind</a>: "9/11 cost al Qaeda about $500,000, while America is spending about $5 billion a month to lose in Iraq and Afghanistan." -Lind</p>

<p>(Via <a href="http://globalguerrillas.typepad.com/johnrobb/">John Robb's Weblog</a>.)</p>

<p>Currently playing in iTunes: <i>Raise Your Glasses</i> by James Miska</p>

<p>this was my friend, kathryn's, away message on aim today. i thought it was pretty effing hilarious.</p>

<blockquote>
  Chuck Norris' blood type is AK+.<br>
  It is compatible only with heavy construction equipment, tanks and fighter jets.
</blockquote>

<p>i would totally use this. in a heartbeat.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuabryant/90432666/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/17/90432666_6e35127fc2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border:solid 2px #000000;"></a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuabryant/90432666/">Mail Widescreen Mockup</a></p>

<p>Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/joshuabryant/">Joshua Bryant</a>.</p>

<p>austonia was rocktackular [and we didn't even see a single show.] we put eli on a plane today back to seattle today and we've decided to go ahead and hit the road.</p>

<p>a full recap will be written when i return.</p>

<p>sxsw interactive is over now. it was awesome and exhausting, like these things always are. just quickly, here are a handful of quotes i heard during the past week.</p>

<blockquote>
  slow and steady wins the race.<br>
  crashing and dead equals dead.<br>
  <a href="http://bookis.wordpress.com/">-bookis</a>
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
  i like to make new mistakes, not repeat the mistakes my peers have made.<br>
  -<a href="http://2006.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels/?action=bio&amp;id=81314">Dylan Schiemann</a>
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
  working at google seemed less like an interesting opportunity ...and more of a clusterfuck.
  -<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Schachter">Joshua Schachte</a>
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
  you know what you like; there's nothing wrong with that.<br>
  <a href="http://veganstraightedge.com" rel="me">-me</a>
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
  you hear 37 signals talk about small teams. well, it doesn't get smaller than an husband and wife in a bedroom.<br>
  -<a href="http://mena.typepad.com/">mena trott</a>
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
  do our assumptions match your research?<br>
  -<a href="http://2006.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels/?action=show&amp;id=IAP060020">the design fab five</a><br>
  <em>research?</em><br>
  -<a href="http://2006.sxsw.com/interactive/programming/panels/?action=show&amp;id=IAP060077">craig newmark</a>
</blockquote>

<p>these are all the best that i could write them down after hearing them in the panel. so we'll call these paraphrases, but they are pretty damn close.</p>