Now that I've written it down the whole thing sounds almost silly, but I said that I would share and so I will.

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This is mostly for my own info if I'm dumb enough to break another Pokewalker. But if anyone here also has HG/SS and breaks or loses their Pokewalker, here's what you do to replace it:

Step 1: Go to the Connect to Pokewalker screen in your game. While there, press Up+Select+R to retrieve the Pokemon currently on your walker. Obviously not necessary if you didn't have one on there.

Step 2: Obtain a new one. Get someone to sell you theirs, or buy one from the official site here (price is $9 + $5 shipping + state tax).

Step 3: Once you have a new Pokewalker, go back to the Connect to Pokewalker screen and press Down+X+L. This will allow you to sync the new walker to your game.

I'm glad Nintendo set the system up to benefit people like me who are retarded enough to send their Pokewalker through the washing machine twice.

I don't know if this is old news or what, but my dad just told me that this well-known, super-conservative lawyer is fighting CA's Prop 8 at the national level. Apparently a bunch of conservatives are pissed, but he's arguing that there's no reason they should be against what he's doing. Evidently he's very good at making a point, so he seems to have a good shot at this. Even if he loses, conservatives will have been shaken. All this pleases me.

Merry Christmas! Oliver decided to be the first to give me a gift today by peeing on my bed while I tried to sleep. What a considerate cat.

American History Teacher: Where did the immigrants go after the railroad was finished? Let's say you're an Irish immigrant, what would you do?

Student: Well there are a lot of potatoes in Idaho, did any of them go there?

Flying out of the sun
The smell of toast is in the air.
When there's a job to be done
The Flying Toasters will be there.
And it's flap! Flap! Flap!
Now help is on the way.
This vict'ry song they sing:
We pop up to save the day
On Mighty Toaster Wings!

In brightest day or After Dark
When times of trouble are at hand,
The Flying Toasters set a spark
And hope is blazing 'cross the land!
And it's flap! Flap! Flap!
Salvation from above
This precious gift they bring:
Gleaming Angels of Love
On Mighty Toaster Wings!

Holy shit you guys, the new Harry Potter movie is freakin' amazing! See it! See it NOW!