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What’s better than that, right?

If you know me, you could well be asking, “shouldn’t you be doing something more productive than playing with the Gimp?” The answer, of course, is yes. There are several more important things I should be accomplishing tonight. None the less, here I am. I was playing with the rapid fire mode on my camera a couple weeks ago, so I had the material. I thought it’d be cool in a filmstrip.

Simi Valley, where I work, is home to the Reagan Presidential Library where the republican debate was held this Wednesday. It seems Dr. Paul (or at least a large contigent of his supporters) was staying at the hotel down the street from my work, because in addition to several smaller vehicles, I saw the what was probably the longest limo I’ve ever seen plastered with Ron Paul propaganda. Of course, I don’t know this was actually the man’s limo; it could have been a really enthusiastic supporter, but I doubt it.

The license plate: “Big Star”. Unfortunately, it was dark, so the pictures didn’t come out so good, but here it is:

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In an effort to curb vandalism at roadside rest area, the Finish Road Administration has implemented a new locking system on toilets and showers at some of these facilities. In order to unlock the door, users must send an SMS message containing the word “OPEN” to a special number listed on the door. The hope is that any potential vandals will think twice knowing their number is on record.

Sucks if you really have to go, and don’t have your phone! Apparantly 96% of Finlanders (Finlandeans? People of Finland?) have cell phones (They are home to Nokia, after all). But, what if your battery is dead?