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Instead of just skimming through a long paragraph, here are my reasons in a nice list. And then I'll put my experience at the end if anyone is interested.

1. She has years of experience on the Eau Claire city council.

2. Her endorsements come from inside the state of Wisconsin.

3. The vast majority of her donations come from inside the state of Wisconsin.

4. Derrick Van Orden is TERRIFIED of her campaign. He views Becca as a joke, but Emily is a serious threat to him.

5. Emily put out out her personal financial information in May, whereas Becca hasn't released hers yet, and requested an extension until after the election takes place. Even DVO has released his statements, and called on Becca to do the same. Here's a link to an Open Secrets article explaining the whole story: https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/08/rebecca-cookes-money-machine-delayed-disclosure-shape-wisconsins-tightest-house-race

6. Emily has been showing up every single day across the 3rd Congressional District, at hundreds of campaign events, and has not slowed down.

7. Emily is a licensed therapist, and she understands the mental health challenges of people more than anyone else in the race.

8. She will ban conversion therapy at the federal level.

9. She is calling for a moratorium on AI data centers, which harm the environment, tear down communities, and steal jobs from hard working people.

10. She believes in healthcare as a human right, and wants Medicare for everyone.

11. A vote for Emily is a vote against big money in politics

12. Emily is a genuinely wonderful person.

Here's my long paragraph now. I got involved in politics in January of this year. At the time, I knew less than nothing about our local government. I just knew that I had to do something, so I showed up a few weeks in a row for canvassing shifts. Then one night, very soon after I joined up, a dear friend invited me to a Jason Crow event at Carson Park. That night was the first time I had met several local leaders, including Emily. She was so kind, and welcoming to me since I was so new to everybody. Important note about that night, Rebecca was supposed to show up to the meeting to receive a live endorsement from Jason, but she was a no show. Flash forward to a few months later, I had become a bit of a name in my local scene, and I was attending the 3rd CD convention in LaCrosse. It was the first time I'd ever seen Becca in person. Keep in mind, I had seen Emily dozens of times before that day, and our interactions were always very nice. I was excited to hear from Becca just so I could hear the contrast. She gets up behind the podium, looking like she had rolled out of bed 5 minutes ago, and used her 5 minute speech to take down rumors about taking money from PACs. Then she walked away and left without talking to anyone. Emily talked about 90 minutes later, and she was the only candidate that day who received a standing ovation. Cut to the state convention in Madison. Neither Emily or Becca showed up, but Emily at least had events scheduled all weekend which definitely served her best rather than being in a convention hall. For the speeches section, Becca had sent in a pre-recorded video that looked like a typical YouTube ad read. Extremely boring, and there was no reaction from the audience. Emily sent her campaign manager, her only staff member, out to share a personal story about his father's health situation, which was genuinely tearjerking, and received an ovation when he choked up in the middle. Then there were the 3rd CD forums where Becca was asked about conversion therapy, and wished everyone a happy pride month before saying she wouldn't ban it. That takes us to the most recent forum, where I was going to take pictures for Emily. I had come in a suit and tie to remain as professional as possible. I was getting my camera out when Becca walked up to me. This was our conversation verbatim:

Becca: "Well don't you look nice!"

Me: (turns around) "Why thank you!"

Becca: (huge smile on her face) "Hi there, I'm Rebecca Cooke!"

Me: (takes her hand and shakes it) "I'm my name."

Becca: (still smiling) "You're so fancy in that suit! I also see you have a camera with you! Are you with a news organization?"

Me: "Well, actually I'm taking pictures for Emily"

Becca: (her smile immediately turned into a scowl, and she walked away without another word.)

That was my first time meeting her. In that one interaction, I learned everything I needed to know about her. She is someone who doesn't want to be in this primary, because she thinks it's beneath her. She expected this seat to be handed to her, and is mad that she actually needs to work for it. All of her staff members look dejected and depressed wherever they are. At the 3rd CD convention, at the state convention, at the forums, even when dropping off yard signs, they all look tired and depressed. Her staff also has a high turnover rate. I rarely see the same people at two different events. Emily, once again, has one consistent staff member, and more importantly over 600 consistent volunteers who look energized and motivated at every event. There's also enthusiasm among the voters, who are showing their support for Emily in droves. I've seen people with Emily buttons in grocery stores, and I see her signs everywhere. There are 3 houses that I know of with Becca signs (not that signs and buttons win elections, but still).

I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. This is the most important election cycle of the century so far. I know you've heard that about every election, but this one is truly important. The results of what happens in November have the potential to shape the next two years for Trump's term, and make sure that his wicked ideology will never take power again. And while we're shaping that on a presidential level, we can stop him in his tracks in congress. We have a one shot opportunity to turn him into the lamest of lame duck presidents we've ever seen. And you know he's scared of that exact outcome, because he's already decided that the elections are being stolen before they've even happened. We need people who are going to be ready to fight back against his rhetoric the moment he begins. And I ask you, who do you think is the person to do that? The person who didn't show up for their own endorsement, who spent her whole speech making excuses for her financial donors, who walked away like a child as soon as she found out that I aligned with her opponent? Or someone with years of experience standing up to bullies, who shows up to every event she's invited to, and is not afraid to go toe to toe with people who would rather see her in a gutter?

The choice is clear folks. Please, please, PLEASE vote for Emily Berge on August 11th. Please tell your family and friends to vote for her. We are at an inflection point in American history, and Emily is the person we need to help us through it.

Instead of just skimming through a long paragraph, here are my reasons in a nice list. And then I'll put my experience at the end if anyone is interested.

1. She has years of experience on the Eau Claire city council.

2. Her endorsements come from inside the state of Wisconsin.

3. The vast majority of her donations come from inside the state of Wisconsin.

4. Derrick Van Orden is TERRIFIED of her campaign. He views Becca as a joke, but Emily is a serious threat to him.

5. Emily put out her personal financial information in May, whereas Becca hasn't released hers yet, and requested an extension until after the election takes place. Even DVO has released his statements, and called on Becca to do the same. Here's a link to an Open Secrets article explaining the whole story: https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2026/08/rebecca-cookes-money-machine-delayed-disclosure-shape-wisconsins-tightest-house-race

6. Emily has been showing up every single day across the 3rd Congressional District, at hundreds of campaign events, and has not slowed down.

7. Emily is a licensed therapist, and she understands the mental health challenges of people more than anyone else in the race.

8. She will ban conversion therapy at the federal level.

9. She is calling for a moratorium on AI data centers, which harm the environment, tear down communities, and steal jobs from hard working people.

10. She believes in healthcare as a human right, and wants Medicare for everyone.

11. A vote for Emily is a vote against big money in politics

12. Emily is a genuinely wonderful person.

Here's my long paragraph now. I got involved in politics in January of this year. At the time, I knew less than nothing about our local government. I just knew that I had to do something, so I showed up a few weeks in a row for canvassing shifts. Then one night, very soon after I joined up, a dear friend invited me to a Jason Crow event at Carson Park. That night was the first time I had met several local leaders, including Emily. She was so kind, and welcoming to me since I was so new to everybody. Important note about that night, Rebecca was supposed to show up to the meeting to receive a live endorsement from Jason, but she was a no show. Flash forward to a few months later, I had become a bit of a name in my local scene, and I was attending the 3rd CD convention in LaCrosse. It was the first time I'd ever seen Becca in person. Keep in mind, I had seen Emily dozens of times before that day, and our interactions were always very nice. I was excited to hear from Becca just so I could hear the contrast. She gets up behind the podium, looking like she had rolled out of bed 5 minutes ago, and used her 5 minute speech to take down rumors about taking money from PACs. Then she walked away and left without talking to anyone. Emily talked about 90 minutes later, and she was the only candidate that day who received a standing ovation. Cut to the state convention in Madison. Neither Emily or Becca showed up, but Emily at least had events scheduled all weekend which definitely served her best rather than being in a convention hall. For the speeches section, Becca had sent in a pre-recorded video that looked like a typical YouTube ad read. Extremely boring, and there was no reaction from the audience. Emily sent her campaign manager, her only staff member, out to share a personal story about his father's health situation, which was genuinely tearjerking, and received an ovation when he choked up in the middle. Then there were the 3rd CD forums where Becca was asked about conversion therapy, and wished everyone a happy pride month before saying she wouldn't ban it. That takes us to the most recent forum, where I was going to take pictures for Emily. I had come in a suit and tie to remain as professional as possible. I was getting my camera out when Becca walked up to me. This was our conversation verbatim:

Becca: "Well don't you look nice!"

Me: (turns around) "Why thank you!"

Becca: (huge smile on her face) "Hi there, I'm Rebecca Cooke!"

Me: (takes her hand and shakes it) "I'm my name."

Becca: (still smiling) "You're so fancy in that suit! I also see you have a camera with you! Are you with a news organization?"

Me: "Well, actually I'm taking pictures for Emily"

Becca: (her smile immediately turned into a scowl, and she walked away without another word.)

That was my first time meeting her. In that one interaction, I learned everything I needed to know about her. She is someone who doesn't want to be in this primary, because she thinks it's beneath her. She expected this seat to be handed to her, and is mad that she actually needs to work for it. All of her staff members look dejected and depressed wherever they are. At the 3rd CD convention, at the state convention, at the forums, even when dropping off yard signs, they all look tired and depressed. Her staff also has a high turnover rate. I rarely see the same people at two different events. Emily, once again, has one consistent staff member, and more importantly over 600 consistent volunteers who look energized and motivated at every event. There's also enthusiasm among the voters, who are showing their support for Emily in droves. I've seen people with Emily buttons in grocery stores, and I see her signs everywhere. There are 3 houses that I know of with Becca signs (not that signs and buttons win elections, but still).

I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. This is the most important election cycle of the century so far. I know you've heard that about every election, but this one is truly important. The results of what happens in November have the potential to shape the next two years for Trump's term, and make sure that his wicked ideology will never take power again. And while we're shaping that on a presidential level, we can stop him in his tracks in congress. We have a one shot opportunity to turn him into the lamest of lame duck presidents we've ever seen. And you know he's scared of that exact outcome, because he's already decided that the elections are being stolen before they've even happened. We need people who are going to be ready to fight back against his rhetoric the moment he begins. And I ask you, who do you think is the person to do that? The person who didn't show up for their own endorsement, who spent her whole speech making excuses for her financial donors, who walked away like a child as soon as she found out that I aligned with her opponent? Or someone with years of experience standing up to bullies, who shows up to every event she's invited to, and is not afraid to go toe to toe with people who would rather see her in a gutter?

The choice is clear folks. Please, please, PLEASE vote for Emily Berge on August 11th. Please tell your family and friends to vote for her. We are at an inflection point in American history, and Emily is the person we need to help us through it.

A few notes.

1. Yes Kubrick is my favorite director.

2. All three LOTR movies are around the same level in quality in my eyes. It's just descending order from the third to the first.

3. Similar situation with the Jackass movies. I didn't log them separately though, because they're all essentially the same movie with different coats of paint.

4. Every movie on this list is a 7/10 or higher.

5. Journey To EPCOT Center is technically a YouTube video, but it's presented as a cinematic experience. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor.

6. Most of these films are placed by my own personal feelings towards them. For instance, You Can't Cheat An Honest Man is objectively a much worse movie than Back To The Future. But in terms of my relationship with the film, I remember watching the former a lot earlier and a lot more often than the latter. Therefore it means more to me, and thus ranks higher.

7. All entries (except probably the top 5) are subject to change, and have been changed/swapped around.

8. This list took forever because at a certain stage, it gets really hard to narrow things down towards the bottom. I had the top 15 locked in since I started the list, but it got a lot more difficult as I went along. I ended up stuck at #65 for months. But I recommend doing this immensely. It forced me to rewatch some films I had proclaimed as personal favorites to see if they still held up. It also made me more selective of what I consider to be favorite movies upon first viewings. For instance, The Odyssey, which I just saw last week, made the list immediately. But Jackass 5, which I assumed would be in the same realm as the other 4, was one of the most disappointing things I've seen in years. So again, I really do recommend doing this. It gave me a greater appreciation of what I have watched in my life.

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I saw and met Al for the first time last night. Seeing him has been on my bucket list for about 10 years, so it was extremely special to have this experience. The show was amazing. It was such a delight to hear all of the songs I've heard so many times, but in a completely different way. Puddles was extremely fun, and I was amazed how much he's improved since AGT. Al made a great decision including him. It was awesome hearing Mission Statement and Everything You Know Is Wrong, two of my favorite underrated songs, and it was great seeing them get attention. It occurs to me while writing this, that I've never actually heard anyone play the accordion live (despite living in Wisconsin), so it was fascinating seeing someone who is so good at it play it like someone who plays a guitar. Meeting him was so cool as well. By the time we (my mom came with) made it to the front of the line, it was almost 12:30AM, so I was conscious of not taking up extra time. But I was genuinely shocked at how down to earth he was. He talked to us like we actually mattered to him, which sounds like a small thing, but for him to ask questions about the memorabilia we brought was such a joy. Long story short, it was an incredible experience, and I would highly recommend that anyone who is iffy about doing the VIP experience or even going to a show, just treat yourself because it is worth every single penny.

Boy I love watching family guy funny moments, then getting straight up porn.

I'm kinda conflicted about this. I had said for a long time that when I got Basement Dweller, I would go off Reddit for a whole calendar year to take a break from this godforsaken website. But that was before they added Grass Toucher and the 1,000 day streak. I feel like it may be better to try and break those, then just quit all together. They really should have made Basement Dweller the final achievement like they did before. Plus they made things more challenging by not adding a 900 day streak achievement, which would have made an even 20 achievements. Sometimes Reddit just sucks ass. Any thoughts?

Se7en is a fantastic movie, but it feels weird renting/buying/watching it on conventional streaming platforms, because Kevin Spacey gets residual checks every time you pay for it. This holds true for other movies/shows/books etc. that are really good, but have awful people working on it. Buying a piece of media that's basically obsolete at a thrift store, where the money stays at that store, or may even go to charity, feels more reasonable because you know that your money isn't going to bad people.

I literally watched the trailer for Best And Last this morning, then I went to the thrift store and found these for a dollar a piece. The universe must be telling me something lol.

I watched this so much as a kid, that my copy wore out. Then my parents got me another copy, and I watched it so much that I wore the second copy out. I don't think I'll wear this one out, but it's really nice to have again.