Thus Spake Russ

Posted By Russ Emerson on October 8, 2004 at 10:44 pm

NOTE: this post is for debate #2. My debate #3 post is here.
“Liveblogging the liveblogging”
I took a different approach to liveblogging the debate.
9:00pm EDT – loaded the following sites in my browser:

• Instapundit
• The Corner
• Powerline
• The Spoons Experience
• The Truth Laid Bear
• The Politburo Diktat.

I then proceeded with the main event.

9:05 – reloaded & read Instapundit
9:06 – reloaded & read The Corner
9:07 – reloaded & read Powerline
9:08 – reloaded & read Spoons
9:09 – reloaded & read NZ Bear
9:10 – reloaded & read the Commisar
9:11 – reloaded & read Instapundit
9:12 – loaded Hugh Hewitt
9:13 – reloaded & read The Corner
9:14 – reloaded & read Powerline
9:15 – reloaded & read Spoons
9:16 – reloaded & read NZ Bear
9:17 – reloaded & read the Commisar
9:18-9:27 – bathroom. Cracked open the latest issue of the Cabela’s catalog. I need more fiber.
9:28-9:41 – strolled downstairs to refill my beer stein with ice and grab a fresh bottle of Diet Coke. You didn’t think I’d actually drink beer? Halfway up the stairs, realized I forgot to move this evening’s load of laundry into the dryer. Schlepped back down, loaded the dryer, schlepped up the stairs.
9:42 – reloaded & read Instapundit
9:43 – reloaded & read Hugh Hewitt
9:44 – reloaded & read The Corner
9:45 – reloaded & read Powerline
9:46 – reloaded & read Spoons
9:47 – reloaded & read NZ Bear
9:48 – reloaded & read the Commisar
9:49-9:55 – checked e-mail. I regularly use three separate accounts, so this can sometimes take a while.
9:56-10:17 – typing this post. I’m a crappy typist.
10:18 – reloaded & read Instapundit
10:19 – reloaded & read Hugh Hewitt
10:20 – reloaded & read The Corner
10:21 – reloaded & read Powerline
10:22 – reloaded & read Spoons
10:23 – reloaded & read NZ Bear
10:24 – reloaded & read the Commisar
10:25 – reloaded & read Instapundit
10:26 – reloaded & read Hugh Hewitt
10:27 – reloaded & read The Corner
10:28 – reloaded & read Powerline
10:29 – reloaded & read Spoons
10:30 – reloaded & read NZ Bear
10:31 – reloaded & read the Commisar
10:32 – reloaded & read Instapundit
10:33 – reloaded & read Hugh Hewitt
10:34 – reloaded & read The Corner
10:35 – reloaded & read Powerline
10:36 – reloaded & read Spoons
10:37 – reloaded & read NZ Bear
10:38 – reloaded & read the Commisar
[End of debate]
Conclusions & Observations:

• Thanks goodness for Mozilla’s tabbed browsing.
• I need more fiber in my diet
• All the sites linked above are much better at commentary than I would be, particularly given my pathetic typing skills.

Disclaimer: The “live” in “liveblogging” refers to the fact that I had a pulse while I mentally composed this post. I cannot type fast enough to do this stuff in realtime. And, c’mon — copy/paste would be cheating.
Update: is “liveblogging” hyphenated or not? I suspect it ought to be, despite my mixed usage.

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