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So... purple state. There were a few of these questions that I didn't care for. I don't think that one should have to choose between Fox News and NPR or more especially between sushi and meatloaf.

You Should Live in a Purple State


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Today's Schedule

1) Print paper

2) Go to one class of the day
-Turn in paper

3) Crash into sleep for a few hours

4) Write obituary for blog challenge

5) Dinner maybe

6) Film club

7) I don't like having six of anything


Discover The Dandy Warhols!

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So last night was not a night for sleeping. I fully intended for it to be but things don't always work out the way you'd hope ( Read more... )

So do you remember a little while back when quite a few people (myself included to be honest) where a little freaked out at the prospect of the end of the world coming about due to the test launch of the super-collider in Geneva? Do you also remember how all our fears were put to rest (for the moment) when the machine malfunctioned ( Read more... )

Oh Paula Deen, your sunny attitude and gallons of melted butter win me over every time. That is not to say that I need any more butter at the moment. My fitness is at an all time low and my energy levels are shot. Come to think of it, and I mean no offense Paula, but I'm going to need you to step back before I become a comatose blob, sleeping ( Read more... )

My knitting has been a frame for most of my life lately. I knit while talking, while walking, while eating. I think about knitting as I'm lying in bed listening to Brian's snoring over the sound of the air conditioner. As of this moment I am in the middle of three different projects, my bag, a scarf for my mom and a hat for my brother Marcus (which ( Read more... )

This is a quiz that I took back in 2005. I was going through old entries and thought that it still looked like a pretty cool way to waste time. (original entry = http://alivenow.livejournal.com/145093.html )

This time I think I'll use Neko Case

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This marks the second day of classes having nothing to do with presenting syllabi. All of the courses I'm taking seem fairly daunting in terms of the amount of work they will eventually entail. For this first week however I'm trying to put that (at least the worry that it causes) out of mind so that I can concentrate on appreciating the actual ( Read more... )

Today I downloaded a program called "Audacity" which allows me to take different audio files and splice them together. What this means for me is that I can now pursue interviews more intently and upon tearing them out of the throats of my victims, can superimpose quotes and clips over a background of music. It took me a good portion of the ( Read more... )