My dad recently downloaded a reggae version of Dave Brubeck's "Take Five." I'm having a difficult time refraining from listening to it over and over again, because it is by far one of the coolest songs ever. In case anyone is interested, it's called "The Russians Are Coming," and is performed by Val Bennett ( Read more... )

Yep, I'm still here. Walnut Creek. Just one of the many arm pits of this very large nation. This isn't to say that I dislike Rossmore. I like it here, mainly because it's peaceful and quiet and safe and calm and, in a way, pretty (though less cement would be nice). No, my beef is with the actual Walnut Creek, and with "Lamorinda," and with the ( Read more... )

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Media Matters Film Festival
Watch "Slip of the Tongue," which won this year's jury award. The girl who made it will be a senior at Skyline high school, and while I don't know her, it's always satisfying to see Oakland public schools produce talent like this.

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From the New York Times article on today's Supreme Court ruling regarding the ( Read more... )

One, two, three, fourWriting this piece of shit appeal totally blows. It's like some sadist in the financial aid office realized that being told to revisit one's problems in writing is actually worse than having one's money taken away. Uuuugh ( Read more... )

And wow, what a day it was today. I slept until 10, watched some soccer, ate a little, watched a movie on TV, ate a little more, took a shower, puttered, sat on the porch and read for a good three hours, puttered some more, ate, watched Dawson's Creek, read, and, well, now I'm back to watching TV (all hail the wonder that is Comedy Central M-TH, ( Read more... )

Oakland Tech

Finally came back to Walnut Creek yesterday afternoon. It was so, so nice to sleep in an actual bed after nearly a week of sleeping on a couch. So nice, in fact, that I was asleep until after 1pm.

I sighed with happiness just now thinking about it.

Before I left Oakland yesterday, I burned myself a copy of One Kiss Can Lead to ( Read more... )

It figures that the weather would be gloomy for the three full days that I was in Oakland only to become brilliantly blue and beautiful on the day that I am leaving for Walnut Creek. Talk about typical. Luckily, my dad isn't much of a stickler for schedules, so me working for six hours and then BARTing back to WC turned in to me working for maybe ( Read more... )

My dad knows about how badly I fucked up at school this semester. Not gonna lie, it would be great if for once my mail would remain UNOPENED until I've seen it. Also, I still owe my DC shrink money and will probably end up using my own funds to pay him. Apparently I was only scheduled for one month of actually relaxing vacation. Typical ( Read more... )