I saw the preparations for the memorial dedication from Slusher tower, where I was working. The memorial had been completed and the orange fences and earth movers removed a day or two earlier. There was a massive projections screen on the Drillfield for the Spiderman showing the night before, and I mistakenly thought it would be part of the ( Read more... )

I paid the various Facebook and e-mail announcements no mind until about a week before, when I realized that I would be in town and not at work. I thought posing fo r a satellite photo to be a fun idea, and hoped that it would work out ( Read more... )

As the anniversary approaches, I am limiting my exposure to news media. There will likely be coverage of the remembrances, and much of it will be crass and sensationalist. I am also limiting my exposure to political and internet discussion, in which invoking the name of Virginia Tech is a favorite tactic for poorly illustrating smugly and ( Read more... )

I remind you that my current updates are posted at the Seventh Book(
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The outpouring of sympathy for Virginia Tech was manifested in the astounding volume of the physical gifts and messages. Banners and posters wallpapered Squires and Johnston. Bushels of paper cranes, letters, snacks, and other gifts were handed out to students. Sculptures and memorial walls from inside and outside the school bore signatures and ( Read more... )

I am transitioning between life stages, preparing to start my professional career. Reflecting that, I am transitioning to my other LiveJournal, The Seventh Book (
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I hear some rumors that implicatively suggest that there may or may not be some sort of holiday today. I hope that those of you who celebrate have a good time.

Also, this is the most impressively lit house on my street.


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I abandoned the goalsheets altogether midway through the summer. I have not even opened the files or viewed the LJ posts since then. I started the goalsheets to counter the stagnation and boredom in my life and drive my self improvement. Some of the goals were mundane, some were vital, and some were outlandish. I found myself accomplishing more ( Read more... )

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Sex with Americans risky for Mexican hookers

Disease rate higher for those with U.S. clients, study says

By Cheryl Clark
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
November 28, 2007 Female prostitutes in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez who catered to American “johns” had a 50 percent higher rate of syphilis or another sexually transmitted disease than those who ( Read more... )