South Carolina Is Seeing How Far Some Civil War Cash Can Go ( Read more... )

"[friend's name]mourns for the victims in the 1989 Tiananman massacre. Wealth can't compensate lives and liberties."

Couldn't say it better. Those students are on my mind today.

For those of you who have not read "Beijing Coma", please do so. It's a powerful read.

Exactly when did I develop the ability to be an insensitive jerk?

I think my bitch-filter is in need of repair.

My self-esteem dies every time I go to my russian class ( Read more... )

Lent is approaching....and I'm actually looking forward to it. I'm doing my customary thing and giving up all desserts, cookies, cake, chocolate, etc. (The latter is really the only one I eat a lot of). I've had an unholy amount of chocolate lately, and I strongly suspect it has to do with a lack of sex. I always have had a sweet tooth, true, ( Read more... )

I'm quite sure I'm going to be alone forever.

These european kids don't know how good they have it, living/studying so close to home. I wish I could go home on the cheap even at the last minute.

I got to go to the Stade de France today with my Architecture & Urbanism class. Some might complain about having a class on a saturday afternoon, but honestly, I loved it. The Stade is a huge stadium in St.Denis, right outside the Paris city limits. Its used for rugby games, soccer matches (France won the 1998 World Cup here), concerts, operas, ( Read more... )

The morning I left my Dad told me: "It's a great thing you're doing, and those aren't easy to do ( Read more... )

1) Go swimming

2) Buy clove cigarettes (blacks ftw)

3) Go to dinner later (?)