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Do not go gently into that good night.
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Windy days, or the "emotional" stuff missing from my blog
Well, it's been a busy month, hasn't it? I' sitting here in my dorm, listening to the wind blow. Autumn is truly upon us. The first presentation and first assignment of my graduate school career are in, I've got a class party to go to on Thursday, and am reaching a point where I have people to walk to class with, to ride the T-bane with, to chat ( Read more... ) -
Moving to Norway: 2 weeks away
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More Eurovision
Germany: Apparently, Marilyn Manson's Ex is stripping in this song. Whoa, I LIKE this, so far. OIt's catchy and the singers can actually sing well. It''s a eurodance version of swing, which, along with prtugal has just made my "most likely to listen to when sober" list. Oooh, fire! And the singer is wearing sparly sequinned silver pants. And tere ( Read more... ) -
More Eurovision!
Iceland: Is it true? Oh god. Iceland is following the unwritten northern European rule about how all female singers much be blonde. I was so bored I started to mime actions to this song, which the Norwegian claims is more memorable than the song. THis just sounds like the background to a photo montage in a Lifetime/Hallmark movie. THe kind where ( Read more... ) -
Eurovision!
Hello World! I am writing to you live from Southwestern Norway, where the annual syntastic shaltzfest that is the Eurovision song contest is coming to us live from Russia. So far, the Norwegian commentator has been mysteriously silent as the Russians put on the finest intro show Eastern Europe has to offer. So far, Unicycles, flamethrowers and ( Read more... ) -
Too young for coffee?
It's been raining for 3 days straight here. After a journey through the gray outdoors to the gray cubicle jungle, I decided to go in search of a bagel and some motivation. As motivation cannot be purchased (at least not in my building), I ended up with a bagel and some overpriced coffee instead. This coffee led directly to the ollowing conversation ( Read more... ) -
Today's Most Hated, Overused Platitude: "We wish you had been here!"
Note: Today's passive-aggressive livejournal rant is sponsored by the never ending rain. the spectacular ineptitude that is Virginia Dominion Power's repair crew, and a desire to not alienate the older Desi community by saying this to thier face. At least not today.
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"We wish you had been there!" Variations on a simple phrase, a sweet ( Read more... ) -
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Today, the sky was a brilliant, clear blue, with nary a cloud to obstruct the sun. Weatherwise, the only complaint i could offer was wardrobe related - it's hard to dress for a day which starts at 40 degrees, and ends near 70, THis problem is only compounded further by the Casual Friday wardrobe challenges. Jeans? Acceptable. T shirts? Not ( Read more... )