i fail at sleeping.
today, however, does not fail.
presenting several wonderful events:
patti came back from italy with a cute little white tank top for me which reads "i <3 lago di garda", which is apparently a lake in milan. i gave her the hat i made and she loved it so much she nearly cried. i love mutual appreciation and generosity! patti is ( Read more... )

my birthday: 1 april 1986 ( Read more... )

( LJ Interests meme results )

i've recently made some references to my impatience with hypothetical scenarios used to prove a point or provide a counter argument. a disclaimer: my impatience does not extend to philosophy as a whole. philosophy has its place, and i've taken philosophy classes and enjoyed them. i don't even buy into the stereotype that philosophers just sit ( Read more... )

that's right, summer is over in the contra dance world and i went to the worcester dance last night. britt decided not to go, but i picked up martin and we met jeffrey for dinner and then went to the dance. it took me a dance or two to get back into the groove, but rather like bike riding, it's something you don't forget. louise (martin's mom) ( Read more... )

me: should we clean up before your dad comes over?
adrian and isaiah: nah
me: well ok, i'll just move my laundry out of the way
vaughn: yeah, they don't want girly laundry out
adam (having not heard vaughn's comment in its entirety): ok, ok, i'll move my laundry

i just read this morning that because of the destruction of the port of south louisiana, the united states has lost about 20-25% of its energy supply. [http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/090205_bet_life.shtml]Read more... )

sections in italics are quoted from del's response to the post previous to this one.
( why the end of the world still isn't a bad thing )

to avoid any confusion later, when i say "the end of the world", i mean the practical end of civilization and the oil-based capitalistic economy that drives it. a definintion of civilization: a culture that leads to and develops from the growth of cities, in which cities are defined as a large group of people living permanently in one place so as ( Read more... )

i seem to have a thing for early morning posts. i mean, c'mon, what else is there to do while i'm working such a slow shift ( Read more... )