I'm back, reluctantly, from Chicago. I'll have a full report and pics later -- and I'll be doing comic highlights of the adventure of Paul and I for the next couple days on Capitol HillbillesNow that I've been up for nearly 24 hours, been in two different states, 8 hours of commuting, 4 hours of class, hour at the gym, and 3 energy drinks later, I ( Read more... )

Chicago rocks my socks. Hell, it rocks most of my outfit.

I just can't believe some of these buildings; I mean, I didn't know cities like this still existed--where EVERYTHING looks like the Olde Spaghetti Factory or something. And it's also really big. Like, really big. And windy. Like, I almost lost my hat windy ( Read more... )

Really Houston, does your airport need Pro activ vending machines? Really? Am I going to have an acne emergency on my lay over?

Get me out of heeeeere!

I'm going to Chicago and I'm friggin' pumped.

So here I start, with nothing but a backback full of useless distractions and fancy underwear (to show off, not to impress with...) and my iPod with some new music and a rented movie (Ocean's Thirteen).

I'm extremely excited to see Paul -- whether he realizes it or not, he means a lot to me, for ( Read more... )

Taken from caphillbillies...

Does anyone else thing Gabe (main singer) from "Cobra Starship" is really kinda hot?

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Regardless, their music is fun enough to give a listen. Here's the most recent album (along with the above song) to give a try. Recommended to fans of Panic at the Disco-ish stuff. It's corny, but fun.

HERE!

My last quarter in college is going to be my best. I almost don't want to graduate. Almost.

This rocks.

Sometimes I forget that I had once used this "blogging device" as an actual journal -- a consistent source of what was actually happening in my life, whatever little event I felt needed sharing. I've since moved away from that format, instead using the more traditional form of conversation to share stories with friends, leaving this "journal" for ( Read more... )

So, deciding everything in my life that was related to linguistics/foreign language needed a good ol' fashioned organize-thon, I discovered that I have the following number of books about the following languages ( Read more... )

Sharing time!

Since the comic might not make it up till Friday, thought I'd give you kids an extra treat: music! The following albums have been some of the few that I've been playing on repeat for the past couple of months. Enjoy.

All album covers are download links, except for "Shock Value"(I didn't have a DRM-free version of that album ( Read more... )

So I'm practicing L'imparfait ("The imperfect", one form of past-tense) in French, and I come across the following example sentences.

Mes amis jouent au tennis (My friends are playing tennis)

Cool. Typical French.

And then, the imperfect:

Ils jouaient au--HOLD ON DID THAT WORD JUST HAVE EVERY GOD DAMN VOWEL ALIVE IN A ROW WHY ARE THE FRENCH SO ( Read more... )