1. As I walked back from work last Thursday, I heard the faint strains of a trumpet à la big band jazz. I looked behind me and saw a scarlet red pickup truck with the windows down, blaring something like Count Basie for the world to hear. A nice change from the earth-rumbling, window-shaking bass of rap music usually thumping down the street ( Read more... )

My body is creaking wearily and my brain is banging a fist against the walls of my skull, angrily threatening to eject itself out of protest. But I want to finish this paper first. Why am I inflicting this pain on myself?

Back at school, and never so miserable to be. Why Spring Break had to end so soon, I'll never know, but I am encouraged by the thought that summer is only two months away...is it just going to get more and more difficult to come back to school? Because if it's already this bad for my second year, I don't even want to try to imagine my fifth or ( Read more... )

...the Sibyl cometh. Thank God for Spring Break.

Longer update after I recover from midterms.

Does anyone else notice the obnoxious interjectional comments slipped into textbooks with humorous intent, only to induce annoyance and/or anger with their flippancy? Thanks, Mr. or Ms. Scholar, I can appreciate that you are enthusiastic about whatever subject it is that you're writing about, and that you do what you can, little though it may be, ( Read more... )

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As of last Saturday, I have found a new champion for this prestigious title. Some of you may remember the original Worst Pickup Line Ever. Oddly enough, this one was race-related as well. It seems we have a theme here ( Read more... )

Back from visiting my sister, brother-in-law, and of course, Baby Owen. On the flight, sat one row in front of some extremely loud and obnoxious college students.

I wondered, have I ever been one of them?

Though swiftly did this last year pass, much occurred in 2005...a rather monumental year, in retrospect. So monumental as to compel me to take a moment and reflect upon the events of the last twelve months.

To avoid being redundant, I will not discuss the items already mentioned in my birthday entry. But nearly all of them are applicable to 2005 ( Read more... )

I'm back in town, ladies and gents...and never so happy to be. Sibyl out.