Last night was a rousing good time, a welcome respite from the drudgery of my workweek. I traveled with the brothers Sweeney to Indianapolis where we watched Win With Willard conquer the competition in the preliminary round of "Some Record Company Whose Name I Cannot Remember"'s Battle of the Bands. I have to hand it to Evan Hock...his ability to ( Read more... )

As I was exiting my car on the way to the computer lab, I noticed that "The Club" was affixed to the steering wheel of the car parked next to me. Is "The Club" really necessary at IUS? The car was a piece of crap, anyway, I'm talkin' multi-tone rust, about one hubcap ( Read more... )

Hello, again. After working several consecutive long, stressful days, the prospect of two days off in a row is just so indescribably glorious ( Read more... )

I need to quit being so busy that I don't have the time to think about what I want. That's how they draw people in, you know. Get caught in ticking traps, lose races to rats. Approximately one person on my friends list will appreciate that (you know who you are) but that's okay ( Read more... )

RUSH ( Read more... )

I had a great time last night. We went to the local watering hole, drank some great beer. Bourbondaddy, a local NABC brew, and I splurged on a bottle of Old Rasputin Imperial Russian Stout. It had a bite to it that almost made you feel all those years of pain suffered by the Russian peasantry. And of course all of that was used to wash down a ( Read more... )

I'm pretty much moved in now. Last night was the third night I spent at my new digs. Its, um, pretty cool, I guess. It sort of feels like we're staying in a hotel room...it hasn't quite sunk in that we won't have to leave in a few days ( Read more... )

Man, I totally aced my first Cold War exam. Will I continue along the path of excellence, or will I slip on the second exam and bomb the last one, as my academic spiral usually goes?

Sorry about all of the one-line entries lately...

Ever get the urge to dress in all black and listen to electronic-tinged industrial metal?

I love listening to Frank Thackeray talk. I love it when someone asks a question and his lecture derails, resulting in a 45 minute excursion into some obscure but interesting topic ( Read more... )