I just spent a couple hours inside a cardboard oven. I am eating trail mix leftovers. Listening to Christmas songs, like Jingle Bell Rock and Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree. I am imagining a life where I could engulf myself in research and smother hours with crafty sentences. I would tippity type away at a keyboard at a desk at a window ( Read more... )

from The Onion: "George Steinbrenner fires Tigers"
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/53979?utm_source=onion_rss_daily

It's about 45 degrees outside. Therefore, it is beautiful out. Scarf weather is my favorite.

"Pirates of the Mediterranean," New York Times editorial by Robert Harris, Sept. 30, 2006:

IN the autumn of 68 B.C. the world’s only military superpower was dealt a profound psychological blow by a daring terrorist attack on its very heart. Rome’s port at Ostia was set on fire, the consular war fleet destroyed, and two prominent senators, together ( Read more... )

This is great. http://www.smalltime.com/dictator.html

A little tourney action tomorrow. D6 where you at?!

Everyone made fun of me for drafting Ben Watson. Who's he? they scoffed. Well, he's a rookie that just caught team high yardage. NOW WHO'S LAUGHING!

Going to see Sufjan Stevens in concert tomorrow night. Second row. Me, Nick, and Ryan. It's going to be amazing.

And in November, we're seeing Death Cab. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE.

Now to finish my powerpoint presentation on Bolivia.

Who Should Paint You: Andy Warhol
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Viva Italia!

Today was the last day of Western's camp; camp was long, exhaustive, but worth it to see my friends and a couple new recruits. Corn and I certainly had a grand old time in our interp lab and really had to hold back some laughs. Last night we found a biology room with perfect acoustics and sang songs for an hour. Then Tyler came in and we had 3 part ( Read more... )

Today was Joe's last day of school. I picked him up around 10:30 and then we went downtown. We walked on the jetty and then went to the Pepperidge Farm store. I had never been in there. Man, Pepperidge Farm store is incredible. Geneva cookies for $1.25. I also walked around my neighborhood four times. Because I ate a lot of Geneva cookies ( Read more... )