A few days ago my aunt brought home a local free paper, kind of like the Phoenix in Boston or Providence, or the Village Voice in NYC. I browsed through it and noticed that Cowboy Mouth (one of my favorite bands, whom I've been following for about 12 years now) was playing across the river in Covington, Kentucky, which is just a short 20 minutes ( Read more... )

Today was nicely balanced by productiveness and time wasting, I think. I played the Sims a bit more than I should've, but I also got a lot of stuff done. I'm almost done with grad school paperwork now, woo hoo. I'm going to head to bed now, try not to sleep too late tomorrow (I think 10 would be reasonable), finish packing/making the house ( Read more... )

One of the things that always disgusted me about Japan were the concrete tetrapods that covered many of the beaches. They're supposed to prevent erosion, although who the hell knows if they actually help. All I know is, they are freakin ugly. So typical of the aesthetically hideous way of the Japanese government. I was going to include the ( Read more... )

When I was in the ladies' room here at work earlier, a woman two stalls down from me let out a prolonged fart. It got me to wondering about how people feel about that in general. Do you ever fart in public restrooms (intentially or unintentionally)? Do you think it's acceptable ( Read more... )

I thought thatnanda would appreciate this link, and maybe some of you others would enjoy it too. Cassette from my Ex.

I don't know why, but this just makes me laugh endlessly. Courtesy of totallylookslike.com.


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Feeling in a decent mood this morning. I had a few extra minutes on the way in, so I stopped for a giant iced Dunkin Donuts coffee, the way I like it (no sugar, skim milk, toasted almond flavor). I didn't get to sleep until almost midnight, so I needed it. I'm trying to drink less coffee, and succeeding for the most part, but sometimes I just ( Read more... )

Was just doing a bit more research online, and I found out that Rutgers University has a Division of Global Affairs graduate school located in Newark, which is totally doable. So I have another possibility. The international studies program at William Paterson Univ., which is mostly focused on public policy and is not exactly what I'm looking for ( Read more... )

Work has been pretty draining today. I was incredibly tired in the morning, spending every bit of energy trying to stay awake. Then in the afternoon I had a long, difficult phone call with a student and her father. I feel somewhat exhausted, and I can't wait to get out of here ( Read more... )

So yes, it was a nice weekend, and I got home in only four hours, which is pretty awesome considering that it's a Sunday evening in the summer and I'm going in the same direction as everyone from the Cape and Hamptons going back home. I'm ready to go back to work. I had so much fun this weekend that a bit of a return to normalcy is needed ( Read more... )