O Lord, make safe the paths we choose, and stay always behind us, before us, beside us. Calm the waters and quiet the winds, and bring peace and comfort to those who seek it ( Read more... )

Oh, now that was lovely. Coldplay? SO, so, so so so good. Chris Martin is fabulous. "Hi, thanks for having us here in Indiana! We're called Coldplay." *less than three* They played every song I wanted to hear, including The Scientist, which according to Chris they'd never played in concert before. (But they played it tonight for a sad reason... a ( Read more... )

A very happy (early) birthday to aflockofmollies and shati (and... Harry Potter).

May you lucky leos have all your that your hearts desire, and more.

Meanwhile, I just saw the end of Pulp Fiction. This is my brother's most favorite film.

This makes me wonder about my brother, sometimes.

Ohhhhhhh. It's Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.

Very nifty. Also, Mythbusters doing a special on sharks? Waaaaay cool ( Read more... )

Long day. And it's only 4:45.

Was awoken at 5:40 this morning by woeful cries from Fred the cat (gratuitous fluffy kitty pic). Wasn't quite sure, in my groggy sleep-addled state, what was wrong, but soon discerned that he was having some distress of the, ah, gastro-intestinal variety. I flailed a bit, because really, Fred is the most low- ( Read more... )

Good things ( Read more... )

1. Friends inviting you to share in their spoils (i.e. a gift certificate to the BEST PIZZA PLACE IN TOWN OMG) is love. So much love ( Read more... )

Thirty-five years ago today (has it been that long? I remember being at Kent State for the twenty-fifth anniversary), four students were killed and nine wounded at Kent State University in Ohio. Many of those involved were there to protest the war in Vietnam; others were simply caught in the crossfire as they made their way to and from classes ( Read more... )

And here we are, May already... holy cats, where's the time gone. Wish I were in Chicago; today's the day that the abstract sculpture outside of Pick Hall casts a shadow forming a hammer and sickle. :D Subtle, no? That was a bit of a shock for university officials after it got put in. To their credit, though, they didn't remove it ( Read more... )

( WEST WING SPOILERS BEWARE )