( This was SO me an hour ago )

For American Protest Literature, we're encouraged to participate in a protest of "any situation or institution with a political dimension" as a substitute for the essay part of the final exam...

You must videotape or photograph yourself participating in the protest (if it's a physical activity), or submit documents you wrote and proof that you ( Read more... )

Note to self: The Library folder should not be measured in GB ( Read more... )

Good news: The kumquats on campus are ripe! Yay ( Read more... )

My friend Gavin created this strangely insightful series of pictures on Flickr using Tux Paint.

If you wanted further evidence that Paint = awesome...look no further.

In other news...I have the feeling that this will be an awesome semester, as soon as I stop being sick.

How on earth did this catch on?

Not that I'm complaining...getting people drawing is certainly cooler than the usual survey blah. I'm just...surprised.

And what the hell, I'll contribute. Yay freehand sketches at 3 AM:


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"Casimir Pulaski Day" is such a good song. And such a sad song. I didn't realize the latter until I read the lyrics...

In the morning when you finally go
And the nurse runs in with her head hung low
And the cardinal hits the window

I think I need to get this album.

(approximated from memory)

"Thank God for the NSA wiretapping US citizens! Finally we have a government that listens to us!"

:D

Lots of policy-writing, meeting people, and general awesomeness. Indeed.

For instance, I met this chap Evan Greer while in Cambridge, one of Nelson's friends. Evan's an anarchofolk musician--you can check out his (totally awesome) music at his website. Evan was playing at an anti-war event at the Harvard Social Forum. We showed up too late to see ( Read more... )

I was looking through my iTunes library for New Year's Eve music. Tonight shall, with any luck, be filled with happiness and good company--and why not? The new year presents itself as a slate as clean as the snow that just fell outside. The last year's mountain of missteps--forgiven. At least, that's what New Year's is supposed to represent, right ( Read more... )