So the lead, Caroline, in Dollhouse went to Colby. Ha! my college has entered pop geek subculture

POETRY MONTH! I am taking a British Romantic Poetry class and I love it. I honestly did not expect to enjoy Wordsworth this much. Perhaps his most famous but I remember reading this poem in one of those Anastasia books when I was little and have loved it ever since ( Read more... )

You know when in early Grey's Anatonmy, Meredith and George go down to look at newborn babies whenever they're feeling depressed? Yeah, well whenever I read about, say, A Saudi Arabian court sentencing a 75 year-old woman to 40 lashes, prison for asking two family friends to buy her bread

I just watch this over and over again:

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Dear boys who live right below me ( Read more... )

First off, I'm studying pirates! At least for now. We end with Jane Austen. wtf? most random class ever ( Read more... )

So funny story. As most of you know I'm a Orioles baseball fan and over the summer I managed to change my ringtone to their theme song. "Orioles Magic" is this super campy song written in the 70s ( My ringtone starts at around 54 sec ) and is, well, loud and outdated. My cell phone naturally has the tendency to go off at embarrassing junctures, ( Read more... )

It's hard to imagine another candidate that I disagreed more profoundly on idealogical level than Sarah Palin. She represents that core of neo-conservative that stands opposed to almost every single belief I have. I was personally terrified at the thought she was an elderly heartbeak away from presidency. So while, yes, I find it inspiring to have ( Read more... )

Vicar died last night. He was an old dog, with kidney and heart problems but still. I thought he was doing ok ( Read more... )

Despite filling out a form for my absentee ballot in early September, it took multiple phone calls from my father, two absurdly expensive international calls from my cellphone, a 40 minute battle with the Internet cafe across the street, and a lot of unnecessary worry to finally vote ( Read more... )

Brother (singing): la la la la...oh I've forgotten the rest
Mother: that's a mercy
Brother: hey!
Father: oh snap