I took a trip up to Spanish Harlem today, to visit the National Museum of Catholic Art and History on East 115th Street. I walked, because in terms of distance it really isn't so far from where Chris lives on East 98th. In terms of culture and demographics, however, it's a completely different world. Walking through El Barrio, you're lucky if ( Read more... )

I was fine all weekend. Then yesterday when I was at the grocery store I began to get cramps that felt sort of like menstrual cramps, but that simply wasn't possible. Then my whole lower abdomen began to ache, and I thought it was because I hadn't eaten enough, so I had a snack and thought I'd be fine ( Read more... )

At this time yesterday, I was in cloudy, windy, drizzly South Bend Indiana; I had just gotten out of a lecture in Flanner Hall in which I listened to James VanderKam expound upon the Damascus Document and the Qumran Serekh and their place in understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls and first century Judaism ( Read more... )

This is pretty funny, although please don't take the source I'm using as an indication of the position I support. I just think the video is pretty hilarious. As one of my friends, and my brother, both pointed out, the main argument of these people seems to be: "Dick Cheney can't shoot." Anyway, it was the highlight of my evening. I love the ( Read more... )

Interesting. . .

I just saw "Walk the Line," and am trying to decide if I liked it better than "Ray ( Read more... )

I must say, I always find it slightly gratifying when the two "favorites" are upset by someone no one is making much of a fuss about. Now that they lost, however, I'm finding myself feeling sad for Cohen and Slutskaya. Sasha just hasn't learned how to skate under pressure! She always cracks! I couldn't believe it. And I have to feel bad for ( Read more... )

I have a very sensitive ego; therefore, I do not like being condescended to, because being condescended to will make me feel very upset for a long while. And the fact that I'm writing this almost a day after the fact demonstrates that I'm still upset ( Read more... )

I'm so glad Enrico Fabris won the men's 1500 in speed skating. Neither Shani Davis nor Chad Hendrick deserved it, given their childish and unsportsmanlike head-butting. "You didn't skate with us and you screwed us over!" "Oh yeah? You would've done the same thing!" "No I wouldn't!" "Yes you would! And why didn't you shake my hand after the ( Read more... )

. . . my patriotism doesn't win over everything. I'm rooting for Slutskaya over Cohen. Well, okay, I'm rooting for Meissner and Hughes over them all, but I would still rather see Irina win than Sasha. Don't know why; I just feel like Sasha's such an upstart prima donna. {shrug}