hello friends. i returned from the great white north last friday, which wouldn't be of note except that it was but a few days before christmas (as some have observed, the only religion my school acknowledges is politics). also, many of my friends are going back to school next week. damn you, texas schools. why can't we all synch up our break ( Read more... )

goods and bads ( Read more... )

yesterday i had the first of many many midterms. the subject of the hour was ECON, the victim was me ( Read more... )

so i was going to write about how sad and out of place i feel because we're ripping up the carpet in my room to put in laminate. in the process, i've had to go ahead and pack up all my things to leave this weekend, as well as packing up my room in its entirety. then my parents decided that we should also repaint the doors (?) if you've ever been in ( Read more... )

you ever heard that song? why do asians love it? when i initially heard it, i was like, this song is kind of weird... but it really grew on me and now i have it. because of the context in which i heard it (three times, a wonderful movie if you only pay attention to the first time and kind of take the second two how you will), it evokes memories of ( Read more... )

first, a story.

while waiting for a train home today at the west end station, a young man asked me whether or not el centro held classes over the summer. yes i replied, i just got out of class, actually. he comments that they probably have ged classes then. i said that if he wanted a ged he should also try contacting a local public high school that ( Read more... )

interesting read... SPIEGEL INTERVIEW WITH IRANIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD

and a quote from this article [ "Bush picks Paulson to replace resigning Snow" ] made me laugh:
"In a White House Rose Garden announcement, Bush praised Paulson's lifetime of business experience and said he had the ability to explain complicated economic concepts in ( Read more... )

strangely enough, i almost didn't want to come home. at least not yet. there were still so many things left to do, people to see, that i just couldn't bring myself to face reality. maybe that's why it took me so long to pack. my flight was supposed to depart at 1.40. i left campus at 1.30, effectively missing not just that flight but the next one ( Read more... )

a few things:

so i'm taking a break right now before i finish beating my ccp to death. i ran across the street to m2m and got some sushi when i noticed FUNYUNS on the chip rack. forgetting how grody they make your mouth feel, i grabbed a bag. i study the ridiculously minimalist packaging as i stuff my face and i decide to google (now an official ( Read more... )

funny stuff! (open the movie clip)

From the Washington Post:

Financial
A Fed Wannabe Feels Students' Sting; Lampoon Is a Hit on the Net
Nell Henderson
Washington Post Staff Writer
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27 April 2006
The Washington Post
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Who says business school isn't fun? At ( Read more... )