I had class today. Both the good class and the crappy class. They both take up the same amount of time, but the second one is much, much longer in body clock time. The reason is this: The first teacher is a good teacher. The second one is not.

The first guy is obviously someone who works at a real job doing the things he's teaching you about, ( Read more... )

(Responding to forum post on why the US Olympic team has been so successful so far ( Read more... )

I had a dream where I wasn't actually present:

The dream was about an older guy, I recall him thinking he was a defense attourney. He was not a good guy. I had flashes of what his wife looked like: supportive, friendly, happy. In the future she would also add grandmotherly to this list. The man was approximately 55 years old, and successful. ( Read more... )

I just got back from one of the stops on Kerry's tour, Bowling Green, Ohio. There was a significant turnout. So much, in fact, that I never actually got to see him. I had a 'blue' ticket, which meant I was actually filed in behind the stage, if they had a stage, and all of the banners. I know they had banners, because one of them prevented me from ( Read more... )

I just got back from one of the stops on Kerry's tour, Bowling Green, Ohio. There was a significant turnout. So much, in fact, that I never actually got to see him. I had a 'blue' ticket, which meant I was actually filed in behind the stage, if they had a stage, and all of the banners. I know they had banners, because one of them prevented me from ( Read more... )

I'm watching "The Warriors." This is the movie that reached new depths of awfulness, and is therefore one of mankind's greatest achievements. Listen:

Warrior 1: "We ain't even been to the Bronx before."
Warrior Leader: "No sweat. This conclave is going to be a real big item. Every gang in the city is going to be there."

We then switch to other ( Read more... )

I'm getting ready to prepare a meal. Here is what I plan on doing:

Flatten out 6-7 chicken breasts
Mix some flour and seasoning salt together in a bowl
Cover the chicken with it, and brown in a newly-purchased skillet
Mix cream of mushroom soup and some milk in the same skillet.
Put all of the chicken and soup stuff into a Pyrex thing
Cook for 30- ( Read more... )

Just happened to be browsing along, and stumbled upon this:

The New York Times > National > Woman's Mosque Protest Brings Furor in the U.S.
"Since 9/11, I've seen that if we don't assert ourselves, we're relinquishing our religion to be defined by those who speak the loudest and act the toughest."
[ http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/22/national/ ( Read more... )

I woke up. I was in my new apartment. It looked nothing like the apartment I actually have. Parts of it appeared to have been cobbled from several different austere or sterile homes I'd been in. Someone had stolen my toilet, bathroom sink, and (from the living room) the television. I was frantic, and I phoned the landlord. The office manager ( Read more... )

I'm being forced to listen to some band, which appears to be Cold. They suh-foe-kayeet me. The song I hear is something about some girl maybe killing her self, which the singer sings in his "I'm a sensitive man" voice. Then, as in every single Cold song, your mind goes blank while they continue singing some shit, and then it wakes up and you ( Read more... )