Unless you like reading about my literary interests, you haven't missed much of anything since my last post. One thing is very important though: I'm finally fulfilling my dream of reading Ulysses. I have to say that I'm finding this long-awaited event very gratifying. It really isn't a hard book once you get into it a little ways. One can read ( Read more... )

You may be wondering what procrastination attempts 1-42 were. Well, so far it racks up like this: ANOTHER South Park Marathon, The Daily Show, late night phone conversations, facebook, Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring", the pastiche organism that is Lady Gaga's latest music video, cigarette breaks, clips from Fantasia, clips of the Velociraptors ( Read more... )

Ivan Ooze Meshaw, my 13+ year old cat passed recently. He was getting old and had a few problems towards the end, probably cancer. My parents decided to have him put to sleep just to spare him whatever pain he was experiencing ( Read more... )

For some reason I was struck by a really funny question today: Who is the Princess Diana of white trash? This question has kept me entertained for the majority of the afternoon. I'm going to post the answers I've heard so far just to make sure I don't forget one of them ( Read more... )

"Congealed labor"...Maybe Marx is a little more eloquent than I originally perceived. I'm not trying to deny his brilliance; he just doesn't read very well for me. I've read philosophers who have proven that theoretical prose can, in fact, have literary merit ( Read more... )

It has been a very strange week. Actually, it has been a very strange semester ( Read more... )

I'm a little behind the times, but I was in Best Buy yesterday and saw something that was just a little insane. Since the only player's guide that wasn't shrink wrapped was Final Fantasy Dissidia, I decidde to treat myself by flipping through while seeing if I could keep my composure. I barely succeeded.

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You know what one of my favorite parts of Christmas is? Seeing the huge amount of stuff that other people got. So, get to stepping! I expect pictures no later than tomorrow night!

Ranting starts here ( Read more... )

Dev and I went black Friday shopping today. It was absolutely great (and actually not that crowded, for the most part)! We also saw Fantastic Mr. Fox, which was a very entertaining film. I did fall asleep, but I do that a lot these days ( Read more... )