My Mom and I have long lamented the state of the hamper industry. She goes through one every two years. I make mine last four years or so, but they're broken for two of those years. They always break very predictably. There are the stiff green ones, and they get big cracks around the edge. There are the basket-style rubbermaid ones, which ( Read more... )

Everyone should play RISK: 2210 AD. It's a load of fun. This Monday, four of my physics club friends and myself are going to dress up as our favorite dictators and play. I'm going to be Ronald Reagan.


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I got this review quote from rotten tomatoes ( Read more... )

Nerissa is getting married. Nerissa is my peer. She went to school with me a couple years back ( Read more... )

In the band Heart's wikipedia entry, there is a link to Ben Smith, who played drums in the sisters Wilson's Heart-reunion group sort of thing. Ben Smith the drummer has also played with Peter Frampton, Cyndi Lauper, and other assorted boring musicians. Unfortunately, the link goes to Ben Smith the English Cricket player's page ( Read more... )

I just realized I have three hours to write seven more pages. It is 2:30 am. Oh shit. I didn't go to bed last night, and only got a two hour nap this afternoon. The seven pages I have so far are really good. Oh shit, none the less. Wish me luck.

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Yes. Yes I did.

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You should download or buy some songs from the CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH album. It's incredible. I reccommend "Details of the War", "Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood", and "The Skin of my Country Yellow Teeth". It sounds like a cross between TALKING HEADS and THE KILLERS. I normally dislike THE KILLERS, but TALKING HEADS replaced everything ( Read more... )