Putting together the lit review for my thesis finally helped me actually get a hold of what the fuck my thesis is going to be. I've kinda been struggling in that class just because I wasn't really sure I had a solid idea to build on, but I think I'm getting there ( Read more... )

maybe it's just me, but I thought Dylan pwned Gaga.

I mean, c'mon, Mumford and Sons, Avett Brothers, and Dylan?

Awesome.

So there's really not much throbbing in my finger anymore, and it has definitely gotten much less sensitive than it was say, a week ago when I had lots of gauze to pad it, but it's still quite tender if I hit it on...whatver ( Read more... )

So, I'm walking towards the door at the same time as Ambassador Fischer, the professor and thirty year veteran of the U.S. State Dept. I open the door for him and as I do so, he asks: "what happened to your finger?"

Brilliant!

Ugh, insomnia.

Back when LJ was still the in thing, you know, before twitter and facebook, there was a time when I was known for disjointed political ranting. Here's some throwback LJ-ing.

In response to the following Missed Connection post:

"What the fuck is wrong with you people? liberals and democrats have been in control of this state for ( Read more... )

Ok, so day 8 of being sick, or maybe it's 9? I'm really writing this because I want to make sure I kinda "document" my illness this time around so that I can report to my doctor. This is the worst I've felt (and the longest duration thereof) in a long time ( Read more... )

So, I dunno why my body hates me so ( Read more... )

Ok, so I generally try to keep the bitching about having an auto immune disorder to a minimum, and I'd lke to think that my complaints have not been too onerous. But, can I just say that it sucks to have an auto immune disoder ( Read more... )

OK, so my Gorillaz tickets were sent yesterday from Emeryville, to the FedEx center in Oakland. Stayed in Oakland for a while, and then left on a journey. A journey which inexplicably has taken my tickets to Memphis, Tn. They started in a town ten minutes away, moved to a city five minutes away, and then flew out of state for some reason. ( Read more... )

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Honestly, not sure what to write at this junction.  But I feel compelled to write something.  For better or worse, 9-11-01 will be the defining moment for our generation.  And not just for Americans.  9-11-01 definitely changed the world in no uncertain terms.

And yet here we are, nine years later, almost a friggen decade later.  Ground Zero is ( Read more... )