How much of a nerd do you have to be to get ( this? )

a quote from my politics professor:

"europe is a flaccid venus to america's muscular mars"

let me emphasis the key words there:

"flaccid venus."

yes, i'm immature.

i'd also like to let everyone know that i've been playing lots of beach volleyball lately, and i am looking forward to summer at flounder's.

"Let us not think that in his new law of mercy, by which He commands us as a father does his children, God has granted us greater license to be cruel to one another." - St. Thomas More, in his argument against the death penalty, published in 1516. Tell me why at least one civilized nation still allows it ( Read more... )

i dont usually post surveys, but i am proud of this one:

83% (Dixie). Do you still use Confederate money?

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"Both Europe and America contain many millions of people who see clearly that, despite all that America has done for the cause of human freedom, its assertion of a right to permanent hegemony is a terrible mistake. Americans who realize this need all the help they can get to persuade their fellow-citizeens that Bush has been taking their country ( Read more... )

Nick Hornby is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. As justification for that, i submit these three ( passages )

i haven't updated in over a month ( Read more... )

time for the obligatory "this is what i got" ( entry )