I am pretty disappointed with my guy Obama. I thought he was going to be way more progressive. I understand that this is a difficult economic climate to raise taxes on the wealthy. That I can forgive. He appointed RIAA lawyers to 3 or 4 of the top posts in the justice department. Thats crappy. He also was going to try to protect the CIA torturers. ( Read more... )

I’m a little appalled at all the time I’ve lost, but then, wasting time wasn’t exactly an unforeseen side effect; it was part of the fun. Of course it was; if drinking wasn’t so much fun it wouldn’t be such a widespread and terrible problem. While responsible people were working their way up their professional ladders, my friends and I were ( Read more... )

There is an interesting article about depression on the Times. Some highlights:

So depression MUST be caused by low levels of serotonin in the brain, right? Wrong! Just because a drug relieves the symptoms of something, does not mean that the lack of that drug was the cause of the symptoms. In the most common example, it's a well known fact that ( Read more... )

I have discovered a new hobby, baking cookies. A good substitute for flour is oatmeal you put in the blender and blend until smooth. It has a fuller taste. Another thing that is nice sometime is to put in some cream cheese instead of butter. You can't replace all of it but replacing some gives you a nice taste.

I went to youtube and checked out the top hits of all time (most viewed). Number one is some stinking Avril Levigne(sp?) song. The second was the evolution of dance. You have probably seen this all ready (its got 113 million views!) but I found it amusing ( Read more... )

My weather report is giving it to me like this:

Temp -11.2 F
Feels like -20.6 F
Dew Point -16.6 F

It's a cold one!

It is a toasty -11 degrees Fahrenheit in Champaign now.

How you like that?

It is 1:00 in the afternoon here. This should be the warmest part of the day. The sun has been out to warm it up for a while.

It is -6 degrees Fahrenheit.

I told Jenny she has to drive the car to work today; you can't go walking 15-20 minutes in this weather! You would freeze your face off.

MIT has changed its lectures to mirror the discussion sections we have had since I have been here. They complained of poorly attended lectures and 10% fail rates. Their solution ( Read more... )

I have found the source of my chest pain, Costochondritis. Its an inflammation of the stuff connecting your sternum to your ribs. I may have injured it doing the breast stroke for the first time.