It makes me upset that I don't hate Mickey Avalon.

This entire week, I've been thinking about how great it would be to take my iPod and just go running at night. No aim, no purpose, just me and my iPod. I'd been busy all week, so I hadn't had the time. Finally tonight, I thought, "Okay, I could probably run for an hour or so. I can't wait ( Read more... )

*groan* So against my better judgment, I've been working my way through the Twilight books, and screaming at almost every page. And up until now, it's been this ridiculously awkward allegory for abstinence ( Read more... )

... Doing jello shots and playing Beirut with my boss.

Everyone in my lab was sitting around, waiting for a thesis defense to start. We were talking about how we always get multiple copies of the same email. One of the guys in my lab says, "I don't get some of those emails," so I respond, "you're just not that special." (Most cliched joke in the world, right ( Read more... )

Last night, we had an impromptu BBQ gathering so we could fire up some leftover brats and pop open some Bud Lites. Near us were a bunch of other grad students who were having their own party ( Read more... )

My awesome friend sent me this box o' goodies from Iraq, and in it was the most amazing thing I've ever laid eyes on. This Iraq produced backpack, which, as far as I'm concerned, may as well be gold.

( Pictures of said gold )

Scalpers are the worst. people. on. the. planet.

If I ever met a stranger in public, who told me that he scalped tickets for a living, I would punch him in the fucking face and throw him into traffic. Then I would probably punch him again.

Fucking assholes.

To all my atheist/agnostic/non-grace-saying friends:

Poll The other day, one of the grad students in my lab was having a going away dinner get-together. All of his family's church friends were on one end of the table groupings, while his grad school acquaintances (most of us are atheists or casual believers) were sitting at the next table over. We were ( Read more... )

New Green Day album out today!!!!!!! *celebrates ( Read more... )