Every Friday at Kairos is known as "Friday Forties", or alternately, "Fuck You Fridays," the tradition being to drink forties on the balcony or lawn and shout down belligerently at passers-by. We had a megaphone for extra belligerence. It isn't total assholery- we do invite anyone traveling at a reasonable pace to share a beer with us. But the ( Read more... )

I broke my leg Monday night, trippin' over my backpack while all ready to go to sleep. There's not too big a crack, but the metal rod inside has slipped and moved around, so it's hurting/spasming about as much as a major fracture. I probably won't be back at school for some weeks. I would, of course, love some chillin' company here at home while I' ( Read more... )

Somebody emailed me this link today.

http://www.term-papers-college.com/subjects/nik_sawe.html

Bio 101 - Ecology
Bio 133 - Genetics of Prokaryotes
Bio 151 - Mechanisms of Neuron Death
English 92 - Reading and Writing Poetry
SpecLang 153A - Intermediate Hindi
Frengen 19SI - Existentialist Fiction

So, if you're trying to make money in a casino in say, South Tahoe, roulette isn't the smartest choice to put your money on. Suicidal, even. But spinning wheels are hypnotic ( Read more... )

Going up to Tahoe tomorrow for most of the week. First time since the legendary summer 2002 road trip, which was, really, my first taste of college life, along with all those random parties at Chuck's with the Carden crew, with people throwing lava lamps at other people's heads and overturning the Nautilus. It was a weird transitional time since ( Read more... )

Sitting at my desk in Aptos right now. All the lowlands between here and the cliffs of Seascape are shrouded in fog and it looks all mystical and awesome, like Glastonbury. I'm drinking an Arizona on a coaster from 99 Bottles that has a pink elephant and advertises "Delirium tremens", which is a 9% beer. I've got books of Kerouac, Roethke, Gaiman, ( Read more... )

Your Birthdate: October 16

Your birth on the 16th day of the month gives a sense of loneliness and generally the desire to work alone ( Read more... )

I'm probably going to Burning Man this summer. Anyone want to come, or is anyone going already?