This is what I want to say/do to the cadre of Opus Dei zombies who are currently trying to convert my (Protestant) boyfriend.

"Convert this!" (throw a left jab to the nose)

"Offer it up to God!" (right hook to the temple)

"Hurts more than a cilice, huh?" (roundhouse kick)

(kick to groin) "Oops. Oh well, you numeraries are all celibate anyway..."

They have us Orientation Leaders running around for 14 HOURS tomorrow. With no breaks.

And I still have to clean my apartment.

WTF, Student Life?!?!?

:-(

   Well, I spent the entire day listening to spiels about "leadership," "communication," and how very, very special my university is.

I even got a very special handout with communication tips such as "Pay attention to Nonverbal Signals" and "Use Good Eye Contact."  Gee, thanks for the tips, Student Life. I never knew what "nonverbal ( Read more... )

AP ONLINE REGIONAL - NATIONAL (US ( Read more... )

You know you've been watching too much Star Wars when you're writing an essay on the Iliad and type "Anakin" instead of "Achilleus."

I hate Valentine's Day. But I still think Saint Valentine is cool.

St. Valentine

Patron of Love, Young People, Happy Marriages Valentine was a holy priest in Rome, who, with St. Marius and his family, assisted the martyrs in the persecution under Claudius II. He was apprehended, and sent by the emperor to the prefect of Rome, who, on finding ( Read more... )

G. K. Chesterton was one of the best writers of the twentieth century.

If you don’t believe me, read some of his quotes:

“My forthcoming work in five volumes, `The Neglect of Cheese in European Literature,' is a work of such unprecedented and laborious detail that it is doubtful whether I shall live to finish it.” (Yes, Mary and Nat-GKC’s the ( Read more... )

Dolly Scientist Gets Human Cloning License

By THOMAS WAGNER, Associated Press Writer ( Read more... )

(Fragments. Don't feel like using good grammar ( Read more... )

EDIT: Never mind. It worked after all.