So I was talking to my foreign TA friends in the library today and the told me a story about how at the beginning of the semester they decided they would be TA for 'Totally American,' so they changed their names to American ones (like Kim and Abby or something) and worked out a lot and wasted food." I thought that was really funny, especially the ( Read more... )

incomprehensible: how professors can have office hours for 1 hour. News flash: It doesn't work that way. By definition. Hmph.

Ok I guess this is long due, but VJ won the photo contest (duh). I didn't count how many votes it was, but he won by a lot. His was at the ATM-- but it WAS a friend of his, not a stranger. However, that tops me, as my picture of my sister and friend at the water fountain was staged...! I know, sorry. I actually did get some votes on his entry, too ( Read more... )

Unusual parts so far about this semester ( Read more... )

my recent introspective streak is making me feel kinda sick, so i need to balance it out with a non-introspective type:

i just went to my first ska show tonight. i liked it a lot actually, and robin and i even skanked. that's ska/punk dancing for you who don't know.

the end.

Perhaps to balance out the raw emotionality of the last post (though i still stand by it) i have a more practical yet equally introspective post ( Read more... )

So as usual, I feel bad about writing that mean poem about my friend who works at the gas station... because it's so one-sided, even if it is probably my best poem ( Read more... )

What you've all been waiting for... the virtualjustin  vs. starwishes  photo contest! Starting with a picture of a classic awkward moment. You pick the one which you think best exemplifies 'classic awkward moment' and let me know here in my comments. In a week, vj and i will tally votes from both our friends and see who can best capture awkward on film!

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and a lot of my favorite artists and ilike a lot of the same music. makes sense, right?

Barry Manliow, on Bonnie Raitt's I can't make you love me: "In my opinion, this is one of the best songs ever written. It's played, arranged, and sung with perfection." I totally agree, Barry! He also likes Neil Young's Harvest Moon just like me!
Sting and I ( Read more... )

Beautiful person today: Jane Addams ( Read more... )