I just chased a motherfucking bat out of my house with Paisley. A fucking winged mouse.

... and I'm hoping to God it wasn't the vampire variety, because I smacked it right good on the face with a golf club, but - in my infinite mercy - let it live. And you know, vampires are vengeful types.

I'm going to Italy tonight for two weeks. Where in Italy? Somewhere in Tuscany, about 20km outside of Florence. Email me your address and such if you want fantastically written letters from abroad.

Cary

I will be in Montreal for the next week on business. I can't get over how much I like saying/hearing that. I have my own hotel room in the heart of Montreal's downtown core and a wad of "per diem expenses" cash. Still, it's a lot for my first day of work ( Read more... )

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/

I got 17/20, mistaking two genuine smiles for fake ones, and one fake one for a real one. That's what a life of deception gets you.

The role of destiny, gods, and omens in Agamemnon and The Histories

Does history shape great individuals, or do great individuals shape history?  Can a single person have such great influence that he or she can change the way significant historical events unfold, or is the individual too small to change the course of the world’s ( Read more... )

I really have nothing exciting, useful or meaningful to share except the following:

http://www.jesusandmo.net/

My new favourite website.

I spent my weekend writing a 4000-5000 word research paper. I haven't slept since Saturday.

Human Rights Abuses by the Tatmadaw in Myanmar

Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person” (United Nations 1948). As a member of the United Nations, Myanmar is ( Read more... )

Can you think of an object - let's call it A - that conforms to a definition of something - let's call it B - such that A is not equal to B ( Read more... )

I knew there was a reason I didn't like Keith's.

Something curious happened this December. I started to read again. It's not that I could read, became functionally illiterate, and then was suddenly able to read again (although that would be funny). Rather, I started to read for pleasure again. I guess it had to do with me receiving as many books as I did for Christmas (three). So far I've read ( Read more... )