ah, the interesting things that come across my desk here in the student activities office. i was skimming through ccm magazine today and found an ad for the following book, brought to you by the young lads in christian pop punk group relient k:

The Complex Infrastructure Known as the Female Mind
According to Relient Kthink about that for a second ( Read more... )

i just want to express my support for kirstin and rob vander giessen-reitsma, the fine people behind *cultural is not optional and proprietors of fair trade store world fare. their small community of three rivers, michigan, is being scoped as a prospective new site for a wal-mart, and kirstin (i swear i don't know how the woman has time for all of ( Read more... )

happy two years to me and nathan.

am i cheesy or what? recollections and ruminations to follow.

i'm constantly annoyed right now.

we're goin' to wilco! on halloween!

nathan's thrilled.

does anybody have an internet presale password to buy tickets for the chicago wilco shows at ticketmaster? the fate of my boyfriend's birthday present depends on it!

i haven't written here in awhile. shizz has been keeping me bizzy.

things and stuff going on with me:

a) work is insane. between preparing for students' return and working with them since their arrival, i've worked several 12-hour days in the last three weeks. oh, by the way, did i mention this is a part-time job? nevermind, though, it's fun when ( Read more... )

the best conversational exchange i've had in weeks took place today, when i called my friend jane, and spent a few minutes talking to her nine-year-old daughter, madeline.

me: so, anything exciting happening at the cramer house?
maddie: oh, yes. today i learned how to spell "antidisestablishmentarianism," and i learned what it used to mean, and ( Read more... )

calling all fans of dar williams' music and young adult novels (jessica gockley, i'm looking at YOU): did you know she's written a children's book?!?!

evidently, it's pretty good. i'm thinking of ordering it. has anyone read it yet?

in one of the most bizarre events of my entire life, i have just finished being interviewed by TIME magazine ( Read more... )