The last lecture for my second summer class was yesterday; there’s no class today, but a final tomorrow. I only need to get 82% on the final to secure an A for the class, but of course that’s not going to stop me from studying like mad today. It’s not like I’ve got anything better to do, anyway. And of course, with my “summer break” about to start, all of a sudden I’ve managed to catch a cold. In August. Actually, it’s been a fairly…
My sister recently gave away a sticker she’d had for quite some time. It read: Do Not Meddle in the Affairs of Dragons for you are CRUNCHY and Taste Good with KETCHUP! For those of you who would mess with me this coming year on campus, remember: I am the dragon.
It’s August. 22 days until the start of fall semester. Groan … Those of you who have some free time around 2100 Eastern, I’d suggest tuning into WGTE on the Web; for a public radio station, their Sunday night lineup is pretty eclectic. At 2100 is the locally-run Electronic Currents, which features surprisingly good electronic music; at 2200 Music from the Hearts of Space comes on for two hours of great study-time music. There used to be a cool world music show at 2000 called…
New on Backwash: “Recall This”. A little discussion of the California recall procedure and how something similar that was being proposed in Canada got proven to be farcical by one of my favourite comedians.
You know, there’s nothing quite like finding out that your local Millionaire broadcaster is going to rebroadcast the first woman ever to win the million, then having your VCR suddenly decide that it doesn’t want to record anymore. Thankfully I ran to another VCR in the house and got it taped, but that was not a fun experience. (Yes, I know this is completely trivial, but these are the things that happen in my life.) Anyway, I headed to campus after that, and before class…