Today in response to a student calling my name to get my attention I answered "What up?" because I was on autopilot. His eyes got all big and he went, "You say 'What up?'?!?!" He was very impressed. I think.

That was possibly the only thing that went well today.

Whyyyy is Plans down again?

Summer is going pretty fast so far. It's kind of shocking.

Hot Fuzz made me afraid of murderers in hoods and cloaks. It also made me laugh, so I guess that's a good thing?

I foresee a lot of reading in the coming week and a half.

I decided to reread Pride and Prejudice after watching the 2005 version with Sara, Becky, and Megan. OMG Victorian romance. I just realized that I may be reading some Austen for English this fall, so that is cool; I've never really studied any of her novels ( Read more... )

I finished The Count of Monte Cristo this afternoon, and can now consider my end of the deal I made with Arpi upheld. What ho, and all that.

So, books. Of the summer. Let's see:

Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism and Adoption
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Anansi Boys
The Children of Húrin
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Camp is over! Yay? I feel both wonderfully free and sad that I won't get to see the (good) kids for a while (or perhaps ever again, if I go somewhere else next summer ( Read more... )

- 'A Comet Appears' by The Shins ( Read more... )

I'll spare you my monthly "wow, it's [insert month name here]! how did that happen?!" and just say that I think August will be an interesting month. I'm not exactly sure why, other than the fact that I will have 2.5 weeks off to play around with and I will be returning to Grinnell. That's it, really ( Read more... )

So, last night John installed Linux on Logan (my trusty laptop). This is awesome and cool and hip and all that, but for ONE THING: NO INTERNETS. The wireless card doesn't work, boo hoo ( Read more... )

Today I am 19 and two-thirds of a year old (so is Sara!). Hurrah ( Read more... )

Weekend #?? of summer was a good one. It involved various escapades, including a viewing of HP:OotP, a trip to Chicago to see Blue Man Group, buying a comforter (thus ending the week-long comforter vs. quilt debate), and a lot of loafing.

Let's see. ( I really liked HP:OotP. )