Woodville, after Matilda tried to get him to join her in suicide:

Let us suppose that Socrates, or Shakespear, or Rousseau had been seized with despair and died in youth when they were as young as I am; do you think that we and all the world should not have lost incalculable improvement in our good feelings and our happiness thro' their destruction ( Read more... )

Recipe: Knish Madness (sweet potato and russet potato knishes)
Source: Vegan with a Vengeance
Results: These took so long to make! The potatoes needed over an hour to cook before I even started. Moskowitz also includes spinach knishes in this recipe, but I just made more of the other two instead. I was forced to substitute yams for the sweet potatoes ( Read more... )

I totally cooked last night. A well-balanced, delicious meal. And granted it wasn't that hard, but I'm trying to boost my confidence and not say to myself "oh, it didn't involve much, what's the big deal, you're still a failure." I cooked pasta and added olive oil, garlic tomato sauce, and freshly grated parmesan cheese. I also cooked Boca Burgers ( Read more... )

I've been meaning to update about my new job (part-time employee at Barnes and Noble #242 aka Stony Brook University Campus Bookstore), but I've been really busy. Here are some quick highlights.

-I conquered my fear of the cash register the first day. I totally pwned that thing.
-There are three sections in the store; tradebacks (not textbooks), ( Read more... )

My mother is all hxc into geneology, and my father has some interesting ancestors, so I grew up kind of hyper-aware of where I came from. My mother made me particularly aware of Anne Whitney, who is primarily known as a sculptor. We made trips to both Boston and D.C. to see her Samuel Adams,  Charles Sumner and Leif Erickson statues (links are to ( Read more... )

I would just like to declare my undying love for Passions. This summer's big storyline (which isn't over per se but the characters are all back in Harmony now) involved Alistair Crane stealing the chalice from the Vatican, but first he went to the Virtual Vatican with Whitney with the power of virtual technology. What other soap opera has dolls ( Read more... )

October 21, 2005
Cue Sunset and End Credits

Hobo: Do you have the time?
Guy: Quarter past seven.
Hobo: Do you think we'll make it?
Guy: To where?
Hobo: To wherever we're going.
Guy: Yes.

--D train
Overheard by: Dan Cunningham

When I'm ordering food, no matter where I am, I'm always really polite. I figure it helps balance out all the assholes, at least a little bit. So, I just got back from Kelly dining hall and I got a sandwich. After the girl behind the deli counter handed me my sandwich, I smiled (because I was really looking forward to eating that sandwich) thanked ( Read more... )

10 things I am thankful for, in no particular order ( Read more... )

I am covered in dozens of bugbites and one massive, beautiful bruise. I'll take a picture and maybe post it when I get the film developed. I've been pretty terrible about getting my film developed ( Read more... )