Because living in the suburbs in Virginia is cool! (I live in Vienna, though, not Arlington.) The video is pretty funny, but I think the "We could take the Green Line" bit is definitely the best part.

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I am finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Today I had my very last class of the semester (yay!), and our final exam was handed out. I was expecting the worst, so I ended up quite pleased. There's only one question, and it's actually interesting. But that best part? Maximum five pages. Those words just about made my day ( Read more... )

"Oh no! The temperature has fallen below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. It is sub-freezing. Let us go out to the street outside the studio and interview random passersby ( Read more... )

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade just Rickrolled the nation. That is all.

It's LOL Bush from The Guardian. Wow.

( It's funny cause it's true.)

Good reminder that I should probably pack my AACR2, just in case.

... and all of them also mean opportunity.

Steven Colbert and linguistics! (Language Log has all the important stories.) Eskimo snow + Chinese crisis = I am amused. :D Also, Steven Colbert wants to claim the Hockey Night in Canada theme and play it while doing American things.

Maureen Dowd's columns have been pretty critical of Hillary Clinton, sometimes perhaps a bit too critical, but I think today she made some good points, particularly about Clinton's behavior at last night's debate in Cleveland. From her article:

"Hillary and her aides urged reporters to learn from the “Saturday Night Live” skit about journalists ( Read more... )

Yesterday a group of us walked down the street to Mount Royal Park to check out the Sunday Tam-Tams. The Tam-Tams are a weekly event through the summer. An informal group of drummers plays through the afternoon, and lots of others come to dance along or to simply relax and enjoy. While we were there, several of the roomies got palm readings. I'm ( Read more... )