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I wrote a paper once discussing the effects of the horrors of war on soldiers, and the striking similarities between civil war diaries and memoirs from Iraq. These men were so changed that when they finally returned home they longed to return to battle not for some learned bloodlust or need for adrenaline under fire, but to be among those who had ( Read more... )

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Not only have I not posted anything here in forever, the last 2 pages are nonsense posts and pictures!

Thankfully, I have two essay ideas that I will get to ASAIFMMFP (As Soon As I Finish My Mother Fucking Paper).

(Or is motherfucking one word?)

I accomplished a whole slew of projects today:

I installed my bottle opener on the island in my kitchen:


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So last spring I bought a new TV for my room and gave the old one to my mom, but our cable company was using some ghetto-style HD service that my brand spanking new HDTV couldnt pick up. Well, today they switched around all the channels, so I had to re-scan my cable signal and LO AND BEHOLD with the new channel line up they upgraded their HDTV ( Read more... )

I’ve decided to change my life. Or rather, it has changed and I have now decided I like it. I have a few more things to do before finals week is over, but I plan on enjoying my newly found bohemian lifestyle over the summer, or perhaps for much longer. I’ve got at least 4 dozen books laying around the house I need to read, and I plan on reading ( Read more... )

Well, the end of the semester, anyway. This time I've lucked out for the most part. I have two fairly big papers due, but I have a general idea for each and no silly "job" to keep me from getting them done. I plan on doing the majority of one this week and the majority of the other next week, giving me a week to tweak each. But since half of this ( Read more... )

So seven years ago I decided I wanted my very own domain. But what to call it? I chose "thejoyofliving" as a sort-of ironic gesture toward the retro-kitsch that was going on at the time (see the resurgence of 80s toys & video games, etc) and a combination of "the joy of cooking" and self-help seminars. I mean, who could find any joy in living when ( Read more... )

As I've hinted (in this blog and elsewhere) for the last week or so, I've been told I'm being laid off. The 27th is my last day. But don't fret, friends! I have a plan ( Read more... )