I have had, all in all, a pretty successful semester as a professor. I had a couple of conference presentations. I was very active in the University community (and ultimately may become the faculty advisor to a sorority). I got a great evaluation from my colleagues. My first honors thesis advisee defended his thesis with flying colors ( Read more... )

I have found a new favorite video clip. I will tell you guys, it's pretty banal and boring for the first six and a half minutes, although it will give you a good feeling for how the rest will play out. The whole thing is nine and a half minutes. And if you're anything like me, you will think it is TOTALLY WORTH IT ( Read more... )

OMG I ALMOST FORGOT TO TELL YOU ALL!

Tomorrow I am seeing BRIAN REGAN! BRIAN REGAN!!!!!

The inspiration for this journal! Or at least, the inspiration for this journal name. And the comment links. And a good portion of the shit I say on a daily basis ( Read more... )

Okay, so I've been super angry the past few days at a whole lot of stuff that is really either Out of My Control or Not My Problem, or, more correctly, both at the same time ( Read more... )

On my way out this week, my therapist said, "I really enjoy talking with you!" And by God, I think he meant it ( Read more... )

Happy birthday to winks7985!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have totally brightened my friends list this past... uh... year? Has it been a year? Already? Or has it been more? Shit, I dunno. WHATEVER. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Have two of my favorite Oprah Winfrey quotes (that I just heard on The Soup"I would probably have Jesus over for fried chicken ( Read more... )

Welcome, spring!

But more importantly, welcome SPRING BREAK!

Someone asked me at church if I was on spring break, and I said, "Yes, starts tomorrow, thank God!" Then I thought maybe I shouldn't have added the "thank God" in there to someone at church. And then I thought, well, it is church, after all ( Read more... )

In lieu of actual content relevant to my daily life, have instead a conversation wherein Terri and I are concurrently watching Ice Spiders and texting ( Read more... )

Vacation in Traverse City was, as always, a rousing success ( Read more... )

The Ruins two line review:

My favorite line was, "Well, thank God we cut his legs off". Those Greek dudes were dumb anyway.

This was a serious surprise in a good way. After watching one of my favorite old school horror movies (The Gate, which contains the best line ever delivered by an eleven-year-old kid: "You got demons") I was looking for ( Read more... )