The other day, I had a brief scare in which I thought I had to renew my U.S. passport, before I realized that it expires in 2015, not 2010. This may seem a mundane report to many of you, but to me, it was a scare indeed. My passport... I renewed it right before going to Brazil in 2005; the visa for Brazil was the first thing I got in my current ( Read more... )

You guys, I just stood within fifteen-twenty feet of Tina Fey, who is smaller and more beautiful in real life than she is on screen.

Hot dang.

You guys, why do mosquitoes live in Madrid in July? Why, I ask you? I am covoered in bites! Shouldn´t mosquitoes be withering in this heat ( Read more... )

I just saw Eddie Izzard live during the Chicago leg of his current tour, Stripped. I love Eddie Izzard, he's quite amazing and funny. It's good to take some time to do something non-academic, and to have the opportunity to see him while Eddie Izzard while he's on tour. The routine was very entertaining, I think I laughed (really) hard for the ( Read more... )

Kelly and I are moving to Spain and opening a hostel so Kelly can practice her Swedish. We haven't found an apartment yet, but we will soon. We'll keep you all updated =)

I am still here (kinda ( Read more... )

There are a few things I have decided need to be mentioned in LJ, a lá the current news. First, Fred Thompson (Republican) has dropped out of the presidential race after not doing so well in recent primaries and caucuses. This surprised me, as I had imagined him to be doing fairly well, albeit behind Mitt Romney and John McCain in the polls. ( Read more... )

A). The Decembrists cancelled their entire tour from 1st November, due to an unnamed bandmember's illness, so no Decembrists this weekend ( Read more... )