So, considering the events of the last twenty hours, I'd say I'm the most envied person in the whole world. Why? Because I literally had the best spot at the Barack Obama rally in Abington today. Leaning against the barrier directly in front of the podium. Oh, and he shook my hand. He has a very firm handshake, and he looked me directly in the ( Read more... )

You can disregard that last entry. I just got panicked. I'm fine now, though ( Read more... )

My dad's friend has Synesthesia, which I didn't know until my dad mentioned it last week. He's incredibly smart and articulate, and this is how he described his condition:

Observations from a Synesthete ( Read more... )

Maybe it was the jetlag, but a strange notion came to me while I was in London: keep an irl journal so I can write it all on lj when I get back. I know, who would have thought, right? But, before I get to the fun London stuff, let me bore you with my ramblings about how my week has been ( Read more... )

http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-five-ways-nintendo-ruined-mario/

#5 Nintendo's overused "all-in-one" game tokenWe hope you love basketball, because so does Mario. In fact, he also enjoys baseball, tennis, kart racing, ( Read more... )

Pick 10 characters from different fandoms and answer the questions under the cut.

1. The Todd (Scrubs)
2. Luke Danes (Gilmore Girls)
3. Eomer (Lord of the Rings)
4. Toby Ziegler (The West Wing)
5. Jack Bauer (24)
6. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Moulin Rouge!)
7. Leonidas (300)
8. Luna Lovegood(Harry Potter)
9. Hillary Faye (Saved!)
10. Zig-Zag ( ( Read more... )

MERRY CHRISTMAS, FLIST!!!

( iTunes Meme shamelessly stolen because I love memes, and I love iTunes. )

English presentations. One girl's topic is vocabulary, so she chooses to hold a round of Jeopardy (minus the annoying having to answer in the form of a question thing). Final Jeopardy, and the category is "Rock Music." SHE STUMPS THEM! But I knew the answer off the top of my head before she finished defining the word. LET'S SEE WHO ELSE IS ( Read more... )

There is something wrong with artists today. They try way too hard to "think outside the box." How many times have you heard the phrase "think outside the box"? I'll tell you: too many. We're too busy contemplating "what is art?" and trying to come up with "original" ideas that all creativity is stomped out, and the people with very wacky ( Read more... )