the preceding entry was inspired by a conversation with my great aunt. she was listing words which are commonly used interchangably, when they are, in fact, not. I got most of 'em in there, but the emphasis wasn't on the wordplay as much as I'd have liked - I kind of wanted each pair of words to stand out in contrast to each other. i'll have to try ( Read more... )

This rhyme's about my forbears ( Read more... )

Put your playlist on random and post the first line of the first 20 songs that come up. See if your friends can identify the songs and their artists. Google is cheating, apparently ( Read more... )

Today a few European Union staffers came to speak to my East European Politics class on the subject of EU enlargement. Not sure what they're doing on this side of the pond, but whatever...we benefit ( Read more... )

First attempt at LJ cut
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The Devil is in the details. Ever heard that one before ( Read more... )

I am sitting in a study cubicle in the library, attempting to split my attention between webcomics and my Judaism takehome final, due tomorrow ( Read more... )

Assignment: 20 pg paper on the World Trade Organization ( Read more... )

Snare and A Chair will hurt you. They will smooth your hair like you're a battered wife, and tell you everything's going to be okay. They will commit an unprecedented aural assault, will brutalize your auditory nerves, will shatter your maleus, incus, and stapes, and will offend your musical sensibilities. Snare and A Chair is when Dissonnance ( Read more... )

I wrote these in between 45 minute/hour long spurts of actual work in the library this afternoon ( Read more... )