Happy St. Pat's. I celebrate my heritage of rampant-if (mostly) functional-alcoholism and at the same time celebrate the other half of my heritage...alcoholics who also happened to be rich WASPs. god bless the melting pot ( Read more... )

ok this song has been going through my head relentlessly all week...seriously, if I am think I'm alone I am likely singing it..so I am posting the lyrics. thanks ( Read more... )

hey here is a fun article about how my family's company created the subprime crisis! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/business/economy/06norris.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=household%20international&st=SearchRead more... )

i'm on my way out the door, but everyone needs to know that the federal tax on cigarettes is going to be raised by two dollars as of april 1st. it's even worse for rolling tobacco(which I hate anyway)...the tax on rolling tobacco is going from $1 per pound to $25 per pound, so the small packs will cost $2.50 more and the big tins will be $20 more. ( Read more... )

went with [name redacted] last night to open mic night at infusion, ian organizes it...morgan was there for like 90 seconds so it was nice to see her. dhani showed up. he has two goats now, for pets. ritual sacrifice in the offing?who knows!all the performers were funny gray haired mt airy hippies except for this one teenager who was terrible. he ( Read more... )

the dawning of a new day in america is taking some time to digest. on hillary...i trust the president-elect's judgment, and i trust he will make the right decision. now then, it is the responsibility of our generation to take these new possibilities to heart and change our view of the world, cleanse ourselves of cynicism, and commit to doing the ( Read more... )

so i'm doing really well this semester. straight a's at the moment. i had a test at 10 the morning after the phillies won the world series...needless to say i was drinking heavily and raising a ruckus on broad street(ran into RACHEL, two kids from temple plus karl, al, gregg, and ZACDEMUNDO) then hanging out/drinking with my cousin till 6:30 at ( Read more... )

little to say except that when the phillies win the world series and barack obama is elected president over the course of a week...well that is change i can believe in. i am proud to be an american, and we are all in this together.

so happy just to be alive, underneath this sky of blue
on this new morning with you


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i got a's on my first two midterms, i CAN go to school, ha. when you actually go to class it's kinda fun. so, i plan to continue to do that ( Read more... )

wall st is in a state of panic, major banks are failing left and right, it's the craziest time in the american economy since maybe the thirties. the bloom is off the sarah palin rose. mark my words, obama will be back ahead in the polls come the end of this week. if you want to make some money off this election go to intrade right now and buy some ( Read more... )