I have a hard enough time getting out as it is, what with no transportation and living relatively far from anywhere appealing. And I am dead broke so that doesn't help. And now we have cold weather. Not that I'm complaining about any of these factors, not really. It just means that having a social life is not as simple as it used to be. And even ( Read more... )

About halfway through the winter break, and so far the only truly exciting thing that has happened was my e-mail getting hacked. I became an unintentional spokesperson for acai supplements. Well, they could have been using me to peddle worse things, I suppose. And it gave me an excuse to finally abandon hotmail after all of these years, although ( Read more... )

Is it possible for human science to overpower the process of evolution? If so, what would be the consequences ( Read more... )

chances are, during Christmas break, that I will have a lot to post about. I just need the time to collect my thoughts, and get myself through finals.
but in a few weeks...

A long next few days of scholastic writing. Next week should be moderately laid-back, and I will get to register for classes. Then Thanksgiving Break! which will be busy ( Read more... )

Last night I went to the most expensive concert I have ever attended: LCD Soundsystem and Hot Chip, two bands I have adored for the past 4 or 5 years. The previous record for ticket price had been set just a few months earlier by the Primus/Gogol Bordello show at Red Rocks ( Read more... )

My roommate's girlfriend asked how my semester has been treating me and I found myself answering quite enthusiastically. It is too early to say for sure, but this might turn out to be my favorite Front Range semester yet ( Read more... )

First week of the semester down. So far, so good. I am really happy to be back in class. I came dangerously close to returning to old habits and ways of thinking this summer. As much as I'd rather not admit it, I have a very hard time being the best person I can be when I'm not very busy and goal-oriented. I'm going to have to work on that. In the ( Read more... )

a neglected friendship reestablished, a challenging semester on the horizon, financial woes essentially negated, a great concert coming tomorrow (with a bunch of friends attending), a happy cat...things don't get much better.

and Drunk Bugs is (are?) probably over, before it truly began. he has too much on his plate, we never get much done, and i'm the only one who can put in effort outside of practice. probably cutting off my only chance at musical expression by ending it, but i was starting to spend more time feeling frustrated than accomplished. and he simply can't ( Read more... )