Dear internet,

It's been a pretty good week. I know we haven't talked much; things kept getting in the way. Let's make plans for a little alone time soon, okay? I would love to hear about your new interface.

If you haven't already heard, I've done some pretty cool things lately. On Tuesday, my mom had to accompany a few students, so I made dinner. ( Read more... )

If you've been conscious in America in the last day or so, you know what happened at Virginia Tech ( Read more... )

Novelist Kurt Vonnegut Dies at Age 84
Apr 12, 11:55 AM EST

The Associated Press

NEW YORK -- In books such as "Slaughterhouse-Five ," "Cat's Cradle," and "Hocus Pocus," Kurt Vonnegut mixed the bitter and funny with a touch of the profound. Vonnegut, regarded by many critics as a key influence in shaping 20th-century American literature, died ( Read more... )

I just had meat!

It was excellent.

Hi! I'm not very good at updating.

These are some things that you may have missed.

1. I aged.
I feel obligated to inform everyone of this, despite the fact that my birthday was last Friday. (If you're curious about how it was, let's say it was a curious mash-up of big-band jazz, McSweeney's, and totally excellent sushi.)
2. I went outside.
Yes, they ( Read more... )

For those of you under the impression the Middletown Mall is a happening place...

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Today is the second day in a week that we've had off for water problems. Again. And the tenth that we've had off this year. All the eight-year-olds that read this may not believe me, but it gets old.

I know I should be doing something. Maybe working on that poster so I don't have a B in algebra anymore. Or calling a friend to go somewhere, do ( Read more... )

2 - quizzes I took in algebra today
90.2 - my current grade in algebra
92.5 - lowest possible A (WHYYYY)
2 - essays due for English on Tuesday
0 - essays I have completed
5 - people, including me, who voyaged to the Book and Bean this afternoon
4 - number of moccachinos ordered
$3.50 - one hot chocolate and two cookies
2 - times Justin and Nick played ( ( Read more... )

Welllll, I'm back.

Today began entirely too early...my mom decided that I should get up earlier than I planned to. And kind of neglected to tell me. So my first moments of consciousness went something like this:
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
"Blearrgh."
"Time to get up!"
[Alarm clock reads 7:36. Oh, silly father. My alarm is set for 8! No need to wake me!]
"Mmm."
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Where does the ubiquitous Valentine's heart shape come from?

There's my present to you all. Happy Valentine's Day? Yes!