As my summer winds down at a frantic pace, I find myself READING more than ever. I just read mind-mush Deception Point by Dan Brown and I'm getting into East of Eden, a classic, but a novel which holds little chance in keeping my attention if it drags on past Sunday when I leave the country for a year. I've gotten my iPod finally and I've been ( Read more... )

Ever get to that point where so much is happening that you feel too lazy and/or overwhelmed to sit down and try to address it on LJ? I'm at that point now. Let me hit up a few highlights now ( Read more... )

Nothing's going on in Poughkeepsie besides spoiled brats running amok, but I'd like to comment on the Middle East. I used to support Israel--Jews deserve a homeland too. It's hard to condone suicide bombing, right? Well, maybe, but running helicopter gunships into Palestinian towns is bullshit too. But what I find particularly insightful with this ( Read more... )

Has it really been a week since my last post? I suppose it has been. Not a whole lot has happened in the last week. This weekend I spend in Connecticut. My aunt and her family came up from their place in Bethesda to stay up the road from her parents (my dad's parents). I got to stay with her two nights with my little cousins. Caroline is 12, Emma ( Read more... )

All right, I really don't feel like going into Pirates of the Caribbean too much. I've let it fade into my memory. It was too long and disappointing to make much mention of it here. Squid and the Whale, in true Vassar style, is fucked up. Yes, it's an almost emo homage to upper middle class strife. They have it hard, too. Really, they do. Probably ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I've last posted. I don't have much time, but I felt I had to comment on the state of soccer as of late. Portugal got what it had coming to it as Germany destroyed them 3-1. An own goal was fitting for a side that produced some of the worst bull shit of the tournament. Figo got away with a lot of petty shit one never wants ( Read more... )

So I feel I always just go on about soccer in this journal. This entry is no different, but I'll keep it short and sweet. France defeated Portugal yesterday in a game which had a lot of potential, but in the end left the viewer hungry for more. That all being said, Zizou is going out in a blaze of glory--a class act to be sure. Certainly more so ( Read more... )

Visiting Pemi was bittersweet as expected. I found that while I missed certain staff and campers, and while it was great to see them, I found that I would have hated to spend another hour there, let alone an entire summer. So much of their daily life is dictated by what the weather gods have in store for them. Hell, hail the night before collapsed ( Read more... )

I write this nearly a day removed from the most devastating event since May 17 (Champions League Final). England go out of the World Cup on PKs, their fate sealed by none other than Christiano Ronaldo, the man I hate most in all of professional football. England played quite well with only ten men for most the second half thanks to a silly, ( Read more... )

OK, I gave them one more chance and boy did they redeem themselves. Italy beat the Ukraine today with style and ablomb. A classy act to be sure. Certainly a better show than Superman Returns. I found myself somewhat disappointed with the new film, in theaters now! I just watched the original tonight and while it was hokey in parts, the hokiness is ( Read more... )