The moon over Lake Monona last night was a sight to see. It was bigger and clearer than I had ever seen it before, and it reflected a column of light on the surface of the lake from one side to the other. It seemed as though it was as light as day in that column if you were to swim across it. Absolutely breathtaking sight.

Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith

Anakin: "You are so beautiful."
Padme: "Only because I'm so in love!"
Anakin: "No, it's because I'm so in love with you!"

GAG. George Lucas, what were you thinking when you wrote this dialogue?

After four years of dithering, I finally plucked up the courage to do an open mic set at Brocach Irish Pub. I sang this Bob Dylan parody song which had the whole place in stitches, then I sang The Makem and Spain Brothers' "The Donegal Dance," then I ended with "Drunken Sailor." The experience was fun, and I think the crowd was entertained. For ( Read more... )

As one of my many cultural improvement projects this summer, I've resolved to re-read some of the Shakespeare plays I read years ago and have completely forgotten. I started with Much Ado About Nothing because it's probably my favorite Shakespeare play, and I have the Kenneth Branagh movie (though not the movie of me playing Kenneth Branagh's role ( Read more... )

I'm probably the biggest political junkie I know, but even I can't stand the amount of 2008 presidential coverage we've been having. It's not only annoying; it's also bad for the country. Two solid years of constant presidential campaigning makes people cynical about politics and encourages them to tune out what they begin to perceive as ( Read more... )

Breaking news! Serbia WON the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest! For those of you not in the know, Eurovision is sort of the European version of American Idol. It's a super kitschy event with pop stars from every country in Europe, and this year Serbia's Marija Šerifović won. It's all the more ironic because Serbia didn't even field a contestant ( Read more... )

It seems like everyone around me these days is counting down to something. Graduation, end of finals, awesome summer vacation, time until seeing boyfriend/girlfriend, everything. Writing off days like this is an utter waste of life. So you graduate/move/travel/do whatever in only SIX MORE DAYS!!! Does that mean that the next 6 days don't matter ( Read more... )

I owe the high quality of my UW-Madison undergraduate degree to a long list of outstanding professors who not only taught facts but who sparked intellectual curiosity and academic growth in their students ( Read more... )

Putting a presidency in historical perspective while it is still in office is admittedly difficult. But each passing day decreases the probability that George W. Bush will go down in history with a net positive reputation. At this point, it is far more likely that Bush will go down as one of the worst presidents in American history. Perhaps even ( Read more... )

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/30/AR2007043000272.html?hpid=moreheadlines.

How sad. Here's hoping Eastern Market will rise again.