Ugh. I like the heat don't get me wrong but I've been sweating for like three days now. It's only may. And summer is expected to be warmer than usual. It's a challenge to make sure that I'm getting enough water ( Read more... )

Two bags of stuff for goodwill, and still winnowing away at things ( Read more... )

 Great Lakes May Featured Game of the Month

(May 29-30, Chicago, http://chikalb.wikispaces.com/ )

“The awful daring of a moment's surrender
Which an age of prudence can never retract
By this, and this only, we have existed”-T.S. Eliot

In the world of darkness, decadence and remorse meet together on the coat tails of antiquated history and sacred ( Read more... )

As many of you have heard by now, there was a shooting at Northern Illinois University today. I wanted to let everyone know that I am fine. I am staying in my dorm room, and have nice tasty leftovers from my mom. We are still getting details on whats going on. Just wanted to let everyone know that I am fine.

-Rachael

The day starts with a clean slate, right here, right now.

:)

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so I cought the whooping cough plague somehow, I think its from work. Anyway.. I'm not so much sick, as just a little bit congested and drainy and coughy. However, this little bit, piled on top of a very busy week at work and in class, has me completely exhausted. Just bone weary exhausted, the kind where I just want to fall back into bed and sleep ( Read more... )

ok, so its been a while, and for that I apologize ( Read more... )

this is the requisite start of the semester post ( Read more... )

So, last night I made a proposal that we should rename XMas Let it Be Day. In honor of the Beatles, and the idea that there is very little Christ left in Christmas, but that we really need a holiday that is more about people being cheerful, full of forgiveness and good cheer and joy and happyiness, and heck, even about bolstering the economy ( Read more... )