Any Duke fans out there? God I feel sad for you. Really. #1 in the country, with a 19 game winning streak at home (3rd longest in the country!), and you had your asses handed to you on senior night by a bunch of punk freshmen ( Read more... )

Hi. I hope it isn't terribly annoying that I disappear for weeks and then return only to bore you all with a "brief summary of my life for the past few weeks" update. Sorry ( Read more... )

You know, it just occurred to me this year that it's a little odd that my atheist family celebrates Christmas. I suppose seeing all those "Jesus is the reason for the season" signs did it. I always thought that getting together with family in a misguided but well-meaning attempt to have fun together was the reason for the season. Whatever ( Read more... )

Hello there. I apologize for the long silence, but you would be amazed at how little you have to say to the world when all you do is hang out on the couch. Anyway, things are looking up for me, so I thought it was time for an update. The good news ( Read more... )

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I went to South Carolina and Georgia this weekend to visit both sets of grandparents. My mother's parents live in rural Georgia (near Columbus and the Alabama border). The last day we were there we wanted to take my grandmother out to lunch, but there aren't many restaurant options out in the Georgia forest, as those of you who have seen ( Read more... )

Howdy. I haven't been in much of a chronicling mood lately. Thus the silence. Also my life is pretty boring and repetitive these days. I get up. I look for a job. I watch bad television. I go to bed. Repeat ( Read more... )

Hello from New York. I had a wonderful time in London this past week. I had a lot of Nicole time, and a lot of Jessica time, and a lot of pub time. All good times. I stayed with Jessica, which was great. She has a fabulous new flat; far better than the one we lived in together. It's in an amazing location: for those of you who know London, ( Read more... )

1: I hate revising long papers. This is mostly because I have to read my own writing repeatedly, which makes me want to stab myself repeatedly. "Did I ever think this sentence was remotely readable? Is it possible to inject meaning into this paragraph, or is it just a bunch of digested jargon that should be eliminated completely?" Fun questions ( Read more... )

Good morning all. Apologies for the intermittent posts of late, but there just isn't that much to report. Plus, I tend to feel guilty for spending time at my computer doing anything other than my dissertation. I have a draft, but there wasn't much celebrating about that as there's still a lot of revision to do. Amazingly, even though I am only ( Read more... )