Hello December, you're here already?

Well so I apologize for the posting dry spell. I have been busy what with visiting Jeff, writing my 10 page Ancient Greece paper, and having end-of-classes celebrations...

So that's it. My classes are over. No more undergraduate classes for me. My academic career is over, at least temporarily. Wow. I feel mixed about it. Certainly I'm ready. But there are people and things I'll certainly miss.

The campus is just beautiful, and there are lots of great places to walk and fun, spontaneous things to do. Not that the city will be lacking in things to do... but right now I don't know as many people there. Of course, that will change. I'll get to know and love DC, too.

In other news, I got an Amnesty International internship for the spring. Waiting to hear back from Greenpeace, then I've got to decide.

Blowout was nice this year, except I'm getting a cold.

I have decided to create a Tumblr. Not sure how much I'll use it, or how it'll affect this blog. We shall see!

I can't resist you... Lists Galore

So recently I found this blog, Lists Galore. It puts up lists with themes of links to lists that fall under that theme - brilliant! You know how I love lists. I've RSS'd the blog and it will waste tons of my time. So all these links below were found there.

Comic book movies that were better than the comics. I didn't know MiB was originally a comic! Also, I am in agreement with their sentiment about Josie and the Pussycats (love it).

Creepy comic sex scenes (it's on Cracked so I judge it NSFW - the images are mostly okay though).

Good and bad comic book vehicles. Ha ha, I totally love the Green Goblin's original broomstick! Also that Helicarrier bears a striking resemblance to the Valiant from Doctor Who (obviously there it isn't an original idea).

Upcoming comic movies! Shia Labouef as Yorick? Mumble mumble. We'll see. Must finish Y the Last Man. Also, ABC has picked up Fables?! I hope it's good. I love Ryan Reynolds - yayyy.

Alan Moore comics to read - who doesn't love some Alan Moore?

Some good comics movie casting.

Awesome, weird Marvel characters.

Thirsty? Make some comic book cocktails!

How much did that sandwich really cost?

Sandwich art - though is the bacon one really art?

School lunches from around the world. Really? Tater tots AND chicken nuggets? Mmm, health food.

Really really cool sandwiches.

Cool video game quilts.

Are these what you would consider the appliances you can't live without? Definitely true for me.

Jeff and I need a bookshelf for our apartment. How about one of these?

10 interesting inventions for the home. The dog speaker is just creepy.

Interesting faucets and tables - these are really cool.

Weird furniture - they say terrifying, but I wouldn't go that far.

Uncomfortable chairs. I think that panda one, contrary to what they say, would be uncomfortable to sit on, too. It's all uneven and think of the button noses!

Cool recycled furniture.

Neat beds - I like that tree bed, and shower heads - the inverted one is interesting, but why is there someone who's almost a furry?

That should keep you entertained for a while...

a little now and more to come

So I'm waaaay busy and can't really set aside enough time to do my review of the Brand New concert today. Argh! Between a phone interview which I had to prepare for, the dance performance that took a big chunk out of my evening, my successful efforts at procrastination, and my now-becoming-desperate need to start studying for Pompeii, I really don't have time for much of a post (note though that I'm doing one anyway...).

So here's what I've got for you:

Absolutely stunning weather photography.

Boing Boing's having a fiction contest.

Essay from NYT on literary vegetarianism.

And yeah, sorry, that's all for you. I promise I'll get to more meaty stuff... eventually?

Tonight I'm gonna rock you tonight

WOOO I have no idea what to write a post about. Awesome. Bear with me.

I know fairly few people read this but nevertheless I wanted to alert you to the fact that Doctor Who Seasons 1-4 (2005-7) are on sale for $32 each new on Amazon! GO FORTH AND BUY! Indeed I was going to splurge on them, then thought I am getting ready to move to DC, this is a bad idea... then I cam up with a genius plan. I am notorious in my family for not writing a Christmas list (gosh, isn't that annoying?). Most of the time I legitimately cannot think of a damn thing to ask for (because usually if I want something I buy it). But this year I have a few ideas. And this was one of them. So I called up my mom, and said "I actually know something you could get me for Christmas" and she was like "buy it now and send it to the house." Yeah! So I'm getting seasons 1-3 for Christmas. EXCITING!

In other news, Google Wave is out as a preview! I've been excited for it. I got an invite and am on it now. So far, though, I haven't quite figured it out but I think a good part of it is that a) it's still buggy and b) it's the kind of thing that works better if you have more friends using it, much like Facebook. I think once it's all ironed out and I have people on there I need to collaborate with on, say, projects, plans, trips, etc., it will be pretty cool. I'm trying to build a map of stuff near my new apartment, but it seems like right now you can't actually add a gadget to a wave. As of this point I still have 2 invites left, so hit me up (though bear in mind I've advertised this on a Facebook status which at this point gets much more traffic).

Tonight I'm going to see Brand New and Thrice at the Norva, and potentially stay with Suz, Stan, and Carla afterwards! It's been quite a while since I've been to a concert that wasn't a free one at school. You can bet there'll be a blog about it!

Up too late as usual

OMG I just finished Doctor Who season 4 OMG. More on it later!!! But anyway... here's some linkies I found just now.

Keyboard designed things. Love those doormats!

Want to know all there is to know about how to eat at a buffet? Here you go.

What could be this serious about macaroni salad?

Tattoos: good and also bad. I like the Tetris one!

Do you like hamburgers? Here's something mouthwatering for you.

These games might be for kids but I personally am obsessed with testing my geography knowledge. Also apparently it is Geography Awareness Week. Please be aware that geography exists!

Happy Veterans' Day/my Dad's Birthday!

Oh man, it has been raining and windy like crazy today. Apparently Northampton County on the Shore got out early because they were afraid of flooding. It was one of those days where no matter your amount of rain gear, you were gonna get wet.

So a friend of mine contacted me last night and asked to go to lunch with me. I hadn't heard from this friend in a month or more, and I thought perhaps he was avoiding me. Today we went to lunch and I said, "so I thought you were avoiding me" and he was like "what? I thought you were avoiding me." So the moral of that story is, kids, never assume, and instead, just call a person. Maybe it will end up being awkward, but maybe not!

And the moral of this story is never listen to your elders.

Juggling Club is performing at Casino night tomorrow. A chance to show off my skills!

AND NOW TO GO FINISH DOCTOR WHO SEASON 4 no matter how late that means I stay up. Ha! Sleep. Who needs it? (ME).

kind of stressed

I am kind of stressed right now because I have a job interview Friday. I'm going up to Jeff's tomorrow night but I have to wait to leave until 8 because I have rehearsal then I am taking Tal. I am too nice to ever say no. Also I have to finish Peyton Place for Tuesday and make progress on Omnivore's Dilemma as well. I have a response paper due Tuesday and a bibliography for Anthro due Wednesday. I went to Swem to get some books today. But I also have to look at them. Argh. Let me give you some links real quick like.

Tips for learning a second language.

Christopher Walken reading Poker Face dramatically. Awesome.

8 recent racist ads via Cracked. I love Cracked, btw.

Sometimes the CIA is silly.

Also, my acquaintance Leigh has started a baking business. I haven't tried it but I'm sure the stuff is delish.

I have some things to say about obentos, but I'll save that for later.

Meanwhile, you can see the crest I made for Minda and Amanda's castle on Facebook.

moar links

Sorry I don't have anything substantial to say. I've been marathoning Doctor Who, starting research on my anthropology project, limping around due to a pulled muscle, and awesome Halloweening lately. I has for you more links. Halloween-related ones. Because I still am looking at people's awesome costumes.

Awesome homemade costumes from Mental Floss.

Weird ones.

Yeah let's dress the dog up sexy! Just what we need!

Continuing the dog spirit, 10 reasons dogs hate Halloween.

I saw a dog dressed as a pumpkin on Halloween in Colonial Williamsburg. It was pretty cute.

Halloween Link-o-rama

What did I go as for Halloween, you ask? A fangbanger, that's what!

And now some links for your enjoyment:

Inappropriate costumes for kids! Oh yes, let's dress the baby sexy this year.

These are WAY COOL - comic book bento! Holy crap, you talented Japanese people!

A tiny model train! Oh how I love miniatures.

It turns out the guy whose name really is Harry Potter is even more emo than the fictional wizard. Wow!

These are some wicked awesome clouds.

And finally, a very Nedroid Comics Halloween! I LOVE pumpkin Beartato! And lookit Reginald's little fangs! :D

An assortment of stumblings.

Inspired by mental_floss, I got an account on StumbleUpon and started stumbling. Now that I've switched to Chrome (at least for now, we'll see though), it's a bit more annoying, since there's no StumbleUpon toolbar - yet. But Chrome is constantly getting better. I just need to remember to use 'incognito mode' for when I go to protected sites.

Anyway, here's a list of some things I've, shall we say, stumbled upon:

-It's pointed me to some great pictures and artwork.

-17 cool magnet tricks

-Heartwarming story about a rescued greyhound

-A nice list of pin-up pictures of some lovely celebs

-A couple professional photographers' websites.

-Amazing pizza guy

-WikiSky, which is super cool

-Pictures taken at the exact right time

-Food porn (aka really delicious-looking pictures of food)

That's all I feel like posting now. I encourage you to try out StumbleUpon, especially if you're bored.

Link-mania

First off, an interesting post about how Obama will change travel.

This is a bit 'old news', but here's Jeffrey Goldberg's article on his test of airline security. It's extremely intriguing and disquieting.

Here's a book I want to read about a guy who goes to Brown who spent a semester at Liberty. He's doing some guest blogging at Mental Floss.

I found a really excellent travel blog, Camels and Chocolate. Through her site I found many more, too!

National Geographic Traveler pointed me to Hacienda Zuleta. It is now on my list of 'places-to-go-to.'

It's official! There's a Coraline musical written by Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields!

Fool your sense of touch! Via Mental Floss.

Everybody's talking about F My Life these days. Sometimes funny, sometimes horrifying, often tragic, it'll give you your daily dose of Schadenfreude.

And that's it! Sorry for the vast amount of links.
Coming soon: my reflection on The Century Project.

Something to ponder...

Drug decriminalization worked for Portugal.

Some thoughts, a link.

First of all, head on over to dooce to get a nice, healthy dose of crazy. Heather Armstrong is a wonderfully amusing writer, and makes the most mundane occasions hilarious. Would that I had such talent.

Next of all, my roommate went home this weekend. Great, right? But last night I slept in Tal's room, because we had been telling ghost stories and I was a little creeped out. We ended up staying up til 5 in the morning talking. Sleepovers are good like that. We talked about lots of things, including ethics.

I got a voicemail from my grandmother after dinner yesterday that my package from Jeff had arrived. Apparently Japan is not kidding when it sends things. That was really fast - he sent it Monday, it got here Friday. I went over to pick it up and met her friends Chuck and Judy who were quite cool. They told me this horrific story: "A US woman on a boat off the Florida Keys has died after a stingray leapt up and struck her in the face." Officials called this a "bizarre incident", apparently. Really? Bizarre? No way! It's like that Dane Cook joke, only real. And therefore terrible.

Yay, some links!

Some places you should go.

The Story of Stuff - This has a 20 minute video about our consumer culture. It's really enlightening. Watch it!

Mental Floss - My favorite magazine's website is chock full of even more cool facts! Check out the blog, lists, and quizzes.

Conventional Stupidity - The blog of a Mental Floss writer. It is really hilarious.

The Best 19 Movies You Didn't See in 2007 - I'm using this as a what-to-see-next guide!

Eternally Cool - This blog often has references to classics! It's mostly about Rome... and other cool things.

Overheard in New York - Always funny, this site posts random things overheard in New York City. Also links to an 'everywhere' and 'at the beach' version.

iSketch - online pictionary!

Threadless - Great t-shirts.

Cute Overload - Yes. Go here.

That's all for now!

Wrengate

Here is a site chronicling EVERYTHING surrounding Gene Nichol's resignation.