I've been sleeping a LOT at home. I didn't even lose that much sleep during midterm week, so I don't have a clue why I've been so tired. Anyway, isn't it sad that today I chose to turn off a dvd of King Lear starring Lawrence Olivier- arguably the greatest actor of all time- in favor of watching a bit of Veronica Mars, and then West Wing? I mean, it's not like West Wing has even been any good the past few seasons. But I wasn't that surprised of my choice. I won't blame it on society, or the "dumbing down" of entertainment. I just don't like Shakespeare. I've tried to jump on the pompous elitest-bandwagon regarding his plays, but they just simply don't appeal to me. Now, I of course I am forced to admit that Shakespeare was a genius- each of his works are a testament to that- but the novelty of iambic pentameter is not what it used to be.
A few days ago, I was watching an interview of the Yale professor Harold Bloom, who was promoting his new book Jesus and Yahweh. Previously, he wrote extensively on the role of Shakespeare in modern-day culture, and I thought he put forth a few extremely thought-provoking theories. One that perked my ears especially was his belief that Shakespeare is the most influential figure in Western history. Now that in itself isn't extremely controversial, but it was his reason WHY he believed so that got my mind reeling. In his opinion, the works of Shakespeare, and all the ways they penetrated into other mediums, completely redefined HOW PEOPLE THOUGHT in the Western world. Each time you try to think of something romantic to say or write, you're basically aping Shakespeare, whether it's subconscious or not. Whenever you're grieving, you're aping Shakespeare. Whenever, you're being dramatic and think you're feeling emotions unique to yourself, you're actually simply emoting in a way that has been conditioned-in a sense- in you through media and entertainment. According to his thesis, many modern human behaviors have been instructed to us by either Shakespeare or a work derived from Shakespeare. Bloom believes that BEFORE Shakespeare, people - at least in the West- did not feel or recognize emotions in the way that we do. His primary example was Juliet from Romeo and Juliet. In his opinion, Juliet provided a template for how a girl can be overcome with distraught or love, and demonstrated how emotions can overpower the will to live in a female. Now, obviously, I was not the one conducting the interview, and I wouldn've loved to remind him of the power of Greek tragedies, and the depiction of the full spectrum of emtions in them, but I thought he was a fascinating interviewee nonetheless. Despite the primary topic of the interview being his research of Yeshua of Nazereth, Jesus as a historical figure, and Yahweh (misspelled as Jehovah in the New Testament), he believed that the ONLY person whose impact on Western civilization even approaches Shakespeare is Miguel de Cervantes and his work Don Quixote IF you believe that Don Quixote provided the behavioral templates for hispanic peoples the same way Shakespeare did for English-speaking peoples. This I also found to be interesting, because Shakespeare produced a considerable number of works; whereas, Don Quixote is Cervantes' only recognized masterpiece. Bloom explained that Cervantes was able to depict emotion and behavior almost as much as all of Shakespeare's work in a single novel. Now, he was careful to qualify his statements with narrowly applying his thesis on the West, but I wonder if there are any Eastern authors that have had as large an impact. Possibly Confucius and his disciples.
Of course, when I'm not being cynical, I'm being skeptical, so I'll have to hear him defend his views against some of my counterarguments before I can subscribe to most of the things he has said, but I honestly wouldn't be all to surprised if he was right. Not that it really matters, because I doubt there are any definitive answers for cultural claims such as this. But it's always nice to have something to think about from time to time.
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Sunday, October 30, 2005 at 9:12 PM
Saturday, October 29, 2005 at 12:28 AM
My Senior portrait:
ARGH. Why does one eye always look bigger than the other in my most important pictures?!
Done with midterms, and on my way home tomorrow :).
ARGH. Why does one eye always look bigger than the other in my most important pictures?!Done with midterms, and on my way home tomorrow :).
Thursday, October 27, 2005 at 11:01 PM
Lots of interesting stuff coming in today. Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court, but it's hard to tell what really happened with all the spin that's going on with this story. There are number of possibilities. The two most likely possiblities were that Miers was too embarrassed and fed up with the criticism to continue, and the second is that she was pressured by the Republican party or Bush handlers to withdraw. One scenario I couldn't "see" was Bush changing his mind and personally asking Ms. Miers to simply go away. Despite his bad poll numbers in virutally everything, and the Republican split over the Miers nomination, Bush doesn't come across as someone who will second-guess himself. He's fiercely loyal to the people who are loyal to him. Look at John Bolton's nomination to the UN for example. The current administration fought tooth and nail to get that guy in there, despite WIDESPREAD criticism from not only the Democrats and the international community, but also his own party.
But I am happy that it's over. I watched a Charlie Rose interview with Justice Breyers today- an associate justice who currently represents the application of the broad interpretation of the Constitution (and thus a rival of Scalia), as well as a possessor of a well-renowned wit. The strength of character of some of the other justices would just overwhelm Miers.
What's going on in the Middle East between the Israelis and the Palestinians is getting ridiculous. An Israeli airstrike on the Palestinian-populated Gaza Strip today was issued in response to the suicide bombings in Israel yesterday. I was watching a documentary last week on the Camp David Accords- my first in-depth examination of the political situation at the time- and was surprised at how hopeful that time was and how-relatively- hopeless it seems now. Even with the Israeli withdrawal a few months ago, the process seems to be moving nowhere.
And that Yasukuni Shrine-issue is starting to get out of hand. Forget the fact that it was deemed unconstitutional by Japanese courts a few weeks ago, why are so many Japanese leaders CONTINUOUSLY visiting the shrine that honors Japanese war criminals? Yeah, the Koizumi claims he makes those trips as a "private citizen," but let's be real. But to be fair, China and South Korea simply need to try to get over it. Yeah, I understand China wants to use the issue to advance a sense of national unity, but what's Korea doing? The ROK is rich enough to not need an economic "apology." I wish Korea was proud enough and simply stop trying to play a victim's role. It gives the international community the impression that Koreans have an inferiority complex.
White Sox won yesterday. Yawn.
But I am happy that it's over. I watched a Charlie Rose interview with Justice Breyers today- an associate justice who currently represents the application of the broad interpretation of the Constitution (and thus a rival of Scalia), as well as a possessor of a well-renowned wit. The strength of character of some of the other justices would just overwhelm Miers.
What's going on in the Middle East between the Israelis and the Palestinians is getting ridiculous. An Israeli airstrike on the Palestinian-populated Gaza Strip today was issued in response to the suicide bombings in Israel yesterday. I was watching a documentary last week on the Camp David Accords- my first in-depth examination of the political situation at the time- and was surprised at how hopeful that time was and how-relatively- hopeless it seems now. Even with the Israeli withdrawal a few months ago, the process seems to be moving nowhere.
And that Yasukuni Shrine-issue is starting to get out of hand. Forget the fact that it was deemed unconstitutional by Japanese courts a few weeks ago, why are so many Japanese leaders CONTINUOUSLY visiting the shrine that honors Japanese war criminals? Yeah, the Koizumi claims he makes those trips as a "private citizen," but let's be real. But to be fair, China and South Korea simply need to try to get over it. Yeah, I understand China wants to use the issue to advance a sense of national unity, but what's Korea doing? The ROK is rich enough to not need an economic "apology." I wish Korea was proud enough and simply stop trying to play a victim's role. It gives the international community the impression that Koreans have an inferiority complex.
White Sox won yesterday. Yawn.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 9:07 PM
Finally some down-time. Took my only important midterm yesterday, and now can coast for a little while. I have another one tomorrow, but I'm PDFing it, and don't think I can expend enough energy to make myself get a D or lower, so I'm sure I've fine. What I should get crackin' on is my senior thesis. It's going to be about cultural diplomacy and cultural integration between Japan and South Korea, and the potential impact of increasingly shared popular culture between the two countries. Initially I thought about including China and Southeast Asia into the mix, but my thesis advisor, Professor Laffan, advised that the Korea-Japan relationship was rich enough as it was. I'll probably throw the history librarian an email over fall break and see what happens. Other than a few contemporary news articles, I don't have much to run with yet.
The other day, the official number of U.S. troops who died in Iraq passed the 2,000 mark. I'm not sure what specifically this number represents- for example, does it take into account soldiers that have not yet been confirmed dead but are missing?- but I think the war is becoming increasingly tragic. The approval of Bush's decision to go into Iraq among the American public has sunken below 50% the other day, and this is hardly helpful for the morale of our troops. But now that so many troops have died, it's almost impossible to imagine Bush recognizing his missteps. But i'll refrain for the time being from being to critical of the President. My main concern is that there may not be enough attention paid to all of the US servicemen INJURED in Iraq. Thousands have died, but how many thousands- or tens of thousands- have been injured? The loss of limbs, senses, sanity, etc., is a huge concern of mine. Personally, I believe that a person can live under circumstances where death may be preferable to continuous suffering. I guess this sorta comes to the Terri Shiavo case. Did I spell that name right? Anyway, I wonder whether the Supreme Court will have a Right-To-Death case come before them in the next couple of years. It's hard to speculate how that would proceed, if indeed the situation does present itself.
Aced my Classics 219 midterm. Feel it in my gut. I can be such a smug bastard when it comes to my work. I always think everything is going gangbusters until I get the actual get my grade. Then I'm all: what the Heck? I deserve a friggin' medal for most of my papers and tests. But, sadly, it is not to be. Y'know, maybe if I was less self-confident about getting good grades, I would actually work harder, review, and edit my work to actually earn better grades. But I'm not too much of a conspiracy theorist to think that the graders are all out to get me. And I'm certainly not the smartest guy on campus, so I don't get too bitter when I don't think my marks reflect the quality of my efforts. The thing I HATE to hear people say is "I'm smart, but lazy," so I never say stuff like that. Every non-smart person says that. I'm sorry, but SOME PEOPLE in this world are actually stupid, and it's not just because they don't study. Anyone can get good grades if they study enough. People who think that they're really brilliant but lazy need to break the hardwiring from their parents that make them believe that they're "special." Yeah, fine, it's true that everyone is "unique," but that doesn't mean that everyone is exceptional. But maybe their unique quality is that they're uniquely idiotic. Food for thought.
The other day, the official number of U.S. troops who died in Iraq passed the 2,000 mark. I'm not sure what specifically this number represents- for example, does it take into account soldiers that have not yet been confirmed dead but are missing?- but I think the war is becoming increasingly tragic. The approval of Bush's decision to go into Iraq among the American public has sunken below 50% the other day, and this is hardly helpful for the morale of our troops. But now that so many troops have died, it's almost impossible to imagine Bush recognizing his missteps. But i'll refrain for the time being from being to critical of the President. My main concern is that there may not be enough attention paid to all of the US servicemen INJURED in Iraq. Thousands have died, but how many thousands- or tens of thousands- have been injured? The loss of limbs, senses, sanity, etc., is a huge concern of mine. Personally, I believe that a person can live under circumstances where death may be preferable to continuous suffering. I guess this sorta comes to the Terri Shiavo case. Did I spell that name right? Anyway, I wonder whether the Supreme Court will have a Right-To-Death case come before them in the next couple of years. It's hard to speculate how that would proceed, if indeed the situation does present itself.
Aced my Classics 219 midterm. Feel it in my gut. I can be such a smug bastard when it comes to my work. I always think everything is going gangbusters until I get the actual get my grade. Then I'm all: what the Heck? I deserve a friggin' medal for most of my papers and tests. But, sadly, it is not to be. Y'know, maybe if I was less self-confident about getting good grades, I would actually work harder, review, and edit my work to actually earn better grades. But I'm not too much of a conspiracy theorist to think that the graders are all out to get me. And I'm certainly not the smartest guy on campus, so I don't get too bitter when I don't think my marks reflect the quality of my efforts. The thing I HATE to hear people say is "I'm smart, but lazy," so I never say stuff like that. Every non-smart person says that. I'm sorry, but SOME PEOPLE in this world are actually stupid, and it's not just because they don't study. Anyone can get good grades if they study enough. People who think that they're really brilliant but lazy need to break the hardwiring from their parents that make them believe that they're "special." Yeah, fine, it's true that everyone is "unique," but that doesn't mean that everyone is exceptional. But maybe their unique quality is that they're uniquely idiotic. Food for thought.
Monday, October 24, 2005 at 11:08 PM
My art history seminar professor is a pretty cool guy. Professor Shimizu from my ART 420: "Renegade" Japanese Art of teh Edo Period course. From time-to-time he likes to strike up conversation with me during the 10-minute break during our 3-hour monday seminars, and it's actually sorta nice. If I was an art history major, I could see myself wanting him to be a mentor of mine. We talked about my plans after I graduate, and how things were still up in the air for me. I plan on taking a couple of years off, but apparently he took off 4 years after college and used those years to discover his passion. Otherwise, he would've never known that he wanted to go into art history. Similarly, his son has taken time off before going to college, and took a year off in the middle of it as well. It got me thinking about how much I know about myself. Do I need a period of self-exploration? Am I as self-actualized as I think I am? Should I try to tie myself down with a job after I graduate, or should I just go where the wind takes me? How long would I last as a professonial nomad? You know, I really respected that Professor Shimizu took the time to find his passion. But if I respect it so much, why am I so hesitant to make a similar journey? Is it fear? Yes... I think it is. I've never been much of a risk-taker, and I doubt I'll turn into an extreme form of one, but maybe I need to take some chances. Stop taking the easy roads.
Well, we'll see if I take this heart.
Well, we'll see if I take this heart.
Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 11:49 PM
Evolution vs. Intelligent Design
An interesting article, although it won't change anyone's mind. What some people don't understand is that religious zealots don't care where evidence- or logic- leads. The point of religion is faith. So, essentially, spending any time trying to disprove any of the remnants of Creationism is time wasted. People who believe in evolution will continue to believe in it, and people who believe in intelligent design will continue to believe in it. Believing in either doesn't hurt anyone. Well... unless you're religious and you think I'm going to Hell. If true, that would probably hurt. Because of some stuff I went through a little while ago, my interest in the consequences of my agnostic belief system has been reawakened. Sigh, I remember a few years ago... life was so much simpler back then. So much less suspicion of people's motives around me... things have been eating away at me, and I haven't yet figured out how to respond. Argh. You know, it's not worth it. Thinking about it isn't worth it. Jeez, this type of drama should be beneath me. Toughen up, Hart.
Well, back to studying for midterms.
An interesting article, although it won't change anyone's mind. What some people don't understand is that religious zealots don't care where evidence- or logic- leads. The point of religion is faith. So, essentially, spending any time trying to disprove any of the remnants of Creationism is time wasted. People who believe in evolution will continue to believe in it, and people who believe in intelligent design will continue to believe in it. Believing in either doesn't hurt anyone. Well... unless you're religious and you think I'm going to Hell. If true, that would probably hurt. Because of some stuff I went through a little while ago, my interest in the consequences of my agnostic belief system has been reawakened. Sigh, I remember a few years ago... life was so much simpler back then. So much less suspicion of people's motives around me... things have been eating away at me, and I haven't yet figured out how to respond. Argh. You know, it's not worth it. Thinking about it isn't worth it. Jeez, this type of drama should be beneath me. Toughen up, Hart.
Well, back to studying for midterms.
Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 11:02 PM
Played a little squash today. The sport sucks. It's like all the people who can't play a real sport plays squash. But it was nice to not be couped up and get out once and a while. Midterms start next week... jeez louiz that won't be fun. But thankfully I'll be able to head home right after, so that'll be GREAT. But I guess I'll need to come back to school a little earlier to start on my senior thesis, and I also might hang out with Jayne during the weekend. Haven't seen her in forever.
The first episode of the Colbert Report was HILARIOUS. Subsequent episodes were meh. And, well, nothing that interesting- to me- has been going on. Delay was arrested and took a mugshot, and he'sgrinning from ear to ear. The guy looks like an idiot, but I guess it was the best call considering the circumstances. How does that guy keep getting elected? He's only known to be the most corrupt politician in America. Texans never cease to amaze me.
My music folder not carried over to my new harddrive, despite having made specific instructions to do so. Argh, I guess I'll have to track everything down and redownload it. Things are not looking up.
World Series started today. The Sox are currently ahead 5-3 in the bottom of the 8th. Whatever. Who cares about the White Sox or the Astros?
The first episode of the Colbert Report was HILARIOUS. Subsequent episodes were meh. And, well, nothing that interesting- to me- has been going on. Delay was arrested and took a mugshot, and he'sgrinning from ear to ear. The guy looks like an idiot, but I guess it was the best call considering the circumstances. How does that guy keep getting elected? He's only known to be the most corrupt politician in America. Texans never cease to amaze me.
My music folder not carried over to my new harddrive, despite having made specific instructions to do so. Argh, I guess I'll have to track everything down and redownload it. Things are not looking up.
World Series started today. The Sox are currently ahead 5-3 in the bottom of the 8th. Whatever. Who cares about the White Sox or the Astros?
Friday, October 21, 2005 at 11:08 PM
So... I'm back in the 1901 computer cluster... Well, I have a new hard drive, but now they discover that the problem was the fan all along, so now I have to buy a fan too, and my computer is still busted. And having the technicians work on my computer the other night turned out to be $89/hr! How ridiculous is that?
Wow... THIS is extremely interesting. Apparently the traditional lightbulb may soon be obsolete, and it's thanks to an accidental discovery by a Vanderbilt grad student. It really is amazing when this stuff happens... would be MUCH cooler if something like this happened to me though.
Ferrer got a photo op with President Clinton the other day. Sorta pathetic, since a few days before that Clinton made a speech in support of Corzine here in NJ, and called him the most qualified candidate for governor he's ever seen. Makes a photo op seem sorta wimpy, huh. I guess the former President doesn't like associating himself with losers. If he just supported everyone, his support would cease to mean anything to anyone. Plus, Senator Clinton seems to be implicitly supportive of Bloomberg, and I get the sense that either one wouldn't mind seeing the current mayor re-elected.
Random:
* Still don't have access to time collection. Starting to piss me off.
** What in the world is going on with this? It's just downright puzzling. Just can't figure this out.
Wow... THIS is extremely interesting. Apparently the traditional lightbulb may soon be obsolete, and it's thanks to an accidental discovery by a Vanderbilt grad student. It really is amazing when this stuff happens... would be MUCH cooler if something like this happened to me though.
Ferrer got a photo op with President Clinton the other day. Sorta pathetic, since a few days before that Clinton made a speech in support of Corzine here in NJ, and called him the most qualified candidate for governor he's ever seen. Makes a photo op seem sorta wimpy, huh. I guess the former President doesn't like associating himself with losers. If he just supported everyone, his support would cease to mean anything to anyone. Plus, Senator Clinton seems to be implicitly supportive of Bloomberg, and I get the sense that either one wouldn't mind seeing the current mayor re-elected.
Random:
* Still don't have access to time collection. Starting to piss me off.
** What in the world is going on with this? It's just downright puzzling. Just can't figure this out.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 10:46 PM
My computer's back :)! Anyway, while I'm reinstalling some programs, I might as well list some of my favorite freewares. They can be easily googled and downloaded, and they have all the Hart Guarantee. Try it for $0, and if you're not satisfied, I'll give you the money back out of my own pocket:
Browser: Mozilla Firefox
Zip extractor: IZip
Image Reader: IrfanView
Registry Cleaner: CCleaner
AVI Video Player: VLC media player
Instant Messenging: GAIM
Torrent Downloader: BitComet
Video Editor: VirtualDub
Memos: Post-it Software Notes
Browser: Mozilla Firefox
Zip extractor: IZip
Image Reader: IrfanView
Registry Cleaner: CCleaner
AVI Video Player: VLC media player
Instant Messenging: GAIM
Torrent Downloader: BitComet
Video Editor: VirtualDub
Memos: Post-it Software Notes
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 12:06 AM
ARGH! My hard drive crashed this morning, and it looks like it needs to be replaced with a new one. It's likely that nothing will be recoverable, so I basically lost most of my files. I still had school files backed up, but who really cares about those? Seriously...
So now I'm sitting in the cold basement of 1901 Hall and gathering sources for my meeting with my thesis advisor tomorrow. I think I'm gonna drop my Korean class. I'm also going to PDF another one. You know, this stinks. I'm just gonna go back to my room in a bit.
So now I'm sitting in the cold basement of 1901 Hall and gathering sources for my meeting with my thesis advisor tomorrow. I think I'm gonna drop my Korean class. I'm also going to PDF another one. You know, this stinks. I'm just gonna go back to my room in a bit.
Saturday, October 15, 2005 at 10:46 PM
Sigh. Procrastinating. I'll get to work tonight. I will. Yeah.
Either my life it going pretty well, or it's going down the tubes. I'm not quite sure which one it is yet. It's a much finer line than I had thought. Anyway, I don't want to talk about me. Let's talk about what's going on in the world:
China sent a shuttle into space, and the space crew is preparing to return to Earth. It'll be interesting to see where China goes from here if they choose to enter a space race. Sure, they're really far behind, but even bringing about a LITTLE more parity in space capabilities will go a long way in competing with the United States. I'm sure they have a few satellites up there somewhere, but if their space program becomes a top national priority (which it looks like is beginning to happen) there will be a lot of uncertainty in the future. Of course, China maintains the policy of supporting a "peaceful rise," and for the time being I don't see any reason to be too skeptical of that.
The Iraqi vote. I believe they're trying to ratify a new constitution, right? I'm not entirely sure our war with Iraq has been cost-effective, or that we will see any returns any time soon, but at least this is a good thing in itself. At least in my opinion. We'll see. Oil prices are going to Hell, so even though I'd prefer the gov't spending more on researching alternative energy sources, since that initiative is not going to be taken seriously any time soon, I guess getting Iraqi oil is the best we'll get.
Either my life it going pretty well, or it's going down the tubes. I'm not quite sure which one it is yet. It's a much finer line than I had thought. Anyway, I don't want to talk about me. Let's talk about what's going on in the world:
China sent a shuttle into space, and the space crew is preparing to return to Earth. It'll be interesting to see where China goes from here if they choose to enter a space race. Sure, they're really far behind, but even bringing about a LITTLE more parity in space capabilities will go a long way in competing with the United States. I'm sure they have a few satellites up there somewhere, but if their space program becomes a top national priority (which it looks like is beginning to happen) there will be a lot of uncertainty in the future. Of course, China maintains the policy of supporting a "peaceful rise," and for the time being I don't see any reason to be too skeptical of that.
The Iraqi vote. I believe they're trying to ratify a new constitution, right? I'm not entirely sure our war with Iraq has been cost-effective, or that we will see any returns any time soon, but at least this is a good thing in itself. At least in my opinion. We'll see. Oil prices are going to Hell, so even though I'd prefer the gov't spending more on researching alternative energy sources, since that initiative is not going to be taken seriously any time soon, I guess getting Iraqi oil is the best we'll get.
SITE OF THE DAY:
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 12:58 PM
A French UNICEF poster meant to teach schoolchildren about the horrors of war. The caption on the bottom says: "Don't let war destory the world of children."
Look at all my candy and gifts :). I got a care package from my best friend Jayne. Look how awesome it is. I'll n
eed the snacks for for the studying I'll be doing tonight. I have to memorize the major territories and cities of the Ancient Roman Empire. Sounds fun, huh? Argh.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at 2:37 AM
Looong day. Y'know, i should really get cracking on my job applications. It already started on campus, and I had no idea. Well, so far the banking and consulting interviews are going on, so I still have time, but I NEED to start. Jeez, my procrastination is going to be the end of me...
The Yanks were eliminated in a game five against the Angels in the ALDS... OH MAN, I missed Arrested Development today. Jeez... I shouldn't have taken that 4 hour nap. No, I changed my mind. I needed that nap. My mind is wandering....
Sunday, October 09, 2005 at 11:45 PM
No duh, Alan Greenspan. The housing market is messed up, and a LOT of people are gonna go to the poor house once this bubble bursts. For the rest of us? Affordable housing. Can't wait for it.A Great day for baseball. The Astros clinched their divisional series against the Braves in 18 innings today, and the Yanks tied their series with the Angels, 2-2. The pitching match-up for game 5 is the same as Game one, and since the Yanks won that one, I guess we're the favorites. Let's all keep our fingers crossed.
Oh yeah... BOSTON LOST! HAHA! You suck Boston.
Sigh. That earthquake in Pakistan... is it just me or are natural disasters becoming much more frequent and much more deadly. Maybe it's just because I didn't really keep up with natural disaster news when I was younger, but I'm hearing a lot of "worst hurricane/earthquake/tsunami in our history" a LOT nowadays. Maybe it's just coincidence.
New York City officials decided that the information on the plot to plant explosives in the NYC subways didn't have too much substance. I guess that's a good thing. I'm pretty worried about terror plots on New York. It's almost enough to make me think twice about living and working there after I graduate. The Big Apple would be the first or second major target in a nuclear war, and probably the main target for other terrorist attacks. Food for thought.
Korean quiz tomorrow. What a drag... I'll be up all night.
Thursday, October 06, 2005 at 1:49 AM
Nicolas Cage ACTUALLY named his newborn son Kal-El. As cool as being named after Superman is, I REALLY doubt that child is going to appreciate that name for very long.
Harriet Miers? Jeez... I don't know about this one. She'll probably be confirmed, but she is painfully ordinary. She's just going to pale in comparison next to some of the more brilliant justices, and it's a shame. Oh well.
Harriet Miers? Jeez... I don't know about this one. She'll probably be confirmed, but she is painfully ordinary. She's just going to pale in comparison next to some of the more brilliant justices, and it's a shame. Oh well.
Sunday, October 02, 2005 at 9:28 PM
Went home for the weekend, which was pretty nice. I'm definitely getting better at figuring out the directions. Anyway, got to see my sister, who also came home for the weekend, and we went to IKEA. It was my first time there, so it was an interesting experience. As you can see, I bought a table and a chair and assembled it in my room. Not too shabby, huh? I still need to decorate my room with posters though... something to spice this place up.Yankess won the division, despite being tied, record-wise, with the Red Sox. I was really hoping that the Indians would make the playoffs and send the Red Sox home though. Oh well, I guess the Yankees will have to work for it this year.
Nothing else in the news that is particularly interesting to me. All that's ahead for me is a night of homework. Hoo-ah.
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