Sooo, I haven’t blogged in some time, and I really should have been keeping this updated like I said I would. But I haven’t. So there.
The 3100+ freshmen moved in on Friday, ruining my perfectly good peace and quiet. But it’s fun to have some of them back — a bunch of my neighbors from [...]
Archive for August, 2004
I haven’t had a chance to blog .. imagine that .. only getting ready for 3100 freshmen to move in and try to get connected to the internet here. Joy.
OK, yeah, I am actually still alive. Got all moved into my room, the same as last year, which is nice. And I have less stuff than last year, so it looks cleaner already. I will be writing more this weekend, when I have time. Quickie highlights:
I swam in the Cuicacalli Pool 5 times in [...]
It’s always nice to hear something happy amongst the news of corruption, death and various threats. The BBC (read: one of the world’s largest news networks) is spending time to report on a choral group singing at a busy roundabout in England to make drivers in a traffic jam happier. The organizer noted that the [...]
“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we,” Bush said [in a speech at a ceremonial bill signing].
“They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”
“..the American people know this president speaks with clarity and conviction, and the terrorists know by his actions he [...]
The BBC reports today that Britain’s anti-terror laws pertaining to the detention of suspicious persons are under review and might be overturned or amended.
There’s this old (104) guy on the BBC talking about his experiences in World War I… he sounds like a pirate, it’s pretty cool.
I go back down to San Diego on Saturday. [...]
Nope, not scary at all. In other news, LucasArts is getting into the Defense sector…
And they wonder why there are casualties when American soldiers try to be helpful abroad:
“Let’s rebuild Iraq”
“OK”
“Lemme just put on my scary suit”
…
“Ow, I’ve been shot”
“You looked like an alien soldier
“You’ve got a point…”
Not that I have any better ideas, but [...]
The Terrorist Soccer Mom, and other Phenomena of the Modern Age
Published by August 2nd, 2004 in General. 1 CommentA Japanese man flying to Ohio was arrested after he was seen writing down the words “suicide bomb,” but he was released without charge after explaining that it was an impromptu English exercise.
The 60-year-old man told investigators he came across the words in a newspaper and wanted to look up their meaning, police spokeswoman Alice [...]
