I became a Harry Potter fan shortly before the sixth book came out. The third movie was about to come out, so my wife and I watched the first two movies in preparation. They were pretty good, but we were puzzled as to why this had become so popular. But the third movie (The Prisoner […]
Archive for July, 2007
The women of Tiger Time Lawn Care offer to mow customers’ lawns dressed in bikinis — a service that attracts more attention to the ladies than the lawns.Bikini-clad mowers offer lawn care with a twist - MSNBC.com
First things first: it’s a travesty that MSNBC would even report this as “news.” This isn’t news, this is pathetic.
This is […]
I mentioned a few posts back that I’d be doing some other writing, since my blog had come to dominate my writing. I’ve long harbored the (probably foolish) fantasy to write, well, fantasy novels. So, I’ve started to write one.
Here it is: Twilight Falling (Ch.1, first draft)
Oh, and there’s currently about 6 chapters, but they’re in need […]
My life lately has been somewhat melancholy. I see the end of summer approaching, and I’m not entirely excited to give up this relative freedom for the insanity of school life once again. Why is it that I always want to be in school or not in school, depending upon which one I’m not doing […]
Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Who has to be dragged to parties and then needs the rest of the day to recuperate? […]
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight.
Gotta kick at the darkness ‘til it bleeds daylight.
- Bruce Cockburn “Lovers in a Dangerous Time”
This lyric has been stuck inside my head for the past couple of weeks. It’s saying so much with so little. Brilliant.
