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Next semester’s classes
Registration starts this week at my university. I love planning out what classes I’m going to take. I think I’m going to come up with enough money to go to school full time next semester, too, which makes the decisions much easier. Choosing 4 or 5 is far less painful than choosing 2. Next semester […]
what i’ve noticed
Siberia is melting fast and so is Antarctica Fox news: Democrats are mommies, Republicans are daddies No frogs + no bats = serious bug problems Dolphins give their girlfriends flowers too Cheney doesn’t give a fuck Velorution (why doesn’t my school do this?) Male pregnancy The monogamy delusion Follow the money – which politicians get […]
Berry Go Round 3
The 3rd edition of Berry Go Round is up at Greg Laden’s Blog. I had a big presentation today that went quite well, so I treated myself and sat down and read the whole thing this evening. There are all sorts of wonderful in this carnival, including a 5 meter tree that can sting and […]
political poetry
One of my professors was astonished when I said I didn’t read a lot of poetry and gave me a short book of poems by Robinson Jeffers to read. So far, it’s incredible. Shine, Perishing Republic is one of my favorites. While this America settles in the mould of its vulgarity, heavily thickening to empire, […]
Spring Break 2008 – Day 1
For spring break, I went on a trip with my school’s Botany Club. We drove through the desert to Big Sur, then down along the coast to Santa Barbara. There was a great deal of botanizing. We all made it to the meeting point at 5AM and miraculously managed to fit all of our stuff […]
Spring break
Unlike all the other spring breaks of my college career, I’m going to do something fun this week. I’m excited about waking up to this. I’m excited about seeing strange oak trees. I’m excited about walking through this. But mostly I’m excited about the cycads here. I’ll post pictures in a week!
What I’ve noticed
Poor Brazilians figuring out who’s really screwing them over A very addictive game John McCain is a hypocrite John McCain thinks I’m a baby machine Another university goes after the people who aren’t really cheating A song to brighten your day It’s a computer, it’s a mouse brain! Frida Kahlo, survival, and the stories we […]