1 October 2002
My radio show went pretty well, although next week I will make sure to take all my music and will hopefully have the volume more under control. I also managed to record it as a wav file and convert it to a 90 MB mp3 file. I handled a boxed, noisemaking amphibian today at the post office. I also took a long nap and finished my German. I declined the German movie, so I will have to attend some other event of that sort before midterm break. The Who are Sell-ing Out.
2 October 2002
Last night was interesting, but it resulted in me getting too little sleep so I made up for that this afternoon. Not much has gone on today although I did read the Nun's Priest's Tale for English to leave mainly German for tomorrow. I have finished Who's Next by The Who and am on the extra tracks. Long live the remaining half of The Who!
4 October 2002
I stayed up until 5:00 am. I am very tired but not sleeping. I may be in a little bit. Max will tell you all about it sooner or later.
5 October 2002
Friday I took two naps. I also took the German test and read the newspaper and saw Donnie Darko and apparently missed some sort of enlightened conversation. I also got Wesley Willis's rendition of Amie which I will hopefully be playing soon on the radio show. Today I worked and went to choir practice and Dogma at the Chapel. I have a lot of homework as well as the quiz tournament tomorrow.
6 October 2002
Fourth out of 15 at the IM Quiz Tournament. It was fun. I also did a lot of reading for English and a project for CS which leaves a paper for me to rewrite tomorrow before German. Now it is time for nothing, and lots of it.
9 October 2002
The following comes from moby.com:
just fyi...
u.s representative dennis kucinich:
"During the Administration of Ronald Reagan, 60 helicopters were sold to Iraq. Later reports said Iraq used US helicopters to spray Kurds with chemical weapons. According to the Washington Post, Iraq used mustard gas against Iran with the help of intelligence from the CIA. Intelligence reports cited the use of nerve gas by Iraq against Iran.
Iraq's punishment? The US reestablished full diplomatic ties around Thanksgiving of 1984.
Throughout 1989 and 1990, US companies, with the permission of the first Bush government, sent to the government of Saddam Hussein tons of mustard gas precursors, live cultures for bacteriological research, helped to build a chemical weapons factory, supplied West Nile virus, supplied fuel air explosive technology, computers for weapons technology, hydrogen cyanide precursors, computers for weapons research and development and vacuum pumps and bellows for nuclear weapons plants."
so at least the weapons inspectors will know what brands to look for! technology sold to iraq by american companies with the blessings of the u.s department of defense...
-moby
10 October 2002
I saw Songs from the Second Floor at Film Society tonight. It seemed to me, surprisingly, to excoriate Europe for leaving the church behind. They have traded the tyranny of mother church for that of big business. They are peasants living dull, dreary and terrible lives, albeit with more money. They push and push and get nowhere because they don't know where to go or how to get there. They sacrifice their kids, their lives, their minds to work 30 years for a company and get nothing in return but fat, ugly spouses who simply mirror their own repugnance. Beloved is he who sits down...
I was also underwhelmed by the Sierra Club president. I was hoping to hear something new and exciting but I didn't.
I bought ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead's Source Tags and Codes and Nick Drake's Bryter Later today at Fine Groove. Trail of Dead is very good in a harder-edged Radiohead sort of way. I know the Nick Drake will be fantastic because his other two albums are. I also borrowed Exile on Main St by the Rolling Stones and an Elvis Costello greatest hits collection from the Northfield Public Library. I anticipate listening to both greatly.
I took a nap from 8:25 to 9:25pm. I felt horrible upon waking. I should probably sleep more at night but the 1a laughs at me whenever I suggest that to myself. I make a stand of solidarity with my snooze button.
Today I got Rolling Stone from the Recycling Bin at the Post Office. I was also able to not return for 2-4pm because they were overstaffed. Therefore, I both took a nap and finished my homework before dinner. This evening the Singers sang with the other choirs, Iraq was talked about in Great Space due to Amnesty International and Kid Dakota played the cave. It is now teatime.
17 October 2002
I got a 22 on Mini-Putt today. I also had quite a dominant game of Batting Practice in its new incarnation, which I heartily recommend you check it out, even if you have seen the previous version.
I have also "screwed" Kyle.
Yesterday was nightmarishly full of things to do, but today included a three-hour nap, my first on-time issue of Rolling Stone, and snow. It was nice because it wasn't too windy or cold. I also did laundry. I only have to go over vocabulary a little before Friday and then I have the weekend off.
Commentary on the situation in Iraq by Woody from Cheers.
21 October 2002
This has been an event-filled weekend. I was too tired to really enjoy the play at the Guthrie. The concert was good and my ears rang long afterward. The trip to Iowa was successful though fraught with peril or something. Tomorrow entails reading and the snow.
I slept in very late. I have done some homework and will read more John Donne. I don't have very much immediately to do for tomorrow. I have gotten a 20 on Mini-Putt.
23 October 2002
I was in bed from 9:41 pm until 8:18 am. I was out of it until German class and now the sleep cache is kicking in and I feel better. I'm not going to update anymore until my site is better.
26 October 2002
Guess who is ready to begin updating once again? It is me! The entire site should be running smoothly, especially if you've got Mozilla.
This weekend has been OK so far. Friday night featured the concert where the Singers performed admirably, in my estimation. We sang "Cantemus Domine", "Blagoslovi Dushe Moya" and "Clap Your Hands". The symphony band played three numbers and the orchestra performed Beethoven's 4th Symphony. The concert lasted less than one hour. Afterward we walked to Page House, Goodbye Blue Mondays and Central Park. There was conversation until 5:30. This morning I ate a chocolate Pop Tart on the way to work which was nice and Saturday-slow. The lunch was ok, but especially nice because I wasn't sure I would be able to eat any after 1:00. I watched the end of a few blowouts and then Ohio State beat Penn State without scoring an offensive touchdown, 13-7. I had a normal dinner and then attended "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged" which I found enjoyable except for the few times it pandered to the audience, failing to entertain without seeming labored and intentional. After fireworks, while everyone else attended the ball, I played Simpson's Road Rage on Xbox with Nate Ackerman in the lounge. It looks as if Anaheim has forced a Game 7 in the World Series. I will watch that if I finish my CS project early.
27 October 2002
There is a new splash page but if you didn't see it, I'm not telling you where it is.
I went to bed and got up very late so I need to do homework until the computer labs close.
How to organize your record collection, page 38.
28 October 2002
I made it through my German show and tell with the help of a little Batting Practice. I will finish As You Like It by dinner and might even make German flashcards for tonight. It is time for the term to end!
I finished my CS project and the fish appeared. I read some Shakespeare and learned new German words about baseball. That was all.
30 October 2002
I took a 3.5 hour nap today that was vital to my continued existence. I also finished CS for Friday and got a lot of English reading (Andrew Marvell) done for Monday. I created a death penalty fact sheet for the Amnesty International table at the Civil Liberties event in the chapel on Saturday evening where I will be from 8 to 9 pm. The Iraq panel was over capacity so I didn't stay there. Luckily I have been keeping up on the situation anyway. There is also a lot of blinking.