Sunday, December 10, 2006
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Funny thing from Proverbs
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;
yet they store up their food in the summer;
26 coneys [d] are creatures of little power,
yet they make their home in the crags;
27 locusts have no king,
yet they advance together in ranks;
28 a lizard can be caught with the hand,
yet it is found in kings' palaces.
If you do not see the humor, I'm sorry. I just laugh.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Christmas Story
Today was the 5th of December. We decided to bring in the Christmas season with a couple stories from David Sedaris. If you know who he is, you'll understand this a bit better. He is a writer who often writes essays that are... funny. The two we read today I thought were absolutely hysterical. One was entitled Christmas Means Giving, and the other was Six to Eight Black Men. The first was a great satyr on the perception of giving. You need to read it some time. The other was just funny about the differences in different countries and cultures. I highly recommend both of them, if you have the time and inclination. But the party was a success and I think most people enjoyed themselves. The following was the email that invited most of the people that came...
Hello friends,
you have just been cordially invited to attend the first ever Christmas Yuletide Reading held at Sawyer House. It will be held Tuesday evening @ 11:00. We will be reading a soon to be classic piece of xmas literature and maybe singing a song or two. Please wear your most festive Christmas/Hanaukah/Kwanza/Navidad apparel to help kickoff a glorious holiday season. we will be trying our best to provide some sort of beverage (hopefully hot chocolate, but probably just water) as well as a tree to decorate (bring ornaments if you can (homemade ones are the best (best one wins a prize))) Come prepared to celebrate enthusiastically, listen attentively, and leave fairly promptly (its crunch week after all). I hope to see you all there with bells on, figuratively of course but literally would also be acceptable.
most sincerely,
marc "not under the illusion that finals matter more than Christmas memories" buwalda
Hello friends,
you have just been cordially invited to attend the first ever Christmas Yuletide Reading held at Sawyer House. It will be held Tuesday evening @ 11:00. We will be reading a soon to be classic piece of xmas literature and maybe singing a song or two. Please wear your most festive Christmas/Hanaukah/Kwanza/Navidad apparel to help kickoff a glorious holiday season. we will be trying our best to provide some sort of beverage (hopefully hot chocolate, but probably just water) as well as a tree to decorate (bring ornaments if you can (homemade ones are the best (best one wins a prize))) Come prepared to celebrate enthusiastically, listen attentively, and leave fairly promptly (its crunch week after all). I hope to see you all there with bells on, figuratively of course but literally would also be acceptable.
most sincerely,
marc "not under the illusion that finals matter more than Christmas memories" buwalda
Small House in the City
Here's a great song by a cool band performed at IWU for Friday Night Live...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a6gqQOwEYQ
I know it's not the greatest quality, but you can fell the energy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a6gqQOwEYQ
I know it's not the greatest quality, but you can fell the energy.
Monday, December 04, 2006
woot
This page looks interesting to me. I guess they sell one product per day, and it changes every day. It looks like pretty good deal though. http://www.woot.com/Default.aspx
post a comment and let me know what you think.
post a comment and let me know what you think.
Saturday, December 02, 2006
The Power should go out more often.
Yesterday was Friday the 1st. It was a cold day here in Marion, IN. The wind was blowing like crazy. I guess there were gusts up to 40mph. It made getting around a challenge. When I was walking back to my house after class at about 11 I was walking under a tree and a branch fell. It happened to land on pudge's car, which was funny.
I guess there were other branches falling too because the power went out on our side of campus. The guys were planning on going back for a little FIFA 98 but couldn't play because there was no power. We were left to resort to the days of discussion. I am not sure how it was brought up, but 6 of us sat in the study room and discussed very deep subjects. The content of the discussion was is not important to this blog, but the fact that it was taking place was the big part. I know this intellectually stimulating and thought provoking time would have never happened if we could have relied on the N64. This is why I propose the power should go off more often.
I guess there were other branches falling too because the power went out on our side of campus. The guys were planning on going back for a little FIFA 98 but couldn't play because there was no power. We were left to resort to the days of discussion. I am not sure how it was brought up, but 6 of us sat in the study room and discussed very deep subjects. The content of the discussion was is not important to this blog, but the fact that it was taking place was the big part. I know this intellectually stimulating and thought provoking time would have never happened if we could have relied on the N64. This is why I propose the power should go off more often.
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