sisyphean task

Today I didn't get as much done as I had expected, but still accomplished: • Putting a whole bunch of files on the English Dept. server so that others can use them • Mostly cleaning my office • Donating books • Setting up a veterinarian appointment • Hanging out with a friend I barely ever see • Turning in my magic key to the English Deptartment • Finally getting...

Now playing: "Thanks For The Show" by The Dandy Warhols. I felt rather unmotivated today. However, I still feel like I got a bit done: • Turned in final grades • Emailed a whole bunch of people • Cleaned up my office a bit (which means that the mess is bigger) • Revised an essay with ML • Reserved a U-Haul trailer (though I might switch to freight) Tuesday I need to:...

Now playing: "Land Locked Blues" by Bright Eyes. Eugene I just got back from Eugene — probably my last trip there before I leave Oregon. I had a good meal with my friend Cat, and then had my last pseudo-date with Ian. This was date number four — an insanely high number for me. We went to his sister's out in the country, where we soaked in a hot tub, drank wine, and talked — among...

This morning I opened up my Macbook and the screen has started this weird thing where horizontal lines (mostly blue but sometimes red or grey) were flickering wherever there was contrast (such as the edges of the screen, the edges of windows, wherever my cursor was). I was worried because it seemed to be a problem caused by user damage, but I hadn't done anything since the last time I used it. As...

Yesterday, a friend of mine found a stray cat wandering around his yard. The poor thing was a little mangy and looked hungry (perhaps even emaciated), so my friend fed it, and then went ahead and named it Faris, after me, because I am supposedly this hungry, scrawny vegan. At first I feigned indignation. Then I thought it was cute. Mostly because I like the little kitty's almost diabolical stare....

• via Peridyd's Progress, Glenn Greenwald in this Salon column argues for a return to law. He quotes law professor Jonathan Turley, from his MSNBC interview: [The IRC] is the world's preeminent institution on the conditions and treatment of prisoners and specifically what constitutes torture. And the important thing here is they're saying it's not a close question, that as many of us, and...

I leave Corvallis in 3 weeks. I'm lucky to have friends going with me. Here's our proposed Google Map: View Larger.