I haven’t been posting recently because it was my birthday, then classes were cancelled, and a tornado of partying and gaming ensued. My awesome bros in back home hooked me up with a copy of Team Fortress 2 for the anniversary of my birth, and so I was socially obligated to play it with them. … Continue reading
I didn’t think anyone here knew my birthday, but apparently they did. We were in the kitchen kicking back a few beers with some American friends of an American friend here, and some Germans came in and said “Isn’t it already midnight?” The German just so happened to be our RA, so I immediately started … Continue reading
It’s a pretty common word, one I myself use regularly in the sense of “annihilate.” I’ve just discovered that I can no longer use it so while hoping to retain my status as an etymology geek. Behold. decimation 1549, from L.L. decimationem, from L. decimare “the removal or destruction of one-tenth,” from decem “ten.” Killing … Continue reading
I’ve met more Australian people in my time in Germany than makes sense. I mean, I didn’t know there were this many of them. But I guess if I lived on a dumpy prison island and spoke in a bizarrely obnoxious dialect that made everyone around me suspect I’d recently been quite near a loud … Continue reading
I like to think I’m pretty much up to speed on contemporary culture, but in all actuality I just get sidetracked by the nerdy things and am generally unable to follow a simple conversation with the average normie. Case in point. Today Carl and I are walking back from the city with a mutual friend … Continue reading
I tried hard to like this movie. Will Smith seems to be playing more serious roles lately, a trend something I very much respect after seeing what Jim Carrey is capable of when he straightens out. I knew indirectly what the film was about, and was very intrigued by the theatrical trailers which revealed absolutely … Continue reading
Final exams are drawing nigh. This is the last weekend for fooling around before I have to hit the books. For the record, I really enjoy the fact that final exams are worth 100% of my grades. It at least motivates me to study for them, and it also means I can do fun stuff … Continue reading
I do a lot of bitching, and a lot of mocking. It’s pretty much why I get up in the morning. Recently one of my favorite blogs linked to this piece, a list of the 50 most despicable people in America for 2007. It is absolute gold. I very truly wish that I could write … Continue reading
All the presidential candidates for 2008 suck. Every one of them. There are a few I wouldn’t mind having in office, but that’s a pretty depressed way to choose a candidate to represent me. But I guess that’s contemporary American democracy for you. The other day, while I was doing a little research on Jean … Continue reading
There’s a new movie coming out in 2008 about Vikings. About Vikings and aliens. How freaking cool is that? It’s called Outlander. The 1990s-looking website offers a scintillating synopsis. A age old battle rages amongst the stars. Kainan’s people have been fighting the Moorwen, fierce animal-like creatures for dominance. When his space craft crashes into … Continue reading