Monthly Archives: September 2006

when in russia, do as the french

the stats feature of wordpress is pretty sweet. i mean, for those of us who just can’t resist seeing how many hits we got for that post about that rubik’s cube video. “dude! i was almost on digg!” yeah right.
anway, one of the best parts is the referrers section. most of my hits come from [...]

good night, and good luck

if someone throws mud at you, would you throw it back?
in the spirit of edward r. murrow, keith olbermann’s response to the republican media accusations of president clinton is fantastic. the question for me is whether it is true. journalists are supposed to report the truth, but this is obviously an opinionated piece. unfortunately, [...]

isle royale

sometimes, when i get thinking about things, or start looking for something on the internet, i make big leaps from one topic or subject to the next. my mother is the same way. it’s great when we’re having a conversation and we make the same leaps together. i’m sure to anyone listening it seems insane. [...]

internet more addicting than alcohol

a recent study at msu highlights the rate of students dropping out or failing classes due to internet addiction. we’ve heard this before. the internet is to our parents what rock and roll was to theirs’. it’s corrupting the youth. it’s turning our future doctors and lawyers into gamblers, slobs and social delinquents.
mmm hmm. and [...]

what good is freedom?

if you don’t use it? how can you cry freedom if you don’t take the time to understand why and how it is being taken away from you?
being a liberal and somewhat politically-minded young adult in america, i do my best to keep tabs on current local and national legislation, political issues and how they [...]

daily show + myspace = awesome

daily show correspondent demetri martin on myspace and social networking.
awesome. so awesome. emo!

neun elf

german 201. 9 am. we were just beginning an interactive lesson online. one of the students wasn’t following along and decided to check the news. he read aloud a headline, “a plane has struck the world trade center.” it took a few moments to set in. before we had much of a chance to talk [...]

watching television will rot your brain

remember near the beginning of hackers, when dade (crash override) cracks into the tv station and crosses paths with kate (acid burn)? this is what really happened.
upcoming anicipation, re: driving to notre dame, then to spring lake, seeing a bunch of high school friends and people i don’t know, driving to lansing, then driving back [...]