blah.... back to school soon

Icky. tomorrow school starts up again. And only 4 weeks until its all over. I'm done 4-30. that's craziness. I've never been out of school in april. craziness. Any way, things here are gorgeous. Insanely nice out. I've done some good work today.... I've been trying to prepare for the end of the year. And evidence is comming along decently. Time to start working on TMs, I guess. Any way... this break was highly unentertaining. i've basically worked every day as if I actually had school. I had this take home exam to do. and i did it. and im highly scared that it sucks. I dont know anything about business stuff... oh well... I did see 3 movies last week. Inland Empire (can't wait to see it again), TMNT (fun fun stuff) and the host (that's like my 3rd Korean flick. I need more.) but way too much work
And spent money. Dell basically tells me that my 'puter is fucked and I need to do somethign very costly to fix it... that's obnoxious. how about, dell, you just build a decent computer from the get go.... why does it have to suck so much?
I only have part time work over the summer, so I'm going to apply to borders and see if they'll give me a few more hours. that may actually be fun... but damn, so many expenses over the summer
totally fed up with law school... beyond fed up

Every time I think I'm over my thing for Karen, it creeps up again. I was talking to her yesterday, and my stupid stomach was all a flutter.... what the fuck? Usually I'm so much better at casting off crushes.... but, aparently not this one. I chalk it up to being lonely
I'm starting to worry about myself more. i haven't been this continually depressed since I was at oberlin. the bad times. no, mind you, im not nearly as depressed as I was back then (read: not crying every day), but I basically down a lot. ugh... just lonely. And, i've caught myself doing something that I used to do.... saying things in my head, but not actually SAYING them..... I always thought that was fucked up... ugh....
any way... I know the problem. I want my own life. I feel like my life is still my parent's life. I have never divorced myself from home. I still call home home.... my aparentment is my room, usually... I dont know.....I'm just lonely
Ive been thinking about shaving my head recently. it might happen. not now, but some time.

there's really something I love about the tag function in blogger

I feel like I'm always waiting for something to happen. I feel like I'm always living inside my own head... I feel... i dont know.

Today's pic is outside of my apartment at like 730am. when I woke up, the sun looked totally rad (and red) so I tried to take a pic... oddly, that is not how I thought it looked when I was taking the pic... but I looks cool any way. of course, didn't have my glasses on... so that could have had somethign to do with it.

god I hope I get into grad school..... god please...

Is it me???

I ran this theory by Jason, and he seemed to like it... so I'm going to propose it to the internet world. I have always considered my self an acquired taste--and its something I like about myself. Like beer or coffee, you may not like me the first time you try me. In fact, you may not like me the second time you try me. And diluted-me (read: coffee with milk and sugar or lite beer) is for sissies and you dont get the true me. But, with time, many people actually like the slightly intoxicating nature of me, and get used to me. Unfortunately, like many things that rock, too much of me and you can get sick. you need to build up your immunity to me, like iocane powder. Any way, what does any of this have to do with duckies? Well... here's the thing... I think that this acquired taste-ness of me (and Jason, and indeed most of the people I actually call friends) makes finding a girl really difficult. we are a bit hamstrung. because, what happens is that the girl doesnt want to go out with me right away... then, over time she realizes that she likes Stephen quite a bit... but, by that time, i've become...... A DUCKIE!!!! yup... "just a friend." "That kookie friend with the awesome fashion sense." The guy who totally gets fucked up the ass at the end of pretty in pink. As jason said, he had to settle for some other chick. Duckie wanted Andie. He DESERVED Andie. Rumor has it that if he had been played by Robert Downie Jr. he would have gotten Andie. Instead, he had to settle. What the fuck is up with that?

Any way... why all this... well... being a natural Duckie is both rewarding and frustrating. First, being an original... a unique person... an individual... is something I value more than almost anything. You can see that from those people I call "friend" (and not work/school buddy). And you can see why some people Iknow frustrate me so much... because they are happy being sheep... but I think the hazzard of being what I am--what we are--is this problem in the love department. We either become Duckies, or they dont like us, or they die from too much exposure (iocane powder is quite deadly).

I think these things have something to do with why, whenever I try to get someone to like me, it just doesnt work. its because, like coffee, or beer, or iocane powder, people have to try me willingly... and push thru the initial shock..... to get the alcohol/caffiene goodness

sigh... john hughes fucked all us duckies out there..... he should have had him get andie at the end of that movie... then, maybe i'd have more hope... maybe.

perhaps the trick is to find the female equivalent of duckie. is there one? I dont think annie potts counts.... not really anyway.

im not going to change any time soon. hell, its part of the reason i can never be an attorney... I cant settle... I just wont do it. Im not capable of giving up my free thoughts and conforming. I dont want to. Id rather die. maybe im being childish... but that's only because everyone else gives up and settles... I think that's dumb... not 'adult' or some shit like that....

any way... very tired... did much work today.... must go to bed

sigh

So, I obviously didnt take this pic. But I've had Sarah Silverman on the brain recently, so I figured i'd post a pic of her... She's so cute. And there is something that is so hot about a girl with as dirty a mouth as her. It ramps her hottness up just another level.
Any way, things are a little stinky here. I feel really bad because I went off on my mom today about my unhappy I am. I'm really goign to try not to call her to complain anymore. I so dont want my mom to be the person I turn to for support any more. But I just got pissed off and depressed and frustrated, so I called my. ugh. Any way... It's hard to explain, but I'm sick and tired of how lawyers think. I'm taking this class on friday saturday and sunday and I picked up the syllabus. And in it it "expressly prohibits" us from reading a few cases. It threatens us with failing and (for an honor code violation) it could difficult to get barred and in fact you could be booted out of the school. All if you were to decide to do extra work. for greater understanding. fuck law school. I can't believe they threaten you to prevent you from doing extra learning outside of class. fuckers. GAAAAHHHH!!! why threaten. I'd feel better if it just said "dont' read it. We will discuss the theories of the case in class. But I don't want you to read it before hand, because I want you to come to the answers yourself." But it didnt say that. Instead, it threatened me with expulsion. that mother fucker.
not a day goes by where i dont think about dropping out of law school

Im so frustrated. i just pray that I actually get into a grad program. Because if i dont, im fucked. because I wont be a lawyer and I wont be a student... so i'll just be a failure. fuck.
alright...... this was a bad post
im just lonely. ive been pretty much depressed and lonely for the past 3 weeks straight. even with other people, ive still been lonely. people around here.... i just don feel any sort of connection to. its not columbus. its not cbus' fault. but i dont really think its my fault either. I dont know....
im stopping. this was not a fun post. sorry

And I resume the struggle

Once again... not much to say today. Its spring forward today... teh worst day of the year. Is there anything worse than spring forward? They rob me of an hour. That was my hour. who are they to take it away from me? Any way, i'm here, at Stauf's, and trying to work on evidence. Its been going.... not great... but going. as always, im pretty distracted. so it goes. But I did take a pic....I just wish the shadow was more distinctive. That's what I was going for. oh well... what is special abou tthis book is that it waas my mom's.... back when she was still called "pereira." I know this because she signed her name in it.... that's pretty freaking awesome. But yeah..... not a whole lots been going on. I've really been needing break recently. I need to not be working on this bull shit. im burnt the fuck out. ugh.... any way... not much to say... i really just wanted to post the pic....

There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the faults of his feet.

pathetic-ness

Actually, maybe pathetic-ness is not the best word for it. More like just a brief update. I'm still at Stauff's... as you probably should know by now. And I was talking to Jay (a guy who hangs out here) and Karen walked in... and yes... crush has left me. The actual reason I'm posting this is that if you check my post from last Saturday, this is almost exactly, down to the minute, one week later. sigh.... interesting. I wish it were prettier out... id go and take pictures. I wish that I had the time too. I wish I owned WoW. Must.... Not.... Cave.... Stay.... Strong!!! SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I may post again later. Back to TMs.

this pic is a little bit old too. but I'm really happy how it came out. no flash, as always, propped on a table, fucked up my hair to look as moody as possible. I love my digicam.

not much to say when you're high above the mucky muck

SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry... just had to get that out of the way. Went to see 300 last night. Pretty damn sweet. I mean, sure, you could drive a mack truck thru the holes in the story, but that's not the point. Anyone who knocks the movie for that deserves to be shot. because 300 is all about sweet action sequences. And hot chicks. And in that, it delivered.
We lost in the Colley Competition last night: this "trial skills competiton. We went up against like one of the better teams out there... soooo... and I dont really care abou twinning... sooo..... oh well. It was all together more fun than I thought it would be. any way... but we lost. which is good, because not I get to do work the rest of the weekend. of course, not right now... but soon...
I woke up this morning and there was the definate feel of spring. The air was heavy with rain that hadn't yet fallen. I think that's kinda cool: when you can feel the rain comming. Even if you were blind, you could tell.
Ugh... Im tired. I ate dinner last night at about 12midnight. Its going to be a hard fight to work today. I am very unmotivated. such a long day yesterday. we were in trail from about 430-730. ugh.
Today's pic is a sunset pic taken out of the back of my building. It came out ok. Its kinda an expirament. I think I'll post more later. maybe I'll take some pics while at Stauff's (where I am now, of course.). ok. to work

(Insert clever title here--perhaps one with a song lyric)

So the picture today is a little bit old. Actually, its a lot a bit old... almost exactly a year.... but its one of my all time favorites. I screwed around with Picasa to get it just right... and I just totally love it. I would have posted something new, but I have a lack of anything good. Cbus is not nearly as pretty as Allegheny. I know that is misspelled, but I dont really care.

Any way, today was a lot of work... I feel like cashing in my chips... I feel like says "you've beat me, law school.... i give." sigh...

Any way, I'm just lonely. I don't know why. It comes in waves. I go an entire weeked not feeling lonely, then a few days of school, and its back.

Whats a little odd is that i'm not at all depressed about the whole Karen thing. I mean, would I be happier if she had been more interested in me? Sure... but I really thought that I'd be waaaaay more sad about it. I can't figure it out.. ... part of me thinks that its because it was so liberating to actually ask someone out that my brain basically sees it as a mini-victory. A victory over my own stupidity, sure, but a victory nonetheless. Then, the other part of me thinks that that is maybe bullshit and the reason Im not depressed is because I assumed that she'd say no, and so when she did, I wasnt crushed.... that maybe it. eh... i dont really know. I will say to all you lonely guys out there... asking is officially better than not asking. and yes, i fully realize that im the only person reading this, but hey... that's okay too.....

Sigh, I dunno.... maybe I just need break. Maybe I shouldnt be depriving myself of wow. Maybe I should just run away. who knows?

I thought briefly about going to see the on-campus head shrink. Im not going to go... but...... I think I just want a friend who I can tell like important thoughts too. Guys dont always share feelings really well.... the people are law school are the equivalent of 'work buddies.' I think that's the only reason I want to date someone again.

there are 2 especially nice parts of dating (not including the whole sex aspect)... 1. having someone who cares if you wake up tomorrow morning. Sure, if I died, people would care... but I could lay dead in my bed for days before anyone would check on me. I remember when I was sick my senior year and marta came to visit me. That was nice.

2. someone to tell my concerns to who is not mom. Im sick of having mom as the person who is my counselor. I should have some sort of life of my own. I think that's why I talk about moving away all the time. I have some sort of blind belief that if I just go, there will be a life out there for me. but I know I'm deluding myself.

Allrighty.... this blog has been quite depressing. Im calling it here.... I'm only writing at this point because I dont want to do school work and I dont want to go to bed.

FUCK!!!! Im just feeling old and out of place....

Sigh.... Sunday... I am my own muse

Is it odd that most of the pictures I take are of me? I think its weird considering that I generally have a low self esteem. So, its not like, "i'm so hot, I need to take pictures of my hotness." It's more like, I dont have much to take pictures of, so, well, its me. I've had trouble really focusing today. Better than yesterday, but not great. Hence the reason I'm writing this. I went to see Zodiac yesterday. I really liked it. Great performances all around. Compelling story. Creepy. And of course, there is my little crush on Jakie-poo. He's dreamy. Any way, some writers have been complaining that it is too long and that there are too many plot lines. But I think that all the plot lilnes were exactly what was needed. You needed to tell the whole story. Not a chunk. It wouldnt have been nearly as compelling, as obsessive, as interesting if you only got the story from one point of view. Instead, the way it was put you right in the middle of the story/investigation. Really good. And it has renewed my faith in David Fincher after the debacle that was Panic Room. soooooooo..... yeah....
Anyhoo... as normal, I'm still obsessed with WoW. Andrew's last post isnt really helping. I must purge the demons. Oh.. I'm buying RAM for the 'puter to prepare for my WoW-stravaganza.... ugh... tummy rumbly. Need coffee

totally hopped up on goofballz

So, its kinda amazing what a couple cups of liquid caffien plus asking a girl out can do for your adreline levels. Yup, for the first time in my life, I quite litteraly asked a girl out right out of the bloo... (not blue... mind you... bloo). Any way, I kinda got shot down. sorta. it was like a half shot down, so I dont feel that bad. Actually, I feel quite good about it. Basically beacsue I've never done it before. So, funny. whatever. but what it does mean is that my fingers are trembling and i'm typing at about 900 words per minute (or, maybe 1000 BPM, if you're beck). Sadly, however, it means that my mind is racing as well. And that is not great for trying to do work. Because I'm trying to write, but its all comming out in spits and ferts. or is that fits and spurts. I dunno. and, it makes no sense. because my mind cannot grasp logic or reason right now. nope. only adreline. I'm waiting to crash. like a fucking comet. and like pass out right on top of my computer. Maybe I just need some more coffee.

coffee goes with sugar
sugar is a drug
14 packs of suger in my coffee cup I CHUG!!!!
any way, I think I may listen to some couting crows. that's a good idea.
but yeah... new pic time. i love it. no flash, about 1.5 feet from my eye, slight zoom. not sure what speed film. forgot to check. peace out homies... lawlzbraz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!11 ZOMG U R KUTE!!!!!1111!!!!eleven eleven!!!!1111

Brand new, totaly new, smells just about new

So... andrew's conversion over the blogger inspired me to renew my own account. I suppose I should change the title to something more appropo to a blog no-longer-in-Europe. Well.. I'll get on that later. Anyway, things in the Capital city are as totally sweet as ever. I have an unfortunate amount of work this week. Taking this class that meets from 7-9 every day. And its on international joint ventures. its exactly as exciting as you'd think. Any way... i need the credits. So my mini crush on this girl Karen was re-kindled last sunday. You may recall that I had just about cleansed myself of... well... then I talked with her for a couple of minutes.. and well, I'm a lonely guy. I'll tell you.... it is dangerous to be nice to me if you are female and pretty... cause I'lll just be like "ZOMG!!! she's cute.. I should say something... maybe I will... yea... yea... I will. ZOMG!! She's cute..." and the broken record continues on. ugh. Any hoo... I'm trying my hardest to study for evidence right now. That class is oddly enganging. I love Prof. Simmons. He's a little bit of awesome. but yea... I should probably do that. Here... new pic. Flourscent lighting, taken at arms length by your's truly. With no photoshop touch up. yet.

Hark Hark, the end is near

just 1 more week and I get to go home. I was trying to deny the homesickness from which I'm suffering, but I can't do it any longer. I miss home. I miss talking to my friends. I miss eating. I don't really get a lot of food here and am basically hungry all the time. ugh.... and to make matters worse, I can't concentrate on my work. 2 exams next friday. ugh... any way, I doubt I'll be taking many more photos while I'm here. These two are from the other day when I was at Parliament. Once again, we couldn't take pics inside, so I got these shots of Big ben. I thought Big ben was awesome. and Parliament looked sweet. Westminster is huge and this sorta golden color. Really cool. Any way, the first is my favority pic of big ben. I like funny angles. the second is sorta what he actually looks like. Hope any one who is reading likes. I miss you all.

A page of history is worth a volume of logic. Keep your pants zipped and your fountain pen dry

I'm not sure there is anything I can say that is greater than that picture. I found this sign the other day while walking around, but have yet to have seen any humped zebra. What the hell?!?! I mean, that's like holding an ice cream cone in front of a child. Cruel, man cruel. call me crazy, but I'd rather heat up pop tarts than be human. Today we are going to parliament. I actually saw parliament a few days ago when I went to london, but didn't go in. But today we get a tour and a lecture and stuff. So that should be pretty sweet. Big ben was pretty impressive to me. and the parliament building looks very cool. But yesterday I went out a little bit with like a ton of people from the program. It was fun. Nothing special, but fun. Tho, I did drink a bad beer that's sitting in my stomach like a rock. No more bad beer. I've put the kaibosh on that. an interesting side note. I've noticed that I've been doing Kevin-style hand gestures a lot recently. But just in Oxford. I think my Oxford persona that I've created tells stole his story telling style from Kevin. What is also funny is that Kevin's hand gestures are actually an amalgam of his own inherant actions and those of air quotes guy. So I'm like one generation on hand gestures away from air quotes guy. Next thing you know, Andrew is going to start air quoting. Watch out world, it's spreading like a disease. and watch out for humped zebra attacks. They are viscious bastards.

Everyone loves a good doughnut

Yesterday I went into London with this guy Asim from program. He is actually one of our Canadians on the trip, but he goes to case, lives on Cleveland, and thus is instantly on my good side. Soooo, yeah, we went to London, met a few people he new, had lunch, wandered around, then grabbed a tour bus and road for a few hours. I'll have pics of that later, tho I must admist that must of my pic came out kinda crappy. but I say, you try to take pictures while moving and listening to a guide named Ricky and sitting next to someone much taller than you. Anyway, after the ride, we went to Harrods, the world famous extradordinarly expenseive department store. It was AWESOME!!! They honestly had anything you would ever want to buy, but at amazing cost. You could shop for laundry detergent and diapers there. or Multiple-thousand dollar suits. or Krispy Kremes!!!!! When I saw this, I nearly peed myself. I mean, how awesome is that???? A freaking Krispy Kreme store right inside Harrods. Right near the Mega-huge cheese counter and the mega-huge fresh fish display (more on that later). Because after I spend gobs and gobs of money, I need to slam home a good old fashioned american doughnut. Or perhaps the traditional pre-buy doughnut. At one point we passed buy some Muslim women wearing those dresses that cover them from head-to-toe. (I'm sorry, I don't know what they are called, but I'm working on it right now. If you know, drop me a line). And I said to Asim that I think we just passed INCREDIBLE WEALTH. Everything about them screamed money, from the way they carried themselves to the little jewlery on their dresses. Awesome. Today, however, I'm stuck inside doing school work. Oh well. that's most of the rest of my trip... double oh well.

Paak the Caaa in the Haaavad Yaaaaad

So this is a picture of John Harvard's house. The guy who founded the university. or at least who it is named after. I was told that I couldn't miss it. Sure enough, the Stars and Bars hanging outside tipped me off. But in fact I did walk by it once. Right under the flag in fact. Its rather small and unassuming, you see, and right next to a pub... so I was fooled. Any way, this is from Stratford-upon-Avon as well. Avon, I've been told, is saxon for river. So what the hell is Avon Lake then? Any way, today has been rather unintersting. two cool things happened, tho. Sadly I didn't get a picture of either. First, there was a guy in the middle of towne who wrapped himself in a straight jacket and chains and got out. Pretty fast too. That was cool. Second, there was some Bollywood movie being filmed that we spied on. Cool as well. But tomorrow I'm going into London, so that should be extra cool. I'm pretty excited. And will be taking my camera, so hopefully I will return with many good pics. nice.

Where for art thou???

So I think I have fixed the problem with my comments... they should all be posted, and posting now. Great to hear from everyone. And I apologize. aparently you do read.... awwwww...

so the other day we went to Stratford-on-Avon to see Romeo and Juliet by the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was really cool. The picture above is of Shakespeare's birth-house. I thougth it was pretty neat, except for the guy walking acorss the frame. CURSE YOU!!! any way, what made it even better was the picture below.
that is a Christmas themed store immediatly opposite Shakespeare's house. You see, Stratford is like mega touristy. So Shakespeare's house was like in the middle of a bunch of fudge shops and ice cream parlors. and a subway was about two stores down (that 's the sandwich place, not th e mode of transportation). Still, it was cool . I wandered around for like 2 hours, got lost, found out that almost everything closes at 6, then went to see the play.The picture above is of Shakespeare's grave. It is in a church, right by the Altar of Thomas a Beckett. The play itself was really good. The actors fought by tap dancing and with sticks. A lot of people would have preferred swords and other pointy things, but I liked it. Ugh. It is crazy hot here. Tomorrow is supposed to get up near 100. Ugh... Normally I don't complain about the heat, but I just can stop it.

Party like its 1789

So the other day (July 14) was Bastille Day, and I got to hang out with a bunch of french guys, 2 polish guys, and at least a few English guys (and a lone girl) to celebrate. They all work at St. Anne's for the summer and are all awesome!!! you guys rule! Charles invited me. He's the guy to the left with the white shirt on and the all too serious look on his face. I had a great time. Thanks everyone!!!! The pic above is on of the largest 'henges in the world. Yup, Stonehenge. And I thought it was pretty cool. I took a ton of pics (and I will probably put a few more up tomorrow or some time soon), but this was my favorite. I took it from ground level and at a good distance. Sadly, we were not allowed in the circle of stones. That would have been really cool. And there were lots and lots of people. Stonehenge has that feel like you should be there only at dusk or dawn, totally silent, and with only a few mates (as they say here). But oh well. The rocks are really big. Many tons of stone. And the Druids, complete with long white beards (early transvestites, I've heard) held the ocassional human sacrifice over there. NEAT-O!!!! Any hoo, now I'm totally exhausted and don't have it in me to do... any... thing... else. I've had my fun, I've stretched and yawned and all is said and done I'm going to bed!!!!

Run run pass PUNT

This here is a punt. It is a flat bottomed boat that you sorta push along the river with that stick thing the guy in the back has. I haven't been punting, but I'm told that it is the THING TO DO in Oxford. To be honest, I dont really care about punting. Me and boats are not necessarily friends. I don't like them, mainly because I don't let getting wet too much. but whatever. I may still do it. So the weekend is here and I'm trying to figure out what to do. Last night I hung out with a bunch of French guys for Bastille day. That was pretty cool. But we barely spoke each other's languages. So communication was, to put it mildly, difficult. Still, it was fun. I have a picture of the event, and I may post it, but I'm not totally convinced that it was entirely kosher for me to be hanging out with them. I mean, it was okay for me.... but for them, I was kinda scared that they could get in trouble. Not that anyone would be reading this blog, but ya know.... Any way, its funny how many stereotypes they have about Americans. They kept asking me things, like if we all drink a lot of Coke. And were suprised to hear that I was against the war. Sad... any hoo.... Gotta do something.... taaa

Mea Culpa

So first things first. I have to issue a public apology. The other day I totally misspelled Damaris' name on my blog. She is one of the Swiss girls I met at the hostel. Being a stupid American, I thought her name was Damarishu, but as it turns out, "hu" is her last name. Alas, I screwed up. Mea culpa. any way, today i proved just how much of a loser i truly am. I went to a chinese language film in oxford, mainly because it isn't comming out in the states until september and I wanted to be all sweet and see it way before anyone else. So there... I did it. and i'm not ashamed. Then, I went to coffee republic and drank some americano (lots of places don't even have brewed coffee avaliable), did my reading for EU, and took some pics. here's me staring in their latest ad campaign. at least, that's what it should be. I was thinking about photoshopping this pic and seeing if I could screw with this one... truth be told tho, I love the pic. I love my camera..... thanks Santa (mom).... but not a hole lot interesting other than that. We had a lecture about the conservative party in england who aparently is trying to jack votes from the left. weird... at least you can be sure in the US that el presidente will never try to get the greens in his pocket..... any hoo... should do some work then maybe I'll walk around (as with most nights).... By the way, anyone stopping by should leave a comment. I check several times a day if anyone has written anything, but recently, nothing.... soooo lemme know what you think.... please... :(

Feel the rhythm with your hands

While I've been here I've been taking pictures of the sweet cars I've seen. A couple of days ago I saw a Ferrari, but it was moving and I didn't get a chance to snap the shot. Now, of course, a mazda RX8 is really not all that special. But check out that license plate! I was slightly scared that some big thuggish guy would beat the crap out of me because this was like a drug dealer's car or something, but I took the risk. And god is it awesome!!! I went wondering thru the major retail world that is much of Oxford. At first I was suprised at the tons of shopping, but now, not so much. I was suprised at how touristy everything is, but I've gotten used to it by now. And, its kinda cool to have centuries old buildings juxtaposed with malls and stuff. Today, however, I hope to come back with better pics than from yesterday's walk. I went into a pub yesterday called the lamb and the flag. I hoped to get a pint and a few pics. but after 2 minutes of standing at the bar with no bartender in sight, i realized how lame I feel getting a drink by myself...so i left. today I hope for better... we shall see

When the gas runs out just wreck it, you insured the thing

Well.... what to write about today? Nothing really has happened today. I had class for the first time in what feels like about a month. I'm starting to get the feel that a bunch of people are already sick of each other. (Secret... it could be just me. There is an extremely long and arduous qualification procedure you must go thru to be my friend. and one of the hardest parts is figuring out when you've actually passed. actually, knowing could be passing... but I'll never tell... because that would be contrary to the procedure.) Whoooooboy, where did that come from? Any hoo... so I spent most of the day inside dealing with EU law and professional responsibility. Sadly, today is probably the nicest day since we got here. any way, then I went out to the park and finally walked downtown to read jPod a bit. I sat under this statute that I was going to photograph, but my camera battery died. I swear, it has a life of around 20 pics. Oh well... it smelled like pee where I was sitting so I didn't stay long. Today's pic is from the Bodlien library. I went there yesterday in the rain. Its like a castle. This sculpture was way high up on one wall and I couldn't get a good angle on it lest I be out in the rain, but I did my best and it looks decent. No plans for tonight yet. I have some work I'd like to do, but I think I may end up breaking my personal rule of not going out to drink on my own. There are a couple of places that I really want to go... pub sorta places..... and i'm not willing to wait for people any longer. I also really want to try Pimm's. Aparently its like alcoholic ginger ale.... sounds sweet. So I feel bad that I forgot to mention the names of the two pre-laws that I drank with the other day. Actually, I drank, they hung out. Anyway, it wasn't really forgetting, but I hate screwing up the spelling of people's names (seeing as how often people write my name 'Steven.') Either way, since I'm way to shy to ask them now, I'll just take my best shot. From left to right Devon and Kayla (and me). That's my best shot.... Now you all can say hi to them and if you are incorrect in spelling, blame me.... my bad, as the kids say.... there has been some serious babbeling in this post..... .w00t woot \/\/ 0 0 7. but hey, i've got personality. personality goes a long way. May a moody baby doom a yam!!!!!!!!!!!!!