February 2010
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We just saw lightning, and the thunder lasted fifteen seconds, shook the ground, and set off a car alarm. Sweet!
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I want you to shave your face off. It tickles you. You will get a new one.
– Joy, commenting on my beard
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On Saturday, 20 February 2010, a baker’s dozen or so Providence students drove up to Point Magu State Park in Malibu where we camped overnight on Thorn Hill Beach. There were no thorns, but plenty of rocks. On Sunday morning, just as we began to break camp, the dark clouds that had rolled in overnight dropped ten minutes of rain all over our gear. Despite the setbacks, we had a great time as...
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“Shutter Island” is good. It’s not a horror. It’s a psychological thriller. It’s not like the previews. Worth seeing.
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I’m sitting down to watch “Shutter Island.” I’ve sworn my friends to secrecy in the event I wet myself.
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Air1 is playing “Fireflies” by Owl City. I wasn’t OC was a Christian artist. Don’t worry, I don’t regularly listen to this station.
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Today, I rigged broken tents with twine. I made fire. I made hot dog holders from borrowed hangers and split branches. I am a man.
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Ever honk at someone you thought you knew only to then realize you’ve just hailed a stranger? I’ve never done that.
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Skis. Guns. Fast women. What’s not to like about the biathlon?
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I love the Olympics. The announcers help everybody become obscure sport experts. What DON’T I know about ski jumping?
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Just watched a recording of last night’s opening ceremony. God bless Canada. That was mindblowing. “We Are The World,” on the other hand…
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Bless her heart. The girl taking my order at El Pollo Loco spelled my name, “Cley,” on the the check.
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Heard on NPR, “What the Saints’ win means for one hurricane survivor…” What? Maybe Bush will finally send FEMA in to clean up that mess.
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With my hood up, I look like the Unabomber slash the director of “Jay and Silent Bob”.
I’m attempting to reach the social media singularity with all of my identities receiving updates simultaneously. It’s pointless, I know.
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Listening to The Who is a religious experience for me, but the Super Bowl needs to cut out this bad habit of hiring Vietnam war protestors for their half-time.
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Stupid Hebrew’s got me flipping pages backwards and reading semi-colons like they’re question marks.
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I just finished writing an overview of my development in the BTS major, then I printed out about ninety pages of old essays to go in my senior portfolio. Whew!
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My pillow unfortunately does not have a cool side.
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The price is a little steep, but the service at Taco Hut on Grove in Ontario is beyond compare. I highly recommend it. Plus the staff is cute.
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How is it appropriate for the president to attend a Nat’l Prayer Breakfast? I don’t want the civil magistrates to interfere with the church, do you?
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