passed away- got one day older

so, i've just been to my first two classes of the year: physics 186 and organic chemistry 2. wow, going to be a fun year.
in all honesty, i've got a ton of work to do already that i've been putting off. so, basically, expect less posts and updates from now on.

it's hard to be motivated.

catacomb kids

well, freshmen moved in today. it was painful to watch and experience. i kinda liked being the only people in town. now there's a bunch of cocky, energetic, enthusiastic and misinformed little youngsters romping around my stomping grounds. i hate being mistaken for one of them, but i can see how it's easy to do this.
well, this is the first night i've been in my room, and it is awfully boring. i have no idea where my roommates are? at least i get to sleep in tomorrow.
however, i feel like i should be doing something right now, like hanging out with friends and enjoying my last few nights of freedom.

the news called it crack, i called it diet coke

well, i've moved into my new place. it feels great. my roommates haven't come yet. they won't be showing up until next week. it feels like i'm living in such a huge space right now.

i also enjoy the fact that the campus seems completely dead right now. i have no classes, and the most i have in the form of an agenda is the daily meetings i have to prepare for orientation next week. very relaxing here.

i wish i had my bicycle. i might need to find one for cheap.

hand-me-down tune

today i move back to the k ville. i plan on causing some major destruction this semester. maybe rack up some counts of petty theft, minor arson...and hopefully get some good grades so my parents stop yelling at me everytime i visit home...

i've been listening to some music suggested to me by my friend blake. here's what i've liked of it so far:
the avett brothers- emotionalism
joanna newsom- ys
clipse- hell hath no fury
rhymefest- bluecollar

it is all a little different, but i enjoy it. i have somewhat scattered tastes in music...

summer is drawing to a close. at least the olympics are on. professional water polo is intense.

rest my chemistry

i cannot even explain how this picture is capable of making me laugh everytime i see it.

in less than a week: misery.

should be exciting and fun.

friends don't waste wine when there's words to sell

today i spent the day toiling away at work, then came home and taught myself some guitar. i also experienced an interesting phone call.

this is a photograph of the student prince, which used to be one of my favorite places to sit down and enjoy a cup of coffee. it was a casual, little mom and pop-esque joint that was frequented only by grizzly regulars including a regiment of tobacco smoking farmers and their gritty, stubby fingered wives.

that's all changed. first there was the smoking ban, which eliminated the hazy atmosphere that i had grown used to over the years. of course, now i could actually taste my 60 cent plate of wheat toast, so that was a positive. but this summer the establishment underwent a remodeling.

now, the interior is a stark, bleak, clinical whitewash with poorly stapled leather benchseats to replace the undeniably torn and worn but still cushioned former seats. the menu also altered: no longer is their a focus on the good old homestyle cooking, a diner-esque palette. now it features ice cream specialties, and is trying to tote itself as a more commercialize, family friendly establishment.

wtf- i just want some sleazy, unknown, grimy little diner in which to get my cup of coffee and socialize with friends of old. now where am i supposed to go?

even mcdonald's has wi-fi these days.

i can lead the nation with a microphone

tonight i went to a dance party in a basement. i didn't know too many people there, but i took it as an opportunity to dance violently and without care. it was a good way to release energy.

summer is quickly drawing to a close, and i'm beginning to realize i had a lot of stuff i was planning to accomplish. it's as if i'm still some little kid...making big plans but then getting distracted in the lazy months, and then trying to cram everything in at the last moment.

for all my assumed maturity and accumulated years, i still can fall back on some childish habits.