4 days left to my exams.

But today, I took an ego day. Woke up late, went and got some breakfast with my buddy Russ (it has been WAY too long since I got me a proper breakfast out), then we headed to the movies with our friend Lolade (every time i hang out with that girl, i remember how fucking amazing she is, and i think to myself, goddamnit i need to kick it with her more often), saw Knocked Up, then caught about 20 minutes of Pirates of the Carribbean 3, then watched Once (there oughta be a culturevulture entry on one or both of those sometime soon...). Then just strolled around downtown, walked up to Printer's Row, which was closed for the night (thank god, honestly - don't think I could afford it to be open), had a very pleasant meal at a little Trattoria, then caught a bus home, strolled through the neighborhood a bit with Russ. I really appreciate that guy. He's one of my favorite people to discuss books and movies with, because he's a fiercely intelligent dude who looks at things in a way that is totally different from me, but always well thought-out, and always fascinating. Now I've brewed me a full pot of coffee and gotten back to work. Just read some Robert Browning poems - interesting stuff. What a lovely day.

In fact, the last few days have been pretty awesome. Logged some good quality time with my favorite woman ever last night, hanging out on my roof eating lime popsicles and drinking Jameson as dusk fell. Wonderful.

I'm working hard, but I'm trying to also take time off, hang out with friends, enjoy the weather. Because I figure ima do better on this exam if I walk in with a clear, relaxed mind rather than all strung out and crazy. And it's working well, I think.

I am so madly in love with last.fm these days. I never used the radio feature before, but holy shit, it's fucking awesome.

Another thing I'm madly in love with - this tv show Wonderfalls. Netflix recommended it to me, I thought it'd make for a good study break, and goddamn, it's fucking...

4 days left to my exams.

But today, I took an ego day. Woke up late, went and got some breakfast with my buddy Russ (it has been WAY too long since I got me a proper breakfast out), then we headed to the movies with our friend Lolade (every time i hang out with that girl, i remember how fucking amazing she is, and i think to myself, goddamnit i need to kick it with her more often), saw Knocked Up, then caught about 20 minutes of Pirates of the Carribbean 3, then watched Once (there oughta be a culturevulture entry on one or both of those sometime soon...). Then just strolled around downtown, walked up to Printer's Row, which was closed for the night (thank god, honestly - don't think I could afford it to be open), had a very pleasant meal at a little Trattoria, then caught a bus home, strolled through the neighborhood a bit with Russ. I really appreciate that guy. He's one of my favorite people to discuss books and movies with, because he's a fiercely intelligent dude who looks at things in a way that is totally different from me, but always well thought-out, and always fascinating. Now I've brewed me a full pot of coffee and gotten back to work. Just read some Robert Browning poems - interesting stuff. What a lovely day.

In fact, the last few days have been pretty awesome. Logged some good quality time with my favorite woman ever last night, hanging out on my roof eating lime popsicles and drinking Jameson as dusk fell. Wonderful.

I'm working hard, but I'm trying to also take time off, hang out with friends, enjoy the weather. Because I figure ima do better on this exam if I walk in with a clear, relaxed mind rather than all strung out and crazy. And it's working well, I think.

I am so madly in love with last.fm these days. I never used the radio feature before, but holy shit, it's fucking awesome.

Another thing I'm madly in love with - this tv show Wonderfalls. Netflix recommended it to me, I thought it'd make for a good study break, and goddamn, it's fucking awesome. I never watch tv, so maybe part of my enjoyment is just the pleasure of the particular narrative structure of tv shows, but still, it's pretty kickass.

A random guy came up to me at the bar last night and complimented my tattoo. Not the first time this has happened BUT it was the first time somebody recognized the source. I was way, way impressed. Unfortunately, the guy turned out to be a one-trick pony, because further conversation revealed him to be, um, not that impressive. Oh well.

Also, check it out.>
(I tried to embed the video, but I'm apparently too stupid to do that.)
That bouncing curly headed creature by the trombone player? Yeah, that's me. Mucca Pazza plays one hell of a live show. Not to be missed. Seriously. I don't care what kind of music you're into - go see them. They're fucking amazing.

Yeah, all in all, life is pretty damn good.