September 2009
19 posts
“In the summer of 1996, the Ministry of Culture published rules for the Iranian...”
– The Veil Unveiled: The Hijab in Modern Culture by Faegheh Shirazi
7. The Eight by Katherine Neville
A fantastic history mystery. What Dan Brown fails to accomplish Neville does without batting an eye. A fictional tale interwoven throughout the pages of history with characters that actually have substance. A chess mystery full of puzzles that takes place over the centuries. Dating from the French Revolution to New York in the 70’s. Staring Marat, Catherine the Great, Napoleon, Sir...
6. God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens
I’m on a bit of an atheist kick lately. Hitchens’ book was really interesting, but I can’t help comparing it to The God Delusion. And Dawkins just makes the argument far more convincing. When i was reading The God Delusion I did find myself wishing he would approach the god argument with more than just evolution. Hitchens’ book does exactly that and it just...
Cold Vs. Allergies
I’ve never really had allergies before. The last couple of weeks i’ve been thinking that i had a really bad cold, no amount of medicine or vitamins made much difference. I took one of my roommates allergy pills today and feel amazing.
i wish i would have done that two weeks ago.
Spending Saturday night watching 'Sound of Music'...
micek:
Check!
jealous. looove that movie.
Dreamphone Update
My mom found it in the basement and it is making it’s way to Chicago.
Fog
It’s like the fog in chicago knows when i don’t have my camera and chooses to creep in at points where it’s impossible for me to get at my camera.
Work Animals
A co-worker confessed that she identifies people with what animals she thinks they look like.
i asked what animal i was.
She said she wouldn’t tell me because i might find it offensive.
i made her tell me.
She said i was a scorpion.
I was more confused than offended.
Last Night
No Work. Boy with Bottle of Wine. The Office.
Today I Purchased:
yogurt
tomatoes
bike helmet
bike lock
the cure to getting over my fear of riding a bike in chicago. (not true.)
OFFICE CHAIR (finally. that only took a few months.)
Oh man now I want Zebra Cakes SO BAD
(via zolora)
Welcome to every day of my life.
Warning
Making potato chips under the late night consumption of wine may result in a burn the width of your forearm.
