This morning, as I rode to work in the rain, wearing my waterproof rain gear, looking like the sun (because it’s all bright yellow)…I was refreshed. There was a feeling of calm and serenity that washed over me as the rain pelted my helmet and glasses. Everything felt right in my world. [...]
Archive for April, 2007
24 Apr
Light at the end of the tunnel
I’m approaching the end of the semester which has elicited several emotions. I’m dreading finals (one on Wednesday and one on Monday); I’m thrilled that the semester is basically over; I’m relieved that I handed in my major paper yesterday; and I’m anxious about starting my senior thesis in the fall. All of [...]
18 Apr
Tragedy in all forms
I’ve been struggling with writing lately. I have a paper due and I really need to write it, but I keep putting it off. Also, you may have noticed that I haven’t posted to the Conspiracy since late last week. Again, putting it off. I suppose I’m waiting for inspiration on [...]
13 Apr
List O’ Books and more
The directions:
Look at the list of books below.
Bold the ones you’ve read.
Italicise the ones you want to.
Asterisk the movie adaptations you’ve seen.
Don’t do anything to the ones that you aren’t interested in.
1. The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)*
2. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)*
3. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)*
4. Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
5. [...]
12 Apr
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark comic talent and urgent moral vision in novels like “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Cat’s Cradle” and “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater” caught the temper of his times and the imagination of a generation, died Wednesday night in Manhattan.
More about the story here
I only ever read one book by Kurt Vonnegut. It was “Slaughterhouse-Five” [...]
11 Apr
The Run is the thing.
Admittedly, I don’t have a lot of long-term focus. It has taken me an inordinate amount of time to complete a degree of higher learning from my alma mater. I have the most meager of skills at playing the organ, because I only managed about a month or two worth of lessons before [...]
8 Apr
Happy Easter!
Peter and John going to the tomb at Easter
Originally uploaded by ConspiracyofHappiness.
I was in awe of this painting at the Musee D’Orsay in Paris. The hopeful look on John’s face; the disbelief on Peter’s face. And, the look of fear in both of them on that first Easter morning. Regardless [...]
6 Apr
Reclaiming TV and other stuff
ROME (Reuters) – The president of Italian state broadcaster RAI has lost his uphill battle to scrap highly popular reality TV shows he considers base and degrading from its channels, at least for now. Claudio Petruccioli had recommended RAI drop the programs from next year, saying they “put people into environments that are both unrealistic and [...]
5 Apr
The Ice Man Cometh, Spring Edition
In Paris, just down the hill from our hotel, there was a little boulangerie. It was just across the street from a fresh flower shop that had the best smell…that is, until you got into the boulangerie. The smell of fresh bread…I mean, literally, freshly baked bread that morning, probably in that very [...]
4 Apr
Your call could not be completed as dialed…
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission has officially grounded the idea of allowing airline passengers to use cellular telephones while in flight. Existing rules require cellular phones to be turned off once an aircraft leaves the ground in order to avoid interfering with cellular network systems on the ground. The agency began examining the [...]
