Tuesday, January 09, 2007
A Romantic Interlude
She dwelt among the untrodden ways
She dwelt along the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
A Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love:
A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
--Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
She lived unknown, and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and, oh,
The difference to me!
William Wordsworth, 1800
She dwelt along the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
A Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love:
A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
--Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
She lived unknown, and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and, oh,
The difference to me!
William Wordsworth, 1800
Poor Pluto
First it's downgraded from a full to a dwarf planet; noow it's been made into the 2006 Word of the Year as a synonym for "demoted"! Not much of a consolation prize.
Monday, January 08, 2007
Sunday, January 07, 2007
We DO Need A Little Christmas
You know, I actually kinda understand those people who never take their Christmas lights down and own/frequent those all-year-'round Christmas stores. We're taking down all the Christmas stuff this week and it just makes everything seem a little less... special. The warm glow of the Christmas tree makes everything look more magical; without it, the winter ahead just seems dull. Lights and decorations are just what one needs during the long winter dark; there's a damn good reason why all winter solstice-related festivals have putting lights and sparkly decorations up as part of the celebration.
Oh, don't mind me. I'm a Christmas sentimentalist at hear and my SAD's just acting up, I suppose.
Oh, don't mind me. I'm a Christmas sentimentalist at hear and my SAD's just acting up, I suppose.
Sidebar Link Updates
Added two new blogs to the sidebar.
First up is Note For Sale, the sophisticated, erudite blog of an anonymous gay escort who, for some reason, likes and links to us.
Second is Aardvarchaelogy, a new addition to the ScienceBlogs family focusing on archaeology (duh!). The blogprietor is a charming Swedish archaeologist with a quirky style.
Both come highly recommended. Check 'em out!
First up is Note For Sale, the sophisticated, erudite blog of an anonymous gay escort who, for some reason, likes and links to us.
Second is Aardvarchaelogy, a new addition to the ScienceBlogs family focusing on archaeology (duh!). The blogprietor is a charming Swedish archaeologist with a quirky style.
Both come highly recommended. Check 'em out!
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Life Is Fair To Middling
| This Is My Life, Rated | |
| Life: |  6.3 |
| Mind: |  6.6 |
| Body: | 6.7 |
| Spirit: | 5.9 |
| Friends/Family: | 5.6 |
| Love: |  0 |
| Finance: |  5.2 |
| Take the Rate My Life Quiz | |
(Via Professorial Confessions)
Friday, January 05, 2007
The Internet Is Gay
Gay, gay, gay, gay, gay, gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! And bloggers are the bitchy queens who make people cry. Isn't it grand?
(Via Gawker)
(Via Gawker)
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Damn Internets!
First, it gave us naked cleaning people and made everyone a perv. Now it's a direct cause of youth apathy about the new Moon initiative! No, it's not the fact that we've already been to the Moon, stopped going, and have just now decided to go back for no particular reason. No, it's not the fact that the world is going to hell in a handbasket around us. No, it's the damn Internets these whippersnappers today are all crazy about!
(First link via Books, Inq.)
(First link via Books, Inq.)
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Just Go Away!
You ever have one of those blog posts that just refuses to be finished? One that just sits in your drafts list forever and ever, taunting you with it's incompleteness, and just generally driving you mad?
I've been working on this Star Wars essay for a month now and it just won't come together. All the pieces are there, but I just can't psych myself up to fit them together, to go from amorphous string of paragraphs to a blog post of my patented brilliance and incisiveness. Oh, it'll get done, but I wish I'd just get it fucking together already!
I've been working on this Star Wars essay for a month now and it just won't come together. All the pieces are there, but I just can't psych myself up to fit them together, to go from amorphous string of paragraphs to a blog post of my patented brilliance and incisiveness. Oh, it'll get done, but I wish I'd just get it fucking together already!
Good News, Bad News
Libraries are getting rid of their books. But they'll soon be able to replace them really, really easily!
(Via Books, Inq.; via Maud Newton)
(Via Books, Inq.; via Maud Newton)
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Monday, January 01, 2007
Resolutions
- Get laid.
- Get a job.
- Be less neurotic.
- Be less anxious about stupid crap.
- Get some gay friends to hang out with.
- Get some straight male friends to hang out with.
- Get a wise older lesbian and/or bitter, jaded drag queen who secretly has a heart of gold to mentor me.
- Have more fun.
With Love
Scott almost makes me cry, but in a good way. I've never had a big brother, but it's an honor and a privilege to have Scott fill that role in my life. God knows I need it!
Welcome to any and all who've gotten here through his post. And if any of my readers haven't read Bill in Exile yet, you should. It's not all just "gay shit," as Scott would say. Bit (well, more than a "bit") NSFW, though, so be warned.
Welcome to any and all who've gotten here through his post. And if any of my readers haven't read Bill in Exile yet, you should. It's not all just "gay shit," as Scott would say. Bit (well, more than a "bit") NSFW, though, so be warned.
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