Friday, July 31, 2009

This American Life

Far too often, This American Life throws me into my head.

The episode from this past weekend (Fine Print) contained this vignette:

Act Four. May Be Hazardous To Children.

Susan Burton rereads her parents' divorce papers—the fine print that changed her life forever. (7 minutes)

Song: "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," Tammy Wynette


Listening to this woman describe reading her parents property separation agreement
made me think about my own son, and...what divorce can do to a child and makes me feel like somewhat of a failure.

Maybe I should just start avoiding media entirely.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Come down now, they'll say...

And Here's To Thee, The Brave and Free

List of top party schools by Princeton Review

The nation's top party schools, according to Princeton Review's 2009 survey of 122,000 students.

1. Penn State University, State College, Pa.

2. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

3. University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.

4. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.

5. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

6. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.

7. University of Texas, Austin, Texas

8. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

9. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.

10. University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.

11. University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.

12. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

13. Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.

14. Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.

15. DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.

16. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.

17. Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn.

18. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.

19. Tulane University, New Orleans, La.

20. Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Is it sad?

1992 was the last year I was inspired by politics.

Media

Listening to:
The Decemberists
P!nk
Bloc Party

Reading:
The Forever War (not the scifi book)
Netherland

Watching:
How I Met Your Mother
Watchmen
Coraline
Food, Inc.
Away We Go

Anyone else want to play?