"In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer." -Mark Twain
I'd been carrying my damned umbrella around for a week and a half. No rain. Continue reading
Author Archives: Erando
Long weekend!
"Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week." -Joseph Addison
Phew, the weekend is over. I gotta say that while I didn't do a whole lot, I'm still pretty wiped out. Continue reading
eBay
"Good buyer, prompt payment, valued customer, highly recommended." -highgrade60s
My first feedback is positive! Go me! Continue reading
Twain
I love quotes. You all know that. Continue reading
Nice muggy day to be busy
"Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking." -Albert Einstein
I feel like reading. I feel like either re-reading all of the Harry Potter books 'cause I want to see the latest movie soon, or the Myth series just because they're my favorite books. Continue reading
Strangely quiet here…
"The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises, walking is best." -Thomas Jefferson
Well, I walked home, called a friend, then did some yoga. Then I ate some Chef Boyardee, probably negating the yoga, but at least I haven't had any soda today. Continue reading
More editing to come!
"It is good practice to leave a few things unsaid." -Elbert Hubbard
Wow. Well, after two weeks or so of looking/typing up information for this resource guide for academic advisors, I have one entire chapter re-done. Continue reading
I’m freezing!
"Learn to write well, or not to write at all." -John Sheffield, first Duke of Buckingham and Normandy
It's freezing in here. Since our secretary is out, I'm sitting at her desk here in the lobby, and I have to say that the lobby would be more appropriately termed a refrigerator. Continue reading
Drunk, baby.
"If you multiply 3D by 3D is that 6D or 9D?" -Sarah Ringwald
Yeah, they're so trashed. My little sister has the alcohol tolerance of a two-year-old, and the older sister (although she has been an alky for far longer) seems to have managed to get drunk just as quickly as the younger one. Continue reading
Tori Amos
"I've been looking for a savior in these dirty streets, looking for a savior beneath these dirty sheets. I've been raising my hands up, drive another nail in. Just what God needs, one more victim." -Tori Amos, "Crucify"
So I'm an athiest. I think the better part of the world knows this, and I don't try to hide it. Continue reading
