Hi everyone. This date on the calendar says that I am officially another year closer to my death year. Let’s just hope it’s somewhere off in the future.
Here are my goals for the year, taken off an AP Lit assignment:
1. Listen to a wider variety of music, especially concerning classic rock and opera
2. Read at least 1000 [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 31, 2008
birthday.
August 5, 2008
excuse me, I’m not wimpy.
This Sports Illustrated article (“Wimpiest/most bizarre team names”) reinforces traditional standards of masculinity:
Dude, really? Wimpy team names and you leave out the NYU Violets? They have a hockey team…a HOCKEY team called the “Violets”. That ranks up there with the Peoria “Prancers.”
– Jarod, Elmhurst, Ill.
Violet: a color. Also a name for girls. Also associated with [...]