Spring Schedule

Signed up for Spring Classes today.

Spanish 101
Intro to American Politics
Literature: Empire and Adventure
History Advanced Research: Colonialism in the Modern World - Africa, Asia, South America

It's looking like I am going to end up with a History B.A. with a minor in International Politics and my license to teach History at the High School level.

Only a year and a half to two years to go!

Originally posted on November 10, 2005 on Myspace.

What the frig?

The Redskins beat the Eagles! Not only that but for most of the game they looked pretty damn good doing it too.

I’m not much of a sports writer and I’m still in shock at the 17 to 10 victory but – what the frig?

I can’t believe the Skins are 5-3 and I can’t believe they hung this victory on the Eagles! The Skins are now ahead of the Eagles in the NFC East and today’s victory ties them with Dallas for second place in the division!

I repeat what the frig?

I’m not saying I’m a convert now, but I am impressed by this win over the Eagles and I’m really curious to see what the Skins do next week against Tampa Bay.

Originally published on November 7, 2005.

For the collectors

A few musings on massive collections of things:

You ever notice how the bigger your collections get (no matter what you collect) the harder they get to maintain? Cleaning, sorting, consolidating, and organizing. And did you ever notice how people who aren't collectors think you are wasting your time spending all those hours doing the above? Have you ever had trouble explaining to them that that is part of the fun of collecting? Have you ever been successful in convincing them that sitting in a room surrounded by your collection and looking over every item in it for hours on end is to some degree the whole point of having the collection in the first place?

What is the point in having your toys and not playing with them, your music and not listening to it, your movies and not watching them, or your comics and not reading them?

To me there is none. I know a few of you readers know what I'm getting at.

Here's to collections and collectors - god bless 'em! (unless they're standing between me and Amazing Spiderman #129)

Originally posted on November 7, 2005 on Myspace.

Go Spielberg

This guy is full of surprises.

Originally posted on November 5, 2005 on Myspace.

Mike TV

My own DVD driven television channel has really been shaping up lately. I watch an episode or two of "Arrested Development: Season One - then I toss in a couple of episodes of "Tour of Duty" - and now I've finally added "War of the Worlds: The Series" to the mix which I debuted tonight with the 2 hour pilot movie.

When I run out of "Arrested Development" it'll be "The Young Ones" for comic relief.

Hopefully I'll be adding "Danger Mouse" and "Deadwood" to the rotation in the next month or so.

Man, who needs cable?

Originally posted on November 4, 2005 on Myspace.

MIA Story

Does anyone out there know the name of the Joe R. Lansdale inter-racial boxing story set during the turn of the century hurricane in Gavelston Texas? Or the anthology he wrote it for?

I want to read it bad.

Posted on November 2, 2005 on Myspace.

I am still trying to find this story.

Super-Awesome Mix Tape (well CD really)

Just check out this great track list of Shoegaze and Brit greatness!

1. Color Filter - Stella Sea
2. The Charlatans UK - (No One) Not Even The Sea
3. The Stone Roses - Waterfall
4. The Cooper Temple Clause - The Lake
5. Aerial Love Feed - 5 Miles into the Atmosphere
6. The Boo Radleys - Firesky
7. Hum - Double Dip
8. Fields of the Nephilim - Shiva
9. My Bloody Valentine - Inferno
10. Swallow - Lovesleep (vocal version)
11. Curve - Doppelganger
12. Highspire - Skies You Climb
13. Airiel - Stratosphere
14. Air Formation - Caught Upon The Waves
15. Scala - Still

Yeah, you know you want it.

Originally posted on November 2, 2005 on Myspace.