There’s never a dull moment in the parking lot behind the Holiday Inn in Gainesville

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I go where the "in" crowd goes, then I go home and blog about it.

Oh, indie girls. How I long for your tender embrace. I don’t know what it is, but I have been increasingly attracted to quirky girls who like trendy music and don’t agree with me politically.

Last night, for example, Ian and I went to eat at The Top in Gainesville. It’s the kind of place that, when ordering, the server is sure to let you know that their food is all natural and animal friendly. I personally don’t understand how you can be friendly with an animal if you’re eating it, but God knows that hasn’t stopped me yet.

Anyway, throughout the restaurant are multitudes of super skinny chicks with super short hair, super tacky clothes, and a super ability to make me angry that I’m not clued into the “in” crowd like they are.

Maybe it’s because the hipster chic runs rampant throughout Gainesville and I’ve come to accept the fact that during a zombie apocalypse, one such lady might see it necessary to procreate with me. Maybe it’s because I’m a political science major and these types are always to my right and left (mostly my left). Hell, maybe it’s because I’m secretly a hardcore vegan who wants to wear chucks and ride my bike everywhere for the sake of the environment.

But don’t count on that last one, I like meat and air conditioning too much.

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Now maybe I will have incentive to update more than once a fortnight!

It’s been a while since I arbitrarily updated the look of this blog. I finished with midterms today, so I figured I deserved a little treat.

Recently, I have wanted to embrace the minimalism of blogging. At some point, blogrolls, RSS links, Tweets, and ever-expanding archives can take their toll on a mind already overloaded with information and stimuli. So, now I have none of these things. It is somewhat liberating.

Anyhow, thanks goes to jamesyps and the Blue Basic WordPress theme from which this design was derived. I guarantee you that the coding behind this Web site will not pass ANY sort of validation, but come on – in this day and age we have browsers to make up for our shortcomings. Also, the nifty icons at the top of this page come from Komodo Media. I have neither the time nor the ability to make anything look that sleek in 256 (16×16) pixels.

I’m sure lots of things still need to be fiddled with, but I am happy enough with what we have to call it a night.

(And to think – lots of my journalism major friends get to do this all the time for class! But they have to use Macs. Poor souls.)

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I'm going to turn in my research paper with white text on a light background image. How does that make YOU feel?

So, my Developing Nations professor plays guitar in a band. Weird.
(Shattered Symphony via Myspace Music)

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Third Time’s The Charm

I’m beginning to think I have a fundamental sitting problem.

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