The last day of school

I love me some sangria, and driving really fast, like, really fast. The car purrs at around 75mph and up, and that makes me smile. Music blasting, windows open, rain or shine day or night. Yeah.

Well, I've got several days and posts to catch you up on, so here we go!

A good friend of mine just retired. His last day of teaching was this week and I think he'll miss it. I had the unique opportunity of spending these last few days eating with him and generally hanging out. I think he will miss it much more than he leads on. But as he leaves the profession, I approach it. But here's to you old friend, may your life after work begin what can be called a grand adventure.

Much of my past week has been spent arranging things such that I might be able to teach in this next academic year. As of right now I'd say I've got about a 50% chance. I know enough people in enough places to get a strong foothold, and I'm going for it. But before I get there, I have a wedding to help run.

Outside of things staying very much the same, I have hope for the future. It's weird, maybe the optomism is finally rubbing off on me. I think I'm learning to love life.

Don't loose yourself

Well, for the media segment of the show I've got a bunch of things for you. First let it be known that these are quite vulgar, inappropriate, and otherwise... not for children. First I take you back to the fond memories of playing resident evil... and then the newer 4th installment... Then we move on to that classic, Metal Gear Solid... if you've played it all the way through, you'll understand. Later I urge you to check out this brief memory of Portal. And finally a look back on some classic game figures in a version of to catch a predator.


ff4 theme of love
ff6 main theme


I still want this at my wedding... In fact, I think it should replace the bride's theme. I think it conveys a sense of gentle simplicity, struggle, beauty and radiance, juxtaposed to struggle, sorrow and pain but rectified with a sense of hope and belonging... So I spent most of my college career in literary analysis, get off my back about it.