Is this thing on?

hi. do you still read this? i guess so. huh, go figure. so I've been MIA for a bit. well, please no one take it personally. you see, I stopped working, so I stopped having tons of time to dick around on the computer reading people's blogs and writing inane nonsense on my own. i went to maine for a vacation... which was very nice. i went to mount desert island (which, if you didn't know, is pronounced like deserted, because that's what it means. Everyone knows that the only desert in maine is near freeport!) THEN, i moved. i now live in ithaca and i can confirm that it is, in fact, gorges. i am a graduate student now, and no self-respecting graduate student would have a blog or read other blogs talking about their latest foray into ice cream production or whatever the hell it is you guys ramble on about. so i will not be blogging anymore.*

*indicates uncertain factuality of statement

The Empire Strikes First

we strike first
and we're unreahersed
here we go again
to stage the greatest show on heaven and earth
come on, get your money's worth

don't wanna live
don't wanna give
don't wanna be
E-M-P-I-R-E

we're comin' on fast
and we're built to last
we stumbled once in 'Nam
now we're glad to finally say
those days have passed
tell me how long can it last!

don't wanna live
don't wanna give
don't wanna be
E-M-P-I-R-E

we just started out
you don't need to be afraid
yeah you deserve two minutes hate

well, we split and we cursed and our bleeding hearts burst
but even ten million souls
marching in february couldn't stop the worst
couldn't reverse

don't wanna live
don't wanna give
don't wanna be
E-M-P-I-R-E
don't wanna live
don't wanna be
E-M-P-I-R-E

funny man

jon's funny:

"...but let's begin tonight with what's been a tough week for the bush family. first, close friend and oriels baseball player rafael palmerio tested positive for steriods. and on monday, bush friend king fahd of saudi arabia tested negative for being alive."

...and distressing:

"before going on recess, congress broke a four-year impasse by approving a massive energy bill. and - while it did nothing to address our dependence on foreign oil, or feul efficiency, or in any way simplify the strategic nature of our relationship with the middle east - it does give oil and gas industries $500 million for research and $2.7 billion in tax breaks. even though a company like exxon-mobil made $7.6 billion in pure profit just this past quarter. and by quarter, i mean 3 months."

labor prostitution

ways i've made money this summer:

• "internship"
• clinical trial subject - took experimental medication for treating high blood pressure. i don't have high blood pressure.
• powerwashed and stained my family's deck
• produced charts using hundreds of thousands of data points measured by SmartPill of pressure and pH of clinical trial subjects.
• participated in SmartPill clinical trial
• graduation party

NOTE: SmartPill is a digestible capsule that measures pressure, temperature, acidity, and others in your body, throughout the digestive tract. It is still in production, but will be used to diagnose GI disorders. My father is head of Research and Development for the production of this pill.

ways i've spent money this summer:

• stupid shit
• over $160 in bank fees (for a single error)
• repaying debts
• new bicycle
• $0.37 donation to Colby Alumni Fund
  
• more stupid shit
• renting an apartment

net result: i'm broke

now accepting donations.