Archive for June, 2009
Haiku #iranelection
Inspiration comes from odd places, the controvesy of the Iranian election, and the response of the Iranian people, have brought a couple of haikus out of my mind. Why haiku? It can fit into a Twitter post. Weaving a thick rope Each bold sacrifice a thread, Strangle Tyranny The far shores reveal A familiar ring [...]
Iran Election
A little late for the hype here’s my take, full of assumption and personal innuendo. (because that’s the norm in news these days) Iranian ballots are counted in an hour: Obviously this isn’t fraud, the Ballots were obviously counted by some form of electoral college. Most likely a group of Ahmadinejad buddies got together had [...]
Swimming Lessons
My Aunt has asked me to help her this week with her swimming lessons. I would normally avoid dozens of wailing children at the pool, but could use the extra cash. It promises to be an experience at best, and a good excuse to get a tan.
Apt/Roomate search is over! Thanks to Networking
Networking payed off today, as I was able to find affordable housing very close to NGCSU. As I was visiting a friend, after a day of looking at cheep crack houses and overpriced rentals, he mentioned a couple girls who were looking for a roommate. 30min later, I was set on this great place! Now [...]
Hunger.
There were many reasons why we were always hungry. So many, in fact, we really had no idea why we were always so hungry. One of those reasons was becasuse there were so many of us. Six of us crammed into a small appartment. I can’t remember if it was in a good neigborhood or [...]