Author: halfpeaw

I wanted to make sure I didn’t lose this article, despit my feelings over the use of the word frat in the title The Frat Boy Ships Out Jan 15th 2009 From The Economist print edition Few people will mourn the departure of the 43rd president HE LEAVES the White House as one of the…

Tomorrows the Big Two Five scary thought huh? I’ll be a quarter century old. How depressing of a thought is that. Ah well on the plus side Beth is throwing me a surprise celebration. I have no idea what but I know it’ll be great. In a different direction I spent the holidays with Beth’s…

Thanksgiving this year was different. Instead of going somewhere I actually had family come to me. I was able to show off the new house to My sister and my mom, and I got a chance to meet my new lil nephew Dillon. We did thanksgiving two days early but it was nice cause there…

I don’t care if its part of the liberal elite media. Today I really wanted a New York Times. So of course since I’m a bum, Beth went on a quest to find me a copy while I was at work. She stopped at the gas station… nothing. She stopped at another gas station… nothing….

It looks like I missed October damnit… Life has been very busy, who would’ve guess a full time job plus two grad school classes would have been as stressful as it is. I feel like I’m keeping up with my classes. Not turning in A level work, but atleast mid to high B level. I…

I didn’t write this but I liked it I’m a little confused, let me see if I have the straight…. * If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you’re ‘exotic, different.’ * Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers: a quintessential American story. * If your name is Barack you’re a radical, unpatriotic…

Palin? How the heck do I pronounce this? Pay-len? Pal-lan? Paladin? Usually I feel pretty knowledgeable about political thinga ma jings, but man did I feel silly when I never even knew Palin existed until McCain picked her. I suppose I didn’t really know anything about Obama either until he started running for president. Of…

This summer posting has been pathetic. I’ve done a lot but haven’t felt like writing anything. Maybe, I’m just not finding those long idle gaps of procrastination that I had while I was in college. Those were useful when I was ready to waste time blogging. Instead of find myself blogging when exhaustion is eluding…

Well shit, I guess I have mono. I think I’ve had it going on 3 weeks now. I had this annoying achy phase with a mild fever. Then I felt fine for a week. This week I developed Neck Tumors and decided I should go see the doctor again. One quick blood test later and…

I feel like I would blog more if I didn’t have to go the recesses of my office. Though I guess I can’t complain too much, since I do have a real life office in my current residence. A first for me. Currently it’s the home of my desk and every box I’m too lazy…