Tue
Oct
20
Oddest thing just happened. I’m sitting in Cafe Nation on Washington St. and an older man came in and walked around tables handing out cards. I took one and looked at it, while the man continued to hover at my shoulder. The card had basic sign language signs on the back, and though formally worded, was essentially a request for cash to help out a deaf mute. Once I realized this, I declined and handed the card back, as did my fiancé. Instead of just moving on, the man huffed angrily at us, glowered, and basically ripped the cards out of our hands. Now, don’t get me wrong, I always feel guilty for not donating in those kinds of situations, but at the same time, even if the man was in fact a deaf mute, he has the gall to not only beg inside of a business, but to get angry when people refuse to give? Add to this the fact that he’s deaf … not homeless, not missing limbs, not starving, deaf. The blind folk that have to carefully walk the streets of Boston and one of my classmates likely have it tougher than this guy. My sympathy for your condition aside, you sir, are an asshole.
Sat
Sep
12
Watching Amanda get fitted for her bridesmaids dress for her brother’s wedding. This whole process is rather hilarious and I feel bad for her. It’s also pouring rain outside, so boo that.
Mon
Mar
9
“ The good, say the mystics of spirit, is God, a being whose only definition is that he is beyond man’s power to conceive- a definition that invalidates man’s consciousness and nullifies his concepts of existence. Man’s mind, say the mystics of spirit, must be subordinated to the will of God. Man’s standard of value, say the mystics of spirit, is the pleasure of God, whose standards are beyond man’s power of comprehension and must be accepted on faith. The purpose of man’s life is to become an abject zombie who serves a purpose he does not know, for reasons he is not to question.
Ayn Rand - wow, I’d forgotten how much she disliked religion
Fri
Feb
27
As promised, funny stuff from the Law Revue show, from the minds of Katie and Conner and their writers, performed with the musical might of Youngstown Steel:
I Wanna Sue Somebody
Car strikes a pedestrian,
And breaks his pinky toe
He sees my add on a bus stop bench,
Ilama mi telephono
I’ll charge a contingent fee
And take 33 cents from every buck he sees
And when we settle, I’ll buy a new car
Oh I wanna sue somebody
I wanna sick the law on somebody
Yeah I wanna sue somebody
Sue somebody who owes me
Yeah I wanna bankrupt somebody
I wanna sick the law on somebody
Yeah I wanna sue somebody
Sue somebody who”s wealthy
You stand in line at a fastfood chain
And order greasy fries
You eat there 7 times a week
And your ass is super sized
I’ll represent you in a massive tort
And sue Mayor McCheese in Federal Court
And if I’m lucky, you’ll spill your coffee
Oh I wanna bankrupt somebody
I wanna take all of their money
Yeah I wanna sue somebody
Sue somebody who’s wealthy
