Age of Empires II

I can say this about the game: I spent four and a half hours straight playing it. So, it is good.

My thanks, Tom.

Oh, dear

Anyone want to go to Mars?

Nigh? The end of the world is already here

By John von Radowitz
14 January 2003

The end of the world is not merely nigh – it has already begun. Earth has started the process of turning into a burnt-out cinder that will eventually be swallowed by the Sun, say the astrobiologists Donald Brownlee and Peter Ward of the University of Washington.

( Welcome to the apocalypse )

The Alabama Song (for ebeloic)

http://www.reallyrics.com/lyrics/D001200030007.asp

{verse, *whiskey bar*}
Oh, show *me/us/us* the way to the next *whiskey bar*
Oh, don't ask why
*no/oh/no*, don't ask why
For we must find *the/our/the* next *whiskey bar*
Or if we don't find *the/our/the* next *whiskey bar*
I tell you we must die
I tell you we must die
I tell you
I tell you
I tell you we must die

{chorus, *whiskey*}
Oh, moon of alabama,
It's time to say good-bye
We've lost our good ol' mama,
And must have *whiskey*, oh, you know why

{chorus, *whiskey*}

{verse, *little dollar*}
{chorus, *dollar*}
{chorus, *dollar}

{verse, *little girl*}
{chorus, *little girl*}

Oh, moon of alabama,
It's time to say auf veidersahn
We've lost our good ol' mama,
And must have little girl, oh, you know why
You know why
You know why

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An interesting article in Ha'aretz

Disaster movies as the last remnants of Utopia

Philosopher and cultural gadfly Slavoj Zizek, on a mini-lecture tour, talks to Ha'aretz

By Noam Yuran

( Read the thoughts of an excellent Slovenian philosopher! )

Thoughts

My Birthday, My Errands Day

A brief run-down to date:

• 7:30 AM: I went to the gym to do my regular exercises. I'm still getting in the swing of things, but I think I'll be able to resume my full pre-Christmas schedule by next week. Missed choreo_m due to circumstances beyond our control; this Thursday?


• 10:00 AM: Instead of going to my historiography class, I had a crisis and went to chat with Dr. MacLaine. Long and short of it is that I could do with counselling and talking with friends/colleagues to try to cope with this new vastly complex open-ended life of mine.


• 10:30 AM: I ran over to student services and set up the necessary appointments.


• 11:00 AM: I met with Dr. Kurial to get the necessary information to include him as a reference on my c.v. In the process, I noticed a library book on Czechoslovakia in the 1920's that I'd thought I'd lost; it turned out that it ended up in his mailbox because I lent it to him. Eh bien.


• 11:30 AM: I met with Dr. Furlong briefly to thank her for introducing me to the idea of graduate studies at Memorial. I hope I get to go to the upcoming Undergraduate English Conference there, so I can tour it and meet with some of the professors.


• 12:00 noon: I went to the Charlottetown Mall, to pick up my suit from Moore's and to buy some liquor for late tonight. (A South African white wine, bought on sale, along with a flavoured vodka drink. I wonder: Am I becoming a drunk? Likely not.)


• Afternoon: Not much of long-term accomplishment, apart from readings and naps. (Only four hours of sleep last night.) Talked to Lea and Jen.


• 4:30 PM: Went to my HIST 102 seminar. As expected, quite easy.

Interesting note: This coming September 11th will be the 30th anniversary of Pinochet's coup in Chile. I wonder if there will be any riots there?

A final note: The French-language coffeehouse has been rescheduled for Sunday evening's at 6 pm, place as yet undecided. If anyone local's interested, come on!