The Logic of Porcology

remind me to tell you how I feel about free speech. And why I can't stand Tolstoy.

Today I am going to the driving range, beat a few balls, hook a few, slice a peck. I haven't been golfing in 4 years, and I haven't picked up a club in 2 so this is a big day! Golfing is so expensive in this city that you have to be independently wealthy to go out with any frequency. But it's my birthday tomorrow so I feel rich! I began golfing at 12 and had an anuual pass to the Sparwood Golf Club six years hence. In the beginning it was fun, a way to get out of the house and relieve some stress. Then it became a chore, but I suspect since it's been four years it will revert quickly to an enjoyable outing.

Anyway, it's time to go. Blogging is hard work, time consuming! Maybe when class starts again on Wednesday I can do it during class time. That'll conserve time and I won't be as bored wither.

I think Axis and Allies is the best strategy game around. I'm thinking about joining the International society I love it so much. Again, I love it in a purely platonic way, not in a greek way!

My birthday (the real one) is fast approaching, but I feel no older. Maybe if I had a job or a plan, or a canal I would feel older? I'm thinking about making fajitas for dinner. I like the BBQ'd goodness of them, combined with the cumined spiciness of the accompanying vegetables, and the freshness of the sour cream and salsa... My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Need to go pick up some burrito shells though.

Some people feel that Avril Lavigne is a pop princess with anger issues. I think that assesment is far off. To me, she is a young singer with a great deal of musical talent. What clinched it for me? Listening to both 'Complicated' and 'I'm With You'. Those two songs alone show she has range to spare, plus her voice stirs such emotion within me, like most good music does! Disagree with me if you like, but at least hear me out.

I love my friends. Not in a sexual way at all, but in a family way. I love my friends like I love my family. When I talk to my buds and budesses I realize over again that they mean the world to me. This means all of you who are reading this.

I am too broke for words right now. Being broke isn't as fun as being rich. At least I still have my library card, and this blog.

I've decided to stay in town this long weekend. I'll play some Axis and Allies, read some books, maybe even have sushi out with the gang on Monday. Monday is also my birthday so I'll be having a hell of a time.

Playing on the Mp3's: Emm Gryner - Lovers in a Dangerous Time, Crazy Mary still.

Man, it sure has been a long time since my last post. But I'm OK, I mean I haven't died of SARS or anything. Though I think I have an allergic virus that is causing my lungs to fill with post-nasal drip.

Currently on the reading list: The Idiot by Dostoevsky, Heart of Darkness by Conrad

I just finished Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The book is good, but it isn't as good as the last one. In fact, I would say that it's back to the first one that we've gone. Avada Kadavera? Just saying those words doesn't scare me. There are many things worse than death, and hence Voldemort should employ those things. Why doesn't he? He's not scary. Attacking a bunch of kids? Get real. Miss Rowling seems to have lost some of her inventiveness in favor of losing her writing block.

Not saying that I won't read the next one. I will, I'll even pay for it, but could she return to her previous glory??

Anyway, currently playing in my head: Victoria Williams - Crazy Mary, and Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah.