I’ve got two exams this afternoon, one being for the ill-fated philosophy course and the other for social psychology. This will be the first time taking the philosophy exam. It will consist of 20 multiple-choice questions and one essay on the topic of Hinduism, past and present. Since I’ve sat through the [...]

This past Saturday I was taken down by The Obligatory Pre-Winter Sickness™. Although it’s a month early, I suppose I should just shut up, thank my classmates for sneezing and coughing in my general breathing area, and drink another cup of juice. When I talked to my mom on Sunday she suggested I [...]

This morning I shove off to my first wholly-essay exam in two semesters. Yesterday it was a 40-some-odd multiple-choice exam, which may or may not have actually tested my knowledge — we’re still waiting for the (http://www.scantron.com/siteSpecific/common/categoryDisplay.aspx?categoryID=29) Scantron machine to calculate the grade.

Propagandhi - Resisting Tyrannical Government
Joan Baez - Simple Twist of Fate
Blackalicious - [...]

Look! Accountability!
Billionaire Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson Thursday committed an estimated $3 billion over the next 10 years, or all of the profits from his airline and rail businesses, to combating global warming.
“We are very pleased today to be making a commitment to invest 100 percent of all future proceeds to the Virgin Group [...]

One thing California has always been famous for, in my mind, is its air pollution. When I think of California this is the image that comes to mind (that and this damn song by Notorious B.I.G.).
California sued six of the world’s largest automakers over global warming on Wednesday, charging that greenhouse gases from their [...]

“The devil came here yesterday,” Chavez said, referring to Bush’s address at the UN assembly on Tuesday.
“He came here talking as if he were the owner of the world.”
[Aljazeera.net: Chavez calls Bush 'the devil']
Well, Bush does talk to God, after all.

According to Ryan Singel of Wired News, I’m more likely to die from being shot by law enforcement than from terrorism. Who knew?