We won!

"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon.' Need I say more?" -Chris Rock

Riding my bike the mile and a half to campus from my house has been much more enjoyable than I initially thought it was going to be. It's so refreshing to ride all the way to campus in the cool mornings.

Though, right now, I'm waiting on the rain to stop so I can ride home.

my "Midas touch"

I just might have a gift like King Midas of Greek mythology. Only in reverse.

So, my car's timing belt died earlier this week and I'm driving my parents car.

Last night, I go to pull away from Cool Beans, and I find my tire's flat. Not just one nail, mind you, I'm too good for that. But a nail and a screw are both imbeded into the tire.

So, the moral of the story: don't let me touch your car.

my favorite quote of the summer:

"That's how I like my homeless people--unarmed and happy." and "Let me move the car so we don't get shot." -Eric

not the best choice in careers...

Maybe it's just me, but if I were a Japanese fisherman, I would want to have a change of career quickly.

In 2001, the USS Greenville collided with a Japanese fishing-training vessel off the coast of Oahu. This was a ship that was used to train new recruits about fishing. During the incident, several crewmen died, including several high-school students who were studying to become fishermen.

Today, a Japanese fishing ship with several crew memebers aboard became involved with an incident involving a Russian patrol boat. The two vessels were off the northern tip of Hokkiado, in a group of islands that are administered by Russia. The Russian patrol boat shot a warning shot across the bow of the Japanese fishing boat. Now, talk about a bad day, one of the crewmen was rushing forward on the fishing boat to recover equipment when the warning shot hit the crewman in the head, killing him instantly. Now, Russia and Japan are arguing about who is at fault for the incident.

Needless to say, it's not a good time to be a fisherman from Japan

Yesterday

I woke uo at 9AM, and got my things in order.

I left the house at 1:30PM, and headed to the bank.

I left the bank at 3PM, and started to drive to Columbia.

My car died at 4:15PM, leaving my stranded on the side of the road for the next 3 hours.

After trying to repair my car, then transferring my things to a different car, I finally got moving at 8:30PM, and arrived in Columbia about an hour later.

Needless to say, I went straight to bed after unpacking.