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Chiddy Bang - “All Things Go” I’m calling it...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:19:51 -0500

Chiddy Bang - “All Things Go”

I’m calling it now: This group is going to be big.

Sausage Stuffed Apples

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:47:57 -0500

Today my dad and I made these, and they were super autumnal and crazy delicious. Note to self: Double the meat, and serve with only one apple per person.

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Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:48:31 -0500

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Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:41:21 -0500

WEEZER AND WEEZY!!! IN THE SAME SONG? HOW IS THIS EVEN...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:44:24 -0500

WEEZER AND WEEZY!!! IN THE SAME SONG? HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?

I want nothing more than to throw this on at max volume, obtain optimal intoxication, and have a stupidly crazy dance party. I guess that’s what next weekend is for…

This one will make you move. Tell me what you think.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:17:19 -0500

This one will make you move. Tell me what you think.

Imogen Heap - “Hide and Seek” Listen to this by...

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:40:00 -0500

Imogen Heap - “Hide and Seek”

Listen to this by yourself. This is occasionally nice to listen to during the daily commute-shuffle, but it’s just not the same song without undistracted exploration.

Easily one of the most calming, relaxing songs in my library, and yet also one of the most provocative, this song is worth listening to many times in many different emotional states. Each time I listen to this, I continually discover new color in the timbre of Heap’s voice, new levels of meaning and insight in the lyrics, and new feelings in myself.

Plus it’s just fun to pretend she’s using T-Pain’s autotuner.

Close your eyes and wait for goosebumps at 2:50.

I DID NOT WRITE THIS. IT IS AN EXCERPT FROM Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother. I really...

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:46:07 -0500

I DID NOT WRITE THIS. IT IS AN EXCERPT FROM Cory Doctorow’s novel Little Brother. I really enjoyed this passage and the entire novel in general. It is technically a young adult novel, but I think anyone bored or curious should definitely check it out. I read it in a day this Summer because I couldn’t put it down. If you ever decide to do something as stupid as build an automatic terrorism detector, here’s a math lesson you need to learn first. It’s called “the paradox of the false positive,”…

The first day in Spain was amazing; life-changing, even. I didn’t even know what to expect from the...

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:45:06 -0500

The first day in Spain was amazing; life-changing, even. I didn’t even know what to expect from the next three days in Spain, let alone the rest of the voyage!

While I spent the first day simply roaming around and exploring, the rest of my stay was much, much more structured because I was on an SAS-sponsored trip for three days and two nights where we visited Sevilla (Seville), Cordoba (Cordova), and Granada. These are basically the three major cities in the Andalucian region of Spain…

I’m writing this almost an entire week after we arrived in Spain, mostly because I’m an idiot. I’ve...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:42:30 -0500

I’m writing this almost an entire week after we arrived in Spain, mostly because I’m an idiot. I’ve also been really busy with schoolwork and whatnot, but I’ve finally found some time to recount my AMAZING time in Spain.

We arrived in Cadiz (cAdeezth) on the morning of the June 24th, and I woke up to see the area around the port from my cabin window. This was especially exciting because it was the first time I’d seen Europe first-hand. I was immediately stricken by architecture I could see…

I’ve managed thus far to write without mention of the courses I’m taking on the ship, but not...

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:07:53 -0500

I’ve managed thus far to write without mention of the courses I’m taking on the ship, but not because they have been insignificant. On the contrary, they have been a large part of my experience so far, and have been the main reason I have had almost no free time to update you lovely people back home.

Here aboard the MV Explorer, I am taking three courses. The first course, which I have somehow managed to attend every day at 8am so far, is Introduction to Political Theory. This is the…

This post will not do justice to the events that have transpired since the last update, but I feel...

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:30:21 -0500

This post will not do justice to the events that have transpired since the last update, but I feel like I should probably catch up before we arrive in Cadiz (cAdeeth, as it’s pronounced) tomorrow morning.

After being dropped off at the boat, I jumped in line and quickly began meeting people left and right. I helped a girl and her mother with some super heavy looking bags, and we began talking until the obvious question of my apparent light packing came up. I mentioned that I was bagless,…

In the beginning, things were okay. Despite the obvious setbacks, stresses, and misfortunes leading...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:45:41 -0500

In the beginning, things were okay.

Despite the obvious setbacks, stresses, and misfortunes leading up to this voyage, on the fourth day at sea, I can confidently say that things are going well.

I met my first fellow SASers very shortly after the last post. After submitting that post, I packed everything up, left my precious airport power outlet, and headed to the gate for my (new) flight to Halifax. When I set down there, I noticed an abnormally large group of college-age women…

And this is just the beginning?

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:44:00 -0500

Wow. Just WOW. The last couple days have been crazy.

Unsurprisingly, I put off packing until Sunday night (I left Monday morning). It was for good reason, though. Johnny and I threw a party! It was my ‘going away’ party and his birthday party. It took surprisingly little work to set things up, but the party itself turned out spectacularly. We fashioned a beer pong table out of random pieces of our old bar and plywood, and my dad took it upon himself to smoke some pork. I told him that it…

Full Post: http://gobengo.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/and-this-is-just-the-beginning/

"…a fundamental redefinition of what it means to be a team player. Frequently, a team player is..."

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:03:35 -0500

“…a fundamental redefinition of what it means to be a team player. Frequently, a team player is thought to be someone who does not upset the group’s consensus. But it would be possible, and a lot better, to understand team players as those who increase the likelihook that the team will be right—if necessary, by disrupting the conventional wisdom.”

- Cass R. Sunstein, Infotopia

dormcest: it makes life exciting.

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:59:01 -0500

dormcest:

it makes life exciting.

And then winding down Friday night with 15+ peeps… long...

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:11:25 -0500

And then winding down Friday night with 15+ peeps… long weekend ahead.

Watching Obama’s acceptance speech and playing chess at...

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:10:00 -0500

Watching Obama’s acceptance speech and playing chess at the Hookah House on Thursday

Frisbee at 12 if anyone’s interested. Football fun around 3:30. Game @ 6. More fun. Hookah...

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:50:21 -0500

Frisbee at 12 if anyone’s interested. Football fun around 3:30. Game @ 6. More fun. Hookah eventually. Call me and join us!

Work Building and Desk Setup

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:18:11 -0500

Work Building and Desk Setup