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Scott

About Me

Lover of city lights. Drinker of tea. Starving graduate student. Experiencer (yes, thats a word) of anxiety. Getting used to living alone, and re-acquainting myself with the double-edged sword of being in a long-distance relationship. Aspiring optimist.Goal for 2008: Balance.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People who run with scissors. And you. Yes, you.

My Blog

My girlfriend: a photo-essay

Elena doesnt like when I take pictures of her with my phone. First, she tries to hide from the camera. It doesnt work. Next, she tries to make a goofy face, in hopes that doing so will discour...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:15:00 GMT

Watching Obama Win in Chicago, Part III

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oSYUJ0jDhY This gives you a good idea of the size of the crowd.
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:50:00 GMT

Watching Obama Win in Chicago, part II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdVbsXLNmb0 This video does a really good job of capturing the energy at the moment Obama won.
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:35:00 GMT

Watching Obama win in Chicago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwoHyQ21Rfg Last night, I was lucky enough to be at the Obama rally in Chicago. Just before 10pm, we began counting down the seconds until the polls closed on ...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:32:00 GMT

4th of July

Elena came to visit this weekend. We had been apart for something like 5 weeks. Although long distance sucks, both of us have been coping pretty well and I think we're both fairly content. That said, ...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:28:00 GMT

Who is Barack Obama?

This (from http://www.slate.com/id/2193798/) made me laugh pretty hard. Its a response to all of those ridiculously unfounded Obama emails that are circulating right now. Subject line: Who is Obama? ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:54:00 GMT

All By Myself

Elena left me. Ok. I should probably clarify. She didnt "leave" me in the figurative sense. We are still a couple (almost 6 years now). She did leave me in the physical sense, however. Specifically, ...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:59:00 GMT

2003 Revisited

I just found this on an old blog of mine. It was originally posted on February 26, 2003--just before the start of the Iraq War. I dont agree with some of it, but I think that other parts still ring of...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:57:00 GMT

Going Medieval on your ass

So this story made me laugh a little (is that wrong?) Eespecially the last line (i.e.  "I have no idea...." http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/350937,CST-NWS-mace20.art icle Girl goes medieva...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:11:00 GMT

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Kurt Vonnegut died. Damn. So it goes.
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:15:00 GMT