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Dave

I'm positive I gave you a twenty.

About Me

College professor at Lake Forest College. Defender of sarcasm as blissful mode of existence.

My Interests

Obsessed with media studies. Fascinated by the vast amount of silence in human interaction. And then, the usual: indie rock, lotsa movies, people capable of 'bringing it' in conversation, comic books, actual books, the interdisciplinary study of new media, doing my 'angry dad eating dinner' impression, television, radio, people-watching/mocking, newspapers (on the train), magazines (on the couch), +10 swords, teaching, research, the scents of lilacs and jasmine, the completely different scent of baseball mitts.

I'd like to meet:

someone who shares my passion for fashion

Music:

the boom-boom music and much else.

Movies:

I enjoy movies.

Television:

Freaks & Geeks, Bob Newhart Show, SCTV, Arrested Development, Dragnet, Venture Brothers, Strangers With Candy, Mr. Show. You know: funny stuff.

Books:

I enjoy reading books.

Heroes:

Bob Newhart.

My Blog

jet ski muezzin

Lordy, lord.  Okay, so I spent a couple days this weekend at Sarah's parents' cabin in Michigan.  It was great.  Grilled food, sitting around, reading, watching movies.  That's wha...
Posted by Dave on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:42:00 PST

Bold. DOCTOR Bold.

...And back to it!  I've been in too much of a summer mood lately, and that's kept me away from myspace too long.  I have enjoyed a number of experiences since my last post.  Allow me t...
Posted by Dave on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:03:00 PST

RESPECT THE DOJO

This weekend was mildly memorable, to say the least.  Here's a wrapup: On Friday, Sarah and I dined with friends.  We picked up the check last time we went out, and they were clearly determ...
Posted by Dave on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:11:00 PST

indie-rocker syndrome. will somebody please help stop the pain.

So, a couple weeks ago, one of my students (and a real good guy) suffered from a collapsed lung.  When he got to the hospital, one of the first reasons given for him having a collapsed lung was t...
Posted by Dave on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:05:00 PST

did someone say 'carnival'?

So, my pal Amy has described her adventures at a carnival in Philly, so I figured I'd relate my best carnival story ever.  This story takes place in the summer of 1989.  The first 'Batman'...
Posted by Dave on Sun, 09 Apr 2006 06:06:00 PST

April fish

In other news, I find myself thinking more and more about Bob Newhart these days.  He's been a hero to me for some time.  His standup albums were amazing, his tv shows were awesome, and he r...
Posted by Dave on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 07:13:00 PST

as easy as kiss my hand

Criminy, things have been all over the place.   First I get new shoes, and the shoe store guy talks my ear off about how New Balance keeps on changing the one shoe I can buy that actually fits my...
Posted by Dave on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:21:00 PST

cub scouts!!! eeagh!!

So, today I gave a small group (I believe they were a 'den') of cub scouts a tour of WMXM.  What a hoot!  They were all about 6 years old.  I haven't seen such energy in humans in ages....
Posted by Dave on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:13:00 PST

a discourse

Okay, so I ran out of deodorant. Time to buy new deodorant.  My brand of deodorant (Speed Stick) has now adopted a new feature:  special grips on the side.  Seriously.  There are n...
Posted by Dave on Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:58:00 PST

what about my friends?

So, it's all about friends for me this week.  Not 'Friends,' the shitty show about those stupid people.  But friends, like people I don't see enough of. First, of course, there's Amy Morris...
Posted by Dave on Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:39:00 PST