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When not just a hamburger will do…

I don’t really remember Penn State going all apeshit over commencement weekend. I’m sure they probably did and I was just (willingly) oblivious, but MY GOD IN HEAVEN, this school goes NUTS. Fireworks. Picnics. Readings. Concerts. Did I mention fireworks? We’re so incredibly short-staffed during normal operations, so you can imagine how overworked nearly everyone on staff was this weekend. When we all had to work. I think it all went well, but by the time things were wrapping up, my head was spinning and there was no one left with any sanity to offer an opinion. Hope you liked it, parents and alumni! We’ll be here again next year, ready to song and dance you into happiness.

In other news: I’ve been totally addicted to Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure since borrowing Matthew & Robbi’s GameCube (thanks, guys!) To the point where I found myself falling asleep in front of it at 2:30 this morning. I recall thinking, “but, with just 800 more force gems, I could save…I’ll just leave it on all night.” Luckily, my inner hippie kicked himself awake and said “no, it’s really not worth that amount of waste, dumbass.” Still, though, my addiction is deep enough to even consider such things.

While in Annapolis Today…

I officially purchased the nerdiest thing I’ve ever owned. Well, within recent memory. Kate and I were in Capitol Comics, searching for Transmetropolitan Book #8 when I saw her. Hanging in a box without corners on the wall high overhead: my very own Six. Now, I too can be given ideas in every day life by a woman in a red dress.

Yes, officially the nerdiest thing I own, by far.

¡Ahora con espacio para mas humanos!

I’m entirely in love with this advert for the new Ford Ka that’s running in Spain and various other countries that a) have clever advertising and b) have Ford cars that don’t suck. I’ve now watched it about fourteen times. I really think I should probably hang it up with the whole “being human,” what with my love for Cylons and now furry, man-eating monsters.

Anyway:

A Very Fine Saturday

Saturday was a gorgeous day. Like 75º, sunny, a slight breeze to tousle your hair. Kate and I took a walk around Chestertown and then realized we were in need of delicious ice cream. Since the best is at Durding’s Store in Rock Hall, we drove out at once. And since we were there, we went to Eastern Neck Island to enjoy the lovely weather. And since Kate was feeling like driving (and who doesn’t like a drive with the panoramic roof open in Kate’s car?) we went to Betterton. And I fell hard for the hills, beach, cliffs and trees.

And you get a photoset:

Shh…I’m hunting Fridays

Friends, it’s nearly Friday. Don’t say that too loudly…I don’t want to scare this most elusive of weekdays off. It’s been a hard-fought battle to get to this Friday Eve and I think we’ve all earned the promise of weekend delights that tomorrow will carry with it.

Do you have any good stories from the week that nearly “was?” I, for one, spent nearly 4 hours today trying to get a simple Flash module to embed. And it’s still sitting there, mocking me with a blank white square on a nearly finished webpage. What about you?

Oh, the perfect clip

Not only does Jon Stewart pretty much accurately sum up the whole of Western PA, he also finally explains my stance on elitism in very easy to follow (and hilarious) words and pictures.

If Obama really said what he said and is, truly, an elitist my vote has been secured.

Lyrics of the Day…

These stuck in my mind last night as I was reading in bed:

I stole the keys to the skies,
we’ll leave this place for the final time,
no crying words, no goodbyes,
yes tonight we’re burning all the tough times.

“This Boy’s In Love” by The Presets