Researchers tell us that tobacco companies' advertising is designed to make children think smoking is cool. (And it seems to work.) Maybe, if we had some new advertisements.....
posted at 4:26 PM

The Dave Eggers event at the Michigan League Ballroom was very fun. He read some letters to CEOs of Fortune 500 companies from the viewpoint of a dog named Steven... he read some of his Condoleeza Rice haikus and had a contest to see who could come up with the best one of their own... he had a book-reading with assistance from a "professional singer" who didn't know any Journey songs, and he also made me laugh a lot.
posted at 8:17 PM

Those fuckers at AOL Instant Messenger have blocked third-party clients, including my Fire client for the newly-released Mac OS X. If I want to chat, I have to boot into 9.1 or use the Java client! Eergh!
posted at 7:16 PM

Today in the student center some students with initiative were collecting spare change to help abused children. I contributed my 50 cents, and then they turned to another woman. She refused, saying "I'm a victim [of child abuse]!"

What a bitch.
posted at 7:57 PM

There's a new commentary article today.
posted at 2:34 PM

I don't watch a lot of TV, but when I do, I often see the Tubby's commercial with the new trainee being yelled at by the boss ("Don't stick that in the microwave!", etc.). Whenever I see it, I always think that the trainee bears a striking resemblance to Brad, a fellow tenor in the choir. Well, I found out today that it IS him! Now whenever I envision the part of the commercial where Brad is wide-eyed (just after being yelled at), I giggle uncontrollably.
posted at 6:30 PM

Sad news... I'm moving out of my apartment at the end of the semester and moving back into the 'rents home in an effort to conserve money. Perhaps the hardest thing for me to give up is the merry band of homeless panhandlers that cheer me up every day. Scratchy, Boy in a Babble, Sweaty Smelly Man, and of course, the infamous Captain Hook, I salute you!
posted at 11:18 PM

Jim: She was [a] $40 fish. and she was with child... She was [a] mouth breeder and had the eggs in her mouth. Her mate killed her in the fertilization ritual.
Jeff: Love is cruel, ain't it?
posted at 11:17 PM

This pearl comes from Teddy Park:

"If I were to save money and purchase a furniture store, i'd call it the Sofa Kingdom. Why, you ask? Well, we could sell stuff at the lowest prices and have a slogan that reads 'Our prices are so low because we're Sofa Kingdom!'"
posted at 8:09 PM

I saw this link on EvHead today.... it tells you what song was number one on the charts for anyday between now and 1952.
posted at 6:26 PM

Psst... my latest article is up on my commentary blog.
posted at 10:50 PM

Prior to today's men's glee club rehearsal, we attempted to find a suitable mnemonic device for remembering all the musical modes (in order of scale degree, they are Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian). When all was said and done, everyone agreed that they liked mine the most: In Detroit, Panhandlers Love Money And and Liquor.
posted at 5:30 PM