– WELL… – The last several days, and especially the last several hours, have been stressful, if not harrowing. So, I probably won’t be posting much until tomorrow, or possibly Wednesday. Sorry.

NEWS OF THE WEEK
The New York Times: As Calls for an Iraq Pullout Rise, 2 Political Calendars Loom Large.

“I believe if we continue to talk about global economic factors, Delphi will hear one of the most progressive proposals from anywhere in the country.” – Ed Donovan, president of the Flint-Genesee County Economic Growth Alliance

The run down is here.

– APARTMENT STRESS – There was a broker’s fee I either wasn’t told about or neglected to notice… Jess and I have to lay down $3000 to be able to “move in.” Sigh…
– THERE IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH KEYS.

The run down is here.

Update #1 is here.

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– May today be a productive day!

WORD OF THE WEEK
Leviathan.

QUESTION OF THE DAY
What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?

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Over the years, we’ve been hit by more trains than the coyote in a road runner cartoon. – Andrew Heller, the Flint Journal.

My family and Jessica and anyone who’s worn out on me talking about Flint should skip this.

– SELF-IMPOSTED INSOMNIA, AND THE RATIONALIZATION AND JUSTIFICATION THEREOF – You only live once. Only one chance to read Proust and Markson. Only one chance to read DeLillo. To give this classmate these notes, critiques, observations. To go on this walk with Jessica.

My brother…

Note: I had no idea this would be so popular! Anyway, this was the toughest so far. Sorry, Cody! They only had three options for beards, none of which quite resembled yours. I scoured the place for a euphonium or at least some sort of horn, but the only horns were devil horns, and the only musical instruments were guitars.

– ENTHUSIASM – I’d love to go into the weird asynchronicity between the things I feel and the things I do these days. To add a little bit of relevance to the mix, I’m pretty sure Jessica is going through the same thing.

– First: LAURA

– WEATHER – It’s finally feeling like November.
– YESTERDAY – Was a nice day. I kept being made to feel good by people, again and again.
– THE PAPER – If anybody wants to read the story I wrote for my homework the other day, email me.