O Wisdom, you come forth from the mouth of the Most High. You fill the universe and hold all things together in a strong yet gentle manner. O come to teach us the way of truth.

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For the week preceeding Christmas, a prayer is sung at daily mass.

This blog is slowly approaching what I’ve visualized it to be; a sort of journal for personal use, but also a sort of public record of ideas, beliefs, and projects.

It’s indulgent on one level (it might call for an undue level of self-reflection resulting in an undue sense of self-importance).

What do you want for Christmas (Hannukah, Yule, etc.) this year?

This time, for yourself.

But abstractly… less material.

Examples:

– peace of mind

– to get into grad school

– to have Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson attend one’s bachelor party

If you were to join the armed services, which branch would you select?

So Washington State wants a 12-20 page sample of my “critical writing.”

Most of what I have from within that page range is theater writing or something for one of Malynne’s classes, in which I cultivated a more informal style of writing than what is probably expected here.

What do you want for Christmas (Hannukah, Yule, etc.) this year?

This questions falls in the “yes, you should feel like a guilty shit if you don’t request something selfless” category.

Examples:

– world peace

– an end to hunger

– George Bush to choke on a chocolate-covered pretzel

– a flat tax

– scientific socialism

There is so much I want to write about right now. So much that is difficult to phrase in the language of relevance.

But the patients are coming…

Quick!

Look at this picture!

~ Connor

In celebration of Andy Kaufman’s 56th birthday (on January 17th)

I am hosting a mini-party tomorrow.

Probably more of a get-together (being on Tuesday night)

We will read THE GREAT GATSBY, by F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.

Bring ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO READ.

In Romania, the Western-leaning center-right candidate Basescu has beaten out Adrian Nastase, favored by the more-moneyed party and the outgoing Ion Iliescu…

(and of course, America doesn’t give a shit, as it was all over the BBC’s Europe section, but buried three pages deep in the International Section of the New York Times website)

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

I’ve been reading Detroit Funk, formerly the Idiot for months now, and I’ve always enjoyed his UE pics of Motown.

But Desolation Row is one of the most forceful, beautiful, and galvanizing explorations of urban decay and desindustrialization I’ve ever happened upon.