this morning i was happily watching cable television--and i mean, of course, early morning, long about 3 a.m.--when i consulted the channel listings and noticed that every show lasted from three until five a.m., without the slightest nod of goodwill for four. then i watched the clock ignore four a.m. as well, going directly to five and just like that rendering me one of those assholes who sleeps until two p.m. now i'll never get onto a regular schedule.
here in idaho, cars are in the habit of stopping for any pedestrian who even makes a move toward the road. sometimes i'll lose my balance and stumble in the direction of the road, and all traffic will stop, waiting for me to cross, so then i have to cross just to make everyone feel better. this rule adamantly does NOT apply to route 8 through the middle of town, on which it's everyone for themselves. i am therefore digging a tunnel beneath the road--my very own chunnel, which will shave minutes off my morning commute. i'll let you know if the road collapses.
a student recently dropped my class. the reason? she was stressed out because she was taking the war too personally. she wanted to write pro-war slogans on the sidewalk with charcoal chalk. i suggested she just turn on CMC and listen to all the belt buckle ballads. this didnt seem to help. she wants to CHANGE the peoples MINDS.
i'd be happy to have a mind to change right now. head colds and dust. two stories and an essay to write. three hundred pages of philosophy to read by thursday. one of the authors argues that our bodies are socially constructed. i can say society did a better job on my hands than they did on my ass.
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