Road Trip Update

Ah, money. The great unequalizer. The great unattainable. The great pain in the neck.
After adding up our costs and our finances, Ross and I have decided that we’re going to be cutting it close. Probably really close, in fact. Close enough that we had to make up a contingency plan [...]

Today’s Music Recommendation

Earl Hines: Live at the Crescendo Vol. 2.
Holy crap is that good. So good that I suspect I won’t be able to study until the whole album is over.
Maybe looking for more music the day before my linear algebra final wasn’t such a good idea.

Hooray for passing

 Now here’s something worth toasting to.
It is my great pleasure to inform you, on behalf of the Economics Department, that you have successfully passed the Comprehensive Exercise in Economics…
Congratulations on a job well done.
What could possibly be a better way to end a term than that? Time for a celebratory beer.

Planet Carleton

Today at lunch a number of members of the blogging and web communities at Carleton had a great meeting (John even dubbed it Carleton BloggerCon 2006). We began to develop a plan for how to promote a unified community of bloggers at Carleton. After discussing a number of possibilities, we agreed that there needs to [...]

Road Trip 2006: The Plan

“Goin’ to California? Here’s jus’what you need. Looks shot, but they’s thousan’s of miles in her.”
-The Grapes of Wrath
Tuesday morning, my friend Ross and I will be heading off on a trip of epic proportions. The destination: California.
Nearly every thing else remains unplanned. We plan to hit San Diego, wine country, maybe a [...]