Tom is Away

avoiding an all day beer pong tournament with some guys from notre dame because i have things that need to get done.

currently reading: "Pastoralia" by George Saunders

cleaning up, thinking about reading.

number of times I’d had breakfast in bed while living alone in The IC: 0
number of times I’ve had breakfast in bed while my girlfriend was in town: 1.

good start to the day.

if that guy downstairs decides to have another 2 AM party tonight, I might have to just burn the whole apartment complex down.

not at all happy to find a spider web in my apartment.

"Capote" is really good.

Yes, I know, I’m the first person to say that.

at the movies.

Despite its allure, I’m skipping an Iowa Writer’s Workshop tea party and trying to find a good movie to see.

Leaving the Athens of the Midwest to go to mount vernon for dinner. Some crime statistics from Mt. Vernon:

In case you’re wondering, Philadelphia had 348 more murders in ‘03, and the violent crime rate was 13.8 per 1,000 people.

figuring out when i want to eat dinner. usually, the conclusion is something along the lines of "now."

eating some magic cookies.

leftover ziti = deeelicious.

meeting with some students, faking enthusiasm 10 minutes at a time

"MC Hammer, even in his prime, was more fiscally conservative than Isiah [Thomas], yet he is currently unemployed. " — A reader’s comment on Bill Simmons’ website.

tired.

okay, so maybe letting my apartment get up to 78 degrees was a bit overkill.

asleeo. meeting with students in the morning.

hanging out with some folks, drinking more gluten free beer.

loving this Viking obstacle course junk on espn2.