Do you realize...

that early Motley Crue (1st two albums) kind of kicks ass? The guitar sound to me is just so awesome. I only mention this because the random play (I almost always listen to the mp3 player on shuffle) just served up "Looks that Kill." It's fuckin' awesome, dude!

even more official

...than the email I recieved a couple weeks ago, today I got a real letter in my departmental mailbox from our graduate coordinator to inform and congratulate me that I passed my M.A. ("comps") examination. (It's really like 3 exams but I guess together they form your M.A. "examination." aka comprehensive exam aka comps...)

Those lucky five or six or so regular readers of this blog are probably bored with this recurring theme, but at the same time I'm sure you all understand how important this is to me right now. I'll probably scan the letter and put it up here just because it truly is that important and I truly am happy and proud.

too tired

to do anything...

Congratulations!

I just found out my good friend Matt Peters is getting married next year! Congratulations! ¡Felicidades! Mazeltov!

more Asian snacks

I bought this because I liked the little cartoon monk dude. What do pea crackers taste like? Well, first of all they weren't really crackers if I recall correctly but either spherical or cylindrical (I can't remember exactly) little crunchies. They were salty and tasty. I'd take them over potato chips (which I really don't like anyway) any day.

Mike Watt in Europe

I wish he'd tour in the US again.

music rules

just came up on the mp3 player (almost always on random play for me): the Big Black version of "He's a Whore" by Cheap Trick. A great song and a great cover of it. Makes me happy.

sometimes Blogger is retarded

...which is why my previous post was originally posted multiple times, until I deleted the extra ones just now. At home this morning it kept saying it was not connecting when I posted it, while in reality it was still posting it...

Happy Japanese snack candy cookie fun time!

They were actually quite delicious. A cookie stem supporting a chocolate toadstool.

I am so happy and relieved

...to report that last night I learned that I passed my comps!

necesito dormir

...I doubt I will post much until I find out the results of my comps exams, which I should any day now...

In the meantime, that is to say right now, I have some time to kill.

I am super sleepy because last night I was at Battle Royale, a Guitar Hero tournament. It was wicked fun.

More later ( in a day or two probably...)

25 hours, 38 minutes and counting...

until my comps...

NOW is the time to start freaking out.

Actually I don't typically do that really until I'm sitting down right before an exam. Then I just start writing like a maniac til it's over. The nerves convert into energy.

only 3 days til comps

Is it time to start freaking out yet?

New Battle Royale (Guitar Hero Tournament)!

This time at The Caledonia.

Info straight from the source:

Where: Caledonia. 256 w. washington St. Athens, GA 30601. (706) 549-5577
When: November 14th. 10 pm. Depending on the number of preregistered combatants a seeding round might be held starting at 9 p.m.
Who: Anyone over the age of 18 is welcome to participate
Contact: Shannon Marshall. (706)254-3392. sonicsnaxx@hotmail.com

Below is a picture of me competing at the last tournament (at Tasty World) against a young fellow whose attire whould tend to imply he is a member of a fraternity.