Vasco Da Gama

Gasoline Heart

They are a great band. I got into them because the frontman used to sing for a good band called The Kick. So when I heard he was in a new band, I checked them out. I listened to them a lot last summer when I was driving the Nashville, Cincinnati, and Cleveland triangle. Now, I'm hooked again this week. They are also a product of the 27th state. 

I smell like chlorine all the time. Which is fine.

The Get Up Kids

I don't like that many things. Here's a list of some things I do like.

Sex Monster

Legal Pads

Open Water Swimming

Piebald

Fall and Spring

Miami Heat

Full Sleeve Tattoos

Grey's Anatomy

Short Stories

Tim Keller

Groomsmen

Mix CDs

Iced Coffee

Library East

Sandals

New Underwear

Crosswords

Pandora

Confederate Jasmine

Wilco

Mountains

Frisbee

Friendship

By no means is this list complete. Just some things. I might write a short story soon. 

I don't really try to succeed in school. I try to not fail. 

Bob Barr is a good guy. I think people should give third parties a chance. First and second parties are just so silver and gold.

Sailor Jerry and Swedish Vodka

Seriously, the Gators should never lose to Ole Miss again. That is all. But there is a ton of football to be played. An SEC championship is not out of the picture. We just need to win some ballgames. Also, Tebow needs to be in the open field and treat everyone like he treated Laron Landry.

The Marlins season is over. They had a great year considering the expectations. If you told me that the Marlins would have been in the playoff picture until the last month of the season, I would have been thought you were crazy. We got some good young players. We could use a quality closer. Next year...

Gator basketball starts soon. The Heat are also close to starting up. I love basketball! Dwyane Wade is one of my favorite athletes of all-time. He is also a gold medalist and an American.

The Redskins are playing pretty good football. I don't want to jinx anything. Jim Zorn is great for Jason Campbell.

To Ethan and Travis: it is good to have the blogs back.

To Valerie: Welcome to the community.

The Jon Voight car is no more.

I studied in the Grand Reading Room at Library East today. It is a beautiful spot. Great windows, great light, great atmosphere. I suggest it to anyone looking for a quiet spot. 

Blogging has been good lately. I don't even think I am saying anything important. It is just nice to write.

Thought of the Day

You always do what you want to do. Think about it. Even if you say you would rather do something else, in actuality, you are already doing what you would rather do. Whether it is homework or eating brussels sprouts, your will is always achieved. There is no choice; you just do it. 

Home Improvement

Tim Allen is the greatest American actor of the late 20th century.  I am continually impressed with his ability to use jocularity to address some of the most important issues of our time. Although "Home Improvement" has been off the air for almost a decade, his art will echo through the generations much like the works of Shakespeare or Hawthorne.

Daytime Television

TV is such a huge waste of time. I'm losing my day to Grey's Anatomy and Oprah. I am a middle-aged woman. I have a van and drive my kids to soccer practice. Do we have any flour? I need to get dinner on the table.

I came to realization this week that I would not mind moving out of Gainesville. I like it here. It's nice. But it changes every year. I might be trying to hold on to something that doesn't really exist anymore. I have some great friends here. They would be why I stay. At the same time, those friends are changing. Everything is changing too fast for my liking.

Passion tea. It comes in a purple bag. It is red like Kool-Aid. Megan brings it home from work. I need a tea to remind me about passion.

About the Blog

Last night, I thought about my post after I put it up. Sometimes, I am immediately regretful of what I do. Rarely do I publicly admit these regrets. But what is wrong with me posting what I was thinking at the time? It was my best attempt at being honest. 

Well, I'm watching "The Dark Knight." Good movie. My back hurts from laying down. I should go to bed.

Late Night Ramblin' Gamblin' Man

I get the urge to do lots of things. 

Things that I will never do. 

It is human of me to experience these urges. 

The times when your stomach wells up some choking need inside your body. 

The need to run. 

Not run away. 

It is not the urge to abandon. 

It is the urge to experience. 

Something tells you that life is not all you have made it out to be. 

Life is not reading blogs. 

Life is not studying history. 

It is not categorizing books. 

Life is something else. 

But what is it? 

What is it? Find it. Search for it. Look hard. Like you lost your keys. Pursue it. Empty. You end up empty. These romantics urging leave you empty. 

Life is not found in thick nostalgia. 

Life is not found in the urgings of your gut. 

That is where bile is found. That is the truth of the flesh. Pursue the world.  Chase after the fleeting. Long for the empty dreams. 

"You have helped me rekindle the joy of my salvation."