This will effect the way I vote.

And I think it's worth seeing:

http://www.businessinsider.com/15-charts-about-wealth-and-inequality-in-america-2010-4

The downside of having interesting people around

Somehow, people you like to talk to, interesting events you want to go to, all in a language you understand, takes away from time to spend writing, reading, and blogging. Who knew?

"It's going to shine on the golden child..."

"Don't cry, it's my situation. I got it. Hold tight, it's going to shine on the golden child. Hold tight. I love you. I'm through with my statement."

Last Statement
Derrick Johnson
April 30th, 2009

found via: http://laststatements.tumblr.com/

Whatever your position on capital punishment, I deny you to find this fascinating.

Word.

Today I learned an awesome one:

Pochemuchka - it's a Russian word that means "One who asks a lot of questions." What an awesome word. I, for one, intend to do my part to make it an English word as well.

Woah

And now it just started raining fast drops the size of kidney beans.

English Weather

Some people hate it, but I love English weather. Ten minutes ago, I was sitting in the library enjoying a cup of tea and watching rain pour down on the gothic arches of our Oxforshire residence. Five minutes ago, I was watching the sunlight glisten off of the wet spires, and guild the gray walls. Now I'm sipping hot chocolate, listening to the rain through the open window, and watching the trees wave in the breeze.

What I did Yesterday

So, yesterday, I had the day off. No, nothing as exciting as that. I spent the whole day in the study:

 Now, I love the internet, but every once in a while, it's great to take a day off. Spent the whole day reading, checked my email once. I read three (smallish) books back to back, and a host of short stories. Finally read Gogol's The Cloak (AKA The Overcoat). Also read (if anyone wants to talk about them) A Certain James Bond compilation which included "Property of a Lady" and "The Living Daylights" and another Bond story I won't mention the title of here.

Hemingway's The Killers, which I kind of enjoyed. (Dang it, I promised myself I wouldn't enjoy Hemingway... but I still need to read the Old Man and the Sea...)

Also Nicholas Monsarrat's The Time Before This, which contained some of the best descriptions of Canadian wilderness I have ever read. There should be more Canadian wilderness in books these days...

Last one I'll name drop - Flaubert's Parrot, which proved to be one of the more fascinating biographies I've read.