you know something that would really make me applaud? a guy gets stuck in quicksand, then sinks, then suddenly comes shooting out, riding on water skis! how do they do that?! - by jack handey

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the furnace at the frat house is broken. brr. not that i do much at home anyway, but now it's nearly impossible to get off the couch or out of bed. and, even though only half of it works and it sort of smells like fire, i love my electric blanket.

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i'm really into my google homepage widgets (including deep thoughts by jack handey). and, even though i rarely drink anymore, i like the daily reason to drink. today's reason to drink: get out that caribbean rum, because it's national day in the dominican republic!

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today's mission: call at&t about our pbx and make it stop sucking.

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sunday, while at biscuits for breakfast, brady quinn came in. i got his autograph for bentz, who apparently named his dog after the former notre dame quaterback.

as you can imagine, i was quite anxious about going up to a complete stranger and asking for his autograph--i'd never even heard of the guy--but i knew there would be no reasonable excuse to give dustin for why we didn't do this for him. so, i did it.

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one thing i like: ordering supplies from staples.

another thing i like: walking into best buy, wondering to myself if it is viealet's store and then seeing her the next instant.