The bric-a-brac of late July.

My current events.

Mom’s trying to figure a trip to Disneyland for the family next week. Logistics are always a tricky thing: fly or drive, which hotel, visit relatives or not, accommodating Tim, the cost, the temperature, etc. I’m not particular. It’s been eleven years since I was last at Disneyland and I want another Goofy hat.

Been pounding out the last of the philosophy papers, but I took some time off between 11 and 4 (that’s p.m. and a.m.) to finally write, produce, upload, and post my current podcast. I was tempted to jabber about postmodernism again, but I decided I’d had enough of the subject (since I’ve had to write so much about it for the philosophy class) so I decided to go through the Things that Annoy Me About Living on Campus. I haven’t added to the list since February, and I don’t plan to; but here you can listen to me in full sarcasm mode. Website here. Podcast here. Or try iTunes; but make sure you have a solid internet connection because if you get cut off for any reason, you can’t fix the broken downloads.

I started subscribing to Blockbuster’s DVDs-by-mail service and have attempted this July to get more than my money’s worth by going through 30 movies in a month. I haven’t been successful; their system is a little too slow for me. It takes two to three days for the distribution center to receive my old movie and send a new one. But I can get 25 movies out of them per month, which puts the cost of the service at 60¢ per movie. So there’s that.

One of my cousins is frantically calling the rest of the family members. Someone claiming to be him has sent an email to everyone, “confessing” that he’s been having internet sex with 13-year-olds. Since he wants to be a P.E. coach, this is not the sort of thing one wants to become known for. Just a reminder: Don’t let evil bastards borrow your computer. But on the up side, if my cousin wants to sue this guy for libel, he’s got a fantastic case.

Another hot day today. I may have to hit the air-conditioned coffee shop. It’s a beautiful thing when the air conditioning is so good, you can order a hot coffee and comfortably drink it. I did that Monday. I may have to do it again today. We’ll see.