1. ass protection mode in full effect. today another senior turned toward me in the main hallway of parrish and i jumped about five feet, simultaneously grabbing my own butt for protection. "i'm just going to the bathroom," she said.

2. today is (was, sorry, oh well) veterans' day. on friday night john mccutcheon said we would honor veterans the most by working for peace, and i agreed with him. even though his lyrics are sappy. in any case, today bush "renewed his pledge" or some such nonsense about iraq, and we have to stop him or we won't have done right by our grandparents (who are the veterans i know) or ourselves. or the world.

...and that's about it. seminar paper obstinately refuses to write itself, the fucker.