it's all happening

The latest. I actually like this one (the review, not the movie).

Christmas came early

Don't you think they look alike? I do. This came to me today, sometime between laughing about Scooter being indicted and smiling about Miers withdrawing her name. I'm such a jerk.

searching for my lost shaker of salt

An actual conversation I had with a checker at H-E-B yesterday, sparked on by the ACU shirt I was wearing:

Checker (male, about 19, glasses, nerdy): You know, I hate to tell you this, but Abilene High School is a better school than ACU.
Me: Um, OK.
Checker: No, really. I mean, a lot of our classes are better and we have college-level classes, like Calculus.
Me, confused: What year are you there?
Checker: Oh, I graduated.
Me: Where do you go now?
Checker: Nowhere, I can't afford it.
Me: Well, going to ACU is better than sitting at home and doing nothing.
Checker: I'm not sitting at home, I'm sitting here working to earn money so I can afford to go to school.

I don't think I said anything after than, just made an annoyed face, picked up my bags of groceries and headed for the door. My sitting at home comment was rude, I know, but I was just confused as to why a high school graduate was telling me my education was a sham. Apparently, I've been kidding myself these past four years. I should have just audited Abilene High classes and I'd be good to go. Thanks for the tip, random checker person. Oh, the fun people you meet in Abilene.

Dean Barnard's worst nightmare

So, the Associated Press picked up the story of three ACU social clubs having their pledging halted for hazing investigations, unapproved activities or the resignation of their sponsors. Several papers and networks picked it up, including The Fort Worth Star Telegram and The Houston Cronicle. For a more complete list, click here. This can't bode well for the future of social clubs.

she probably doesn't know what she's talking about, but she at least references "The Godfather: Part II"

Hooray for columns! I like this one and let's pray it's accurate. Miers added to Bush's croney staff. I know I keep only posting my Optimist stuff on here, but life is too crazy because of Homecoming for me to be creative.

you can't take the skies from me

The latest. The review's not that great, but the movie is.

take my love, take my land

I sat in a theatre filled with some normal people, and some strange-looking people. I've decided most of the strange people were there not just because of the movie's subject matter, but because I was at the Mall of Abilene movie theatre on a Saturday afternoon. Serenity was great, but now I want the stories to continue. Maybe if the film is successful, sequels will be in the works. You should all get past the sci-fi/western label of the film and see it. It's amazing. Daniel and I can die happy now that we've seen it.