said-a-give??

just got some emails today about more sweet apartments in shadyside, pittsburgh. some really cool digs, close to walnut ave and the "georgetown" style shopping blocks. and the bars. oh yes, the bars. i love how close everything is in pgh. its not like you need to take a full day trip to go check out a new place. you can go north, south, e, or w, and find awesome stuff to do. especially during the summer i hear. ahhhh baseball games. i will need to get much pittsburgh athletic gear. penguins (hopefully), pirates, steelers. the entire proverbial spectrum. when moving to a drinking town with a football problem, one must assimilate appropriately.

have you ever started to have a serious discussion with someone about religion, politics, society, etc and you can't get a coherent thought from your brain through your mouth (i bought a boxen of donuts)? few things will make you feel like a larger shmuck. you have ideas in your head regarding your stance/opinion on God, love, government, economics. you have thought about and talked about these things before. with numerous people. some who have spent more time thinking/talking about these topics than you, and some less. but now you are suddenly unable to come out with what you want to say, you feel like an elementary school kid. not that the other person is being argumentative or differing in opinion, its just that you can't get it together mentally. in retrospect, you are confident that he/she thinks you really are a dufus. then you wonder, hm...should i play the 'don't ask me, i just live here' card? but alas, you merely saddle up and play the hand you've dealt yourself. but seriously, its really frustrating when you can see them looking at you and questioning whether you spent your time in college drinking yourself retarded or actually went to a class or two for gphil freshman year. i guess its not the end of the world. and im honestly not that concerned if somebody thinks im a royal idiot. one thing i have learned, never judge people. even if you think you know them better than they know themselves. while everyone has a different state of mind, there are common themes across the board. such as sincerity and a desire for happiness. talk to me like im at a 5th grade level. it might actually be fun. but don't judge me on my inability to put complex thoughts and ideas together. 5th graders have feelings too you know.

speaking of jmu's lame policies, i saw a kid today with a shirt that said "chuck norris double punches at jmu on weekends". i thought it was pretty damn funny. then i thought about all of the other rediculously funny norris shirts that people are going to think of somehow related to jmu. priceless. do you wonder if chuck norris is sitting at home, watching reruns of walker on wgn (or whatever channel its on) and basking in his bad-ass online domination, of which he isn't seeing a penny. sucks to be him.

wish/shopping list for pittsburgh apartment:

• dorm fridge with glass door
• hammock
• beanbag with a removable futon-style mattress
• andy warhol art posters
• comfy furniture
• wine rack
• coffee table book about coffee tables

current jam: open up - dispatch
honorable mention: crazy on you - heart; one of the sweetest intros of all time