It was kinda weird seeing my little sister wrap up her bachelor’s degree. Drove home a bit that I am no longer an undergrad, even if I am still on the same campus, and taking classes. <\/p>\n
Liz, my older sister, recommended a book (what was the name of that again?) about gifted kids growing up. After I told them that I hadn’t read any Mark Twain, my father and grandmother vehemently suggested that I read some, Huckleberry Finn and Life on the Mississippi(?) in particular. <\/p>\n
Spent alot of time in a car this weekend. Drove for the first time in awhile (Granny’s car, from the hotel to the airport). There were preparations for a large party. Unfortunately, the graduate took her time showing up, but all in all, it was a pretty nice low key evening with some of the family I don’t see that often. <\/p>\n
Finished Suburban Nation: The rise of spawl and the decline of the american dream. (will review later) Made significant headway in Fast Food Nation: the dark side of the all american meal. <\/p>\n
Discovered that a couple of the 10 or so books I checked out from the library do contain passages that will be immensely helpful with my paper, and that I need not die a slow roasting death over the paper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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