Hmmm

Interesting quote:

We’re encouraged to see high-quality journalism as dispassionate, so that professionals do their jobs without advocating. But passive acceptance of murderous priorities in our midst is a form of de facto advocacy. It’s advocacy of the most convincing sort—by example.

From here.

Meh

So, I have a looming dilemma for fall.

( You're a college student. You must be in perfect health, right? )

So, aside from the (very remote) possibility of finding someone who's willing to drop me off at my building before they go park elsewhere, I have few options.

One I'm considering is the possibility of leasing a Vespa or similar type of thing. There's a motorcycle parking area not too far from my building. Still a hike--about 50 yards--but it's basically flat ground instead of uphill, so I could manage.

There are a few issues with that, however. First, I've never ridden any sort of scooter or motorcycle in my life. I've ridden bikes, and that's it. I've never operated a hand throttle. Second, I'm not sure the scooter would be at all practical for fall and winter term, when it's raining constantly. I don't know if they're hardy enough (or if I am) to handle that. It's a short ride from the apartment (about 10 minutes door to door) but even so. Third, I don't know if my ass is small enough to fit on the seat, and if my legs are long enough to hit the ground when I am.

But that's pretty much it for options. Otherwise I'm stuck hitting campus at 0dark30 to make sure I get a parking spot close enough that I'll only have one lung explode every day instead of both. And I'm definitely screwed if I want to take a class in any other buildings.

*drool*

I just discovered this.

My inner research geek wants to marry this and have its mappy little babies.