The most frightening part about the "Balloon Boy" saga...

I didn't even blink. A family pretends their son is trapped in an airborne homemade weather balloon in an effort to increase their chances at a reality show. Doesn't faze me in the slightest. That's how far the American culture has sunk.

Much more surprised at this balloon/beach ball incident:

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Today, as I was reading Salinger and drinking Jamba Juice, with Fleet Foxes playing in the background, I realized I was reading Salinger and drinking Jamba Juice, with Fleet Foxes playing in the background. To maintain this potential stereotype, I decided to blog about said experience.

Moving day...

...consistently the worst day of the year?


Yikes, this is a twitter-esque blog post.

Worthless Story

Today I drove through the most pothole covered parking lot I have ever seen...it was the parking lot for Autozone. Irony? Coincidence? Some sick joke? Genius advertisement?

Madison, Wisconsin...

is quite nice, actually. I realize as a Gopher I am supposed to despise everything affiliated with the University of Wisconsin, but seeing as they gave me a job this summer, I'm going to loosen up on them. At least their Engineering department, and their city. My blood pressure still rises when I see Wisconsin sports memorabilia, and working under the shadow of Camp Randall still gives me occasional flashbacks to watching the Minnesota football team collapse.

Madison, though, is pretty sweet. There is an awesome terrace on campus overlooking one of the lakes. The grad students go out their for lunch on Friday's, getting ethnic food from street carts. The Malaysian is the best. Or is it Indonesian?

There is a second-run movie theater that sells tickets for 2.50. There is a movie theater catered towards indie films. There is a massive theater will long hallways and few staff, allowing me to sneak into different theaters. Yea, I've been seeing a lot of movies. Hey, it's been rainy a fair amount.

The only draw back has been that Madison is under construction. Seriously. The entire city is under construction, no joke. It's a mess, but not enough to stop me from enjoying my time here this past month. I still like the cities better, especially as a living year-round place. More stuff to do, and I guess I've always been a big city boy. But as for a summer place, Madison is just fine.