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So today, I pick up Katie from work at 3:30 (she went in at 7, which was real fun to drive). Neither of us had eaten lunch. We decide to go to Taco Bell.

When we get up to the counter, there’s some old woman there trying to figure out the concept of “14 cents changes back”. It takes her a while to grasp this.

I sneeze.

Katie says “Bless you.”

Then the old woman turns and STARES at Katie – like she was responsible for every problem in the history of the universe; the coldest stare you’ve ever seen – causing total silence, for about 10 seconds…and then she just walks away.

Katie has her lip bit trying to keep from laughing.

The cashier is shrugging helplessly and trying to keep from laughing.
I’m nearly horizontal laughing.

Then we can’t even get the order our because we’re all laughing too hard. The cashier even gave Katie a free drink because he was laughing too much and didn’t want to ring it up.

I swear, this town is so weird sometimes.

Just the usual late night search and read.

Cell-Phone Ban Not a Good Call – Is using a cell phone while driving really as dangerous as driving drunk? A nice article from Wired about the rather ridiculous notion that cell phones are such a huge hazard while driving; obviously I’m biased, having a cell phone and living in a state with a law regulating this sort of thing.

Blogs May Pierce The Fog Of War – Just as the 1991 conflict was the testing ground for 24-hour cable channels like CNN more than 10 years ago, a second conflict there may serve as a trial by fire for the news and commentary sites known as blogs. Interesting, but I think since largely blogs are teenagers bitching about how much they hate the government and/or their school and/or their significant other and/or their parents, I don’t see the huge potential here.

Metal Gear Solid 2 Thumbnail Theatre – exactly what it sounds like. Hopefully it’ll get finished soon, reminds me a lot of The Editing Room…if that’s not enough, check out the others at the same site.

Tis all for now, folks.

Earlier today, Katie and I were devestated by the news that a close friend of ours from Cornell – Allen Fond – was found dead on Wednesday. Cause of death is unknown at the current time.

I’ve been searching all afternoon for some way to express how I feel, and as is the fashion with people our age, we turn to music and song lyrics, because inevitably someone has said what we’re looking to say in a seemingly better, more…profound way.

I’ve had these lyrics kicking around my head for a while for no good reason, and I guess today is the day to finally spit them out once and for all.

We’ll miss you, Allen.

there’s no one in town I know
you gave us some place to go
i never said thank you for that
i thought I might get one more chance
what would you think of me now
so lucky, so strong, so proud?
i never said thank you for that
now I’ll never have a chance
may angels lead you in
hear you me my friends
on sleepless roads the sleepless go
may angels lead you in