The day my chivalry died

I was riding home on the train yesterday and this guy sitting next to me starts telling the lady sitting across from us that she needs to uncross her legs because it's turning him on... I take my headphones off to see where this is going... then he tells her that she might as well just take her clothes off for him. I see other guys standing around, and an older lady too, and I think in my head that this could be a real new york moment... If I speak up, they'll all speak out too. So I say, "Dude, she don't need to hear that!" and i shock myself with how ghetto I've sounded, but I don't let it show on my face. I look around expecting to see the other guys ready to jump in with me, but they look indifferent. I look to the girl whose aid I have come to... she too looks indifferent. I look back to the guy sitting next to me and he says "Stay outta my business." So I say, "just leave her alone, she don't need that." Then the train stops, the lady stands up, looks at the guy, says "Fuck you" and walks off the train. Everybody else is acting like nothing's happened so I put my headphones back on. The guy then starts talking to me, but I can't hear him because of the music. All I can make out is something about his business. So I take my headphones off, mad at him, mad at the other guys standing around, mad that my chivalry was not noted, and I look at him and say "Seriously?" and I put my headphones back on and go back to reading. The guy got up and walked away through the train.

Fall is here

Okay, fall, the season, is not here yet, but fall the semester is knocking on the door. It's too bad the season's not here now because it's my favorite! a snap in the air and color on the trees.
The semester though is making me nervous. I'm taking 2 classes, TAing for a grad class, teaching a pre-college class, and working my regular job! Be nervous for me. Or be excited for me... you're choice.

Just watch Mario Lopez's face...

here. Oh man pageants are hilarious!

Kennel Cough Redux

Bebe gave me her Kennel Cough. Not really because it can't be passed to humans. I do have a nasty cold starting up. Hopefully it will be out of my system before NYU starts! Airborne tonics nonstop.

Natural Born

kiiiiller?
outlaw?

We're home!

Kira, I swear I sent you that email before I saw your comment.

Back from the trip to TN. On our way to the airport our muffler fell off the car... we were dragging it so we had to get the car towed. It was drama that ended with us catching a cab while our car was still being hooked up to the tow truck and then having to get a second cab that missed the airport exit. We made it to the airport in time for our flight though, and then it was delayed an hour.

The trip was fine and now we're recovering... so is our dog because she got Kennel Cough.

Perhaps there will be some fun photos from the trip sooner than later.

We saw Eisley in concert monday night at Joe's Pub. They were great... great venue too. They're coming back and opening for MuteMath in october... would that be a good show? I don't really know mutemath's music.

My turn

This weekend, I'm the one out of town and the wife is the one home. I'm in San Diego... the baseball stadium is two blocks away from my hotel and there's a crowd there waiting for Barry to break the record.
I have a ticket to the zoo tomorrow. Should be fun. I'll have to slip away from the boss to get there.
Today I walked over to the harbor and saw sail boats, an aircraft carrier, a battle ship and other really big boats. Also walked through the historic gaslamp quarter. I think, after the zoo, i'll have done all the city has to offer (other than the beach, but I don't like beaches). Guess I'll have to focus on the conference then.

I was sooooo sick from the plane ride when I first got here, that I vomited in my hotel room! I was motion sick or had a migraine or some combination of the two.