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I don't think it's much of a secret that I'm spending a lot of my time reading American novels. I'm having difficulty finding forums where I can see the American novel discussed. Just doesn't seem to be much call for it. A recent thread that I thought had promise was shut down today.

What started as a simple question about The Bell Jar and Gravity's Rainbow turned into a philosopical joust about universalism. The thread struggled to get on track, but deteriorated into an infantile ...

Thought I'd take a break from the weekend of hardcore studying (haha) and post some more on my trip to Guatemala. I know, I am terrible...bear with me please.

It might be nice to introduce you to the team of Guatemala 08 before I talk about them. Actually, it'd be easier to understand some of the stories if you have a face to put to a name.

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From left to right, a ...

As you know, I had an interview with Patrick Henry College last Thursday. I was requested to read the Student Life Handbook, which took me three hours, before the interview. I was kind of miffed; I read for three hours and we barely touched on it in a fifteen minute interview.

I was nervous until we started talking. Mrs. Thompson, the admissions counselor who interviewed me, started off with prayer, which I appreciated immensely! It really helped to make me comfortable, and the last ...

Having frittered the previous day away doing nothing on the computer except try to strenghen personal ties with new found friends I managed to break away and get some housework done before the Long Suffering Spouse came home to receive the evidence of her own eyes of her lazy light of her life's indolence disproved.

Now it's time to blog in earnest having departed the cave I've been hiding in the past few weeks licking wounds real and imagined.

Note to Virgil--You are ...

Fire burns in my heart
when thoughts of you start to spark
setting me aflame