6.21.2006
the american league is awesome
This morning's MLB scoreboard said it all. In another week of interleague play, it was undeniable. Indians over Cubs, Boston over Washington, Tampa over Arizona, White Sox over Cardinals, Royals over Pirates, not to mention Seattle over Dodgers, Twins over Astros, Detroit over Milwaukee, Blue Jays over Braves and even Yankees over Phillies. So out of 14 interleague games last night, ten of them were won by the American League.
Derek and I were talking today over lunch about our favorite Daily Show personalities. Straw poll: Samantha Bee - thumbs down. Dave Gorman - split (I say up, he says down). Jason Jones - down. John Hodgman - up. Just thought I'd share. Hodgman certainly is growing on me. Originally, I found him kind of a pain in the neck. Now, I just find him uproariously funny.
Dodged a bullet again without even knowing it. Five years ago, when I turned in my thesis at Princeton, I missed binding chapter 2. This is a story that doesn't really get old. Most of my friends don't tire of hearing it. It's a funny story. It also showcases my endearingly incompetent side. Well, I figured that the trajectory had continued this year when I gave myself a minor concussion while cycling to turn in my thesis. As it turns out, I was only half right. I met with my professor this morning to go over my marks, and as it turns out, 10 pages was missing from one copy of my thesis. WHAT?!? Seriously. 10 pages didn't make it into one of the copies of my thesis. The reader, confused, emailed Prof. Parker (chairman of the board of examiners for Ancient History), who got worried. A case where, as he put it, he did not want to act suspicious, but would have had to in order to maintain the integrity of the grading system. Thankfully, the other copy I turned in had the missing pages, and they were very easily photocopied and sent over. If they hadn't been there, then the committee would have had to rule on whether the pages could be graded at all, since they were not part of the package I turned in at the time of the submission. I can't believe I came so close to pulling that kind of stunt again. I'm an idiot. But doesn't my incompetence also endear me? :)
Going to Italy tomorrow for a recording and concert tour. Check out Magdala for a profile of our latest recordings. Actually, it's not really our latest effort. We're on the companion CD to the amazingly popular Michelangelo exhibit at the British Museum. But because the disc is being released by the British Museum, we can't advertise it on our website. I just recorded part of a plainchant disc yesterday, and we'll be performing and recording a set of 10 pieces from a musical tribute from the city of Florence to King Henry VIII of England while we're in Florence.
I'm getting ready to wrap up this blog. I wonder whether I should keep it. It's nice to be able to spew my thoughts down every now and again, and certainly I know that some people *used* to read it. However, since I slowed down in my posting schedule, I think that what few regular readers I had stopped visiting. It certainly has been put to good use. It allowed me to keep in touch with my friends in the US and at the P. school, as well as my friends and family from college. It has allowed me to vent, and certainly in looking back at my posts from last year, I am reminded of how much I have grown in my two years at Oxford. I look back at my old essays and am amazed that some of that passed as academic writing. It's been difficult, it's been tumultuous, and it's been hard. It has also been rewarding, fantastic, and fun. More later, for now, I'm just going to enjoy remembering.
Derek and I were talking today over lunch about our favorite Daily Show personalities. Straw poll: Samantha Bee - thumbs down. Dave Gorman - split (I say up, he says down). Jason Jones - down. John Hodgman - up. Just thought I'd share. Hodgman certainly is growing on me. Originally, I found him kind of a pain in the neck. Now, I just find him uproariously funny.
Dodged a bullet again without even knowing it. Five years ago, when I turned in my thesis at Princeton, I missed binding chapter 2. This is a story that doesn't really get old. Most of my friends don't tire of hearing it. It's a funny story. It also showcases my endearingly incompetent side. Well, I figured that the trajectory had continued this year when I gave myself a minor concussion while cycling to turn in my thesis. As it turns out, I was only half right. I met with my professor this morning to go over my marks, and as it turns out, 10 pages was missing from one copy of my thesis. WHAT?!? Seriously. 10 pages didn't make it into one of the copies of my thesis. The reader, confused, emailed Prof. Parker (chairman of the board of examiners for Ancient History), who got worried. A case where, as he put it, he did not want to act suspicious, but would have had to in order to maintain the integrity of the grading system. Thankfully, the other copy I turned in had the missing pages, and they were very easily photocopied and sent over. If they hadn't been there, then the committee would have had to rule on whether the pages could be graded at all, since they were not part of the package I turned in at the time of the submission. I can't believe I came so close to pulling that kind of stunt again. I'm an idiot. But doesn't my incompetence also endear me? :)
Going to Italy tomorrow for a recording and concert tour. Check out Magdala for a profile of our latest recordings. Actually, it's not really our latest effort. We're on the companion CD to the amazingly popular Michelangelo exhibit at the British Museum. But because the disc is being released by the British Museum, we can't advertise it on our website. I just recorded part of a plainchant disc yesterday, and we'll be performing and recording a set of 10 pieces from a musical tribute from the city of Florence to King Henry VIII of England while we're in Florence.
I'm getting ready to wrap up this blog. I wonder whether I should keep it. It's nice to be able to spew my thoughts down every now and again, and certainly I know that some people *used* to read it. However, since I slowed down in my posting schedule, I think that what few regular readers I had stopped visiting. It certainly has been put to good use. It allowed me to keep in touch with my friends in the US and at the P. school, as well as my friends and family from college. It has allowed me to vent, and certainly in looking back at my posts from last year, I am reminded of how much I have grown in my two years at Oxford. I look back at my old essays and am amazed that some of that passed as academic writing. It's been difficult, it's been tumultuous, and it's been hard. It has also been rewarding, fantastic, and fun. More later, for now, I'm just going to enjoy remembering.
