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Hi everyone. I'm listening to some Vivaldi right now, and I think everyone else should be too. If everyone listened to Vivaldi every day, the world would be a happier place. So go to! Also I think everyone should also listen to Leonard Bernstein's "Candide". And everyone should read Candide too. (it's by Voltaire, the coolest guy I've never met) yah. And I have downloaded 64 songs in the last 24 hours. Its nice having cable internet and no firewall.

Today is Astronomy Day (I PASSED!!!!! D IS FOR DIPLOMA!!!!), Great Poetry Reading Day, and Kiss Your Mate Day. *sigh*

Happy Birthday to:
Edward IV, 1442 (I was reading about this guy last night. I aslo added three new people to my Stud List. Check out The Venerable Bede)
James Monroe, 1758
Tobias M Carel Asser, 1838
Joseph Dunninger, 1892 (a.k.a. The Amazing Dunninger. My goal is to someday be known as "The Amazing Barris")
Harper Lee, 1926
Saddam Hussein, 1937 (Anti-Stud List. What is the opposite of stud anyway?)
Steve Khan, 1947 (check out his jazz)
Jay Leno, 1950
Evguenni Rochtchin, 1962 (hes cool cuz he plays hockey for Belarus)
Nate Richert, 1978 (he plays Harvey on Sabrina the Teenage Witch. I don't idolize or love him, I just report birthdays)

Happy Deathday to:
William Wallace, 1843 (the mathematician, not THE William Wallace)
Bernito Mussolini, 1945
Anton Pancake, 1960 (This guy is interesting, I havent decided if I like him or not. feel free to influence my decision)
Francis Bacon, 1992 (the painter, not THE Francis Bacon)
Giles Grangier, 1996

And things happened:
Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution, 1788
1st performance of Antonin Dvorak's overture "Carneval", 1892 (I was listening to Dvorak yesterday, and then I was checking out his biography. apparently he was very humble, which I admire)
1st animated cartoon electric sign displayed, 1937
Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title, 1967 (what do you all think of conscientious objection anyway?)
11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old, 1968
Christopher Boyce convicted for selling secrets, 1977
NJ Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes, 1988
Iran protests sale of "Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie, 1989
NY Islanders beat Wash Caps 4 to 1 in playoffs, Caps Dale Hunter attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap shot, 1993 (how does it compare with the bertuzzi incident?)

The current "best political website" is www.opensecrets.org I haven't actually checked it out, but the readers digest speaks highly of it. The best public restroom in America is the third floor womens restroom of the Grand Casino Biloxi in Mississippi. In case you ever want a really good bathroom.

And the quotes for today:
Everything I buy is vintage and smells funny. Maybe that's why I don't have a boyfriend.
Lucy Liu

Fear cripples the soul, so you just have to fight it.
Diane Keaton

It is impossible to travel faster than the speed of light, and certainly not desirable, as one's hat keeps blowing off.
Woody Allen (1935 - )
First secure an independent income, then practice virtue.
Greek Proverb
like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

Jerome K. Jerome (1859 - 1927)
Someday we'll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car.
Evan Davis
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I made lasagna today, and i may have used the wrong kind of cheese. I put four different kinds of cheese on it, and i think the problem was in the Asiago. I know that I like Ramano, Parmesan and Mozarella, and I don't know what else it could be. oh well. Im probably the only one who could tell anyway. If my family doesnt like it then they can microwave some burritos or something. I know Megan liked it, and that's good enough for me. And thats really all I've done all day. Oh, and downloading/listening to Dvorak and Ravel, etc. This is one thing I really missed while I was at BYU. I didn't bring any classical music with me, and there wasn't much selection on iTunes. I was so distraught over this that I actually bought a cd online and had it shipped to myself. It was the first cd I ever bought. I'm not really into that kind of thing, so that was a major step for me. And I listened to that cd over and over and over. I listened to it 6 times the day it came in the mail, and I loved that cd. And now I have more than I could ever listen to in a single day. My family has this big collection of about 100 cds of all classical music (and they all have cool abstract artwork on the covers, which I also really like) and so I'm going to copy those and I'm going to burn onto cd everything that I've downloaded. And then I will be fully prepared to live a perfectly happy life. It doesnt even matter what happens to me, if I have good music on, I can handle it. Oh and if anyone can tell me the name of the composer or the tune name of "Be Still My Soul" without looking it up, there is a huge reward for you. And if you get both at once, then you'll make the Stud List. So yah. If you've always wanted me to tell you that you're my bestest friend, this is your chance to earn all of my respect. Well, my mom just said no more computer until I try to get a job. So I'm off, have a good day everyone. Good luck in all your endeavors.
B'arris