Monthly Archives: March 2008

Women We Objectify (but Claim to Love)

3/31/2008 – 12:31 pm

I read a short article today entitled “The Endorsement: Self-Delusion” that I found to be a nice bit of writing, albeit a tad flip. Then I clicked on the tantalizingly titled link “Women We Love: Photo Galleries of Highly Attractive Women.” For who can resist?
Turns out this takes you to a page by Esquire magazine [...]

By Trent | Posted in Politics | Comments (2)

Clarity and Loss of Willpower

3/31/2008 – 10:21 am

Well, I have to say that the various plot lines for this year’s Premier League have gotten a lot less interesting. Plenty can still happen but the results of the last 10 days helped shake things out.
Man Ure is on fire and Ronaldo can’t stop scoring. They’ve got a 5-point lead over Chelski and [...]

By Trent | Posted in * Footie, - England/EPL, Reading | Comments (2)

Oops

3/30/2008 – 1:35 pm

Welcome to the new-look LA Galaxy, Mr. Beckham. How’d that 4-0 ass kicking feel? I do like how the strategy du jour for using Beckham is apparently to knock long balls for the strikers to chase down, considering the midfield and defense are so inept. It could be a long season, Dave…

Erm, yeah. [...]

By Trent | Posted in * Footie, - England/EPL, - US/MLS, General | Comments (1)

Bend It Like De Rosario

3/28/2008 – 3:32 pm

I know, I know, you’re probably sick and tired of the media blitz, and the 24-hour non-stop coverage on television, radio, and the Internet, but I only feel it is my duty to remind the world that Major League Soccer kicks off this weekend.
Fox Soccer Channel gets the first game of the year at [...]

By Trent | Posted in * Footie, - US/MLS | Comments (0)

Can Audible Be Any Worse?

3/28/2008 – 10:15 am

Right, so one way or another I need to find a way to consume Louise Erdrich’s The Last Report On the Miracles At Little No Horse in the next few weeks in order to write a paper, and since I have enough reading to do to make my eyes burn out and fall on my [...]

By Trent | Posted in Reading | Comments (6)

So, What’s Your Plan for the Weekend?

3/25/2008 – 10:52 pm

Um. Yeah. I just looked at my upcoming schedule for the week. By next Tuesday, I have to:
* Read a 470-page book
* Read a critical article that’s 18 pages
* Read a second critical article that’s 21 pages
* Write a 3-page paper comparing two novels
* Work on finding 20 articles for my review of scholarship [...]

By Trent | Posted in School | Comments (3)

Headshrinker

3/24/2008 – 2:24 pm
By Trent | Posted in General | Comments (0)

More Native American Lit

3/24/2008 – 11:22 am

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Last night I finished David Treuer’s The Translation of Dr. Apelles and, like many books I’ve encountered in my Native American Novel class, my first reaction was that I needed to read it again to really “get” it. Stories within stories, books within books. Good, complicated stuff.
I was overly ambitious in trying to [...]

By Trent | Posted in Reading, School | Comments (0)

Why I Hate Ars*nal, Entry #483

3/23/2008 – 6:37 pm

Right, so I have used this space to lash out at everybody’s favorites Ars*nal with regularity. In case you missed it, the Arse blew a 1-0 lead against Chelski and ending up losing 2-1 and have fallen to third place. They’re now six points behind Man Ure and a long shot for winning the [...]

By Trent | Posted in * Footie, - England/EPL | Comments (0)

I Am Not Alone

3/22/2008 – 9:11 pm

On the heels of my post about La Concha’s glorious torta cubana comes a Wisconsin State Journal article on…La Concha’s glorious torta cubana.
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Mother Nature is a hoor. Madison got another 8-10 inches of snow yesterday. Previous record for snowfall? 76.1 inches in 1978-79. This year we’ve had 102. Sick of winter? Yes, thanks. [...]

By Trent | Posted in General, Outdoors, School | Comments (0)