Leaving UNH 2010

I made a list just now of all the things I'll be bringing outside and loading into the Element tomorrow morning: Microwave, backpack, big desk box, open top box w/ plants, printer, monitor, computer tower, detergent, pillows, big heavy closed box, hats, wallet, cellphone, UNH keychain, poster tube, tennis racquet, etc. As I went down the list, adding to it, making sure I hadn't missed anything, I came to realize that everything on the list specifically encompassed everything I brought to UNH or acquired while I was here. That may seem obvious but the things on that list put into this room my personality. The stuff on that list is a reflection of who I am, who I was as a freshman at UNH. As I went down the list once it was finished, I mentally eliminated each of the items, eventually looking at the room from the perspective of only what's left without the stuff on the list, my stuff. I see a cold, stark, empty space, as if all the life had been sucked out. Well, that life is me, and I'll be leaving this room for good in about 9 hours. It's sad that my freshman year is ending. It's sad that the life I'd given this room is being stripped from it. It's sad that the only things of mine that will remain in this room into the future will be memories. I understand this is a time of transition, but I can't deny being washed over by melancholy feelings, still here, feeling like everything that has happened in this room actually happened in a different one, one where the posters still cling to the walls and books line my desk, but that time has passed and is all but gone. I'll miss you, Lord 201. Perhaps we'll be reunited some day. Until then, it's been fun.

Man Flawlessly Draws View of Rome from Above

Why the Ogawalla Aquifer is Drying Up

Want to know why wanna know why the Ogawalla Aquifer is drying up? Just search "Earth, Texas" and you'll see, that and that the surrounding 50 miles is just one of many examples of the reason...

It's horrible what humans are capable of doing to the environment with only anthropocentric "good" in mind, and no concern for the future prosperity of others.

My Moment of Zen for May 11th, 2010

You can even talk to the 2011 Nissan Leaf through your mobile phone, telling it, for instance, to warm up its interior on a cold morning while it's still parked and charging in your garage, saving you battery life and a cold backside. Once it's charged, it will send you a text saying it's hot to trot.

I'm not a fan of Nissan (at all) or any other Japanese car, for that matter (although I have a soft spot for the simple Honda), but still this is something amazing!