And some days it's difficult to be a human being.

That's rad. I might go just in case they play "Picture of a Tree." Love that song.

What was their setlist like? I've only recently discovered these guys, but I'm really into everything I've heard.

Politicians ask the best type of questions.

You'd think they'd be able to make just as much in taxes as they would from expensive fines and tickets. I think the more important thing is for fireworks themselves to be closely regulated. While you can't prevent people from being idiots, maybe some people could be saved from harm if inexpensive and potentially more defective fireworks were removed from the equation.

Also, props to you on the relevant username.

The creation of a religion based on "harmless untruths" really spoke to me. Whenever I have seemingly arbitrary encounters with people repeatedly, I can't help but think in terms of the karass.

As an incoming freshman at Iowa State, this is great news. Nothing like research fraud to help a reputation.

I can't actually put my finger on it. It tastes a lot richer with a lower fat content. Why, I couldn't say. But if you ever have the chance to go to Denmark, I highly recommend it.

I'm in the exact same situation as you are. I'm an aspiring writer, but I don't really have any concept of how to turn that into a tangible job. However I would recommend taking a trip or a vacation or something. It doesn't have to be a backpacking-across-Europe extravaganza (though it could be), it could be as simple as a series of day trips. I just went on a road trip across the US, and getting out of my hometown helped me think about where I want to go in the future, and it gave me a different perspective on where I already was.

That book is the only reason I play as much bad tennis as I do. The way he mathematically describes the game using limits was one of the coolest inter-disciplinary discussions I have had the pleasure of reading.

I think when I upgrade I'm moving to an android phone. I'm reaching this newfound level of maturity where I don't need to follow the Apple hype train, and I'm excited about it.

Whenever I have a pen in my hand, I can never decide what is actually important enough to underline. Thus, I underline probably too much. This is especially apparent in my school books. I'm scared to try and reread my copy of "The Brothers Karamazov" because I think it's riddled with unnecessary underlines and jotted notes.

I wish I could play it! My phone is too old.

My plan is to start The Pale King during the fall semester. How does it compare?

I've thought about buying Brave New World. Do you think it was worth it?

I did the Udacity programming course, and I found it really helpful. I was in high school at the time, but I could pick it up at night and it felt really low pressure.

The coffee shop atmosphere can be surprisingly conducive to productivity, and you can meet some interesting people. I've gotten into a lot of good discussions about writing style by reading my book at a coffee shop instead of at home.

I'm seeing Cloud Nothings in my hometown this weekend, and I'm looking forward to it. I liked the entire "Here and Nowhere Else" EP. They remind me a lot of this band I was really into a couple of years ago, No Age.

No Age - Teen Creeps

For some reason, a lot of my underlining seems to be character focused. Like I'll underline passages that I think show defining attributes or descriptions of characters. However, I also underline striking passages. Ones that are written really well, pose an interesting thought, or seem to be linked to some sort of theme. In the end, this is probably why I underline too much of my books. I feel like the whole mess is probably driven by the notion that, at some point, I might need a quick reminder of certain aspects of the book, whether it's for an essay or simply just to remind myself.

I've honestly just ignored city-states, mostly because I've never really taken the time to figure out how they work.

I can confirm that, I'm in Denmark. The milk here is so much better than the milk I always drank at home.

My friend and I listened to "Sultans of Swing" probably 6 times on a 10 hour drive through the middle of the night in August. Definitely a must have.

Highlighting in kindle I feel much better about. It allows for me to quickly come back to things without leaving a permanent mark. However, I really love finding old inscriptions in books. Like there's something about an old message shared in a book between two people I'll never meet that I find haunting in a interesting way.

I was wondering if he'd reference it. I read Broom of the System, and I liked noting the stylistic similarities between the two. Noticeably with the manmade creation of desolate wastelands in both of them.

I'm really excited about the "I was an idiot/did I actually think that?" phase.

Sweet, thanks for the heads up. I'm probably going to start a new game tonight and go for culture/diplomacy.

Whenever I tried military, I always really enjoyed the satisfaction of successfully completing an amphibious invasion. Watching soldiers land on the beach was just so good.

Once beat an entire game on this same site while sitting in a class of European History. Played as a farmer and did surprisingly well.

I would spend hours playing Dark Souls, die, and lose all of my progress, but at the same time I would love it because the world was so dark and immersive.

I play a lot of deck-building card games. Ones where you have stock stacks of cards, and on your turn you choose which ones you want to play. (i.g. the card game "Dominion') It allows for interesting strategy.