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- Well, I had a heartwarming little tale of my own, but wouldn't want this blog to get too goody-goody, so I reckon I'll save it for a rainy day.

- I've despised A-Rod so much for years that his admission of using steroids didn't actually lower my opinion of him substantially, but it was definitely bad for baseball. His seemingly sincere apology on Monday showed that he's at least classier and smarter than Bonds, Clemens, McGwire, and all those who continue denying their steroid use.

- Here in upstate New York we're enjoying an uncharacteristic warm spell: it's supposed to reach 45 degrees today!! There is much rejoicing amongst the student body.

- All is not well on the northern front, however. Our school resembles nothing so much as a plague-stricken fourteenth-century European city. In a class this morning, not only was about a fifth of the class absent, but an informal poll revealed that a majority of the students who showed had at least a cold. A majority, damnit! That's a lot of people. My roommate's half of the room is colorfully accentuated by a plethora of empty cough syrup bottles, and yesterday I started sniffling myself, so currently we have windows open, fan blasting, and bi-daily Lysol and Febreeze sprayings, all in a probably futile attempt to prevent any further descent into sickness.

- A friend gave me about six hours worth of classical music last week, and since then I've taken to doing everyday tasks while blasting the Overture of 1812 and the like. Makes everything more epic.

- Seen two good movies lately: Into the Wild and Taken. It was the second time I've seen the former, and it only improved upon repeated viewings. Gorgeous movie in terms of cinematography, soundtrack, acting, and ultimate message. Taken was more or less a Harrison Ford "I want my family back!" plot with the badassry and action of a Bourne movie. All starring Liam Neeson, who (whom? never been sure about that) I like almost as much as Harrison. Fun stuff.

- It's just not a complete post if I don't provide a link, I suppose. Hulu subjected me to this particular advertisement last night, and it scared the hell out of me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghUVT_Z5oDs. There's one wide-eyed, snaggle-toothed devil-child who freaks me out in particular...