hiatus for one and all

i feel like i should post something since i haven't in a week and if you've been checking for something i feel like i owe you something small to look at, so this is that. my memo has been swallowing my mind and face, and i figure that i've beaten that dead horse sufficiently. so rather than spend a lot of time ranting about how stupid it is (don't worry, it's still super stupid, but not in a good way like that parliament song), i've opted just to avoid the temptation. it's due pretty soon though, so i hope to be able to write about other things after it is turned in. i could probably write about those other things now, but i have a feeling a digression would be unavoidable, as this post itself sort of indicates. and most likely we'll return to a similar situation as exams begin to loom on the horizon. for alternative blog thrills, reynolds has a new blog staked out and will purportedly actually make use of it. r.j. reynolds got me a question right at quizzo yesterday. based in winston-salem, of course. if i hadn't known it, i could have just looked in my pocket. we finished a strong second (good for $20 as always) and once again won the end-of-the-month top-three spin-off for a hundred bucks. a good night, to say the least. thin lizzy got me an answer too, and it is about time they did something for me because "the boys are back in town" has been a thorn in my classic rock side for years. i don't know why so many people love that song. i can do asinine and/or cheesy lyrics and music just fine, but that track is just crap. not ridiculous enough to be good, too ridiculous to be legitimate. time to get back to work... but a quick thing: the east coast loves ginger ale. if you know why, tell me.