blogs are so 2008.

HOMECOMING STUFF.

So, the dance is lame. Here's my suggestion. Picnic in the park @ 6:30 or so - bring a dish? I think some of us might go to the dance, lame as it is. But I thought it'd be pretty cool to go bowling instead. So what if we all went our separate ways after the dance, reserved a lane at Wayne Lanes, and met up to roll around 9:30? That'd be cool.

AND THEN: My grandfather said we can camp on his farm! Bring whatever you will; it's a safe place and we can all stay the night. Or don't bring whatever you will. It's all good.

But do bring a guitar and some of 'dem campfire songs.

What do you guys think?

so i knew groundhogs went by a second name, but i couldn't remember what it was.

but now i remember! woodchucks!

re: emmett, my favorite was "why is my poop green?"

so tonight I was thinking, and I really want a Polaroid camera - preferably an older model. Someone should let me know if he/she finds one of those.

ROCKET MAN HAS BEEN STUCK IN MY HEAD SINCE 6:45 A.M. TODAY.

Saturday evening

Cookout at teh Woods'! 6:30 p.m., for my birfday. Come in ur birfday s00t.

hey! can you play the pressure drop song?

this is kind of a funny slideshow.

Wednesday evening

CONCERT?! I think i'm definitely going to drive myself out and meet up with Bernice. But you guys should come with me. Word?

THE FUN HAS BEGUN.

335 pages of A Tale of Two Cities to annotate, two plot summaries to write, one government paper to edit, one essay to write. this is going to be awesome.

where does everyone else stand?

going, going, gone.

On Sunday, I officially go off the map. I won't have a phone; i won't have much computer access; and i'll miss you terribly. i'll probably be lonely, too.

but u can rite me mail n' stuf:


Tyler Wood
York River West #277
Governor's School Program
1000 University Place
Newport News, VA 23606

you really should write me! i've got a box chock-full of cool postcards! i'd love to send one back to you.

you can call too! apparently, they listen to messages and write down whatever you say. then they pass the message to me. so if you just want to say "hi," it'd make my day:
757-594-0769




bye!

1,000,000 against Emmett Crawford

so, i'm just sayin', but
EMMETT CRAWFORD DOESN'T SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG.

and that isn't a complaint or anything; that's an invitation. that fact is an invitation to all of you - who are fed up with his glasses-sporting, station-wagon-driving, bow-tie-bearing, sandal-wearing, joke-making straight-up foolishness - to hate on that fool!

a safe haven from political and other oppression, this blog is a secure place for everyone to make fun of Emmett Jamison Crawford.


And I'll start:
Emmett Crawford has a defective colon. You've been in the car with him; you know it's true.

hullo, greater williamsburg

carter and i had a most eventful day in James City County on this June 29th. We awoke to an omelet breakfast followed by a trip to Dean Shostak's crystal concert. Touristy nature aside, that was way cool.

THIS GUY played THIS THING:


We followed this with a drive to Norfolk, a brief tour of Old Dominion University (of which neither Carter nor I was very keen), a nice Thai lunch, and a tour of A FREAKING BATTLESHIP!!
in all seriousness, it was pretty cool, or huge if nothing else.

after that came an attempt to visit the Norfolk Botanical Gardens, which were closing as we attempted to enter. All were disappointed.

then back to Williamsburg, where Carter and the sharon saw My Sister's Keeper, while my father and I saw UP! (IN 3D. 3D!!)!

all in all, a good day.

on a personal note, i miss home so very much. just one month, and we can all be a happy blog circle again. and another thing of interest: i visited bernice on saturday, which was fantastic. if only such things lasted more than an hour.

@ massanetta

things are good; sorry for the absence of recent. 

done.

Deeds wins Democratic primary for Va. governor

By BOB LEWIS – 2 hours ago

State Senator Creigh (CREE) Deeds has won Virginia's Democratic primary for governor.

Deeds beat former Clinton White House insider Terry McAuliffe and former state Democratic legislative leader Brian Moran on Tuesday.

The victory sets up a Deeds rematch with Republican Bob McDonnell, who beat him in the 2005 attorney general election by 323 votes.

McDonnell is a conservative with strong ties to religious broadcaster Pat Robertson. He was unopposed for the GOP nomination.

Deeds was the only Democrat in the race not from the Washington, D.C., suburbs. Primary rivals criticized him for legislative votes supporting Virginia's broad, pro-gun laws, actions popular in rural areas that don't play well in cities and affluent suburbs.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Turnout was light Tuesday as voters chose a Democratic nominee for governor in Virginia's primary.

The primary marks the first bid for elective office for former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe, who led Hillary Clinton's 2008 White House run. He faces state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds and former Democratic legislative leader Brian J. Moran.

In the fall, the winner will face former attorney general Bob McDonnell, the well-funded nominee for a Republican party desperate to overcome crushing losses in the 2008 election. McDonnell, a conservative with strong ties to religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, faced no opponent for the GOP nomination.

Voters will also select a Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, and Democratic nominees in nine House of Delegates races. There are GOP primaries for three House seats.

Local election officials, professionals in the three campaigns and political scientists say the turnout is likely to be 5 percent or less of the state's 5 million registered voters.

Officials said turnout was heavier in some parts of the Washington, D.C., suburbs. In Arlington, for instance, about 10 percent of voters cast ballots, drawn by a House of Delegates race. State Board of Elections Secretary Nancy Rodrigues said other turnout ranged from 4 percent in Richmond to 2 percent in the rural southwest.

McAuliffe's political connections from his days working for President Bill Clinton helped him dominate press coverage and amass a hefty amount of cash. He seized on the down economy by promising to bring jobs to Virginia, touring the state with his confidante Bill Clinton. However, that left the venture capitalist open to attacks over his involvement in a telecommunications firm that made him millions before the company went bust, leaving 10,000 people jobless and costing investors $54 billion.

Moran, from Alexandria, went further to the left than his rivals in appealing to liberal activists. He pledged to oppose new coal-fired power initiatives and reverse the state's same-sex marriage ban.

Deeds, the only Democrat not from the Washington, D.C., suburbs, hewed toward the middle. He drew fire late from primary rivals for legislative votes supporting Virginia's broad, pro-gun laws, actions popular in rural areas that don't play well in cities and affluent suburbs.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, the new Democratic National Committee chairman, is barred by the state Constitution from seeking re-election.

Associated Press Writer Michael Felberbaum contributed to this report from Richmond.

Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

PROM!

thumbs up!

BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY & RVA

sunday night, bernice, alexander, carter, paul, and i headed east for good things. after Christian's pizza and a meander around Charlottesville/UVA, we automobiled our way over to Fry's Spring Beach Club, where an eyeliner-wearing, nail polish-bearing crazy-man put on quite the show.

goofy wording aside, the show was fantastic - or at least i thought so. while we left early and didn't get to hear a certain favorite (i'll be glad, it's called), what we saw was great. they didn't play a single song like its recording, which i really like. darryl anthony james, jr. might disapprove of creativity, but i sure don't. and there couldn't have been better people to go with.

but damn, there were a lot of beards there.

and i just got home from the Annual Meetings of the Virginia Academy of Science and the Virginia Junior Academy of Science. that was pretty cool - a two-night trip which involved ten minutes of responsibility... literally. the rest of the 48 hours gave time for frisbee, exploring, and a good deal of card-throwing. also watched The Dark Knight for the fourth time and (part of) Breakfast at Tiffany's for the first. not particularly taken with either, matthew and i found ourselves throwing more cards. the only science going on there was a study of angular momentum.

but yeah, i think that's all.

when the sun welcomes us in
and the earth's protective skin
fails and peels back, face to chin
then we start it all again

why do you frown?
why do you try?
why don't you lie down
in the light?



peacefully & quietly, in his favorite spot.
rest in peace, pal.

Meriones unguiculatus

via wikipedia:
A Gerbil is a small mammal of the order Rodentia. Once known simply as "desert rats", the gerbil subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats and jirds, all of which are adapted to arid habitats. Most are primarily diurnal [1] (though some, including the common household pet, do exhibit crepuscular behavior), and almost all are omnivorous.

The word "gerbil" is a diminutive form of "jerboa", though the jerboas are an unrelated group of rodents occupying a similar ecological niche.

One Mongolian species, Meriones unguiculatus, also known as the Clawed Jird, is a gentle and hardy animal that has become a popular pet. It was first brought to the United States in 1954 by Dr. Victor Schwentker for use in research.[2]

Gerbils are typically between six and twelve inches (150 to 300 mm) long, including the tail which makes up approximately one half of their total length. One species however, the Great Gerbil, or Rhombomys opimus, originally native to Turkmenistan, can grow to more than 16 inches (400 mm) in length. The average adult gerbil weighs approximately 2 1/2 ounces. As of August 19, 2003, officials in western China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region began releasing eagles to combat the damage they say the great gerbils have done to eleven million acres (46,000 km²) of grassland.



I sure hope it works out..

updates (of pertinence to nothing really worth mentioning)

of the sporting life: tennis is officially over. after a long & rainy season, i've no qualms with the fact. i just wish i ended up with coach liking me a little more. i'll miss chatting during matches too, but there are now plenty of free afternoons for plenty of that.
of the gaming life: a rousing game of Risk has begun in the class formerly known as U.S. History. a triple entente formed this afternoon & domination on its part seems inevitable.
of the learning life: physics exam tomorrow - but then it ends. i guess I also have to read The Jilting of Granny Weatherall tonight. AWESOME. things aren't wrapping up too badly.
of the voting life: i registered today! (www.deedsforvirginia.com, if you're of age)

that's about all.

genesis & outdoor progress

i wasn't too crazy with how the old blog was going. here's to a new start.


emmett & i did some lawn work today, and there are pictures to prove it. one step closer to an entrance garden.