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I just bought a webcam. Logitech C260. It's pretty okay so far, though I had a few problems where I thought it wouldn't work with my Mac so I downloaded all these drivers I didn't need. Then, I just popped open PhotoBooth and it worked like magic. I'm already sending things on Facebook. it might be time to retire this blog for good. No one likes to read, but people do like to watch and listen to things. So maybe that's what it takes.

I finished volleyball, meaning that today I was able to sleep in until 8:30, when the sun snuck in through my blinds. Jerk. Anyway, I don't know if this is a poem or what, but I wrote it just now.

all along the street the people are in or out and if they aren't one they're the other because you can't be both though some people try but I can't see why

Same Thing

Just now in the car, the radio played a commercial for the Chicago Baby & Toddler Expo. Understandably, my sister wondered what went on at something like that.
Sensing an opportunity, I began to tell her that it's basically like Comic Con. but for baby enthusiasts rather than fanboys.

"Oh, yeah, it's basically the same. Right by the entrance are all the glitzy displays of the major companies, showing off the latest babies. Some of them won't even be around until the next year, but if you're lucky you can enter a raffle to take one home. And even if you don't get a Con-exclusive toddler, it'll end up on ebay that night anyway.
Once you get past the glitzy mainstream stuff, you get to the local baby vendors. This is a great place for collectors or casual fans to find babies in collected editions, or even find some vintage children in good condition. Some of the other people at the con can get kind of over the top about their love of babies and they dress in costumes of their favorites. Those people are usually best avoiding.
The Con started as a small underground thing in the 70's, but now it's mostly been overtaken by Hollywood and mass media, looking for the next big baby to adapt into a movie.
Also, the food is really overpriced."

I made this just now in response to something my friend said. Thanks, Meme Generator! Spread it around if you are so inclined.

More Than Meets The Eye?

Yesterday I spent the day/afternoon/early evening in downtown Chicago with two of my friends and their German friends. Well, I guess the Germans are my friends too. "Strangers are just friends you just haven't met yet." They're here visiting for three weeks or so. But besides the accents, I couldn't tell they were from a foreign country. They being named Hannah and Maria. Just so we're clear. Apparently languages are a big priority in the schools in Europe, so the girls speak German, English, Spanish, a little French, and Latin. Yes, Latin. That dead language. Meanwhile, I'm starting year four of Spanish at age 15. Oh, Europe. But I digress.
Anyway, we were downtown. Now, bear with me here because my grasp of geography is tenuous even in places I know well, so these descriptions may be slightly to totally wrong. As I believe, we were crossing the river onto Wacker. Previously we had to adjust our route quite a few times because Transformers 3 is filming in that area. I had just assumed they didn't want anyone messing with the sports cars or trailers or whatever. I'm not a big fan of those movies. They seem....dumb to me. I don't know, I'm no critic. Someone else can articulate that point for me. Little did we realize that they were actually filming. Go figure.
As we're crossing the street, I hear a large percussive sound. Maybe concussive sound was more like it. Regardless, it was an explosion. I wheeled around and there was a huge fireball reaching 30 feet in the air. The smoke lingered for a few minutes as the fireball withered and was replaced with the sound of gunfire. This might be creepy, but the sound of bullets being fired sounds awesome when it echoes off of the Marina towers and Hard Rock Hotel. It was very cool.
Stopping to see this nearly made us miss the train, but you can't exactly keep walking while a car is exploding behind you. However, we decided that if we had been a few minutes behind and hadn't known about the crew, we would have given up on the train and just ducked for cover.
Basically, despite feeling like an idiot, I really enjoyed that explosion.

#Donald4Awesome

Have I mentioned how much I like Community? Well...I do. A lot. That show is probably the only thing I make a priority to watch on TV. The cast is great, the scripts are funny, and it's all wrapped up in one 22 minute package.
One of the highlights of the show is the character Troy, played by Donald Glover. You may have heard of him from his recent Twitter campaign to play Spider-Man in the recent movie reboot. Well, it turns out his coolness extends past his TV career. He's also a musician as Childish Gambino, and you can download his latest album here. It's an awesome fusion of a bunch of styles. The beats are rather atmospheric and moody, kind of evoking the darker parts of Kid Cudi's debut. Donald doesn't only rap and sing. He'll switch between the two rapidly, sometimes from one bar to the next. His lyrics describe his lifestyle very intriguingly. He sounds like he's on top of the world, but he struggles with the futility of his relationships or his mom's worrying. I don't know. It's just awesome, so download it.

I saw Inception yesterday. It was really good. Super crazy good. Like, "might be better than Toy Story 3 or The Dark Knight" good.
I don't want to say a whole lot about it, because one of the movie's strengths is that it explains its own rules very elegantly. The cast is top-notch, the script is solid, and the effects are mind-blowing. The movie even leaves you with some interesting philosophical ideas.
Basically....go see that movie. You won't be disappointed.