A very brief update on my life.

So its been awhile. Some exciting things that have happened to me recently:

I started drawing blood at the hospital.
I saw Star Wars again.
My new computer came. It is kickass and I love it a lot.
I got a new cell phone.
I saw four more episodes of The West Wing that were new, as in i've NEVER SEEN BEFORE!
I discovered that TVLand shows reruns of the Facts of Life.
On the Facts of Life, Blair has the same New Yorker poster that I inherited from my grandfather's house.

A Festivus Miracle!

Last night, something disasterous and kind of disgusting happened. I was coming home from a lovely night out and i decided to stop in teh bathroom before going down the hall to my room. i had my bookbag and everything with me. Basically, I put my cell phone on top of the toilet paper holder, and while i was leaving, my bookbag knocked into it and it fell into the (clean) toilet. it was the worst thing ever. after a moment of shock i just reached in and rescued it. i think i kind of understand what its like to have a child and have to rescue your child from some perilous situation. you don't think about it, you just reach in and go. after i had retrieved the phone, i realized what i had done, and spent the next five minutes intensely washing my hand and attempting to sterilize the phone. however, it all seemed to be in vain. the phone wouldn't turn on and wouldn't recieve calls. i went to bed last night feeling very sad indeed.

this morning when i woke up, i used my room phone to call my dad to "inquire" about cell phone insurance so i could get a replacement. i didn't actually test the cell again before calling. i got the number for customer service, and spent a lot of time talking to their representative and eventually the insurance company representative. after a while, the insurance guy asked me to try to turn my phone on, so i did.

and it worked!

i was stunned. it came back from the dead, like a popular soap opera character who we just don't want to see leave. it was a festivus miracle! of course, this put quite the damper on our careful discussions about getting the new phone. after much discussion and a cell phone call to my dad, we decided to get the new phone anyway. apparently my dad has some software that will let me transfer all of the stuff on my phone to the computer and then back to the new phone. seriously, though, it was quite a morning.

now, was that a miracle or a freak occurance?

Vanity Fair Rules!

The identity of Deep Throat has been revealed. One of the biggest journalism anonymous source scandals of all time has been uncovered. It was not Henry Kissinger, as widely suspected, but W. Mark Felt. But that is not what I am writing about.

The Washington Post was the first to widely report the big reveal. Of course, it was quickly picked up by CNN, the New York Times, and I'm sure every other major news outlet in the country (and probably some in Canada). However, while the Post and Bob Woodward did confirm that Felt was Deep Throat, they were not the first to announce it.

That honor went to Vanity Fair.

Now, those of you who know me know that I am a huge Vanity Fair fan. Its definitely my favorite magazine and I await its arrival each month with great anticipation. Aside from it literally taking days to finish, reading it cover to cover is one of my favorite things to do. I actually use VF as a major source of news information and for the most part am very trusting of their sources. Sometimes people mock me for this.

But no more. Vanity Fair should fly high on this. I'm a bit curious as to why they decided to post it on their website now, instead of waiting and publishing it in the July issue. They probably would have seen a ridiculous increase in sales that month. No worries, though, I'm sure they know what they're doing over at Conde Nast.

So, in no particular order, mad point distribution to Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter, John D. O'Connor, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein (sometimes referred to as Woodstock and Berenstein), and of course, W. Mark Felt, for putting his life on the line to help reveal a monumental scandal in the White House. Good job to all.