'Wish I had Paul Newman's eyes

Yesterday I felt like someone drenched me with a bucket of ice water. Today I feel like I'm walking around in wet clothes.

I went out at lunch and grabbed a coffee from Starbucks, then proceeded to drop $65 on books (and a Barnes & Noble membership card that, in all actuality, I should have gotten years ago) that made me feel better about my intellectual capabilities while, conveniently, neglecting my emotional ones:

ά. Rubicon: The Last Years Of The Roman Republic - Tom Holland

β. Cicero: : The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician - Anthony Everitt

γ. Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World - Steven Johnson

δ. Avoid Boring People: Lessons From A Life In Science - James D. Watson


Clearly, I'm easily swayed by a clever subtitle.

I used the word "fungible" in conversation today. Next challenge? Apodictic.

Maybe tomorrow. "Did you see last night's House? I really didn't think he was going to be able to solve that one. His powers of apodicticity are amazing!"

"You cannot be serious!"

Dear House Writers,

Yeah, hi. I got the "Live Your Hopes And Dreams!" speech off a poster hanging in my elementary school cafeteria. I didn't need it reiterated to me twenty different times during tonight's episode.


Sadly, the most entertaining part of the fête was seeing that American Express commercial with John McEnroe. Click here to see what I'm talking about.

I hope that next week's episode is a little more -- dare I say it -- charged? Hmm? Hmm? (You people on the West Coast have no idea what I'm talking about. But you will. Oh yes. You will. I SPEAK FROM THE FUTURE. BUY SHARES IN FOREIGN THROW PILLOWS! MAKE LOVE TO YOUR WIVES AND HUSBANDS! BUY SHARES IN FOREIGN HUSBANDS AND WIVES! MAKE LOVE TO THROW PILLOWS!)