-Life is currently pretty busy, so I've not had much time to devote to blogging. I'm not entirely satisfied with the blog's appearance, but I'm going to hold off on something more customized and personal until I get back to the PNW and can take some relevant background pics of my own.
-Also, life, while busy, has been fairly boring, so I also don't have much in the way of stories to tell. So ist das Leben, as the Germans would say.
-I've decided firmly on moving back to Washington (Seattle, specifically), and am currently seeking jobs along that line. If anyone knows of anything that might require the skills of a person such as myself, I'd love to hear about it.
-The one-two punch of successfully defending my master's thesis and bombing out of grad school apps has left me with little motivation to continue my homework. This isn't good, as I still have an independent study to complete. The indy study is, I should say, incredibly interesting, focusing on the Habsburg Empire during the years of the Dual Monarchy. It's just that it feels like I have more pressing matters to attend to (i.e., finding a job).
-I still have yet to decide where I stand on bombing Libya. Seems bizarre to help one set of oppressed people while turning a blind eye to the brutal crackdowns by allied governments in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Bahrain. On the other hand, that's not a particularly compelling argument for ignoring atrocities against civilians altogether. I'm just not sure NATO intervention in Libya is going to make things any better in the long run--especially if we start arming rebel factions. All that said, listening to the Republicans take Obama to task for engaging America in another foreign war is nothing short of surreal.
-I see that I've managed to resurrect many of my old labels. I shall attempt to be more deliberate about their use henceforth.
-Now, finally, here's a collection of random clips from Godzilla movies, set to Busta Rhymes.
