High school was definitely much different than I expected. People were nice, my teachers are awesome, and I’m actually getting in to most of my classes (except for PE). Anyway, my favorite class would definitely be history. Has anyone seen that Old Navy jeans commercial? The one where there is a girl in a lecture hall, and she’s getting really excited about history class. “I love history! Something happens, and then something else happens! So sequential! Thanks first guy, for writing history down!” Of course, the point of this commercial is that Old Navy denim (plus low prices) have spontaneous and positive effects on your behavior. Now the thing is, that’s pretty much how I feel about history right now. Who wouldn’t want to learn about the Olmecs and their influence on early American religion?

now that I’ve got that out of my system, let’s get on with the post. My parents pick me up in the parking lot outside my school. However, the parking lot is full of teenage drivers, while the sun makes it impossible to see if any lights on the car are on (if they are at all). Not to mention that the super-reflective power of most windshields make it extremely difficult to see if someone is even in the car. In other words, one moment there could be no moving cars in a lane, and then suddenly without warning, I’m surrounded! I almost walked right into open traffic about four times while getting to our car.

Yay, another link! I can’t tell you how often I wish I could surf the web circa 1999 (hey, kinda like history class!). But really, google’s cache of web pages are fine if your looking for something three days ago, but what about three months? Years? That’s where archive.org comes in. They started back in 1996, crawling the web and archiving them. They even keep the pictures. Try it out for yourself, you’ll love it. But be warned, it’s the slowest web site I’ve ever been to.

Tomorrow, the wonderful world of Miyazaki, and all things Japanese! Later,

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No, seriously, who wouldn’t want to learn about the Olmecs and their influence on early American religion?