tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506951151564404834.post401632139712961293..comments2012-01-24T19:33:16.492-08:00Comments on Some days it just doesn't seem worth it to gnaw through the leather straps.: eclectictsunamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07377141431987826408noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7506951151564404834.post-14154308398288776122009-08-10T20:17:50.994-07:002009-08-10T20:17:50.994-07:00Internet is always determined to eat my intelligen...Internet is always determined to eat my intelligent comments! Damn that back button and my small but clumsy hands.<br /><br />Anyway, basically, I am happy there is nothing wrong with your brain, and, while this news is bittersweet, it's better than a big-ass brain tumor (by the way, does it seem like people have brain tumors so often on House the doctors are kinda like, Oh, just a brain tumor, whatever)...and hopefully your body stops being such a jackass as you grow older. <br /><br />I would love to read your pop culture analysis; I think the reason people are so down on TV is that they think we all just watch like total zombies, never processing, when really pop culture can be a rewarding literary/artistic/academic/psychological/emotional experience. It would be great to read essays about pop culture from someone who actually loves it.<br /><br />I am happy I'm going abroad, of course, but I'm going to miss Smith in the fall. This summer, which has been lonely but productive, has sort of made me appreciate the few but mighty friendships I have at school. You are certainly one of my favorites, and I can't wait to see you in the spring.<br /><br />Inform each of your cats that Lisa is petting them, long-distance.michael strangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399029486233903194noreply@blogger.com