December 2011
2 posts
http://www.npr.org/2008/03/28/89164759/a-victim-tre... →
November 2011
5 posts
Ephesians 4
Feeling spiritually drained? Feeling spiritually strong? No matter how you’re feeling, try Ephesians 4.
Ephesians 4: A chapter for any occasion.
Real Lyfe: Parks of Dijon
There’s a park not far from my apartment where I like to run. It’s a nice park, especially on Sunday afternoons when it’s full of families and little children on their bikes and scooters. There’s a playground, a trail, even a little zoo with everything from miniature donkeys to reindeer to llamas.
Zoos can be fun. You can learn lots of interesting things about animals at...
WatchThis time from France, The Endorser serves up another pitch for good ol’ Dean Shore.
"Kansas man finds estimated $14,977,320,754,668 in...
AP News
Topeka, Kansas - Local cartographer Kent Lillard struck upon something unexpected yesterday morning while planting a hibiscus flower in the small garden he inherited from his late mother, Sherry. He was one small spade-full into the earth when his hand shovel met with a solid roll of $100 bills. He continued digging, only to find that the cash extended 15 miles deep, branching nearly to...
October 2011
3 posts
Real Lyfe: Streets of Dijon
I was on my way home from my new favorite café today when I saw something exciting happening near a bus stop: two young French women trying to yank each other’s hair out. I don’t know what started the fight, but there they were yelling and pulling and spewing French profanities. Their two male companions were trying to get them away from each other, and an older woman even stepped in...
A faux pas happened on the way to the cafeteria
Earlier this afternoon, one of my teachers recommended that I pick up today’s newspaper because she had found some articles relevant to the project I’ll be presenting in about a month. I thought that sounded like a good idea, and since I always do what my teachers ask, I stopped by the grocery store on my way to dinner to pick up a copy. I walked over to the newspapers, but I...
First, an apology
Dear readers,
Before I begin again to share with you my thoughts on the whole shooting match, I feel an obligation to apologize for my most recent span of inactivity. I did forget my password; I did not realize I could reset it. I know that for some of you, not hearing from me must have been quite difficult - maddening, even. “When will we get another of Beau’s occasional joke poems?...
July 2011
1 post
The Rooftops of Granada
Multicolored rooftops dot the rolling hills of Southern Spain. Red upon brown upon orange upon yellow, They patch together a quilt of sunburnt clay, Interrupted only by groves of olives here and there. Each rooftop flies a motley group of flags, Held to their lines by a clothing pin And taken down each day by tiny soldiers, Proud sons and pretty daughters. All day long the swallows swoop Beneath...
June 2011
4 posts
Adios, ladies and gents!
I’m off for Europe. Toodles!
GRE
After two weeks of having my brain squeezed like a lemon* in preparation for the GRE, it gives me great pleasure to announce that I am officially one step closer to graduate school.
Next stop, EUROPE!!!!
*While I did study quite assiduously (evidenced by my use of the word “assiduously,” a common GRE term), I may have exaggerated just a little.
“One of the strangest faculties of the Christian religion, and one of the hardest to understand, is her power of giving direction and consolation to everyone who has recourse to her, in no matter what circumstances, at no matter what time. If there is a remedy for what is past, she prescribes it, and gives us the vision and the strength to carry it out, whatever the cost. If there is no...
"It's not about you" →
Nice article by David Brooks on the right professional mindset.
(courtesy of Kevin Teasley)
May 2011
3 posts
Paper Problems
Early this morning, around 5:45 a.m., I finished my final essay for my major seminar class. What had consumed me for four full days now stood behind me. It was, most likely, the greatest 9-page paper ever written. Certainly, it was the greatest thing I had ever done in my life. I was triumphant.
And so, in my dazed and dozy state of jubilation, I attempted to save the priceless document. I...
April 2011
1 post
Class Face
Eyes wide open, glazed like Krispy Kremes;
Mouth ajar, breathing silent apathetic screams;
Countenance stilled, lifeless as the words entering
Ears that don’t hear a thing.
Posture slumped, bent by boredom’s tonnage,
Hand comes up to hold the
Head that’s somewhere else:
In cirrus, altostratus, stratocumulus.
January 2011
5 posts
9 things
It’s 1:45 and time for me to get some sleep. But before I lay me down to rest, I’d like to make a list of nine things (and people) I’m thankful for. Why nine? It’s one less than ten. Anyway, here they are:
1. I’m thankful for my family. Yeah I know - everybody says that, but I’m no different. My sisters are two of the sweetest people I know, and they get it...
Thoughts on Homi Bhabha
Last week I was assigned an article by Harvard English professor Homi Bhabha in my class on cultural pluralism. Bhabha is known in academic circles for his studies in post-colonialism and post-structuralism, but has also gained some notoriety for his preposterously palaverous prose style. And you’re right, I could just as easily have used some adjective like “wordy” or...
Parkour on the Quad?
Today I saw something that took me by surprise. I was walking by Carswell with Kate Lesnewich when she motioned to a group of three guys in hoodies walking along the wall outside of Greene. “What are those guys doing on the wall?” she said. I had no idea, but before I could reply, one of them launched himself off the wall and performed a sideways flip onto the ground. It was hardcore...
Ollie's
This morning, Anneli and I decided we would go downtown to Ollie’s Bakery to study. In case you haven’t been, Ollie’s is situated at the corner of Marshall St. and Brookstown Ave., right next to the old Mary’s. According to several online reviews, most people seem unhappy with the customer service they receive there. I guess Anneli and I lucked out, then, because the...
That's Some Dream
An odd thing happened at Food Lion the other day. I was in the cereal aisle looking for a box of Honey Nut Shredded Wheat when I started listening to the song that was playing overhead. The lyrics were as follows:
“I’m gonna live I’m all right,
I’m gonna die it’s all right,
I’m ok.”
As it turns out, the song is called “That’s Some...
December 2010
5 posts
Huntington
A few of the things I’ll take away from my trip to Huntington, WV:
- West Virginia is not the cracked-out slum I thought it was. It’s actually quite nice.
- That being said, you don’t want to drink whatever is in the water. Years ago, they noticed that one of the rivers wasn’t icing over in the winter. The reason? Chemicals from a nearby factory had spilled into it. The...
It's Beau Time
A certain dedicated reader told me recently that she’d like to see a little more writing on my blog - a little more “Beau.” I’ll admit I’ve been pretty video-happy during my first few months as a blogger, and I’ll further admit that I spend far too much time on YouTube. But videos, even the ones I’ve shared with all of you, do relatively little to...
November 2010
11 posts
Sociology of the Hipster
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/books/review/Greif-t.html?pagewanted=all
Article examining the “hipster” culture and its history.
Weekend: a haiku
The view from Friday
Stretches endless on and on,
Forgetting Monday.
Super Smash Bros. linked to aggressive behavior
Nothing gets my blood boiling like a good game of Smash.
I’m not sure why.
Sure I’m competitive, but what makes an N64 game any more frustrating than a game of football, or soccer, or even frolf? I’ve probably played a thousand different games over the years and I still can’t think of anything more aggravating.
It might just be that it’s fast-paced. Or that...
Watchpolo306:
The Pack is back (apologies for the delay). Episode 2: Missing Persons In this episode, Beau Burns and Clint Wilson go looking for their lost roommates, Andrew Imboden and Daniel Holst. They both lament their friends’ disappearance from their lives and mourn the loss in different yet surprisingly similar ways.
Watchpolo306:
Mr. Beau Burns, distinguished member of the Pack of Polo 306, offers yet another ringing endorsement of the one and only Dean Shore. Watch out for Episode 2 of the Pack coming out Today!
If I learned anything in church today, it’s that you can’t quench your thirst by sucking on a piece of country ham.
October 2010
6 posts
In memoriam
Up until a minute and a half ago, the thought of spending an afternoon in the ZSR Library was likely to fill me with a sense of dread faster than a practiced hunter fills a leaping stag with buckshot. If you had called me yesterday to join you in the Stacks for a study session or a pot of tea, I would undoubtedly have grown nauseous at the thought of claustrophobic study carrels, rows upon rows of...
WatchI was given this song in a film class and told to make a slideshow with it. No one told me how painstaking a process it would be.
Day 1:
Entered blogosphere. Landing smooth. Established domain on patch of brown cyberspace.
All systems go.