http://mattconnor.org Forestalling the apocalypse Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:27:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I so am. Amazing that is. With the school year kicking back in, I may (or may not) post more often. And redesign as I attempt to avoid work. Anyway - I'm in Germany right now, posting from Jill's sister Lauren's house in Kindsbach, which is about 5 - 10 ... http://mattconnor.org/?p=37 Mid-finals week. Therefore, in the spirit of avoiding work.... Chelsea players looking uncomfortable with their sexuality! from: the offside http://mattconnor.org/?p=36 Minor sports focus here for a while. Why? Simple. I'm avoiding doing any meaningful work. And with two baseball posts in a row, its time to return to the fitba. The "Matt's favorite team roundup" will now commence. Hearts have made a good showing, beating Hibernian 1-0 in the Edinburgh derby, which ... http://mattconnor.org/?p=31 Alright, I was planning on a post per day, but this is far too cool to pass up. It's the TGV in France, hitting 574.8 KpH. Or about 357 MpH, if Google calculator is to be trusted. Its a long video (15 minutes or so) and the whole thing is ... http://mattconnor.org/?p=33 One league down, one to go. I've branched out this year, and joined two fantasy leagues which I plan on competing seriously in (and winning). This is the GLS league, mainly consisting of Wisconsinites in the video game studies program there. Im in cause of Sean, who apparently like losing ... http://mattconnor.org/?p=32 Both of my fantasy leagues have drafted (which is good, since the season has started) and now that I've had a chance to decompress and recover from one of the busiest weekends I've had in a long time, its time to analyze my draft. This is the first post of ... http://mattconnor.org/?p=30 I haven't actually embedded any video in this thing yet, so I figured I'd give it a shot. For Andrew, mainly, and because its the sort of absurd thing that happens in football now and again. I'm reading too much BBC news. The "football" designation is the first one that pops ... http://mattconnor.org/?p=29 ...has unquestionably arrived. Daylight Savings Time has ended, the temperature is in the 60's, and I am wearing shorts and walking around barefoot. It's a beautiful time of year, which makes me want to travel for some reason. It's also spring break, which means Oxford-town is nigh well empty, as all ... http://mattconnor.org/?p=27 Sorry for the rant below. I didn't notice how long it had gotten. Of course, no one will see it except the spam bots lurking in the comments. [in an ideal world, this marks my intent to post here more often.] http://mattconnor.org/?p=26 After reviewing the first papers assigned for my class, I came to the realization that I needed to focus more on method; divorcing one's faith from one's analysis of a text can be a difficult task, especially at this level. And looking at some of the more foundational texts for ... http://mattconnor.org/?p=25