its the 4th of july, do you know where your BBQ is?

contrary to rumors abound, i am not either dead or trapped under a heavy piece of furniture in my new apartment. i am however unbelievably swamped with schoolwork and trapped in the county of kings during most of the week, this added to the fact that i have no internet at home has led to a dearth of postings. for this i do apologize.

some things to note. i begin teaching summer school on tuesday. in canarsie. did you know it was the canarsie tribe that sold manhattan to the dutch? did you know i hate to capatalize? i finished my first grad course today. three credits under my belt already, easy breezy - well easy breezy if you don't mind being in class from 9-4:30 everyday and then having advisory sessions directly after until 6:30. i'm not going away this weekend, or having a barbecue. i am chefing and writing papers most of the time. no, i don't have a personal life anymore.

please don't forget to tape who wants to be a millionaire on wednesday. this way you can watch my brother and we can finally talk about how well he did.