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I'm back in Urbana. It's summer outside. I'm more or less happy.

So, the best thing about breaks from school is getting to read books for fun. By which I mean, I spend all my free time at Borders. I've reread my way through Sandman, gotten chunks read of Seven Soldiers of Victory, some history and folklore, and I finally bought The Difference Engine, which I'm enjoying muchly right now.

This is me enjoying myself.

I went to DeKalb last night, saw a show (herestotheend and Oceans), etc. The show was in a coffee shop in a two story strip mall. (also, Oceans' amp crapped out, so the first half of their set was "bassist standup comedy time"). Other than the weird location and the no-one-being-there part, it was good. Both bands were good as always.

It's a remarkably dreary...
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I found this while on a faily major bebop kick. Also, it's priceless if you imagine that he's making the sounds with his mouth.

So, I've been in Rockford for a bit over 24 hours now, and I've already exhausted all the entertainment opportunities. Been to both the bookstores, been to both IHOP and Denny's, sat by the river near the library, and cruised aimlessly around. Man, I can't wait for the real excitement to start.

I love how Urbana becomes a ghost town every once and a while. The day before breaks, everyone bugs out (back home, somewhere tropical, volunteering, whatever), and it's totally deserted. My buddy and I stood outside the Music Building for an hour and saw, maybe, 3 people. It was kind of nice, but kind of creepy.

Also, it was 70 two days ago, and how...
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I'm new here. I'm probably as awkward and reserved on the interwebs as I am in real life. Hi.