Amo conventum instituti

So I read about a recent case in Minnesota which has some interesting parallels to the Martin/Zimmerman case. In both cases the defendants used lethal force and claimed self defense. Florida has (for now) "stand your ground" laws which allow the use of deadly force against an assailant. Minnesota does not; a bill in favor of it passed but was vetoed. Instead, popular opinion is that the Florida case is clearly one of murder, whereas the Minnesota case is one of self-defense. Zimmerman may take a plea deal, like the defendant in Minnesota did. He got less than two years for what may have been murder. That'll be interesting when/if Zimmerman gets sentenced.

Man I love my 9/80 Fridays. It's like having a day to enjoy the weekend before the weekend actually starts.

Job interview went well. Will tell details in person.

Got me a job interview on Friday.

Had a superblast weekend with my lovely Krys and a bunch of our friends. (Matt gets the prize for furthest travel, seeing as he come from Virginia and I only from Maryland.) Yestercades convinced me I need to get a pinball machine of my own. Sleep No More was amazing, even if I seem to have missed out on a lot of the secrets. Now, to catch up on Game of Thrones.

Well, things are looking good for me. I just wish it wouldn't take so much damn time to set up everything. But it will be worth it.

I'll know the culture wars are lost when my allies -- those who advocate for equality, fairness, and tolerance -- adopt the tactics of those who prefer bigotry, subjugation, and oppression.

Back home from Japan. But I'm going to be taking a bit of an internet break for at least a few days. I'll simply be busy with other things. Not too busy to check up occasionally, but too busy to bother trying to keep up. The internet survived a week without me (or rather, vice versa), so another few days should be fine.

Man, my day to sleep in and I awake at 8 am due to nightmares. Luckily, I thought happy thoughts and went back to sleep, to have a not-nightmare-but-not-a-good-dream about some fat lady on a small airplane taking up my seat. Also the airplane was a goldfish. And it wasn't an airplane, it was some sort of inter-dimensional transport. Oh, and it took me to campus, where I have to return a book to the library. That last part is true, I need to do that today.

Well, my week of crankiness continues. I'm not feeling bad, just not at all good. No energy, no motivation, no... time to do anything. I just kinda want to crash and watch TV. I think I just needed an extra day on the weekend, frankly. Just kinda in a funk. It's odd, because it feels like depression, minus the negative feelings. Just a blank situation. Oh well. I have friday off and will sleep in and relax!