a few thoughts

// i just looked out the window in my little old neighborhood that's quite far from any sort of metropolis, and i saw a voluntarily bald almost-young man with slick frames and a classy black suit and an i-mean-business man-bag and shiny shoes and a styrofoam cup of coffee in his hand. his tie was flapping in the wind and he was walking down my little old street, taking long strides, as if he were within plain view of his skyscraper destination, as if he were this close to being late and yet still confident that he'd make it on time. what big city spat him out? "hey man," i thought at him, "do you know where you are?" i was amused.

//you know those scholarship search sites? you enter some personal info, it finds scholarships that match your qualifications. the short descriptions of some of the scholarships actually make me laugh out loud as i sit here researching them: there's one for high school seniors who are not of polish descent but whose primary scholastic interests revolve around polish heritage. ha! another involves writing a 1,000-word essay on the topic "can you tell me how we did this?" (no elaboration). another calls for a "book-length monograph" on methodist history. somehow the two-thousand-dollar reward doesn't seem like much. particularly if you don't win it. also, isn't "book-length" relative?

//sometimes, when i find myself with spare time, or when i find myself with no spare time and a severe lack of motivation, i like to read reviews on amazon.com. see people's opinions of things. you know, just anything. camera equipment i'll never be able to afford without remorse, books i've been meaning to read, writing instruments i'd like to buy in bulk. that sort of thing. i think i like the pilot precise V5 rollerball pen reviewers the best. they're so enthusiastic.