“@SciencePorn: Bacon affects brain like cocaine, overloading pleasure centers and requiring increasing amounts.” // As if that’s a problem.

Thanks to Penn Band, I’ve also done this inappropriately. “@pattonoswalt: Ooh! They’re playing Billy Idol’s “Mony Mony” at this child’s party! Time to break out my “Get laid get fucked!” chant…”

“@alaindebotton: Looking old is just a version of looking tired that doesn’t go away with more sleep.”

I feel ancient, fat, and overly fuzzy, so naturally I just had my picture taken by an official photographer documenting the day.

Penn Band is being conducted today by the emeritus director from 1969. Which makes Adam B. Sherr, Brian Greenberg, and me his Cheesebabies.

“@Pennalumni: The class flags, ready and waiting for the Penn Alumni Weekend Parade of Classes” // actually for the Sack & Pillage of Drexel

She said she’d haunt me. /
Of course she was right, she was /
A Jewish mother.

#AARP #MothersDay #haiku

It’s depressing news, but the number of comments about Ray Harryhausen demonstrates the quality of my Facebook friends and Twitter feed.

Random meaningless coincidences: was assigned two 4-digit PINs at my hostel. One is one of my PINs; the other is an off-by-one for another.

Just remembered that tomorrow is the birthday of a girl I met once in Barcelona in 1985. #HowMyBrainWorks #NotUsefulAtAll

Falling asleep on the bus: easy.

Falling asleep on the bus until 90 minutes after the bus has arrived at last stop: takes real talent.

“@acarvin: 712 killed/1,633 wounded, April was Iraq’s bloodiest month since 6/08. Reuters” // “Judged by history” working out great.

Dr. John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science & Technology, at @AAAS_RDBudget event – LIVE on C-SPAN3 cs.pn/C3LIVE

If I don’t qualify as a Companion, maybe I can be the librarian. Or maintenance of the TARDIS Jeffries tubes, I’d probably have a knack.