From The Most Unlikely Of Places...

The couple walked up to the man they spotted from a block away. Just as they expected, he turned out. Scruffled beard, raspy voice, a face that told of more life than they ever had hoped to live. "How are you doing?" the lady asked, a bit timid and ashamed as she tried to forget about how she had cursed the cold only a few seconds ago from inside the world of her warm jacket. The smell of a stale cigarette on the tip of his breath, he responded with a matter-of-fact demeaner as to place himself on level with the strange aliens that stood before him. "Can't complain. Never helps anything, anyway." And with that, the two were off to meet the next indulgence in their path. Though the man had not even returned to his corner of meager belongings to lay his head for the night before the encounter had floated from his mind, that fateful meeting would forever resonate in the conscience of the young lady. Wisdom and truth are not as picky of their owners as we are our outcasts, so it seems.

Marketing 101: Zune and iTunes

Apparently, CompUSA has finally found a way to sell the Zune: Throw in a free Apple iTunes gift certificate with purchase. Funny their incentive to buy a Microsoft product is with an Apple product. If only iTunes actually worked on a Zune.



Thanks to TUAW for this.

Car Soccer

Sorry, I know my YouTube frequency has been high, but you will thank me for this :o).



Anyone want in? This can be arranged...

Thanks to Ethan for this.

Colbert For President

When will it stop?

Now, Ben and Jerry's is rumored to be developing an ice cream flavor themed after Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert. Red, white, and blue colors are predicted...

This coming on the heels of him winning a bet with the mayor of the Canadian town, Oshawa, after the Saginaw Spirit, the youth hockey team with a mascot named after Colbert (Steagle Colbeagle the Eagle) won against Oshawa 5-4. As a result, Oshawa will have an official "Stephen Colbert Day" declared on the mayor's birthday.

A Praise Report...

The Kings of Virginia

My haitus from blogging has been a result of quite an eventful weekend. After the Battle of Belmont, I got three hours of sleep, went to one class, and left on my trek to Virginia. Tennessee Tech was my first stop, picking up my good friend Patrick.

Onward to UT, where Mike awaited:

And after a couple (but not the last) near-death experiences provided free of charge by Patrick, we arrived in Virginia, the legendary home of Justin. He immediately took us to The Tea Room, a local hangout and home of the cheesy (as pictured below).


Lynchburg, Virginia. Also known as Falwell-town. That's right, it's home of Jerry Falwell, Moral Majority head hancho. We toured his town, his school (Liberty University), and even preached from his pulpit:

Preaching was not enough; we were ready to take on a more physical task: high jumping. Thanks goes to the Liberty University for our newfounded skills (go Flames!):

After a long day's adventure, we settled down for a nice, small campfire in Justin's backyard:

We ended up at UT for the Superbowl, which was a wonderful ending to a fantastic trip.

And thus, our Virginia exploration was ended. Hopefully, we'll be back!

The End of Poverty in India?

According to this report by the BBC, the financial minister of India thinks that he can eliminate extreme poverty by the year 2040.

This is a pretty bold statement considering that 25% of Indians live on less than a dollar a day. With India's population, that's 250 Million people.

Can they do it? What effect will it have on their economy? The world's economy? Can a politician do more than the church is doing? Or is it just talk?

Serbia Rejects Kosovo Breakaway

From the BBC

Serbia's president says he will never accept the independence of Kosovo, after the publication of a UN plan which could allow it to separate.
UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's plan recommends that Kosovo should govern itself democratically and be able to make international agreements.

But President Boris Tadic said the plan paved the way for independence, which he and Serbia would not accept.

Kosovo's leader said he believed the process would end in full independence.

"Kosovo will be sovereign like all other countries," President Fatmir Sejdiu said, after meeting Mr Ahtisaari.

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Shaun's Music

Head over to My Free Music Friday to download a free song from Shaun Groves. He thinks he can top Amy Grant for most songs downloaded on the website. The blogworld can make it happen...

It's SNOWING!!!

"It's SNOWING!!!"

The shout came from outside my hall at 1 AM. We all knew what this meant. A call to action.

I rushed outside my dorm to look out of the window on fifth floor Maddox. To my wonder I saw a beautiful sight before me:





The task was before us. We suited up (coat, hat, gloves) and ran in mass down the staircase to partake in the most sacred of adolescent games: the snowball fight.



First Task: Hit anything moving in sight, check.
Second Task: Gang up and tag the cars coming by, check.
Third Task: Hit the police car, check.
Fourth Task: All, at once, charge the police man who just got out of his police car and peg him with snowballs, check.

And finally, the war began.

In a heroic manuever, the Maddox team charged the other freshmen dorm on campus, Pembroke, and thus the great snowball fight of 2007 commenced:





The war zone is no place for photography, and my camera was doing little use. It had to be put away so I could sacrifice my blood and sweat for the good of Maddox.

"Charge!! Charge!!" "Hold the Line!!!" "Keep pushing forward!!!", and then the dreaded V-formation: "Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack!!!"

I think we all know who came on top in this battle. Remember, Remember, the 2nd of February. (not as catchy as V's line, but it works).


Just thought I'd let you in on a little bit of my college days. And thus, I am posting this at 2:30 AM. Enjoy!

New LOST Intro

LOST will return in less than a week... and a new intro to the show has already leaked on the web. Looks like ABC is taking a different approach to the second part of this season...

Kosovo Status Overview

Tomorrow, the highly anticipated day arrives for Kosovo and for the world. The UN is unveiling their proposal for the final status of Kosovo, as it has been existing as a protectorate of the UN since the NATO bombing campaign in 1999. This package has been delayed and delayed and then delayed some more, but it looks like things are ready to be announced tomorrow. It is an extremely volatile situation there right now, as ethnic Albanians have threatened to revolt if they are not ultimately given complete soveriegnty (though full soveriegnty is expected...indirectly), and ethnic Serbians have threatened to either leave the country or to fight if they feel discriminated against. Nevertheless, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time now, and I am excited and hopeful that the situation will get better from here.

Now, I know what you are thinking...

"Hey Tim, I'm really confused on what's really going on over there. Could you clue me in?"

"Certainly! In fact, I did a major paper on the situation last semester! I also visited the area for a month a year and a half ago. You can look at my major paper
by clicking here!"


I really encourage you to find an article or to read my paper. This announcement will have dramatic effects on not only Kosovo and Serbia, but the entire Balkan peninsula and even the entire European Union. Before the U.S. was involved in Iraq, we did support a bombing campaign in Kosovo and for the very first time we took preemptive measures to stop a genocide. It is important to continue to understand the great dynamics of our world, and this essential event seems to be getting a little bit overlooked in the U.S.

The first half of the paper deals with the history of the region (primarily focusing on 1999-present), while the second half is largely my proposal/prediction about what will be presented tomorrow by the UN Contact Group (and how to foster long-standing peace in the region). PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE respect intellectual property. I spent a lot of time compiling all of this information and gave proper documentation to it. If you want to use it, please do the same! Most of the paper will be irrelevant tomorrow anyway.

Here are two other articles that could be useful:
Ahtisaari Presents Kosovo Plan to Contact Group
INTERVIEW-NATO prepared for north Kosovo 'domino effect'