this is something of a reincarnation, something of a reconstruction, and something of a redesign. i used the idea and theme consistent with my summer blog, only i'm not in the east anymore. i'm in the (mid)west. hence the name. and the sidebar's shift to the other side.

and to all you livejournal enthusiasts out there, i'm sorry. blogger just offered me more customization. i'm of the impression that i can't do all this personalized stuff with livejournal without paying for it. i was also looking into wordpress, but you have to pay to customize that, too. so here we are, back with blogger. i really don't mind it. i got rid of that pesky navigation bar (find out how here), so it's cool with me.

i intend for this to chronicle my final semester at nebraska. so, while fielding 15 credits, working altogether too much at the daily nebraskan, applying to graduate school, taking the graduate record examination, eventually preparing for the law school admission test, writing an undergraduate thesis, working part-time at a local record store, participating in and helping with amnesty international, and hopefully occasionally making it to the gym, well... you get to read about it. or at least i get to write about it.

so walk with me down this path toward uncertainty. will i end up in boston? will i finish everything i need to finish before december 16? will i get the graduate teaching or research assistantship necessary for me to attend a $40,000-per-year graduate school? i suppose you'll just have to read on to find out! i promise, it will be an adventure.

and rest assured, i'm glad you're here.

(p.s. i have a column running today. it's about george clooney. sort of. check it: sullivan: clooney proves celebrities can use fame for good.)

(p.p.s. i haven't shaved in maybe two solid weeks. i look... mangy. but i kind of like it. and today, when i was wearing my hat either sideways or backwards [i'm not sure which], a columnist told me i looked like che guevara. awesome.)