the mock-up.

I like the fact that the tagline at the top of this page, uttered by Joe Buck while Josh Beckett was fanning Colorado batter after Colorado batter, has managed to remain relevant for a good three months. Tom Brady? Randy Moss? Paul Pierce? Kevin Garnett? Give me another word. I keep coming back to "dominant."

It's been a hectic semester, as you can probably guess. Since the library's closed this week, I've been using it to catch up on the rest of my life, plowing through such soothing tasks as vacuuming and checkbook-balancing and finally posting photos from the road trip I took in August. Oh, and marathon training. Watch your mail.