silveradept | Early morning post.

It was a wonderful weekend. Separate post coming on the concert on Saturday - all I'll say in this post is that this concert was like finding out your OTP is canon - very squee-worthy. More to come on that. What follows is the general-purpose link-filled extravaganza.

A few Memorial-Day appropriate articles - the first is an opinion about the right to burn your country's flag in protest, the second comes in a set, about how much Iraq is a dangerous place, where people get shot for wearing shorts. Tennis players, no less. Where the insurgents aren't killing needlessly, now it's confirmed, the military may be. So, where are all the outraged people?

Also, Congress seems to have gotten on their horses pretty quickly after one of their own has his office raided. Tell me what you think about this person's perspective on a potential Congressional double-standard: they'll move to protect their own, but not so much to protect the populace at large.

Visiting Chicago, when I do it, I should pack a bar of map soap to make sure that I can get around... well, or plan my route out in the confines of the shower.

I feel like I've posted this story before, but if so, it's probably worth repeating - suicidal feelings at university? You're in violation of the student behavior code, says George Washington University. Apparently, if the rigours of college make you feel unwell every now and then, then you need to leave rather than risk the college being liable for your reaction to your illness.

Although, if all of this is just noise to you, you can probably do a little DIY soundproofing and make it so that all I'm doing is moving my mouth, with no sound coming out.

Concert report in the morning, as it's too early to do that one justice in this state. Also, very humid, so sleep will be interesting tonight.