Author: Shahryar Rizvi

Have a lot of things to do today. take a midterm exam, attend a Diwali festival. call up my friends and relatives for eid.

One observation and question. If Geena Davis’ president character in Commander In Cheif is considered the mascot for Hilary ’08, could Mary Mcdonnel’s president character in Battlestar Galactica be considered a mascot of Condi ’08? I shudder to think of that possibility. I’m looking too far ahead. I should focus on next year’s House and […]

Times like these I wish I had that power over paper like the ROD girls(assuming guys can have this power too). We have tons of packing paper left over from opening the boxes. It’s filling up the garage. My mom’s colleuge’s husband comes over trip after trip to box it and ship it to somewhere. […]

Got some news last night from Islamabad after the quake. All my relatives are ok. I heard a story of a distant cousin who ran out of the only collapsed building in the Islamabad area. There was a small aftershock as we were chatting.They worry about Nani’s heart. Glad to know everyone is ok.

It’s my birthday today. got money I’m probably spend on a camera. Went 105 miles to Marquette to have Chineese and shop around. Found some cars, but not one to take home. My mom’s assistant and his wife came along to guide us, Very nice people.

Your Life on Battlestar Galactica by bookwormdarlin Your name You hail from CapricaPiconTauronSagittaronIconArilonTrevorGeminonVirgonCanceronLeonisScorpia You live to Be the greatest viper pilot everSlaughter every last cylon without mercyPreserve your way of lifeHave sex with as many crewmates as possible before you dieDuh – find Earth….who knows, all my joys were destroyed by the bloody Cylons Starbuck […]

It’s a damn shame that I’m updating about MTU’s Parade of Nations almost a week after the fact. It was a little small, but there was a lot of local involvement, and there were more contries represented than I thought this little town could handle In other news, we are slowly moving in to our […]

More Peloponnesian/Cold War comparison in Western Civ. ZZZZZ!!!!!

On Monday, I came back from a weekend at my hometown of Minneapolis/St.Paul. It’s been four years since I was there last. I was able to meet many old friends and refresh old memories of locations and events. It also feels good to navigate to from Upper Peninsula and have more independence than I’v ever […]

Just came back from a Keewanaw peninsula tour with the international students. I talked to a lot of Asians, Indians, Scandanavians, and an Iraqi. We went down a coastal road that brought back memories of Half Life 2’s Highway 17. And now that I mention it, Houghton and Hancock look alot like City 17, with […]