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Hi, my name is Michell (pronounced "Michelle," hence the title of my blog).


I'm a journalism major in my senior year at the University of Illinois. These are the postings of my travels, whether they be around the world or simply around the city of Champaign-Urbana, IL.

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7 November 09
Saw this lovely songstress tonight at Canopy. It’s good to know that, in a time when nearly everything is tweaked, auto-tuned and adjusted, there are still people out there who can legitimately sing.

Saw this lovely songstress tonight at Canopy.

It’s good to know that, in a time when nearly everything is tweaked, auto-tuned and adjusted, there are still people out there who can legitimately sing.

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6 November 09
I feel like this should be accompanied by that whole “red pill/blue pill” speech from The Matrix. You take the blue pill - you stay in school, live in denial, you wake up at noon everyday and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you enter the real world and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. Seems I’ll be choosing the red pill.

I feel like this should be accompanied by that whole “red pill/blue pill” speech from The Matrix.

You take the blue pill - you stay in school, live in denial, you wake up at noon everyday and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you enter the real world and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

Seems I’ll be choosing the red pill.

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Posted: 12:52 PM
China to Hold Humanoid Robot Olympics

“The Olympics will be limited to robots that resemble humans and have arms and legs. Wheels are strictly forbidden.”

I don’t know whether to think this is awesome or absolutely terrifying.

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Posted: 12:50 PM
“ At least eight people have been shot in an Orlando, Florida, high-rise office building, CNN affiliates report.
—

what the fuck is going on? (via scenes-from-my-hood)

I just finished reading about the Fort Hood shootings, and now this….my thoughts exactly.

(via svstar)

Seriously. What is happening?!?!

Reblogged: svstar

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5 November 09
thedailywhat: Cyanide and Happiness. Ooof. I am here right now.

thedailywhat:

Cyanide and Happiness.

Ooof. I am here right now.

Reblogged: thedailywhat

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4 November 09

AND THE AWARD FOR LEAST HELPFUL PERSON IN THE ENTIRE WORLD GOES TO...

  • JJ Man: Hello Jimmy John's. Can you please hold?
  • me: Actually, I'm sorry, I can't. I've lost my wallet and the last place I had it was there. Has anyone turned in a wallet recently?
  • JJ Man: I would have no way of knowing that.
  • me: Uh, well can you check with someone?
  • JJ man: Well, when were you in?
  • me: Around 6:30-7
  • JJ man: The manager who was in at that time last night isn't in and wont be in for another two or three days. Call back then.
  • me: Sir. All of my money, my driver's license, my credit cards and my checks are in that wallet, and you're telling me to wait for 3 days to call?!?!?!? Are you serious?!?!
  • JJ man: Well, what do you want me to do?
  • me: Nothing. I want you to do absolutely nothing.
  • me: HANGS UP AND VIOLENTLY THROWS PHONE (at couch)!!!!!
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Posted: 6:53 PM
How is gay marriage a bad thing, Maine? Please. Explain to me. I want to know, because I just don’t understand. I really, truly, honestly just don’t get it. And don’t give me one of your bullshit answers like “Gay people can’t produce children,” or “It says it in the Bible” or “It cheapens marriage.” Infertile couples can’t produce children either, America isn’t a theocracy (though after today, I would argue otherwise), and marriages like Britney Spears’s 55-hour-long nuptials and other drunk unions in Vegas aren’t made with “for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health” in mind. What is wrong with people in the United States?!?! What is it with everyone’s aversion to a life different than his or her own? I just don’t get it. I’ve seen so many pictures of people smiling, happy because they’ve “saved the sanctity of marriage.” From what? From people just like themselves who are in love and want to share their lives together? WHAT IS SO WRONG WITH THAT?!?! Gay people are not doing ANYTHING to you. Sometimes I think this is the most hypocritical country to exist on the face of the earth. Liberty and justice for all my ass. Live —and I mean truly live — by the morals our country was founded on. End. The. Hate.

How is gay marriage a bad thing, Maine? Please. Explain to me. I want to know, because I just don’t understand. I really, truly, honestly just don’t get it. And don’t give me one of your bullshit answers like “Gay people can’t produce children,” or “It says it in the Bible” or “It cheapens marriage.” Infertile couples can’t produce children either, America isn’t a theocracy (though after today, I would argue otherwise), and marriages like Britney Spears’s 55-hour-long nuptials and other drunk unions in Vegas aren’t made with “for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health” in mind.

What is wrong with people in the United States?!?! What is it with everyone’s aversion to a life different than his or her own? I just don’t get it. I’ve seen so many pictures of people smiling, happy because they’ve “saved the sanctity of marriage.” From what? From people just like themselves who are in love and want to share their lives together? WHAT IS SO WRONG WITH THAT?!?! Gay people are not doing ANYTHING to you.

Sometimes I think this is the most hypocritical country to exist on the face of the earth. Liberty and justice for all my ass.

Live —and I mean truly live — by the morals our country was founded on. End. The. Hate.

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3 November 09

Lunch Time Conversations

  • me: Ana, did you drink a beer for lunch?
  • Ana: No I didn't, but I could really go for one. Want to split one?
  • me: Yeah, I could do that. It has definitely been one of those weeks
  • Ana: Yes, it has been one of those weeks for sure.
  • Abby: Guys, it's 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
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1 November 09

svstar:

I LOVE GLEE.

Chick. Can. Sing. Period.

Reblogged: svstar

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29 October 09
“ The average October precipitation in C-U is 2.81 inches. So far it has rained on 19 of the first 28 days in October.
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A News Gazette article about all the God-awful whether we’ve experienced this month. After today, make that 20 of the first 29.

The article says we’ve received 7.16 inches of rain this October. With the torrential downpour predicted for tonight, we’re likely to have the second wettest October on record. There’s even the possibility that we’ll break the reccord.

Bleak.

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Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh
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