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i get lost in tall buildings… September 18, 2008

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ah yes, so i finally remembered where the library is…give me a break, i haven’t been up here in over a year.

i hate to admit it, but i have little to say other than hello, i am still among the living.  just been getting reacquainted and acclimated to the commuting and walking and sloth elevators etc.  surprisingly, i have little to complain about other than book prices.  i’ve addressed the irony between depaul and COD book prices many times before, but this quarter has been the kicker.  let’s do the math…at depaul, i currently have three classes and a total of ten required texts.  i’m also taking casey’s biz comm class at COD for the requirement and motivation which requires only one book.  since pictures are worth a thousand words, here’s one for you…with all sales taxes included:

depaul (left); COD (right)
depaul (left); COD (right)

now i’m not sure, but i’ve got a feeling e-follett’s got a pretty sweet scam going.  don’t cry for me though…i got my book on amazon courtesy of ecampus for $4.21, ha, suckers!  however, i found out something relatively strange.  depaul’s bookstore is provided through barnes & noble, which is nice; good selection of everything.  i found out though that e-follett is either a subsidiary or an affiliate of barnes & noble…strange bedfellows there.

finally, the only other interesting bit of bait that i have isn’t at all related to me, but to georgia; surprise surprise!  this past week, mikheil saakashvili attended meetings with NATO secretary jaap de hoop schaeffer who consequently condemned russian actions in georgia a month ago.  it’s a step in the right direction, however, georgia isn’t yet being considered for NATO membership for some time.  i think that’s a mistake, but there are obvious diplomatic issues that suggest – to me also, i promise i’m not a complete imbecile – that NATO membership for georgia, as it stands, could potentially create more challenges…say for example, a multi-national war against russia.  stuff like that.  so, i’ll leave you with another ridiculous picture that i took upon myself to edit for the sake of humor and truth and irony in it all…have a great day everyone.

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