Tonight we’ll be talking about what it means to be gay, or, more specifically, what it means to be decidedly not-gay, especially if you’re in the U.S. Senate.**

I know what intellectuals like Kinsey have to say on the subject of homosexuality, and while tonight’s post may very well include academic insights on the subject, if I were you I’d just expect an all-around juvenile attack on Sen. Craig.

• God’s love

Everyone, please say hello to South Carolina’s Ms. Fail 2007:

Good gracious. It’s been a weird news morning.

First, I see everywhere that Speedy resigned. Hasta la vista, puto!

Then I read that Owen Wilson has been hospitalized for a botched suicide attempt. Ugh.

Hopefully Speedy will remember he resigned tomorrow. I also hope that Wilson receives the help he needs. Unlike Lohan, whom I wouldn’t care less about if she died in a cocaine-binge, I think Wilson’s pretty funny. Plus, he’s a Texas boy. I gotta support the good ones.

Somebody take’em motor-boatin’ and he’ll be fine.

• Wil Wheaton Indicted for Role in Robot Fighting Ring
  First Michael Vick and now Wheaton?

• Harold & Kumar 2
  NPH is so gangsta.

• Autonomous Production Line…Made of Legos
  It makes my nerdy little mind reel.
• Boy Fries Himself with Hot Hot Xbox 360
  The first four sentences of this story are totally awesome.
• Mass Hysteria
  Bill Murray was pulled over for in downtown Stockholm for drunk driving…in a golf cart. Well, at least dogs and cats aren’t living together.

I’m not exactly old hat at this teaching thing just yet, but I’m also not a greenhorn, either. But, as I sit here in my office before the first class of the semester, I find that I still feel a little like Billy:

Ah well. First-class jitters. Kinda like first performance jitters of the stage, except no one greets me with roses and exploding flashbulbs as I leave the class.

• Overdrift- via YouTube
  I have no idea how to describe this short film, other than to say it’s totally awesome.

Much to the dismay of everyone in San Antonio, Tropical Storm Erin moved out of the Gulf of Mexico today and proceeded to sit directly on top of us and rain down enough water to make me start rereading Genesis for survival tips.

I still haven’t figured out what the hell a cubit is.

Anywho. I’m still here, but only because our house is built on a fairly sharp little hill from our neighbors. Several houses around us flooded, and I spent most of the afternoon watching the newly formed river just beyond our back porch. Here’s a picture for comparison (click for full size):

The picture on the left was taken at 4:18 and the picture on the right was taken at 5:26. Actually, the picture doesn’t do it justice because you can’t hear the water rushing past. It was kinda scary. Watch the video for the full effect:

I’ve also posted several more pictures to my Flickr page. Scroll down and click on the Flickr badge, or just click here.