You know those individuals you encounter that seem to be trapped in a bygone era? The ones you think “the 70′s were so good to him, he decided not to leave”? I fear I’m destined to become my past. The novelty of growing my hair out has come and gone, as I finding myself leaving the house every morning with a wet mop pulled back into a nub of a ponytail.

In the coming weeks I’ll shed a few inches and probably adventure with a new color, the only downside being that I may not be able to see my grey as clearly when it’s all over. All this despite The Boys advice that girls shouldn’t cut their hair – “EVER”.

Ahhh, yes. I saved the best for last.

The scroll last night was amazing to say the least. It was phenomenal to see the text of the book in it’s original form, before names had been changed to protect the not-so-innocent. That Dean was typed as Neal and Allen Ginsburg was plain as day. That the character he later changed to his aunt was originally and truly his mother. The paper was brown and worn as you would expect and stretched the length of the hall with still more to go, wound at the end around a seemingly magical column. The tape and repairs clearly evident along with the changes in type (you could see where and when he had to replace the printing ribbon) and handwritten notes gave me chills. Magnificent.

Following the visit to this masterpiece, I watched the Democratic National Convention and I gotta tell ya, I like that Kerry has a personality. I know there are some Republicans reading this and that’s fine…I’m just sayin…he was passionate and articulate and is an idealist…which appeals to me greatly. As was stated many times: we CAN do better.

The best three things from last nights coverage:
- John Edwards giving him what appeared to be the “double guns”
- Kerry gleeked somewhere around the 3/4 mark
- CNN was tapped into the audio that was to queue the balloon drop and when they weren’t coming fast enough the guy dropped the F bomb and we aired it.

Sweet.