Cool It Now

My great friend Kate shared this with me last year. In celebration of her birthday, her employment, and her existence, I give you New Edition.

- "Cool It Now" by New Edition, from New Edition (1984)

Baby Ride Easy

- "Baby Ride Easy" by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, from Out Among the Stars (recorded in 1981 and 1984; released in 2014)

The Michael Jackson Generation

Today I nailed down another final exam. I'm done with John Milton, now and forever. Did you know that he forced his daughter Deborah to learn to read ancient Greek, just so she could read aloud to him once he went blind? The worst part is that he taught her how to read it, but he failed to teach her how to interpret it, so she just had to read him long epics in a foreign language she couldn't understand.

And though academia is currently the sun in the solar system of my life, I'm truly and absolutely excited about my work.

It's also worth noting that I've had way too much coffee today, but that after I finished my final I went and ran hill repeats because I was so jazzed about being done and caffeinated. While I was running those hills, "Billie Jean" unexpectedly began playing, which made this video feel even more appropriate. Can you imagine someone making a commercial like this today?