Hello. Welcome to my website. It started while I was in Europe for a semester, and I've kept it up since then. I'm now at the University of Chicago Law School, living in Hyde Park, and the story continues. If you want to say hi or visit me, email cfloyd at uchicago dot edu.
"Life is nothing if not the sum of your anecdotes." -Scotty The Body, on storytelling "But it ain't that bad, man. Just figure out the system before the system figures out you." -T. Matthew Smith, on the 1L year "The beer just doesn't taste as good when you're not drinking it with your buddies." -Anon., on being away from good friends "Somebody has to pay the rent around here. Why the hell not us?" -Cotton, on studying for exams
4/19/2004
Funny how people take old phrases like "keep it real" or "rad, man" and declare that they're bringing them back. Okay, I do that too. I just want to point out, though, that this only works in like 10% of cases, and those are just near-term. I don't know if anyone short of Jesus can bring a phrase truly "back." Maybe Ashton Kutcher.
If you're a Sooner fan, I have a truly awesometacular video for you. It gave me goosebumps and I almost cried at the end. It's a huge file, so you need broadband. It's right here. See it on Soonerfans message board here. Courtesy of Superfan himself, David Bassity.
My bike had a flat so I took it to the bike shop nearby. Isn't a bikeshop usually run by hippies? This one wasn't. I've never been to a belligerent bike shop, but this one was close.
Pardon me, hello... I need a new tire.
[not looking up] Pick one out.
Could you help me? I'm not sure what I need.
Pick one that looks like the one on your bike.
Could you pick one?
Pick one out. Fifteen dollars. Tube's five.
Will you do it for me?
Labor's seven.
Okay.
Take the lock off.
Um, it's not locked.
You can't leave it here with a lock.
You want me to hold the lock?
Be done in a few minutes.
Um, I thought I would just leave it.
A few minutes. Twenty seven dollars.
I was just going to go for a run after I left it...
We close at six. Two dollar overnight charge.
Well I'll go on my run I guess, since it's just 4:30.
Hurry up. It'll cost you.
Okay, sounds good, I'll be right back after my run with my shotgun you bastard bikeshop owner.
Fine, I didn't say the last line. I'd have chewed them out, but they did great work and it was really cheap for a new tire and tube and labor. I guess that's the big city. Big Shitty, I mean. Big. Shitty. City.
