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. If you want to comment on my posts, comment away.   Photos Paris and Brussels Sturm vs. GAK football match Women's American football Team USA vs. Graz Giants American football The Man...The Myth...The Roommate...SUPER MIRZA Graz Styrian Wine Farm Budapest Essays and Significant Posts First 48 Hours Anti-Americanism Early Observations Mail Bag Days in May Ode to Street Food   Who is Charlie Floyd? I graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2002 with a degree in Letters. Then I decided to get a second BA in German and spent the spring finishing my degree requirements at the Karl-Franzens Universitaet in Graz, Austria. Now I'm at the University of Chicago Law School and loving every minute. This is my story, day by day.   Archives << current

Charles in Charge: Chicago "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   4/18/2004   I really dig those commercials they've been doing for a couple of years, where there's kind of emotive music, rich background and people staring. I think that's the sine qua non - people staring. You never really figure out what they're trying to sell you, but it makes you feel so... human, sitting there, staring into the box. The greatest example of this genre of commercial, I think, is that VW commercial featuring Electric Light Orchestra's "Mr. Blue Sky." There was also that one where the guy was stopping the wedding. I don't remember whose commercial that was. I saw some dude Thursday with long hair and a tie-dye shirt. He was pushing a stroller. Barefoot. I thought that was just dumb. If you're throwing a frisbee on the quad with the members of your cooperative, patchouli-boy, that's cool. Lose the shoes, go natural. But with a stroller? What if someone steals your child and you have to chase the babysnatcher down the street? You're not getting far without at least some Birks, dude. Come on, you're a father now. I realize that I took a bit of a dig at Dylan on Thursday. It turns out that back in 1965, when asked what might tempt him to sell out, Dylan's reply was "Ladies' undergarments." So it's cool, he warned us.. And on a side note, I puy on 'Blonde on Blonde' today. Continues to be awesome. 4/18/2004 05:29:00 PM