Friday, December 25, 2009

year in review! part 1

january:



  • i rang in the new year clutching a toilet in TULSA, OK while visiting my best friend's (now)ex-girlfriend. happy new year jeff, from you irritable bowl syndrome ridden stomach/colon.

    [caption id="attachment_158" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="seen dancing at a piano bar in chacos."][/caption]

  • i double-handedly managed to gain 15lbs over winter break from bathing in boulevard wheat.


february:



  • happy 21st birthday to me!

  • fly to ARIZONA visit my brother & his fiance. celebrations!

  • 5 days later, i got food poisoning from subway.

  • 1 day later, i awoke in the middle of my slumber on a cold winter night, crawled into the bathroom, and said my prayers to the porcelain gods. next, i stumbled into patrick's room & gave my plea for my concerned stomach. "go away," patrick scowled from the room. i retreat to my bed, pass out, & drive myself to the hospital. 8 hours later, i have my appendix removed.


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march:



  • by god's grace, i packed my fanny pack, gardening hat, and frisbee to venture on down to HARMONS, JAMAICA for spring break with some college friends.






april:



  • the world's worst show came to columbia, missouri & set up this masterpiece of carnival.


[caption id="attachment_162" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="cheers, jeers, awkward, hooray, elated, irked, & baffled."][/caption]

may:



  • once the semester ended with a bang, patrick & i set sail for a road trip.






A: leave KANSAS CITY, MO
B: DAYTON, OH - stay with Matt, patrick's  friend from L'Abri, played Scrabble, drank beer, et al.
C: COLUMBUS, OH - stay with Dave, a friend from Young Life Work Crew I met 5 years ago. Dave ran us into the ground with dirty Margaritas, fanny pack+mustache dance parties, hipster bikes, and late night hookah sessions into the morning. + Thurmans Cafe


D: MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, PA we decided to experience the "great outdoors" in the smoky mountains. pft. worst night ever.
E: NEW HAVEN, CT - YALE. the journey to Yale, to visit our prestigious pop-locking-dropping friend bryan.

[caption id="attachment_166" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="yalies playing beer pong on campus post senior festivities"][/caption]



Bonus Jonas: trekked to the beautiful town, (seriously) of AMHERST, MA to visit the birthplace of emily dickinson. thrifting ensued, tours of the home were crashed, amherst brewing company was seized.


june:



  • definitely didn't do summer school.

  • ventured to st. louis for an incredible wedding. ben & amys!



    big love season 4 commercial







    beautiful commercial. i've never seen big love, yet now i want to start watching.

    Thursday, December 24, 2009

    broken windows theory


    The broken windows theory was first put forth in a 1982 Atlantic article by James Q. Wilson, a political scientist then at Harvard, and George L. Kelling, a criminologist. The theory suggests that a disorderly environment sends a message that no one is in charge, thus increasing fear, weakening community controls, and inviting criminal behavior. It further maintains that stopping minor offenses and restoring greater order can prevent serious crime.

    i found the "broken windows theory" while reading the tipping point by malcolm gladwell.

    i buy it.