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I didn't get much sleep last night. I'm not sure exactly why. I was up until the wee hours talking with the girlfriend - she couldn't get to sleep either. We both take pills for this problem - it's annoying when they don't work. I managed to squeeze in maybe three hours, plus another hour after I drove her to the metro for work. After that I went to go see Barack Obama at UMD. Long story short, I forgot about my Kershaw pocketknife and my choices were A) lose the knife or B) call the more than a hour I spent in line a waste. I went with B - this blade was forty-seven and I'm gonna vote for the guy anyway.

In all seriousness, this is the twenty-first century. Why the heck can't the pocket-checker-people slap an RFID tag on my blade and let me come back for it? I realize I should have just left it at home, but I wasn't planning on stabbing anyone - and quite frankly, I could kill a normal-sized person with my bare hands rather easily. Not that I would, mind you - I don't think that sort of thing is proper. My point is, the knife just isn't a big deal.

Anyway, I'm not going to call it a total waste. I kept Adrienne's roommate Katie company in line. And I did have a bit on an adventure getting back to the Courtyards apartment. Did I mention I have no sense of direction, even while fully awake? Alone, sleepy, freezing, in an unfamiliar place, and still I managed to get back in one piece. I think I can call that a win.

The girl wants to go to this protest tonight concerning this place called College Perk. The city council wants to shut down the little bohemian coffee/booze joint because they aren't paying a liquor license fee. College Perk's management claims it's an illegal tax. I kind of wish I were still taking a paralegal course so I could ask a lawyer or judge about this case. I'm not anti-tax, but I am anti-double tax. I wish I had more time to research the issue, but I figure I'll just go anyway - when in doubt, I'm against the Man. Besides, a guy at the Perk gave me a free drink yesterday. Nice people should get to keep their jobs.

Life is not a race, so why are we rushing?