Entries from November 2006:

Stanford represents!

It’s 6:20 AM on Friday morning, and I’m sitting at the Quad City “International” Airport in Moline, Illinois, waiting for a flight back to school after a quick Thanksgiving trip home. There’s a girl sitting at the next table over, wearing a Stanford Cardinal track jacket. Sweet. :-)

Update: She’s not a Stanford student — she doesn’t even have any affiliation with the school at all — she just got the jacket when she was visiting the school for work! Bummer.

What kind of American English do you speak?

Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
10% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

I’m a little surprised, I would have thought I would have scored more Midwestern, since I did grow up in Iowa. Still, it’s a pretty fun survey!

Leo J. Ryan Park

There’s a park in nearby Foster City called Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park. I visited it last week and got a cool photo!