yes, i've read it. It is quite a good book. It is pretty deep, though. I do remember getting a little confused. I should read it again.

that's my story.

oh! did you apply for CLA?

Wow that sure gives NCFCA a good name. I guess it really shows we do strive for higher standards! Sometimes it's hard to tell when you're always surrounded by them. 4th place speaker eh? Sounds like you're doing well! My first tournement with Jon B. is on the 18th. It's been strange having so little time to prepare....we'll see how it goes!

Btw, what does GDTBA stand for? jw.  See you in 1 1/2 months!

~Michele

Come back soon. I've got a real good one on the abortion ban in South Dakota!!! I'm very proud of it, a fine work of art if I don't say so myself:) Ohhhhhhhh, HEY, you have a new picture!!!!! Haha, I like it.

i wanna go to Hillsdale!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol. Forgot.  Its my braveheart theme, and it would be kinda weird to have 2 Mel Gibsons, so i had to get his Lady-Friend. lol

Hey, good job, like how many teams compete in each tourney?

So, when you say lopsided, do mean that some of the teams are absolutely terrible, and others are great? I'm sure that you are part of the latter. But, I'm glad that you're classes are continuing to challenge you. As for The Great Divorve, I have not read that one; it never really appealed to me. Allie read it and I don't think that she cared much for it. Are you enjoying it?

So yeah, salsa is absolutely fantastic. I'd be happy to teach you at Christmas; it will be nice to have a partner besides my sisters to dance with.

OK, so that entire post made absolutely no sense to me, seeing as I really no nothing about debate (other than that it occurs in most of my classes here at Berkeley). But congrats on doing well--I think. 6th is good, right? OK, I'm ignorant about the logistics of debate.

The Great Divorce, yes, I have read it. Honestly, I pretty much detest the writings of C.S. Lewis (I really hope that's not anti-Christian or anything!). I don't know, but his work just never struck a chord with me at all. The only one I relatively enjoyed was The Screwtape Letters. But back to The Great Divorce. In my opinion, it was AMAZING compared to his other works (I've got a kind of best of the worst mindset going here), but definitely way down on the totem pole of good books I've read. Hope I don't taint your perception of it or anything. How are you enjoying it?

By the way, you're extremely lucky. Picking up a non-school related book is so not even an option for me! LoL! Let's just say that Berkeley does a very, very good job of seeing to it that their English students are doing nothing but academic reading 24/7! LoL!