Chivalry Died Today

Boys, they're an irksome bunch.

Especially the ones trailing , with dogged persistence, a  gorgeous girl -some long-legged beauty with the gait of a gazelle and golden, curled locks flowing sweetly behind.  It never fails - there is always some drooling star-studded boy scurrying faithfully in her wake, much to her amusement..

As they approach the oncoming door, the minion scurries before his beautiful goddess and rushes to grab the door for her, lest she soil her dainty hands.

And then there's me.
Me, plodding along behind them with a gait that's more Clydesdale than gazelle. Minion's eyes can scarcely be torn from the beautiful maiden ahead. Just when I stupidly think he might hold the door open for me too, he cuts me off so as to resume his chase..

The door slams in my face.

Chivalry is dead.

-bRob

Reading and Writing

Soup or Pasta? via asdfghjkllove

Studying.
Then I generally give up and go to the bathroom because I'm bored.
I've always envied those people who can sit down in one spot and just get stuff done; I'm clearly not one of them.

Gotta go write a ten-paged paper now. Do you think I can get it done before 7pm? That's the goal, anyways.

Happy [rainy] Tuesday,

-bRob

This Week, In a Nutshell

Were I not out of grape juice...

Performance artist Miranda July via the daybook

Let's all collectively sigh because it's Monday, hm?

-bRob

Sunday Jams

This might be a recurring sort of post, depending on how inspired I am to do it again next week.

I like the idea of having a "jam" on Sunday, so you can get pumped up and beast Monday. You know what I mean? Mondays, ugh, they're the worst, amIrite?

If ever I were forced on stage to sing karaoke, I would of course protest vociferously for a little bit, but then I would rock this song out. You would probably be very impressed, truth be told.

Hope you had a great weekend, and get pumped!

-bRob

What Do Robots and Banjos Have in Common?

I'm about to peace out for a day or two to enjoy a bluegrass festival with the family. In addition to getting my banjo on, I'll be spending a solid chunk of time on this:

Jealous? Yeah, me neither. Also, it's a bit off-putting that I'm trying to write a paper on current automation in flexible manufacturing systems and the most recently published book I could find is from 1992.

In other news, my sweet cousin Shannon of This Crazy Beautiful Life [check it out, you'll see pictures of the handsomest little baby boy] blog-tagged me for a little game where you list seven facts about yourself:

Here,  boost up on your bRob trivia:  I have never plucked my eyebrows. If I wasn't studying engineering, I think it'd be cool to study graphic design. I have a deep-rooted fear of snakes, and also birds. The way to my heart is through my stomach. Flowers aren't bad, but cupcakes are better. Sometimes I wish adulthood weren't coming so quickly - I would love to have another carefree summer to spend working in Colorado rafting and climbing mountains and eating pie. One of my favorite artists is Matisse. [Is that a lame fact?] I'm really cold right now. I'm off to find my knit socks...

Have a great weekend!

-bRob

PS - A big thank-you to new followers and readers. I'm glad you've stopped by!