jo·cund
Pronunciation: 'jO-(")k&nd
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin jocundus, alteration of Latin jucundus, from juvare to help
: marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness <a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company -- William Wordsworth>
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I think it has less to do with you moving to the east coast than it does with you being an OSU fan. Start rooting for the boilers and you’ll have your new year’s res licked in no time.
By the way, your church looks pretty cool. Now back to our regularly scheduled commenting:
Come back to the Midwest, man! What you just described is only a coastal phenomenon because the east coast is home to many of the country’s secular leftists. Come back to the red states, where even if we’re bigoted right-wing religious conservatives, we’re nice about it.
I’m sorry you feel that way, but I have found that people transplanted to New England from the Midwest think people uncaring (at least in the cities). I find more acts of kindness and caring in Boston than I ever did in Terre Haute. Maybe it is sheer quantity, although I doubt it. So, in defense of New Englanders and the East Coast, yes, we are a little more chilly at first, we don’t smile at strangers as we pass on the street, but we do care about our fellow man, and put that into action.
Sorry to rant, but I am sick and tired of generalizations of the East Coast. Also, there is nothing wrong with being an OSU fan.
I’m not saying it is due to the people of the east coast, or anything is wrong with them. And there is no ‘but’ clause with that. I like the east coast quite a bit and will probably stay here for a long time. I like the east coast, what it has to offer, and learning vicariously through people who grew up here. But, the midwest and the east coast (like anywhere) are places that unless you are from that area, you can’t empathize.
Indian Hill, Ohio is a hop away from where I grew up in Mariemont. Chevy Chase, MD is also next to Bethesda, MD. I’ve realized that the experiences of people that grew up in Indian Hill and Chevy Chase are pretty much the same, but most don’t know that, not of their own fault, but just haven’t experienced Indian Hill or Mariemont.
My problem is with me, not with others. And these problems did not arise from being around east coast people. It is more from just trying to have people (east coast or not) know where I’m from to have more commonality. But in doing so, I act more pompous, arrogant, and ‘I must be the center of attention-ish’ to a greater degree, as if I do it to prove my worth.
And I don’t want that. I don’t need to prove my worth. I want to be more humble again. I want to be more courteous. I want to be less pretentious. I don’t want to come off as rude. That’s all; I have no qualms with any from any coastal or non-coastal region.
Oh and Jacob, I’m moving to Viriginia (a red state) in January or February.
yay virginia!
Wasn’t trying to start a culture war — tongue was planted firmly in cheek when I wrote that comment.
yeah, the east coast can make you do that, it’s just a different culture. I actually don’t mind it, cause when are you nice to someone it totally makes their day and catches them off guard. I’ve gotten a lot of crap in the midwest for not specifically going out of my way to help people or do something for someone, as it manners etc. were expected of me to everyone. I think when no one expects it and you are nice it is much more meaningful.