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Hey There Delilah

this song just stroke me in the air wave. Delilah is perhaps not a girlfriend of the singer but an inspiration for this long-distance love story.


Plain White T's

"Hey There Delilah"

Hey there Delilah
What's it like in New York City?
I'm a thousand miles away
But girl tonight you look so pretty
Yes you do
Times Square can't shine as bright as you
I swear it's true

Hey there Delilah
Don't you worry about the distance
I'm right there if you get lonely
Give this song another listen
Close your eyes
Listen to my voice it's my disguise
I'm by your side

Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me

Hey there Delilah
I know times are getting hard
But just believe me girl
Someday I'll pay the bills with this guitar
We'll have it good
We'll have the life we knew we would
My word is good

Hey there Delilah
I've got so much left to say
If every simple song I wrote to you
Would take your breath away
I'd write it all
Even more in love with me you'd fall
We'd have it all

Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me

A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
and we'll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you're to blame

Hey there Delilah
You be good and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school
And I'll be making history like I do
You know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here's to you
This ones for you

Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
Oh it's what you do to me
What you do to me.

NanoTube

a science photographer in Harvard, Felice Frankel, showed us this illustration of carbon nanutube. I was very fascinated by its delicate color and structure.




there are more pictures from her in this audio commentary.

苏芒关于结婚之见

身边有这么多优秀的大男大女，也跟不少人交流过他们的想法，觉得这个围城似乎挺难走出去的，这个苏芒说的貌似有几分道理 （来自新浪，谁能补一下原文错乱的两处？赏包子两个）：

苏芒：结婚，就是创造出一个“多出来的世界”
　　《时尚芭莎》杂志出版人、主编
　　Q：都市里所谓【】女——也就是什么都顶尖的精英女性——越来越多，因为立志想要追寻一个超【】的“对先生”来做自己的Partner，而一直与其说是跟社会、不如说是跟自己辛苦地较劲儿，对此你有什么好建议吗？
　　A：事实上，我很庆幸自己的早婚，要是等到今天，多半我也会这样子。所以，如果非要为这件事找出路，我能给出的惟一建议就是不如早婚吧，当真两情相悦就足够了，真没必要再想太多——你能想多明白呢？即使当时千辛万苦地好容易找到了，可人都是在变的，当时合适不代表永远合适，要是有一天又“不对”了，又该怎么办呢？
　　早婚就好比把两棵小树联在一起成长，等他们双双长成参天大树的时候，他们的根已经紧密地联在一起、轻易不可分割了。可要是两棵已经非常茂盛成熟的树，如果非得联在一起，恐怕牺牲和麻烦就会很多了。
　　Q：你觉得一段幸福婚姻应具备些什么？
　　A：其实一段婚姻幸福与否，绝不在于开始，而在于过程中彼此的信任——成熟男女都知道，这种信任其实源自个体的自信——和相互给予的自由。婚姻并不意味着“惟一拥有对方”，所谓“正当男女关系”就是因为自信、所以信任的一男一女在一起，创造出一个“多出来的世界”。你不会为这段婚姻做任何牺牲，而只会多出来一个可以支持、依靠的丈夫，一个或几个健康可爱的孩子，你的人生会因此更加多彩，而不是恰恰相反。

Kurt的旅行计划

我看了Kurt的3年旅行计划，应该说是很精彩了。然后又有很多仰慕者和响应者，但我却静悄悄的退后了，我在思考。

我不是也被认为是一个喜欢玩的人吗？我为什么对这样的宏伟的计划反倒感到有点惧怕。我想到了一个词hedonism，享乐主义。 我的很多娱乐活动都是处于recreation的目的，也就是说当我累了疲惫了，需要散散心了，我会想着出去游游山玩玩水，重新充一下点，但回来之后我就不会再去想它了。所以我至今都没有要周游世界的愿望：一定程度上讲，我不觉得我deserve这样奢华的生活，尽管我完全有实力去实现它。我有时候会想世界上还有那么多人连饭都吃不饱，我们一群精英关顾着自己享受精致的生活算什么？

不要误以为我有什么鸿大志向，你要问我将来做什么我也不知道。我的生活总被一双大手推着向前，可以说是随波逐流。我的想法也基本上是小家碧玉型：我会从对事理的更为透彻的理解中获得快乐，可以是说这基本上是属于intellectual的意淫吧。有的朋友总提去办教育，支援贫困儿童，很惭愧我一点也没有做。要找理由的话可以说现在还不是最好的时机。但这并不是真正的原因，真正的原因是我还没找到让我能engage的事情 -- 而且我现在也根本是泥菩萨过河，救自己还手忙脚乱呢。我一向没有说得出的志向，可能我不想作为志向的奴隶吧，我可能需要比较长的时间来确定我最终要效忠於什么目标，也许终久也不会找到。

按摩垫

我趁有打折的机会去Walmart.com买了一个按摩垫，总共才40块钱。现在我正变享受边码字。小资吗？非也，这个东西工作的时候像是拖拉机，吵吵闹闹的。要不是我也快久坐成疾了，再加上母校有为##健康工作50年的教诲，我才不买这个吵闹呢。

zt: Advice for College Graduates, from NY Times

The NY Times has an article giving advice to college graduates. Many of these apply to me now.


¶Never pay a real estate agent a 6 percent commission. -- en... when i sell i will consider this suggestion.

¶Buy used things, except maybe used tires. -- try to follow this in the future.

¶Get on the do-not-call list and other do-not-solicit lists so you can’t be tempted. -- i don't have fixed-line home phone.

¶Watch infomercials for their entertainment value only. -- n.a. to me.

¶Know what your credit reports say, but don’t pay for that knowledge: go to www.annualcreditreport.com to get them. -- used once.

¶Consolidate your cable, phone and Internet service to get the best deal. -- so far i only have basic cable and "free" internet from my benevolent neighbor.

¶Resist the lunacy of buying premium products like $2,000-a-pound chocolates. -- does that mean i should shop from walmart more often?

¶Lose weight. Carrying extra pounds costs tens of thousands of dollars over a lifetime. -- eh, not a problem for me.

¶Do not use your home as a piggy bank if home prices are flat or going down or if interest rates are rising. -- let's hope the price won't go down.

¶Enroll in a 401(k) at work immediately. -- yes i did.

¶Postpone buying high-tech products like PCs, digital cameras and high-definition TVs for as long as possible. And then buy after the selling season or buy older technology just as a new technology comes along. -- a few times i failed to stay put. but hey, i don't have an ipod till now.

¶And, I’m sorry, I’m really serious about this last one: make your own coffee. -- don't drink coeffee, or soft drink.