Today was “Patriots Day” in New England. I’ve never heard of it but school was cancelled so… Happy Patriots Day! It turns out April 19th marks the beginning of the US Revolution, so being the patriotic area that it is, New England decided to make it a holiday (observed of course on a Monday so everyone can have a three day weekend – history ain’t THAT important).
I was messing around with the Flash Typer Engine on FlashKit.com – made a nifty little side-bar thingy here with some Spritualized lyrics. It looks a lot like an ad for something though – maybe I can make it better in the future. Not tonight.

Today was a long day. And when I finally got home – did I study? Well yes, but not as much as I should have. Instead I was too busy making a web page to find a summer subleasor. Anyone looking for a place?

I was thinking today about laundry – and the fact that my apartment has a free washer and dryer in the basement. I’ve lived in other places where there was pay laundry in the building but I would always go to the local laundromat instead. I like laundromats because they create a sense of community and they’re slightly more efficient than home washers and dryers (this could be argued). Still, nothing beats being able to just throw your dirty clothes into the washer in the basement, no quarters necessary, and come back an hour (or even a day) later to find them clean.
I’m not sure how laundry was done before washing machines were invented (I doubt it was a big concern). I have the image of Charlie from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” swishing around laundry in a vat of boiling water with what appeared to be a big wooden oar. According to this web site, people on sea voyages used to throw their laundry overboard and let it drag through the ocean. Interesting.