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New year, new beginnings

I finished my New Year’s Day by watching the Gators dismantle Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl. It was the last college game for quarterback Tim Tebow, whom I’ve mentioned here. People love him. There’s even a site called Dear Tim Tebow that’s collecting well-wishers’ well wishes.

I like Tim Tebow because he’s a good football player, but many people also like him due to his religious views and practices. He’s very vocal about them, going so far as to cite Bible verses on his eye black. That the NCAA and a state university allow this constitutes an example of what can be called “Christian privilege.” Atheist Revolution has more about Tim Tebow and Christian Privilege. It’s written from a critical point of view, so the tone may surprise many Gator fans.

And on Saturday, I was fortunate enough to attend the wedding of my high-school friends Yamilee and Austin. Due to a mix-up, not many people actually showed up for the wedding, but the ceremony was very lovely and my sister, a bridesmaid, did a great job on her readings. (Aww.) It was a full Catholic Mass with a large proportion of non-Catholics in the audience, so they were standing when they were supposed to be kneeling and stuff like that.

Some friends I hadn’t seen since high school were there, so I got to catch up with them at the reception. Haitian food was served (Yamilee is Haitian), and I tried some of it. Who knew goat could be so delicious? Oh yeah, and then there was dancing and stuff too, which I didn’t partake in. I partook in the cake, though. Delicious cake.

From what I understand, Yamilee and Austin moved immediately after the wedding and now live where Austin has a job. Soon, they’ll be joining the Peace Corps. So I probably won’t see them for a while, but I’d like to if I can. And yeah, this is the first time I’ve ever been to a friend’s wedding (as opposed to a relative’s). I’m sure it will be the first of many… or, well, some.

Since then, I’ve started classes, but I’ll catch you up on that later. Right now it’s link time.

For your viewing pleasure: a color film of London from 1927. (Via The Presurfer)

Google’s autocomplete suggestions give insight on the weird stuff that people search for. Slate held a contest to find the pair of queries that could be best classified as “more intelligent” and “less intelligent” based on Google’s suggestions. And now there’s Autocomplete Me, a blog devoted to showcasing bizarre suggestions that had presumably actually been used by real people.