once it was searching colleges; now cities. here're what findyourspot.com says are the best places for me to live. the list favors connecticut, oregon, and, oddly enuf, maryland. interesting. some of these cities i've never even heard of.

present discussion w/ tamar: what does it mean to be a liberal intellectual? am i more liberal than she is? i used to dislike the word -- i think mostly b/c my father did. certainly i aspire to be an intellectual; i don't know if i qualify yet. to me it's high praise. just liking books, music, arts stuff does not an intellectual make; nor does being able to mangle quotes.

(me) ishtar42: what is an intellectual anyway?
(tamar) tamari2: i don't kow
tamari2: know rather
tamari2: someone who enjoys their intelligence, to the point where sporting it is one of their hobbies
ishtar42: but that sounds so pretentious
tamari2: not sporting then -- exercising.
ishtar42: i still think that sounds pretentious.

*shrug* the discussion continues ... meanwhile, more interesting dialogue over at rabi's.