Leonard and I must be at least a quarter of the way to the deep and complex relationship Jon Carroll and his wife have; the "I thought you didn't like X" conversation comes up about …
Years ago, during an ugly argument, Dan and I violently disagreed over the desirability of innocence. He claimed that innocence is nothing more than ignorance, and thus undesirable. I can't know what he thinks now, …
My sister and I are planning family-friendly activities for this weekend; my parents will return to India soon. I used CAPAlert to find movies my parents wouldn't mind; I'm leaning towards Rabbit Proof Fence (which …
Listening to Moxy Früvous, "The Gulf War Song," over and over. I feel numb. Many people at Cody's took time off yesterday to go to various protests. I didn't. What's the point? I am not …
If I didn't already have plans, I'd groove to Cal a cappella tonight.
When I anticipated going to Russia, I worried that people there would discriminate against me because my skin is brown. My fears were unfounded. And now I'm worried about flying cross-country, in my own country, …
During my illness I dreamt that I was proposing a fantasy story where Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice were the same person, à la Ranma 1/2. Adam heard and said, "That would be the best …
Did someone already implement this and I didn't notice? George Herbert Walker Bush gently pushes open the door to the Oval Office. George W. Bush gets up from "his" desk. Dad: Your mother and I …
I've got networking, windowing, and Mozilla set up on my week-ago-nonfunctioning PC, but am I happy? No. Sound doesn't work, so I grump. Grump! Well, eventually I'll exploit Michael for unpaid tech support and then …
