09 Feb 2003, 10:14 a.m.

I have never smoked marijuana, and yet it often appears in…

I have never smoked marijuana, and yet it often appears in my dreams. Maybe it's the equivalent of wiggling fingers and whispering "wooOOOooo": a "this is a fiction" signifier. In last night's dream, I thought, …

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07 Feb 2003, 23:32 p.m.

Hilary, Nandini, and I tonight participated in an Asian American…

Hilary, Nandini, and I tonight participated in an Asian American Theater Company event at "Romeo 5" in San Francisco. I put "Romeo 5" in quotes because that title rightly belongs to a band or a …

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07 Feb 2003, 13:04 p.m.

Linkrot Guaranteed!

The UC Berkeley front page, for today only, prominently features my mug! Pretty jolting.

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07 Feb 2003, 11:24 a.m.

I am currently rearranging a stack of purchase orders. …

I am currently rearranging a stack of purchase orders. Soon they will be in order by PO number. As Jon Carroll once repeated to himself (more like this), "Man shall be saved from repetitive labor." …

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07 Feb 2003, 9:40 a.m.

All Tomorrow's Smarty-Pants

He liked the stickers. Cody's was great, last night; the very funny woman who introduced me had made up "NEO-CRAP? NOPE!" stickers, some customers availing themselves of these when it came time to have their …

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07 Feb 2003, 9:34 a.m.

Democracy Now

See, I thought the Apollo audience's input would affect the outcome indirectly, through the filter of somewhat Burkean judges. But no, as one correspondent put it, it was Lord of the Flies, meaning really unpleasant …

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06 Feb 2003, 12:23 p.m.

The Onion

William Gibson stops by Cody's Books tonight at 7:30 pm, and I get to introduce him. He'll be reading from his new book, Pattern Recognition, which sounds interesting. As per his wishful thinking/request, I'm making …

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05 Feb 2003, 19:56 p.m.

I hear Saddam Hussein is trying to get these forbidden…

I hear Saddam Hussein is trying to get these forbidden aluminum tubes. Well, of course! He's trying to construct a nuclear bong! Leonard says that's more of a Kim Jong Il thing to do. World's …

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04 Feb 2003, 23:59 p.m.

Her Stage Name is Sumana Somebody

Eventually the statute of blogitations will run out on Adam, Leonard, and Zed, and I'll post an Apollo Night Roundup. But until then, you can read the transcript or experience the photos and RealAudio recording …

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04 Feb 2003, 19:09 p.m.

Staying home thanks to a disease meme. Coming soon:…

Staying home thanks to a disease meme. Coming soon: I cite Emerson!

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