12 Jul 2002, 22:32 p.m.

As afraid as I am of permanence, I wish I…

As afraid as I am of permanence, I wish I had a house. I'd never have to move again! Happy Bastille Day in advance, everyone. Speaking to the manager of Cody's, I asked what days …

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12 Jul 2002, 15:47 p.m.

From last night with Leonard: "....Like the Goebbels quote. Nazi…

From last night with Leonard: "....Like the Goebbels quote. Nazi minister of propaganda. 'When I hear the word "culture," I reach for my gun.'" "That wasn't Goebbels. That was Chairman Mao." "No, it wasn't!" "Oh, …

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12 Jul 2002, 13:58 p.m.

Hey, I just found out that, at the moving sale…

Hey, I just found out that, at the moving sale my house is holding this Saturday and Sunday, we're selling a bunch of shoes (men's and women's) and brand-new oil painting and sculpting supplies that …

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11 Jul 2002, 15:56 p.m.

I hear there's a great moving sale coming soon. …

I hear there's a great moving sale coming soon.

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11 Jul 2002, 7:50 a.m.

Thanks to Cam for pointing us to Russian Jokes Translated…

Thanks to Cam for pointing us to Russian Jokes Translated Into English. I just started Foucault's Pendulum and I hate it, but I'll try to finish it anyway.

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10 Jul 2002, 23:13 p.m.

There is a mildly malevolent character in The Peace War…

There is a mildly malevolent character in The Peace War called Roberto Richardson. I find this hilarious. Also the fact that in one or two passages the protagonist silently calls him Señor Loudmouth.

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10 Jul 2002, 22:55 p.m.

My job interviews went well, I think. I'll find…

My job interviews went well, I think. I'll find out more in a few days. In other news, never drive. I wish I'd taken public transit to San Jose. Three transfers among buses and BART …

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10 Jul 2002, 8:00 a.m.

Yup, to hell with it. I'm not going to…

Yup, to hell with it. I'm not going to try much harder to find a carless way to get from my house to my interview in San Jose today. TripPlanner has spoiled me when it …

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09 Jul 2002, 23:18 p.m.

Huh? I hope Steve gets better soon, and Leonard is almost…

Huh? I hope Steve gets better soon, and Leonard is almost well again. I wish that the aforementioned Steve and Alexei would write more in their journals, because said journals are so entertaining. Steve's has …

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09 Jul 2002, 22:29 p.m.

Yesterday night I stayed up too late reading Philip Pullman's…

Yesterday night I stayed up too late reading Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke, the first in the Sally Lockhart trilogy of mysteries. Today I finished Vernor Vinge's The Peace War. Early on in …

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