I just did a spiel for my flatmate Alex, the combination "I'm using GNU/Linux" and "Why a picture of Jon Johansen is on my wall" spiel. In the process, I showed Benoit and Alex a …
I really need to get enough sleep and nutrition and stretch regularly if I aim to use the bike as my primary mode of transportation. Today the ride to school seemed much harder than it …
I just posted on Craigslist to find a place to live and sell my slightly used inline skates and protective padding, in case you can help me out with either of those desiderata.
Russian history fascinates me. The history of the Soviet Union is akin to the Mahabharata in its grandeur. In fact, I would love an Amar Chitra Katha comic book detailing the life of the USSR! …
On Sunday I had my first bike accident. I didn't brake in time and skidded to a fall. Just a little scrape, no blood, but still embarrassing. I still really like biking, but I should …
Remind me to read The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin), Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison), and Maximum Light (Nancy Kress) in the next four weeks. Oh, and also my Russia reading. Ack! I just …
See, if I wanted to get all the quiz-taking benefits of a LiveJournal poster, but wanted to show that I was hipper than all those nouveau blouge LJ people, I could take quizzes like: If …
Why do I crave barbecue-flavored potato chips?
Poor Benoit. First Le Pen makes it to the French presidential election runoff, then Senegal beats France in the World Cup playoffs. A hard spring for the Frogs.
The main news is that I made a big mistake and I'm paying for it. I double-counted a class, thinking it could fulfill two requirements, but it didn't, so now I'm taking a summer school …
