16 Mar 2002, 16:54 p.m.

I'm listening to A Prairie Home Companion on a rather…

I'm listening to A Prairie Home Companion on a rather sketchy (perhaps "sketch", since, according to an East Coast friend, that's now an Adj.) radio set, whilst internetting with a few Netscape windows open. I …

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16 Mar 2002, 9:44 a.m.

This morning I read the first two short stories in…

This morning I read the first two short stories in Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies. I like them, much as I liked the stories in Anjana Appachana's Incantations and Other Stories. Both sets have that …

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15 Mar 2002, 15:25 p.m.

Jade is a great seatmate for Logic lecture. She…

Jade is a great seatmate for Logic lecture. She knows just when to wake me up so that I reach consciousness when the professor starts introducing actual new material (usually in the last ten minutes …

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15 Mar 2002, 12:44 p.m.

The problem with discussing interesting topics in Russian class --…

The problem with discussing interesting topics in Russian class -- well, more interesting than "How do you get to school each day?" -- is that you find out that your classmates hold disagreeable opinions (cf. …

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15 Mar 2002, 8:19 a.m.

CAESAR. The Ides of March are come. SOOTHSAYER. Ay, Caesar; but not gone. …

CAESAR. The Ides of March are come. SOOTHSAYER. Ay, Caesar; but not gone.

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14 Mar 2002, 17:08 p.m.

Yes, yes, Linguistics midterm over, I probably aced morphology but…

Yes, yes, Linguistics midterm over, I probably aced morphology but I messed up phonology, no surprise. I tend to start entries with "Yes," or "Okay," or "So". I think this is because when I write …

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14 Mar 2002, 15:04 p.m.

Okay, the last Chomsky ticket is gone again. Adam…

Okay, the last Chomsky ticket is gone again. Adam claimed it.

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14 Mar 2002, 15:03 p.m.

I actually said to someone today, "I have a geek…

I actually said to someone today, "I have a geek streak, but I'm not EECS."

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14 Mar 2002, 12:01 p.m.

Less than an hour till my first midterm of my…

Less than an hour till my first midterm of my last semester of college. Wearing my Ni pukha ni pera / K chyortu t-shirt for good luck. Oh, I should check that list of inflectional …

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14 Mar 2002, 11:18 a.m.

Regarding the Chomsky lecture tickets, my earlier announcement is invalid.…

Regarding the Chomsky lecture tickets, my earlier announcement is invalid. My sister has decided not to come, so there is now one Wednesday ticket free. Who wants it?

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