I went to a "ComedySportz" performance and was chosen as an audience volunteer. I made noises to accompany an improvised skit. Evidently I did very well! Great!
What a symmetry between today and a life-shattering day seven months ago! For example, last night Seth, Leonard and I hung out.
Wow, today I saw one of those rm -rf /bin/laden bumper stickers for the first time, on an orange VW Bug on Channing. I spent several quite productive hours selling back books, finalising agreement with …
Certain bits of television I'd like to watch all the way through. Examples: Baseball and The Civil War by Ken Burns. The seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that I never saw, and all …
Wow, a lot of people have time for this extropian nonsense. Relatedly, today I commemmorate the fourth anniversary of the start of Leonard's current weblog. He's changed a bit.
Today felt terrific. I finished The Dispossessed, started Hofstadter's book, and watched The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and spent time with agreeable people, and liked it all. This is what …
Salon's AP ticker just don't seem right in its mix of stories. Ebola confirmed in Gabon, suspected terrorist held without bail, India considers making war against Pakistan, state of siege declared in Argentina, and Barry …
The Dostoyevsky pun in today's Jon Carroll made me groan. Argh, I forgot to plug in my phone before I went to sleep and I have to leave in twenty minutes so I'll have to …
Sing, O Muse, of the blessed sweetness of finishing one's semester, of feeling free to live and love and pay no attention to the Treaty of San Stefano or the Land Captains or the constitution …
Off to my final. Jesus, I'm scared. Reminds me of something Steve Hofstetter said about the last final of the semester: you forget to bring a pencil, you can't remember the TA's name to write …
