20 Nov 2001, 13:58 p.m.

In Russian class the other day I navigated on a…

In Russian class the other day I navigated on a map of St. Petersburg from Vasilevskiy Ostrov to Gostiniy Dvor. Pretty much the only thing I ever did on Vasilevskiy Ostrov was visit the "Open …

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20 Nov 2001, 13:42 p.m.

You might think that http://www.salon.com/people/bc/ could be a shortcut to…

You might think that http://www.salon.com/people/bc/ could be a shortcut to Salon's "Brilliant Careers" archive. But no, it's a three-year-old post-election pre-impeachment cackle.

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20 Nov 2001, 13:37 p.m.

"The case has alarmed First Amendment experts, who believe Dalton…

"The case has alarmed First Amendment experts, who believe Dalton is the first person in the United States successfully prosecuted for child pornography that involved writings, not images." Call me crazy, but I believe that …

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20 Nov 2001, 13:28 p.m.

I've been listening to Dar Williams's album Mortal City, which…

I've been listening to Dar Williams's album Mortal City, which Seth gave me. There's a certain passage in "Iowa" that I've been humming to myself recently: So I asked a friend about it on a …

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20 Nov 2001, 13:10 p.m.

Brunching Shuttlecocks does it again! Quatre étoiles! …

Brunching Shuttlecocks does it again! Quatre étoiles!

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20 Nov 2001, 13:09 p.m.

I actually did a bit of productive work today, going…

I actually did a bit of productive work today, going to the Psychology/Education liberry and picking up a load of text regarding persuasion. I finally decided to stop trying to roll my own topic for …

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20 Nov 2001, 9:36 a.m.

Suzanne R. never replied to my email. Either there's…

Suzanne R. never replied to my email. Either there's some situation I don't know about that's preventing her from doing so, or she didn't change that much since I knew her. I sent Mr. Berkowitz …

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20 Nov 2001, 9:19 a.m.

My sister's flight from San Diego to the Bay Area…

My sister's flight from San Diego to the Bay Area somewhere got canceled because of ... fog. Good to remember that sometimes air delays can come from non-human, non-malevolent sources.

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20 Nov 2001, 9:18 a.m.

I got an email from Angel! I'm so happy! …

I got an email from Angel! I'm so happy!

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19 Nov 2001, 13:50 p.m.

LiveJournal seems down, presumably because of high loads. The…

LiveJournal seems down, presumably because of high loads. The page that told me so seemed quite sparse. Sorry, we're having problems, and to find out more go to blah blah blah. When I viewed the …

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