Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2002

08 Jul 2002, 22:34 p.m.

For some reason it's more satisfying to meet someone who…

For some reason it's more satisfying to meet someone who dislikes the same widely-liked thing that I dislike than to meet someone who likes the same widely-disliked thing that I like. I found this out …

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08 Jul 2002, 17:33 p.m.

Leonard is still ill. On the up side, he's…

Leonard is still ill. On the up side, he's almost finished Mark Twain's wonderful The Innocents Abroad, I finished Mikahil Bulgakov's off-the-rails The Master and Margarita, Adam and Kim came over for a short personal …

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08 Jul 2002, 10:14 a.m.

Leonard and I went to a wedding yesterday, a short…

Leonard and I went to a wedding yesterday, a short but moving ceremony in which his friends Adam and Kim got married. Congratulations and best wishes! Unfortunately, Leonard and I had to leave the reception …

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06 Jul 2002, 17:52 p.m.

I'm reading The Master and Margarita, which is quite fun,…

I'm reading The Master and Margarita, which is quite fun, and which mentions the Solovki Islands, which instantly endeared it to me. However, one incident in the story moves me to both remember an episode …

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06 Jul 2002, 17:35 p.m.

Overheard on BART on the way to SF Pride: A…

Overheard on BART on the way to SF Pride: A man, with the woman he's dating: "We share a Salon.com subscription. It's good." Also, the same man detailed how his girlfriend has "good car karma" …

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06 Jul 2002, 17:31 p.m.

Analogies I discovered yesterday: I have, for no good reason,…

Analogies I discovered yesterday: I have, for no good reason, a stuffy nose and occasional sneezing. Once in a while the nose-blowing gets kind of yucky, like scooping skeins of scum out of the fish …

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06 Jul 2002, 17:29 p.m.

My Independence Day Story: I woke up earlier than I had…

My Independence Day Story: I woke up earlier than I had to, as per usual on days when I anticipate something big. I listened to some DDT while getting ready, which was easier since I'd …

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05 Jul 2002, 22:34 p.m.

As of yesterday afternoon, I'm safely arrived. On the…

As of yesterday afternoon, I'm safely arrived. On the Fourth of July I got to experience lots of security trauma, since I got picked for a random second search at the gate in Oakland, and …

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03 Jul 2002, 23:26 p.m.

Happy birthday, Tom Stoppard! …

Happy birthday, Tom Stoppard!

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03 Jul 2002, 23:20 p.m.

That damn well better have been my last undergraduate final…

That damn well better have been my last undergraduate final exam today. It went well. Adam and I made a celebratory dinner. Penne, Muir Glen sun-dried tomato sauce, avocado and carrot that I picked up …

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