Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2002

24 Jun 2002, 9:36 a.m.

Looking for frustrated sarcasm among our nation's elected leaders?Here ya…

Looking for frustrated sarcasm among our nation's elected leaders? Here ya go: House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Texas) added, "I don't want to tie [the president's] hands, but I think he would want to get …

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23 Jun 2002, 23:21 p.m.

I book-traded today at the Ashby BART flea market. …

I book-traded today at the Ashby BART flea market. Among my gains: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. Now that Nandini and I have read "The Minority Report" and "We Can …

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23 Jun 2002, 19:51 p.m.

"Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands." A)…

"Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands." A) movie tagline B) excerpt from essay arguing for the elimination of the institution of au pairs C) part of advertising material on jar of …

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23 Jun 2002, 14:02 p.m.

Maybe in a few years I could get a job…

Maybe in a few years I could get a job like O'Reilly Publishing Technical Editor. Oh, I'm just kidding myself.

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23 Jun 2002, 13:47 p.m.

Every Monday, an open mic at the Bear's Lair, ending…

Every Monday, an open mic at the Bear's Lair, ending tomorrow. Hmm! Perhaps I'll whip up some material and do some stand-up.

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23 Jun 2002, 8:53 a.m.

Now that I know that the government can investigate my reading…

Now that I know that the government can investigate my reading habits on little pretext, I feel more inclined to visit David Wexler, the used bookseller who carries his inventory in a van, at the …

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22 Jun 2002, 23:18 p.m.

I hereby name Anirvan Chatterjee the brainwane.net Bay Area Entrepreneur…

I hereby name Anirvan Chatterjee the brainwane.net Bay Area Entrepreneur of the Year. Congratulations, Anirvan!

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22 Jun 2002, 23:11 p.m.

On Thursday I saw a woman wearing pants with a…

On Thursday I saw a woman wearing pants with a camouflage print... and sparkles embedded in the cloth. My jaw dropped at the genius of it. Camouflage, with sparkles! The sparkles completely subvert and deny …

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22 Jun 2002, 23:02 p.m.

After a great (really!) Saturday with Leonard in Colma, I…

After a great (really!) Saturday with Leonard in Colma, I raced to Albany to watch Zed Lopez perform in a bit of improv. Quite fun, and free, and a reminder that I miss performing, be …

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22 Jun 2002, 9:25 a.m.

I found a temporary place to live, not too far…

I found a temporary place to live, not too far from my current place. The flatmate(s) seem good. One of them is a teacher! And they don't mind that I'm moving in mid-July. Thanks, Craigslist! …

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