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something has turned up

It’s a far cry from the career I imagined at age 20, and it’s not even as lucrative as the somewhat similar job that suddenly evaporated five years ago; but it is one heck (I might even say two hecks) … Continue reading

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the 13th biggest fish in a small lagoon

What d’ya know — this is allegedly the 13th most popular website in .nu. How they work that out I have no idea.

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didn’t do it, wasn’t there, can’t prove nothin’

Wall Medical Group, of San Francisco, sent me a statement with a “previous balance” of $1537. This was the first I’d heard from them, so I’ve no clue what the $1537 is for. (I have had no medical treatment other … Continue reading

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the semiannual self-pity post

Some people, according to persistent rumor, have friends who help them find jobs (and dates). Oh well. Does anyone feel like paying my quarterly hosting bill ($30)?

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the panes of perception

Once, years ago, I got new eyeglasses and was startled because the world seemed flat. I had come to rely on blur as a distance cue, and that was suddenly taken from me. The effect was brief; binocularity reasserted itself … Continue reading

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I could get a swelled head

Someone wrote to me out of the blue with a mathematical question. Though the statement of the problem was not clear enough for me to solve it, I told him how I’d approach it, and he was happy. I asked … Continue reading

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moods

When the FDA banned tryptophan in 1990, it did not get around to restricting tryptophan’s metabolite 5-hydroxy-tryptophan. Since learning that a few weeks ago, I’ve been experimentally taking it; it seems to give my mood a floor. Today, though, I … Continue reading

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