Monthly Archives: October 2006

i’ve had worse days weeks, but still!

Chills, dizzy spells, foul-tasting cough, sinus pressure, runny nose — If this is what it’s like to turn 46, I’m never gonna do it again.

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i have too many thoughts

I saw a t-shirt today that proclaimed Blonde is the New Smart. The wearer was not blonde (and wouldn’t fool anyone if she tried to be) so what did she mean by it? Perhaps only “this shirt was cheap.”

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life, art, not entirely disjoint

This morning in Berkeley I saw a Smith College sweatshirt whose wearer could have stepped out of Questionable Content.

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a life less simple

The looming prospect of liquidity raises new questions, like: How soon does a flat monitor pay for itself in power? Are the cameras built into telephones any good, and do they interface easily with a Mac?

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movies recently rented

In Cold Blood (dir. Richard Brooks, 1967). Didn’t grab me; perhaps another time. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (dir. Stanley Kramer). In 1967 I suppose the subject matter was enough to carry it, but now the script is rather thin. … Continue reading

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