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The halls are alive with the sound of muzak
Last night I finished rewatching season 1 of Alias — my second rewatching of the season. Last winter while in Berlin I rewatched seasons 1-4 as well; it was the middle of season 5 at that point. See, all the … Continue reading
Hallo Spaceboy
The laundromat raised prices 25 cents on their front-load washers. So now the rates are: * top load: $1.25 * double-load front load: $2.25 * triple-load front load: $3.00 * quad-load front load: $4.00 * $0.25/10-minutes for the dryers I … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, David Bowie, House of Leaves, laundry, music, quarters
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I should read Ten Monkeys, Ten Minutes
Sundays I “get together” with friends — since I am in Madison and most of them are in Boston, they get together, I tele-commute so to speak — and we spend about an hour doing “prompts.” There are three prompts … Continue reading
Snow and Dough
Day long snowing in my neck of the woods. Gentle, though. After an hour of fiction writing around noon with friends I turned later in the afternoon to some baking. Last week it was white bread, today wheat, but after … Continue reading
Let them eat Cake
I made it to “C.” I was supposed to get together with J&C and Matt on Sunday to watch “Das Leben der Anderen” — one of the best recent German films, and one which has won a lot of awards. … Continue reading
People matter
1. Today is first about people … … getting off the 3 I ran into Regina, whom I hadn’t seen since the end of last semester (she and her husband managed to make it to Spain for their delayed honeymoon), … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, bus, coffee, House of Leaves, music, Python, Ruby, Stephen Donaldson, umlaut
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Snow becomes slush / My mind turns to mush
When I arrived at Fair Trade this afternoon shortly before 5p.m. and took a seat along the front window I found a hardcover copy of Stephen Donaldson’s Runes of the Earth (the most recently — I believe — Thomas Covenant … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s fantasy, coffee, House of Leaves, my mom's books, Stephen Donaldson, the author is dead
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Shoes
I like new clothes, I like clean clothes, I like comfortable, non-torn clothes. And shoes, too. But shopping for them is not something I do on a regular basis. I do not hate shopping; in fact, I rather like a … Continue reading
Mitteilungen aus Madison, or: “who prompts visions of sex with a Smurf”
My office has not been touched since December; the week before xmas I came in twice to hold “office hours” of sorts, allowing my students to come by and pick up old homework, quizzes, exams, and papers.I always want my … Continue reading
I’m feeling Björked today.
If you want to learn Ruby, a good place to start is the Ruby in Twenty Minutes quick tutorial. It’s easy to follow for users of Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Today is Björk-Day in my apartment, and I’m … Continue reading