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30 September 2004 @ 3pm

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dark tower redux

I’ve been too busy to lose myself in my new Sidekick II, but as soon as I get a chance I will write a complete review. Suffice it to say that I am thrilled with it so far. For some reason today a silly joke came to mind, and with it, unbidden, the mental images [...]


new toy dawning

What is throwing me off about graduate school is that I have extremely mixed feelings about it. One day, I’m elated to be participating in the program, and the next, I feel like it’s a colossal waste of time. The latter sentiment is not aided by the fact that my paperwork, despite being turned in [...]


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2 September 2004 @ 4pm

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R.I.P. Legolas the iPod

My first-gen iPod, Legolas, finally bit the dust, rendering me tuneless. But you can help fix this sad situation, and get your own iPod, too! Following Allura‘s lead, I have Gmail invitations to offer in exchange for your generosity. I also have one whole month of free Netflix service, which is twice as long as [...]


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20 April 2004 @ 12pm

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mobility

One of my employees is very ill today, so I’m at home for a while before heading back to close till 23:00. Fun. I had to cancel dinner plans with the MSG, but maybe this will break my insomnia into little pieces. I signed up for Dodgeball, which is, to quote my friend Ryan, “creepy [...]


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20 April 2004 @ 3am

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moleskine love

Warning: insomnia-induced mushiness follows! My current written journal is kept in a Moleskine. To say I am happy with this notebook would be an understatement to end all understatements. Its heavy cream acid-free pages, its elastic closure, its stitched-in bookmark all make me deliriously happy. I adore gluing bus transfers and dried flower petals and [...]


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