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November 30, 2007
So once upon a time i could fancy myself a singer as something I did for some modicum of income. It’s a funny thing for me to think about because I love singing and getting paid for it seems weird in some ways. I get to have fun and enjoy myself while making some […]
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November 29, 2007
Thoughts from listening to defending jezebel (on point 6 Nov)…
The book is Lesley Hazelton’s Jezebel: The Untold Story of the Bible’s Harlot Queen.
Jezebel was “framed” according to Hazelton, and she spends a lot of time setting up this concept. Infidelity here is actually religious infidelity rather than sexual infidelity. The story is told as the […]
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November 28, 2007
I started thinking about this today while listening to the 22nd of April 2007 Naked Scientist Podcast.
Plants compete for resources, and natural systems are very complex with competition going on on all kinds of levels at the same time. When we add fertilizers, ecological niches are obliterated, there’s no competition in those areas, and […]
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November 28, 2007
I’ve been talking to a friend who is going on a bit of an adventure this weekend. I’m a little bit jealous, but happy for him. I haven’t been on much of a road trip in ages. I suppose I did go to Delaware in September for the Bocce Tournament, but other than that? Not […]
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November 27, 2007
i don’t suppose you keep up on Chinese pop music, but she retired from the business, and unlike Celene Dion, I don’t expect her to be making a comeback in Vegas. I occasionally think about this when i realize how much of a black whole there is for interesting talent among Chinese female pop singers. […]
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November 26, 2007
强迫症
I learned a new word in Chinese today while listening to Chinesepod. I believe I learned it before, and likely Maomao would be upset with me for forgetting. Unfortunately if I don’t use words then I am not so likely to remember them.
Let’s look at the components here for fun:
强 (qiang): strong, powerful, energetic
迫 (po): […]
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November 26, 2007
I was listening to BBC worldservice this morning, and apparently a book called Wolf Totem （朗图腾） by Jiang Rong is going to be published in English. I’m not sure why this news is hitting now, as the book was set for English publication back in 2005, unless it’s the news that the translation is […]
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November 25, 2007
i had a bit of a disagreement with my laptop today, but now we’re all on the same page. Essentially, the computer gets to slap me around a bit and make me jump through hoops so long as I get what I want.
remember how i anthropomorphize things? yeah.
angie gave me an iPod shuffle. yes, i […]
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November 24, 2007
So I made two cute little stuffies, one with antlers , and one with bat wings. They are adorable and fun. I will dominate for holiday presents this year. I’m excited.
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November 23, 2007
I am often dismayed by the misuse of words. This is not to say that I’m horribly offended by grammatical transgressions (though I often make fun of them), but there are some things people say because they’re “supposed to” that make little sense to me.
The best example of this is the apology.
Sometimes things go wrong. […]
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