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March 31, 2008
Clearly the various shows giving information on the presidential nomination process feel like they are repeating themselves, because it seems like “scathing” is no longer a unique and effective word. The mud slinging is so common that it was time to activate thesaurus power, and as any high school student knows… the more syllables the […]
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March 25, 2008
i finished reading a book last night, the first novel i’ve read in a very long time, and definitely the first something “for fun” that i’ve read in years that wasn’t a comic book and didn’t somehow relate to my field of study.
Boy Toy is a story about high school experiences, surviving abuse, and growing […]
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March 6, 2008
Here’s a little entertainment overview from my point of view.
Of late I’ve been watching Kino’s Journey. I think it’s a beautiful show, if a little out there and bizarre. Of course, what do you expect from overly introspective anime? I made a friend watch the “cute bunny episode” last night… and if you are aware […]
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January 17, 2008
There’s been some psychological studies on men and women looking at estimated as opposed to measured intelligence. While there was a really controversial study out of Canada last year saying men had higher average intelligence, more far-reaching studies actually estimate that on the average men and women are equal over the population as a whole, […]
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January 14, 2008
So I’m back at work after having trudged in through the snow. I’ll give you a little update. I didn’t post at all last week. I was busy finishing up my coursework for the fall semester. It’s all done now, which is a big sigh of relief, and I even got feedback and a grade […]
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January 4, 2008
sometimes things get lost. it’s a sad thing, to lose something… especially something you use every day. i usually go through phases of disliking myself when i lose things. it’s one of the situations in which i find it hard to let go.
just before going out for new year’s eve, i took a shower. as […]
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January 3, 2008
Living on Earth has been airing clips of a forum with presidential candidates talking about environmental issues, with a special focus on climate change. This took place in LA in late November, and clips of the audio are available in podcast. The first in the series was Senator Clinton. She had several environmental goals, should […]
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January 2, 2008
Is it possible to be a decent person and a nice person? A loving misanthrope? Can you be a good friend and a puller of few punches? (from Jezebel)
This was a great bit of question put forth today, and a toughie, and what i wrestle with the most in interacting with the world.
I have a […]
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December 18, 2007
i find data entry to be the most challenging part of my job because i just don’t want to do it. It is hard to find the motivation to just get in there and copy a book onto the computer.
Sometimes i satisfy myself by learning something about geography or history, and that makes it all […]
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December 13, 2007
Perfection has both the conventional idea of trying to be the best, and under healthy conditions adjusting those scales when necessary. In the more neurotic sense the definition changes:
Neurotic perfectionists - never feel that they have done their job well enough. They are very intolerant of mistakes and extremely self-critical” (BBC Science & Nature)
I would […]
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