I just read Carl Sagan's Contact, then saw the Jodie Foster movie. I'm not usually one to get all nutty about 'the book' vs. 'the movie', but I think the differences between these two are very revealing ( Read more... )

I have one single neurotic passion. That passion is backpacks.

I have never, in my life, had a backpack with which I was pleased. Sure, I've had the fleeting appreciation. A sort of backpack puppylove, if you will - but it always devolves into a deep seated resentment that may be the source of all my worldly dissatisfaction. I feel unorganized ( Read more... )

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