so i managed to rent an apt without an oven. who knew such things existed. who knew to make sure to check. it's a lovely kitchen but with a stove top in the counter and nothing below it. interesting. and because who would think to double check something like that before signing a lease (i mean wouldnt' the past tenants mention it, they mentioned ( Read more... )

Contract Language on Online Communities and Social Networks

When a friend was faced with the dilemma of whether or not to accept her boss's friend request on facebook. While we may maintain that there is past practice of not being friends, mgt will claim that they only learned about facebook last week (which very well may be true). So another friend ( Read more... )

some things that make me happy:
(yes some of these are a bit mallitious)

• cooking good food and suprising people with it
• sunny cold days
• cuddling up in bed when it's raining
• reading in bed next to my sweetie
• going to the beach

i wish i could have a kitten :(

after my beloved alter ego waking me up in the middle of the night to blast crazy new york balkeny callaiope wonderfulness into my ear leading to me feeling very nyc and boston music sick it turns out that there seems to be good music this week. balken beatbox on wednesday so things to look forward too. and i love my classes and i've never been ( Read more... )

so america's next top model that show adored by teenage girls everwhere has decided in it's 11th run to include a woman who identifies as "born into the wrong body". she says she's pre-op and was included on america's next top model as a background model in a previous season. i just watched a re-run of the first episode. it's interesting how much ( Read more... )

anyone have realtors they like for this area. i'm looking to move by oct 1 or so. and i want to stay in my neigborhood. i'm a skint grad student so i can't apply to the fancy places like the argonne. but i need some help finding a nice 1 or 2 bedroom.
please advise.

Our friends and comrads weren't in jail!
so to start the protest season off just right Sharpie AKA Brain Conley AKA husband of Eowyn Medic got arrested in Beijing on Tuesday while covering Students for a Free Tibet demonstrations or plans for demonstrations. He is reported to be being held for 10 days. He was arrested with 4 other americans. He ( Read more... )

i'm in no way invovled in this but thought folks might be interested

Spring came and went without hardly a word, but folks who may have noted
the failure of a 2008 Boston Zine Fair to appear can take heart!!! After
many years of dedicated getting-it-done, Janaka Stucky and Black Ocean
press have passed the organizing reins onto us, a group of folks ( Read more... )

i'm coming into the city for mermaid parade this weekend (yay) so i hope to see many of you there.