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Good grief!
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Slowpokes of the New River Valley
I have become convinced that there is a secret society lurking in the New River Valley. These dastardly conspirators have banded together to frustrate their fellow drivers by driving 10-15 mph under the speed limit. Their influence is spreading. I first saw their effect on Route 114 between Radford and Christiansburg, but now they're spreading to ( Read more... ) -
Question for my readers - bit.torrent and pop culture
I'm working on an article about global pop culture and online fandoms, and one of the points I want to make is about the impossibility of producers controlling the distribution of their shows. I got started in anime fandom, in which fansubs long preceded official releases, and forced major changes in the American anime industry. I'm also aware that ( Read more... ) -
Here we go again
It's surgery time again. This time it's my left foot for a Morton's neurectomy. In short, it involves cutting out the scarred, inflamed nerve that serves my third and fourth toes.
I've had enough of pain.
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Cardiff
I walked around St. Mary's street today as well as the st. David shopping center. Supposedly the hotel got a call that my bag will be here today, but I was tired of being in the same clothes. Lesson for the future: always pack at least one complete change of clothes and wear cotton.
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Why I hate traveling
I like a smooth, orderly life. Instead, one canceled flight, one rescheduled flight with an extra connection, two late flights, one which had me arrive barely five minutes before boarding the flight to Heathrow. One lost suitcase (which had my jacket for British weather as well as all my clothes except PJs). No wireless in my hotel room, though it' ( Read more... ) -
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Why I hate traveling -
Leaving on a jet plane
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Librarians on Gaga!
The librarians on my flist may have already seen this, but for those of you who haven't ....
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