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gentleunwashed Oct 08, 2009 23:50

100% true: in trivia today, one of the questions was "unless you cook by the book, these objects will turn out crazy, according to Stephanie. . ." Obviously it was the greatest moment of my life.

Jesus saves; Esposito scores on the rebound

gentleunwashed Oct 01, 2009 17:05

Art:

A man who paints himself invisible.
Art in the medium of dirty car windows.

There is, after all, a problem, and somebody's got to be part of it

gentleunwashed Sep 30, 2009 22:16

A friend has brought to my attention this flag, which once flew proudly over the Empire of Benin:

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A short list of things I hate:

gentleunwashed Sep 29, 2009 06:50

1. Insomnia
2. Coffee
3. Marking

in which we abuse our internet privilege

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gentleunwashed Sep 28, 2009 21:37

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What it's all about.

It is Yom Kippur tonight, and for the first time I believe ever, I am not attending services in acknowledgment of the fact. Of course, Yom Kippur is probably the worst day to brush off feelings of guilt, so:

( L'omar l'faneikha tzadik ani, v'lo khatati; aval ani khatati )

The Trinity is a compromise designed by a standards committee

gentleunwashed Sep 25, 2009 03:14

Starting tomorrow I get to mark my first ever assignment. Forty students times three questions equals a hundred and twenty questions to mark. Blah. Even ignoring the fact that this will require effort, which I oppose on a philosophical basis, I am certainly not looking forward to having to deduct the requisite half-marks for dropped minus signs, ( Read more... )

In which Jeremy underperforms expectations

gentleunwashed Sep 21, 2009 00:10

My excitement at making the mailing list notwithstanding, I didn't actually end up joining the whiskey drinkers in their imbibing. It occurred after the second aliyah -- around the time I was getting in the shower. So, a small measure of failure, obviously. Especially since, according to my mother, they not only had many fine whiskeys, but even ( Read more... )

Whiskey while you work

gentleunwashed Sep 16, 2009 11:43

At my synagogue (and apparently at all synagogues), there is a group of people who organize to meet at all prayer-type events to sneak off into closets, empty rooms, behind staircases, etc., to drink whiskey together. This is all they do. And, I am proud to say, due to some adroit political manouevering over the summer, I am now one of the elect. ( Read more... )

History throws its empty bottles out the window

gentleunwashed Sep 10, 2009 21:35

Now then. Today was my first day of classes. I am currently signed in to three classes, with the expectation of dropping one at some time in the near future. My classes so far are: Partial Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, and Probability. If these do not sound exciting to you, then we are in perfect agreement. This is my semester for ( Read more... )