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Istanbul/Constantinople/Nova Roma/Byzantium
For a history buff, this place has more history than one can reasonably ask for- at least 4 names over a thousand years! And unlike a lot of generic megalopolises, everywhere I turn I'm reminded of just how different this place is- i can't even tell the mosques from the orthodox churches. What is surprising though, is how young it feels- I haven't ( Read more... ) -
Humanist Manifesto III*
*subject to ongoing revision and critique, naturally ( Read more... ) -
my first meme response in three years
The 10 Random Things Game ( Read more... ) -
Numbers for thought
"Whatever a man prays for, he prays for a miracle. Every prayer reduces itself to this: Great God, grant that twice two be not four." -Turgenev ( Read more... ) -
Happy April Two's!
To those of you who saw right through, thank you for being close enough to me for long enough that I could be comfortable being myself around you. To those who didn't (admittedly not many considering how tight knit my teeny little lj chain is), thank you for thinking me eligible bachelor material :P -
Its time.
Enough of this supposed single bliss. I'm not getting any younger, and I think its finally time to abandon the adolescent bullshit and acknowledge some actual adult feelings, and, well... start a life. A real one. Details to follow, but as of now I am engaged to be married afore the year is done. Invitations both virtual and real to follow, and G ( Read more... ) -
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I think either the worst or the best April Fool's joke would be for LJ to announce that for one day only, all the friend locked AND private entries of all its users would be viewable.
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