As promised, here are some updates concerning my travels and travails. When we last left our hero, he had just arrived in Geneva after a series of harrowing in each of which he narrowly escaped death.
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Did you like my zeugma? I sure did. Plus, it was even a sort of pun, I think -- I'm never too clear on what differentiates different language jokes ( Read more... )

In a move which is sure to infuriate many of you, I'll be splitting my online postings among three different places. I hope to use my blog for recipes and events (plays, movies, concerts); my LiveJournal for random thoughts; and my website for photos. I'm sure you'll all get over it, though. Please feel free to leave comments, as the welcomeness of ( Read more... )

This is my third day in Geneva, so it's about time I posted something. In fact, I may actually start using this LJ thing as, heaven forbid, an actual journal. To get the party jumping, here are some links to photos:

My first day.

My second day.

Sorry for the changing formats, I'll be sure to go back and clean that up at some point. 
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I'm sitting in my house for one of the last few days. Ever. On Friday, I'll be heading out to Seattle for the greatest event of the year - no, not the shaving of my hair - Potlatch. Then, it's a red-eye home, a quick jog back to Ann Arbor, then another red-eye off to Geneva for a two-month stint. I'm very excited to be in the bowels of ATLAS, but ( Read more... )

Amongst my friend Doctor Doctor's LJ circle, a meme commanding a respondant to list the top five things that make one a dork. Lockholm responded admirably and also noted that geek has a more appropriate connotation. She then motioned me past the hole and the deck to the plate; so in response to lockholm's tag, I hereby offer a proclamation of and ( Read more... )

For those that know and love Star Wars, this is a bloody brilliant blog: http://darthside.blogspot.com/. It's Darth Vader's blog. And, no it's not some canned corporate promotion; it's from a true fan. Best of all, it's updated daily, well-written, canon-true, and funny. Also, check out ( Read more... )

Here's a fascinating debate I found via Andrew Sullivan: http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/debate05/debate05_index.html. It's a debate between two psychologists on why there are more men in hard science than women. They both bring up interesting points, and I ( Read more... )

1) Total number of films I own on DVD/video: 75-100 (I really should count them, though it goes much higher if you count TV shows)

2) The last film I bought: The Incredibles

3) The last film I watched:
a)In the theater? Kung Fu Hustle (Wednesday night at the State)
b)On DVD? Masculin et Feminin4) Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot ( Read more... )

Let's see how far back Rob/Amber and Ron/Kelly are from the frontrunners.
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