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Ripped! from the headlines. Wherein I philosophize.
I don't get to read the New York Times very often. (Shocking, I know.) This is yet another of the things I really regret about my chosen profession, because the writing never fails to make stop and think. Case in point, two articles:
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Apologies to anyone who came by a couple of days ago and saw a lot of personal stuff. Three cheers for overeducation not teaching me to categorize correctly ( Read more... ) -
Fly by
I would apologize for being off lj, but clearly people's lives have proceeded without me. It's like the world does not require me to operate. Weird ( Read more... ) -
World Cup insanity
Alas for the US team, even though they lost, like, a week ago. I'm slow with the news, I know. I would have loved to see them make it to the round of 16.
Two soccer (football, whatever)-related items of interest.
World Cup fan comes back from the dead
English fans drink all the beer in Germany
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Blake's 7 1x07 and 1x08 in 10 minutes or less
Internship. It has been 4 days, and I am so tired. 3 years to go. I really cannot see how. Sorry me no lj.
If I don't start shortening these reactions, I will never get through this series.
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Bright lights, big city, early mornings, and World Cup madness
Happy belated birthday, lunabee34! I apologize for the tardiness and hope you had a wonderful day. I hear tell that you have also embarked on the quest to watch Blake's 7. I wish you well, especially since I suspect you will actually finish way before I will ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday, Random! (Plus, ask me anything.)
Happy birthday, randomways!
I realize that the reading base of this journal is probably not large enough to qualify for a cell phone plan, let alone meme-age. But ... well, I asked executrix to satisfy my curiosity, so now I'd like to offer the teeming hordes here (hah!) the same opportunity ( Read more... ) -
Blake's 7 1x06: Seek-Locate-Destroy (spoilers)
At last, Blake's insurrection seems to have taken a turn for the more intelligent. (As Avon would say, perhaps there's hope for him yet.)
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Blakes 7 1x05 - The Web (spoilers obviously)
1x05: The Web ( Read more... ) -
Why do I never learn?
Of course, if one brags about the restoration of one's high speed internet, one will immediately encounter ISP issues and the tragic demise of one's computer. Also, be offline for weeks. (I think referring to oneself in the third person is unconnected, but it's hard to be sure ( Read more... )