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Bun
Watching over Bun is pretty exhausting. I left him alone under the cats' supervision for a couple of hours while I tried to clean the apartment. the cats are bad guardians because when i came to check on him the first time, i found him destroying the cats scratch post and trying to eat the sisal and, after i kicked him out of the living room to get ( Read more... ) -
I hate Penny Arcade
I should really make a list of the stupid, terrible things I've bought due to Tycho's recommendation. The fact that I looked up the release date for the next book in the Anita Blake series and I know I will buy it despite the fact that Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter is the worst series of all time makes me really annoyed and has reminded me to never ( Read more... ) -
On Grief
Kings
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Dollhouse
BSG
Goodbye, friends. It was good while it lasted. -
Why is everything closed today?
Easter is the crappiest holiday of all. I just went to the Prudential Center and there were hundreds of people milling about looking for anything to do. The Barnes and Noble was packed because that was like the only thing open.
Celebrating easter takes at most 1 hour and can be completed at 10 AM, which is before stores regularly open on Sundays -
Dead Like Me: back from the dead?
So, the new Dead Like Me movie.
On the one hand, I hate pretty much every character on the show, especially now that Mandy Patinkin is gone. Now that I am trying to write something about this, I realize that there is nothing on the other hand.
I guess I am just an optimist. -
On Obama as celebrity
Volokh has a really telling comment today: http://www.volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_02_22-2009_02_28.shtml#1235450883
Congratulations, Cuz:
I'm been playing around with GENI, creating an extensive family tree, and today ( Read more... ) -
Anathem
It's really weird how much Anathem grew on me. I kind of feel like re-reading it for the 3rd time. I would still say that The Baroque Cycle, collectively, is at the top of my favorite books list, but I think that if Anathem had been as long as The Baroque Cycle, it might displace it ( Read more... ) -
On talking people out of suicide
A common internet tactic seems to be attempting to shame or guilt someone into not doing it. But how would making someone feel guilty and ashamed make him more eager to live?