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Meter Jam and an argument
I found an interesting thing online and got into an argument over it with a friend. I think it's an important issue-- or at least, that the underlying issues are important. Here is what I'm talking about. I'd love to know your thoughts on the matter. -
Attention to detail, eh?
From an email exchange:
Me: I am applying to grad school and need to know my undergrad class rank.
Mrs. W: "Neti, your class rank is..."
Me: My name is "Neha." Can you confirm that you sent me my rank and not someone else's by accident?
Mrs. W: "Nehi, this is to confirm your class rank."
Does anyone else see the idiocy?
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Two cents
"What the hell is this Twitter thing? It sounds annoying." ... But before I went on a reactionary rant, I figured, I ought to know, first, just what it was about. So I went to the website. And what does it say?
"With Twitter, you can stay hyper-connected to your friends and always know what they’re doing. Or, you can stop following them any time. ( Read more... ) -
Sin
By about 4 this afternoon, I felt frustrated and angry and a little helpless. I started thinking dark thoughts about maybe I should have stuck with physics after all and why didn't I just go to law school. It was time, I realized, to snap out of it by doing something with my hands, something that would get me moving and focused on the world outside ( Read more... ) -
Friday afternoon picnic!
Is it silly that I'm thrilled to bits about a picnic at Washington Square Park tomorrow? Is it silly that I'm excited about the picnic food? Is it silly to hopehopehope that the fountain is on and that there are dogs splashing in it ( Read more... ) -
Immortality
Transience does not worry me. We live from moment to moment, however much we think we plan for some intangible future, and however much we insist on remembering, carrying with us like snails’ shells on our backs, our past. The shell is far too cumbersome for the poor snail as he plods both hopefully and mchanically along towards some unknowable ( Read more... ) -
more musical woes
I bought a Roland 600, second hand. So far so good. Now the trouble:( Read more... ) -
The philosophy of food
Hey all. :) Much has happened since I stopped posting properly, and I won't worry about trying to get you "caught up." I don't know for certain that I'm back, either. But this caught my attention: http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/ ( Read more... )