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[26 Apr 2009|01:56pm] |
Paneer is so good.
10-year old diary entries are so bad.
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[14 Apr 2009|09:09pm] |
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Heard Edward Albee lecture at OSU-Tulsa tonight. It was neat. Also, a surprise appearance by Tracy Letts. Was tonight good? The answer is yes.
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[05 Jan 2009|03:47am] |
arrrghh there's a rat in my apartment
what the fuck
Typo is flipping the fuck out
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[30 Dec 2008|09:38pm] |
Dammit.
Dammit.
It finally happened. I knew it would, eventually, but it finally did.
... I really like Fall Out Boy's new album.
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[14 Dec 2008|01:17pm] |
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It's a beautiful 70 degrees out right now -- but the low tonight is 20? How is that even possible?
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[11 Dec 2008|11:55pm] |
Novels are dumb as hell and I hate them.
*kicks his tiny-ass manuscript*
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[03 Dec 2008|10:11pm] |
I've spent the last several days with friends who either get me or simply have infinite patience. Either way, havelock and a_hollow_sky were gracious hosts, and I had a great time. It was truly the vacation I needed from my vacation; my extended family argued about race relations, universal health care, and the Pledge of Allegiance over Thanksgiving dinner, giving me approximately 72 ulcers.
Typo is extremely upset with me.
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[26 Oct 2008|02:20pm] |
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At the bookstore today, I had a realization. I've always dreamed about having a book on the bestseller list, but it struck me that, if I did ever get a book onto that list, I should be worried that the work was much stupider than I'd previously thought.
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[22 Oct 2008|09:13am] |
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One of the major reasons I wanted to work at the library was because I wanted to work somewhere quiet, subdued, in order to reduce the amount of stress in my life. But here in the children's section, even my coworkers are shouting at the top of their lungs. I don't know whether it's because they're older, and maybe going a bit deaf, or if it's because they think the children's library is a soundproof booth (like the rest of the library can't hear them shouting at all), or what. I just want everybody to learn to whisper.
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[13 Oct 2008|07:31pm] |
He fired Ridiculously Old Guy?!
Big ol' frowny face.
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[12 Oct 2008|10:33pm] |
I've been reluctant to watch the newer seasons of House (post season 3) because I was sure I wouldn't like his new team as much as I liked the old one.
I'm on episode 2 of season 4 and I already love everyone. Whyyyyy have I waited so long!?
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| As mayor, Sarah Palin sought to charge victims for their rape kits. |
[20 Sep 2008|10:56am] |
Thank the Good Lord God that Palin and her lapdog Fannon were there to protect the good taxpayers of Wasilla from the murder-greedy wombs of all those Jezebels who were just begging to get themselves raped.
There is no moral reason for this legislation. It is, at best, lazy budget slashing. At worst, it's an attempt to limit the reproductive rights of women by denying them easy access to emergency contraception, which is often offered along with application of rape kits. Of course, she can't come out and just ban the emergency contraception, so she wraps it in the nice "Oh I was just trying to protect all you good taxpayers who aren't slutting around and tempting our good strong Alaskan men."
B-b-b-but Paul, we should really be focusing on McCain and Obama! After all, they're the presidential nominees.
Okay: Nationally, victims' advocates have for years reported scattered instances of rape victims being required to pay for their forensic tests, says Ilse Knecht of the National Center for Victims of Crime in Washington. Those complaints have subsided somewhat after Congress in 2005 passed a law requiring states to provide rape exams free of charge or reimburse victims for the costs, says Knecht, whose group supported the provision. "The reason we passed the legislation was that we saw it was prevalent enough to be a pretty considerable problem," Knecht says. "There are no other victims of crime that end up being billed for evidence collection." The Senate version of the legislation that included the rape-exam provision was sponsored by Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, the Democratic vice presidential nominee. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama was one of 58 co-sponsors; Republican presidential nominee John McCain was not.
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| But they were so good together. :( |
[15 Sep 2008|11:41pm] |
Richard Cohen breaks up with Sen. John McCain.
"What impressed me most about McCain was the effect he had on his audiences, particularly young people. When he talked about service to a cause greater than oneself, he struck a chord. He expressed his message in words, but he packaged it in the McCain story -- that man, beaten to a pulp, who chose honor over freedom. This had nothing to do with access. It had to do with integrity.
"McCain has soiled all that."
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[13 Sep 2008|10:55am] |
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Oh man, they put out a Mitch Hedberg album posthumously on the 9th. I'm listening to it now and it's funny, but it's also sad.
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| Connor's Cove Grand Opening |
[08 Sep 2008|09:05pm] |
Wow! I'm exhausted, but the show was a success, despite some early tech problems. The cast and crew of Between the Lions were very gracious, and a pleasure to work with.
Connor's Cove seats 420, and we still had to turn away about 150 people. Obviously Tulsa was very excited about this opening. For the people who did not get to see the show, one of our librarians was kind enough to perform a story time for about 125 folks! Yikes! But all in all it was a rousing success, and I'm glad that it's finally open.
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| IntroComp 2008 |
[07 Sep 2008|09:55pm] |
Today I placed second out of 6 in the interactive fiction contest I entered. I'm pleased with the outcome, and flattered by some kind comments I received afterward.
One neat thing the IF community does after these online award ceremonies, which I didn't know about beforehand, was that they congregate and play the entries together online, in real-time. It's a public demonstration of the game, during which you can answer questions about your game. It was absolutely nerve-wracking to watch people play my game, especially when they ran into dozens of bugs and other inconsistencies I hadn't ironed out. But the freaky bits of my survival horror went over well, and I'm very pleased with that.
On the other hand, an IF writer and reviewer whom I respect very much didn't find anything to like about my game. She felt railroaded during the first several turns, and found the "key out of reach" puzzle beyond cliché. These aren't criticisms that I can refute. They're absolutely valid. Still, the prose in those sections is clean and crisp, and I'm dismayed she didn't say a word or two about that.
In any case, if I finish this game within a year, I win $60. Time to get cracking!
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| So, CNN got their own forums... |
[31 Aug 2008|09:41pm] |
"I think we need to get the American people personally involved in homeland security. We have the National Guard, we have the Coast Guard, Why not the Prayer Guard? I suggest we post Americans on our boarders at 50 mile intervals and have them pray against terrorist attacks for 6 hour shifts. Each state would be required to supply prayers based on population. I think it is reasonable to assume that the average American could pray hard enough to protect 100 miles of boarder. Since Prayers go up to God the circle of prayer around our country would create a wall of prayer safety well up into space."
Ahahahahaha
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