Monthly Archives: August 2005

Drowned New Orleans

8/31/2005 – 8:49 am

I read a story on Strange Horizons not too far back called “Two Dreams On Trains” by Elizabeth Bear, set in drowned New Orleans. I didn’t like the story that much but the idea of a drowned New Orleans seemed kinda cool. Not any more.
Another observation. Anybody see any dramatic footage of [...]

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Nerd

8/30/2005 – 12:38 pm

Pure Nerd73 % Nerd, 47% Geek, 39% Dork

For The Record:
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.You scored better than half in Nerd, earning [...]

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EPL Round-Up

8/30/2005 – 11:24 am

All you need to know is Spurs got screwed and lost their first game of the season. Look, I know that the league wants to crack down on violent tackles but it’s getting ridiculous. If you throw a guy out of the game in the first thirty minutes (like Jenas’ foul against the [...]

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Katrina-Like Spam

8/30/2005 – 9:21 am

I’m not sure how comments work for Blogger/Blogspot or LiveJournal, but there are definite disadvantages to using a program like WordPress for blogging. I have to moderate each comment posted to my site to help filter out spam — I had about 100 messages in the queue over the weekend. Anyone interested in [...]

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Beowulf?

8/28/2005 – 1:55 pm

So I just read that Angelina Jolie has been cast in ‘Beowulf.’ Hmmmm. Beowulf.
This would be entirely laughable but Neil Gaiman is contributing, which at least sparks a ray of hope. It’s supposed to be a blend of animation and reality a la ‘The Polar Express’ also by director Robert Zemeckis. [...]

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Moderation In All Things

8/26/2005 – 11:09 am

Yeah, I’m not so good at moderation. I tend to be all or nothing. For last few weeks I’ve been really good at writing, not so good on my reading. This week, however, the pendulum has swung back and I’m gonzo for reading. If I took the day off work today, [...]

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Love the Library, Can’t Stand Jamie Trecker

8/25/2005 – 1:13 pm

One of the biggest perks of working for the Univeristy is having access to their resources. I don’t think you fully appreciate it as a student. Memorial Library on UW’s campus is a shrine of knowledge. I’ve been up to the Special Collections room more times in the last two years as [...]

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Divining Tea Leaves

8/24/2005 – 11:17 am

I wish there was a correlation between checking email, checking the mailbox, and faster response times. Like if somehow the whoosh of opening the mailbox could somehow bring the answer forward a little more each day. Lord knows how many times I check my multiple email accounts per day, but it’s many.
However, I’m [...]

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Whatever’s On My Mind

8/23/2005 – 9:54 am

Scattershot post today. A little bit of everything.
1) I started paging through “A Brief History of Time” yesterday and before I knew it, I’d read the first two chapters. I’m not a big science guy (mostly due to my allergic reaction to math) but I do enjoy scientific theory. One my favorite [...]

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Take a Deep Breath

8/22/2005 – 12:52 pm

I just shipped “Minotaur Horns” to Cicada today. I’m sick of looking at it. I made some significant changes from the earlier draft, mostly based on what the Clarionites who read it had to say. I changed the ending somewhat and added some words there which extends an already longish denouement. [...]

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