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Jessica Lang is still hot. (And other equally profound observations.)

Jessica Lang will forever be the beauty that tamed Kong. Lately, though, she seems to have stumbled into the realm of ‘crazy beautiful spurned

Nov 24

Detente and DMZ

Dealing with conflict is never easy. I sat there today, watching the Washington Spin Machine as they tried to solidify some image of the

Nov 24

Boy that was about as fun…

…as having a lobotomy. Who knew that configuring a wireless router would make me want to throw my computer into the bayou behind my

Nov 22

I got wireless!

My airport card arrived today for my iBook. I installed it and immediately went to the coffee shop, where I can enjoy wireless internet

Nov 20

I’m a hippy communist bleeding-heart pinko liberal and I have a mac to prove it.

Okay, so I’m in reality fairly conservative. I’m for small government, no social welfare programs (save Student Loans which are actually an investment in

Nov 19

I hate computers…and five other minirants

1.) I hate computers. Since humans discovered that the entirety of human knowledge, actions, and activities can be reduced to ones and zeros, humans

Aug 18

The Big Time

I don’t envy the people suffering through the blackout. Especially considering that I’m under not one but two deadlines. A book review for a

Aug 17

Shameless self-promotion

Three times. That’s the number of times I threw up yesterday morning. I wouldn’t mention it, except that it corresponds to the number of

Aug 9

Green Lizard Regulation

This morning, I overslept, demanding that I request an emergency ride from my grandfather. When he arrived, there was a lizard perched on his

Aug 4

Specificity

My high school English teacher had a nifty little shorthand she used when grading our essays, the only part of which I remember was

Aug 3