Bookroll
- Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel
- David Rakoff

- 3 wds: Rhythmic Raw Rakoff
- The Signal and the Noise
- Nate Silver

- 3 wds: accessible, insightful, broad
- The Casual Vacancy
- J.K. Rowling

- 3 wds: captivating, political, believable
- The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War against al-Qaeda
- Neil Shah

- 3 wds: Captivating, informative, redacted
- The Blank Slate
- Steven Pinker

- 3 wds: Rant, lengthy, correct
- The Trial
- Franz Kafka

- 3 wds: Disheartening, linear, skippable
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Being Productive
Got back from Phily late Monday night. I realized as I started the return trek that I could do the whole round-trip on one tank of gas. But I was a wuss and didn’t want to get stuck 10 miles … Continue reading
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Lots of coding
I’ve been a busybody here in Philly writing the voterfile database. Perhaps because I didn’t allow slippage time, or possibly because of all the close games I’m extending my trip by a day to finish up. Speaking of the NCAA’s: … Continue reading
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Weekend Trip
Going to Philadelphia and suburbs thereof to create Allyson Schwartz’s voterfile database. Definitely a win-win since she needs a database and I need some cash. On the cell phone front, I bought a cell phone for $17 on EBay. The … Continue reading
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March Madness
So it’ NCAA time. And while being unemployed makes it easier to watch these day games, there is definitely some allure missing. In past years there was always a challenge to meet all my commitments (job, class, problem sets, etc) … Continue reading
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Bad Streak
It’s been a lousy couple of days. Wednesday I lost my cell phone on the Metro. To start at the beginning, I lost the case to my cell on the MIT leg of my road trip. Thus, when traveling to … Continue reading
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Not a joke, sadly
Link of the day, with special emphasis on the kids’ page and the propaganda page. Choice Quotes What should you do if you find an Atheist? … Atheists are often very grumpy and bitter and will lash out at children … Continue reading
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Angel Maintenence
Turns out, being a couch potato does have some consequences. After my roadtrip I spent Wednesday and Thursday at my house trying not to pull my hair out because of my parent’s 26.4 kbps connection. Friday I finally decide to … Continue reading
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Journey
Well, my seven month journey from MIT to NH to ME to WI to NH to VA to MIT (with Canada in there somewhere) is coming to an end. I’m leaving MIT tomorrow morning to head back to northern virginia … Continue reading
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My new hobby
I’ve just gotten around to updating my recently read books list and I can proudly say that several people on the Dean campaign got me interested in feminism. Previously I did self-identify as a “feminist” without truly knowing what that … Continue reading
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Niagra Falls
I’m blogging via my Treo 600 mobile phone from the Canadian side of Niagra Falls! Rachel, Other Aaron, and I just went to a casino. I risked 40 bucks on craps and slots and got back 36.50–not too shabby. And … Continue reading
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