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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Road events
A friend and I were driving home last night and a pair of skunks were wandering across the road. One was almost all white, especially in the back half of it’s body. I think that might have been the first … Continue reading
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Yankees…rule?
For the first time in my life, for the ALCS, I was rooting for the Yanks. After many years of chanting “Yankees suck” and wearing shirts with said inscription, I decided to root against the Sox because of a combination … Continue reading
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ABC News
Yesterday, for the first time, our press department let me talk to the press. A correspondent from ABC News, Eva, went around and talked to some of the people in the campaign about what they do. She spent a lot … Continue reading
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War on Terror
“War on Terror not Over Yet” Emperor Declares
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Not in Kansas anymore
Yesterday the culture shock of not being at MIT finally hit me. I was wearing my “and G-d said…and there was light” shirt at a small get-together with fellow coworkers. (Okay, so I don’t purposefully wear that shirt around–it was … Continue reading
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OMG! They killed West Wing. You Bastards!
First, X-Files was obliterated when Duchovny left; now, The West Wing looks to be just as lost without writer Aaron Sorkin. Last night’s show had way too little dialogue and way too many horses. (Horses?!) Incomplete flashbacks, poor political dialogue … Continue reading
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Offensive?
My friend ran into a “really hot german girl” today, but the conversation didn’t go too well. He mentioned his displeasure that the Germans had eliminated both the U.S. men’s and women’s soccer teams in their most recent respective World … Continue reading
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Yom Kippur
When I last wrote, I was healthy and excited about the end of the quarter. While I’m not fully recovered yet, I need to highlight the events of the past few days: First, THANK YOU to anyone who contributed to … Continue reading
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Evil Virus
I have been infected. Yuck. Updates to come when I rid my body of these unwelcome visitors.
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My Dean Page…
…is right here. Check it out, and help us break those bats! 2:30pm UPDATE: we’re on the last bat on the main page, and you guys helped break my first bat! Thanks :)
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