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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New Place
The big news is that I found a new place to live in Crystal City, VA: the building actually connects to the Crystal City underground, which is very convenient. I found the place randomly on Craig’s List, so I’ll be … Continue reading
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Tidbits
* Second pair of shoes came. I’m wearing them right now: look nice, extremely comfortable, but they scuff easily. No comments on them from coworkers, but I guess I shouldn’t expect any. * The datamobile now has two (rather than … Continue reading
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Work Conversation
Him: “What is that?” Me: “It’s a clock.” Him: “Oh….um….is it braille?” < smacks head >
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Good Karma
As Yoni mentioned in a previous comment, I got a job! Yay! Actually, Mindshare offered me a job on Thursday, and I used that (very generous) offer as leverage to get The Mellman Group to speed up their job process. … Continue reading
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Boston Seder
Traveled to Boston/MIT for Passover Seder. Spent Sunday night in NY w/ Seth (high-scoring scrabble and “the L-word”). Got to Boston midday Monday and met up with Katherine, Yoni, and Kate for lunch and shopping. Yes, shopping, as I needed … Continue reading
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Cherry Blossoms
Sunday was quite fun at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in DC. Miranda, her friend Leslie, and I worked at the Cultural Stage helping the performers load and unload their equipment via carts. We got to see a few cool … 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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“Never Give Up”
I saw the Gov give his concession speech in Madison, WI. I think TV cut away to Edwards, so you probably missed the end, where Dean instructed us to “Never give up, never give up, never give up.” And I … Continue reading
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