Category Archives: Journal Entries

My first meme was somewhat disturbing

Sun 30 Nov 2008 – 21:06:42

I followed the instructions for a meme on Elizabeth Bear’s LJ: Put your music player on shuffle, and write down the first line of the first twenty songs. Post the poem that results. The first line of the twenty-first song is the title. I let the music play in the background, letting the work on [...]

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Why, yes, I *am* a huge nerd.

Tue 25 Nov 2008 – 20:17:25

(Or, how catching up on Doctor Who led me to awk programming.) I rarely watch television, but when I do, I tend to “read” the shows in some detail. I watch the episodes on DVD, and I break them down to cards as I do so. I take notes as I go, noting the main [...]

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Quarter to midnight in the land that I love

Wed 04 Jul 2007 – 23:45:58

The elderly shopkeeper made no move towards the register, but glanced down at the items on the counter a second time: Two styrofoam cups filled with ice. Two 40s. Two blunts. The counterman’s eyes flicked back up to the guy on line in front of me, who looked about seventeen. “ID? Please.” The man—the boy?—fished [...]

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