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I just looked around and named this thing after the nearest object. It could have been "cat" or "coffee mug" or "disgustingly full ashtray."

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Apr 12

» Alibris: An alternative to Amazon, etc.

Amazon.com has classified a lot of gay and lesbian books as “adult,” thus stripping them of their rankings and making them unsearchable from Amazon’s front page. I have never felt awesome about Amazon, but neither do I feel awesome about the alternatives that immediately spring to mind—Barnes and Noble, for example.

A commenter on a Jezebel thread recommended Alibris, and after five minutes I am already psyched on it. They have a huge selection, use small businesses as vendors and are totally awesome.

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Apr 03

“ Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops.

— Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five

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Nov 21

Steve Martin is amazing in this episode. AMAZING! Tracy Morgan, per usual: also amazing. And like any good episode of 30 Rock, a quotable line pops up approximately every three seconds.

But let’s get real, y’all: if I don’t see Twofer soon I am going to totally lose my shit. Tonight was the first time Pete’s had a good line in IDON’TKNOWWHEN, and he basically just flashed on the screen for an amusing exchange, shouted, “HORNBERGER!” and flashed off.

After 30 Rock is done with its celebrity-blitz (next week?) I expect some serious character development.

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Jun 03

» Obama Claims Nomination; First Black to Lead a Major Party Ticket - NYTimes.com

Hooray! (But “First Black to Lead a Major Party Ticket?” I feel like the NYT is excessively aware that their shit is being archived.)

EDIT: This morning they’ve changed it to “First Black Candidate…” That is way less weird.

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May 31

» home restaurant & bar-dinner menu

OMG, we have to go to Chef Blais’s restaurant in Atlanta! It’s expensive, but it’s not as expensive as you might think!

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May 30

» House prices | Through the floor | Economist.com

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May 27

Today is Stephen’s 24th. I made him some vegan brownies that were no good.

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May 25

I <3 Dr. Babai

Once I took a Geology class, and at the beginning of the class the professor explained to us in great detail why global warming is real and why the argument against it is totally stupid. I carried this explanation around in my head for maybe a month before it was gone forever.

My parents are of the type who are still skeptical about global warming. It is irritating. Dr. Babai’s explanation was simple, easy to understand, and persuasive, but I can’t remember a single element of it. All I really remember from that class anymore are his soliloquies on the overwhelming beauty of fractal geometry.

And the fact that he let me make up a test that I missed because I forgot about it.

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» Teen Decomposes Plastic Bag in Three Months | Wired Science from Wired.com

If this is for real, it is awesome.

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May 24

“ I don’t doubt for a moment that you are good, hard-working people who have done what you did to help your families. Unfortunately for you, you committed a violation of federal law.

—

Mark W. Bennett, a federal judge, to illegal immigrants sentenced to prison terms in Iowa.

From the NYT—270 Illegal Immigrants Sent to Prison in Federal Push

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