Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
Yesterday we had one of two 30th birthday parties for Leonard, months late. Thanks to all who came! I am sort of out of practice at nine-hour parties. I used to think that every gathering …
Misunderstanding number one: "You're it. You're me. You're what I've got. Like in that song." "I don't know that song." "What I've Got. I think that's the name of the song. Something about a microphone." …
Leonard made some ice cream using the ice cream maker. He put the mix in the freezer. Later, I heard an odd hissing sound coming from the kitchen. Had something gone wrong with the ice …
"I think the construction of gender in snowmen is beyond the scope of what I understand." Update: "There's a new movie that a lot of people are going to compare to Eternal Sunshine." "Is it …
Leonard and I got to hang out with Jed Hartman, an editor of Strange Horizons, this afternoon! We talked about scifi and editing and his magazine and our anthology. Then he left, then Aaditya came …
If you have leftover coffee, a zester, a bit of citrus, freezer space, and some time, try making a coffee granita. Mine is turning out nicely.
Leonard reported seeing a guy with an Open Planning Project tee moving into our building. I garbed myself in my oldest EFF tee and went to welcome him. Turned out he was just helping a …
Am siiiiiiick. Leonard characterizes my amount of whining as "not more than is seemly" and has been providing very homemade chicken noodle soup (seriously, made noodles from scratch and turned a whole dead chicken into …
OK, a few NYT links and then a commentary. Paris and relationships, anorexia and struggle, and Michael Lewis's classic "The Satellite Subversives". Oh, and I'll also throw in Adam K.'s Clifford Pickover parody for no …
Leonard and I just saw the new Gondry film. He liked it more than I did, although I found it quite beautiful visually. I remember that I used to have more empathy for mentally ill …