Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

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Comedy

14 Oct 2002, 11:09 a.m.

I ripped through Dave Barry's second novel, Tricky Business, in…

I ripped through Dave Barry's second novel, Tricky Business, in about two hours. It's faster-paced than Big Trouble, taking place entirely in one day, but the general theme stays the same (ordinary people stumble upon …

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02 Oct 2002, 1:13 a.m.

Hurray for the writing group, which met and actually got…

Hurray for the writing group, which met and actually got some work done. Good luck to the perpetually stressed Shweta! I also met her friend Adam (argh, that makes, like, three now to distinguish) and …

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17 Sep 2002, 11:29 a.m.

Naomi Klein, of No Logo fame, speaks tonight at Cody's…

Naomi Klein, of No Logo fame, speaks tonight at Cody's at Haste and Telegraph in Berkeley. She'll appear at 7:30 pm to discuss her new book, Fences and Windows, which I momentarily conflated with Bruce …

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28 Aug 2002, 23:00 p.m.

Various people I know are starting school again, or embarking…

Various people I know are starting school again, or embarking on new relationships or escalating their existing relationships, or taking on new responsibilities at work. They have exciting beginnings and I am just...in the middle, …

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19 Aug 2002, 23:18 p.m.

It's a PHC Joke Show -- on Kuro5hin! If…

It's a PHC Joke Show -- on Kuro5hin! If you want to read a bunch of jokes, look no further. I enjoyed a not-really-racist joke and this one: Werner Heisenberg was driving down the Autobahn …

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29 Jul 2002, 23:37 p.m.

As long as I'm talking about comics: the other day…

As long as I'm talking about comics: the other day I saw a Hagar the Horrible that seemed to have forgotten that it was a daily comic strip and not a vaudeville act. Dilbert and …

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06 Apr 2002, 21:17 p.m.

The next Comedy Nite, apparently, happens in May. Or…

The next Comedy Nite, apparently, happens in May. Or so saith the Heuristic Squelch events page. Tuesday, May 7. I'll probably do my last college open mic then, in case you want to catch me. …

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23 Dec 2001, 11:56 a.m.

I went to a "ComedySportz" performance and was chosen as…

I went to a "ComedySportz" performance and was chosen as an audience volunteer. I made noises to accompany an improvised skit. Evidently I did very well! Great!

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18 Apr 2001, 2:29 a.m.

Without Darth

there would have been no Luke," said a girl to another girl on Hearst yesterday evening. As my friend Drew would comment, Dostoyevsky was saying basically the same thing. A report on the Comedy Night. …

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11 Apr 2001, 3:52 a.m.

Comedy Night Is Coming!

Many of you may know that I often indulge at the open-mikes at the Squelch Comedy Nights on campus. Well, here comes another one. Monday, 16th of April at 8 pm in the Bear's Lair …

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