Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

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Reading

04 Mar 2002, 0:52 a.m.

From Adam: "Snapple says it's 'made from the best stuff…

From Adam: "Snapple says it's 'made from the best stuff on earth.' Evidently the best stuff on earth is ... water and high-fructose corn syrup." I hung out with Matt and Adam last night, er, …

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01 Mar 2002, 7:20 a.m.

It's not often that I wonder, "How should I address…

It's not often that I wonder, "How should I address this professor? Would he rather I use his title, his title and last name, or his first name?" and then read a book by him …

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28 Feb 2002, 15:16 p.m.

Even though Bad Subjects is usually full of grad-student wankery, I…

Even though Bad Subjects is usually full of grad-student wankery, I still read it. Case in point: it's fun to skim such a perfect embodiment of the genre, especially when it's queer theory being applied …

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19 Feb 2002, 8:11 a.m.

I'm reading Teaching as a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman and…

I'm reading Teaching as a Subversive Activity by Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner. Enjoyable and thought-provoking. So now I have over a year of my life here in my journal at this website. I started …

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12 Feb 2002, 9:07 a.m.

Every year I try not to pay attention to Valentine's…

Every year I try not to pay attention to Valentine's Day or the Academy Awards, and every year I kinda do. Hey, Lagaan is up for Best Foreign Film! Adam, it'll be a deathmatch between …

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30 Jan 2002, 19:16 p.m.

I don't know why this is so damn cool, but…

I don't know why this is so damn cool, but it is. I saw this in a sig. I play it cool and Dig all jive. That's the reason Why I stay alive. My motto …

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17 Jan 2002, 7:50 a.m.

Yesterday I went to a store (The Dollar Tree) to…

Yesterday I went to a store (The Dollar Tree) to try to buy blank videocassettes, and what happened? Nothing. Not even ice cream. Or, rather, I couldn't find any. (Have I complained here before about …

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09 Jan 2002, 9:42 a.m.

Leonard and Zack and I had fun last night conversing…

Leonard and Zack and I had fun last night conversing on many topics and eating at King Dong (a.k.a. the surprisingly good Chinese restaurant next to the massage parlor at Haste and Shattuck). Me: It's …

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07 Jan 2002, 10:51 a.m.

In the preface or epilogue to paperback editions of best-selling…

In the preface or epilogue to paperback editions of best-selling books (e.g., Ender's Game, Iacocca, The Gift of Fear), authors oft say something like, "I never expected that I would get thousands of letters from …

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07 Jan 2002, 10:50 a.m.

Gavin de Becker can't stand local TV news. In…

Gavin de Becker can't stand local TV news. In The Gift of Fear, he rails against its sensationalism and fearmongering and faddiness and generally low standard of reporting on about three separate instances in the …

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