Archive for 2008

And now the news you’ve all been waiting for: I’m going to run a Marathon. Probably the New Jersey Marathon on May 3, 2009. If any of ya’ll want to run it and live in NYC, I’m going to see if I can put together a group of friends to train. Or perhaps to...
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Based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a series of books by Charlaine Harris, and adapted for television by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under), True Blood presents a world where modern vampires can live among humans without the need to...
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I just saw Lawrence Lessig on Charlie Rose. He’s a law professor and author with close connections to Obama. And he’s a lot smarter than me. His new book is called Remix (available soon under a Creative Commons license). He proposes a dramatic revision of copyright law worldwide to fit how information is used...
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1. Hippie activists no longer need to campaign nor can no longer use the election as a façade for their unemployment. 2. Already-bankrupt public transportation couldn’t handle the increase in commuters. 3. No one wants more bikes sharing the road. * Thr33s is a column created by slackers inspired by 5ives. Feel free to...
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* The names and dates have been changed to protect the innocent. Time: 7:46 pm, Thursday, October 30th, a few weeks until jury duty Receive jury duty summons in mail.  Turn in jury questionnaire with big letters written on it, “YES!  First time!!” Time: Some time between October 30th and November 10th Misplace jury...
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Though it may be not be official, news reports and conventional wisdom have it that Obama will nominate Eric Holder to be the next Attorney General. This would make him not only the first African-American Attorney General, but also (I believe) the first AG from Queens! (can someone confirm that he’s actually the first?...
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Yes, friends, it’s finally time to reveal the winner of Cover v. Original #3: Wire v. My Bloody Valentine (N/A as mp3). The original art-punks versus the original shoegazers. Two will enter, but only one will leave.
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1) Carry a tub of aquaphor around. It’s nippy out, and no one wants some chapped lips on their nippys! (Sorry, I forgot to mention that this post wasn’t PG). No, but really. For us college gals (Me and……) it really is hard to find an outfit that’s appropriate for a party and the...
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I now subscribe to NPR’s *free* podcast “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell me!” I listened to the two most recent segments during my commute this morning, and heard a story I just had to share. I recommend these podcasts because a) they are informative (i.e. I did get caught up on current events, albeit some were...
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It’s not because I’m messy, moody, dependent on others for transportation or a food stealer; it’s because sometimes I wake up early to do school work, get hopped up on caffeine and decide to make a website about you while my oatmeal microwaves. This morning as my room mate, the titular Josh Wood, snoozed...
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