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Deny me and be doomed.
I recently began a quasi-pen-pal/if-you-were-closer thing with a girl in Chile. Why? I dunno. She's pretty rad, that's why ( Read more... ) -
Shucking the mortal coil
I'm about to be one of those people who post stuff about their cat:
R.I.P. Ming the Merciless. You took no guff from anyone and you were stoic to the end. Give the other ghost cats hell and keep on being you while exploring the mysteries of the universe. But don't forget to write...
These last few days he barely had any personality or poise, barely ( Read more... ) -
What I'm watching and Why I like it
My LJ is being retooled, reinvented, recreated as a film blog. I present to you the first of many commentaries on my cinematic life. I want to bring cinema to you readers of my LJ one bit at a time. My goal is not to review so much as present options. It's up to you to watch the films discussed herein and for your own opinions, but I'll give you a ( Read more... ) -
Movie Review: Tooth and Nail
You might like the movie "Tooth and Nail" if you like these things ( Read more... ) -
Movie Review: Death of a Ghosthunter
You might like the movie "Death of a Ghosthunter" if you like these things ( Read more... ) -
Death in New Guinea
Greetings and salutations. Today, while cataloging a museum collection, I came across a letter from a soldier in WWII. His name is Hershel G. Horton from Aurora, IL and his last station was in New Guinea at the tail end of 1942. You may have seen letters like this one (below) before, but it's amazing to me how long someone can survive purely on ( Read more... ) -
Very Short Update
So, in the past week and a half I have quit my job, gotten a part-time job, been on three interviews, had my resume submitted for a rather lucrative position, and taken a copy-editing test for a job with a newspaper in Indonesia. Still waiting to hear back from all but one of those, the one I don't need to hear back on is the part-time one I ( Read more... ) -
Rewards for a week of hard work
Weekends are fun. It's been a long time since I said that but the last few have been particularly awesome. On Friday I saw the new Indy movie with a friend at Hollywood Blvd. The movie was definitely entertaining and definitely made better by the presence and consumption of alcohol. I would be hard pressed to say the movie was good, but I enjoyed ( Read more... ) -
The Anthropological Defender Defends his Anthropology Tooth and Nail
I have officially passed the oral defense of my thesis. I arrived a half-hour early to set up my nifty (though hastily prepared) powerpoint presentation. I rehearsed my presentation and then my two committee members arrived (the third is out of town for the summer). We all said hello and I was asked to leave. I paced the hallway for about seven or ( Read more... )
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