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microwaves
Ahh, microwaves. Those magical devices whose delicate "whhrrrrr"ing sound gently transform your cold spaghetti and meatballs from last night into a deliciously warm breakfast of champions. I was looking closer at the microwave in our dormitory and here's what I found on the pre-sets:
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bike trip
I love the joys of the mountains ( Read more... ) -
Real life Fight Clubs
1999 was a great year for movies - American Beauty, The Matrix, and of course Fight Club. As some of you know, my senior thesis partly on Buddhist themes in Fight Club, so I was really excited to watch this: Aren't sports supposed to be substitutions for the old hunting/male dominance instincts? Sports aren't enough? I dunno though, beating ( Read more... ) -
biology
Avoid pain. Reproduce. Are there any other biological imperatives?
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Life! Is! Wonder! Ful!
The other day, after raining in the morning, the sky cleared up dramatically and I could see that the western horizon would be almost completely clear.
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So last weekend, I went to Memphis. It was my first business trip - glamorous! Memphis, as you know, is featured in a few very famous songs - most notably "Walking in Memphis" and "Graceland" by Paul Simon. These two songs played continuously in my head pretty much the entire three days I was there. Ugh, now they're back ... dammit ( Read more... )
