(picking out wine: I'm on the phone with my dad, asking for advice. Natasha looks for the wines she hears me discussing)
me: look for ::brand of wine #25:: it's good
natasha: from what country
dad (on the phone, anxious to get off the phone): mongolia
me: mongolia
natasha cranes her neck in search of the mongolia section.

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I really like the show Scrubs. A lot. It's the only show that I have decided (as of this semester) to watch on a regular basis- selflessly setting aside those 30 minutes every week to do so. I thoroughly enjoy that type of humor- refreshingly different from that employed in most sitcoms/other shows. And there's always the fact that Zach Braff ( Read more... )

I was at the dentist's office this afternoon. Normally, any written or verbal discussion of that aspect of my day would be limited to the one, preceding sentence. (Not that I have very many one-sentenced discussions). Two exceptions today: funny kids and an interesting article, both encountered in the waiting room ( Read more... )

My boss is so funny. I suppose he was in an exceptionally good mood this morning, and probably had something other than work on his mind. He has a great sense of humor -the random, quirky, playfully sarcastic kind may be an accurate characterization- and I thoroughly enjoy his open-ended conversation starters and general discussions. "You know, ( Read more... )

In my “First Amendment Values” class we’re reading two books on opposite sides of the political spectrum, both dealing (to varying degrees and with varying effectiveness) with the issue of media bias. One is Al Franken’s “Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them” and the other is Bernard Goldberg’s “Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort ( Read more... )

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Andrey says: "post something. or leave a comment" so I will.

I have a feeling that what initially began as a source of procrastination and a sudden urge to post a reply to Natasha's entry will become a lot more time consuming. Or maybe not, we'll see.

Andrey, happy? :)