As I mentioned previously, my sister was pregnant for the first time at the ripe old age of 41. Well, as of Sunday, she's not anymore, so please join me in welcoming my new nephew Kell Austin Duhn-Chamberlain to the world.

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Thanks go to Cory Doctorow for picking up Erica's story for Boing Boing.

Thanks for the heads up on this, cristobatNot many updates on me. After talking to Erica and Jaci, all of the minutiae of life seem pretty inconsequential and the things and people that annoy me and make me happy will obviously come and go ( Read more... )

I'm running a bit low on my faith in humanity. I had a long post all set up, but, well, now I don't.

Erica's donor backed out.

If you're me, you develop a seething hatred for the world, but if you are she, you and your sister sing a song about it.

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I did what I could this weekend though. I went and watched my friend Liz, aka Jezebel Juggs, at a ( Read more... )

Lots of interesting and not so interesting things going on with me, but none more important than this, so I'll let her tell you herself.

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These are from the past 2 months or so. Family and friends. I'm very close to my family, and I miss them all. My parents are currently at the bottom of the earth - Antarctica. I hope my Dad doesn't get lost in the ice and turn into a Popsicle. Ha! Get it?


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Let me know if any of you learn anything useful from this, other than the fact that I'm cynical and sarcastic. That's no secret.

As the person who runs the digital electron microscopy facility at the school here, one of the things I have to do is train faculty, grad students, and industry clients on how to use some of the equipment. Some of them ( Read more... )

It's only AFTER you've exchanged numbers with someone that they regale you with stories of pulling knives on people.

Hey agntprovocateur and lollylo, our alma mater was just ranked #69 (hee) in the country and awarded a Gold medal by US News and World Reports.

Not that it means much. I still turned out kind of a mess. You both turned out great though. Right?
Margaret Cho was kicked out after one year, and look how she fared!

Wow, who knew life could be so good? Dials still set at 11.


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