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"Sort of by making my

Wednesday, August 13th, 2003 | No Comments »

"Sort of by making my life crazier, it gave me a structure it was lacking," she said. "It assuages my hopelessness.

"If I get this done, somehow it will all be O.K. It’s better than being a secretary."

*swoon!*

A Race to Master the Art of French Cooking | nytimes.com [registration required] | Times news service reprint [no reg. req'd]

Pet peeve for Monday, July 28

Monday, July 28th, 2003 | 1 Comment »

Using dots when typing or writing a phone number. E.g. 319.384.4357. WTF, you’re not living in a bleak digital future where antiquated analog dashes and spaces have been replaced with the cold digital efficiency of dots. I have a hunch these same people use Tahoma 8 pt font at every opportunity as well. The future’s so tiny I need to wear contacts.

Arab Strap / sushi

Thursday, April 17th, 2003 | No Comments »

Arab Strap has their entire forthcoming album Monday at the Hug & Pint available for download from their site how about that? Didn’t check the bitrate of said downloads, but it is guilt-free, so that counts for something.

In other news, most van riders think sushi is only for the "adventerous eater." One rider went so far as to say she "just about puked" after trying sushi for the first (and presumably also the last) time. I’ve never had it myself, but now I’m more determined than ever to eat sushi and lots of it.