January 2012
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A speech I once gave: On Lewis, Tolkien and... →
Neil Gaiman talks about three of my favorites, and their influence on him as a child.
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That guy.. got his grandmother’s drapes and made a sports coat out of...
– Josh Cawley, walking through Neiman Marcus
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Heading home (via monoscope)
This is pleasant in nearly all respects.
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December 2011
25 posts
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Fairyland? Oh, grow up Lily. Fairyland looks completely different.
– Doctor Who
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Happy Christmas, internet.
Also, it’s my birthday today. In celebration of the fact that I’ve existed for twenty-three years (I’d bet no one is happier about it than I am) here are 0:23 of what my face has looked like nearly every evening at 6:27pm, since mid-March. (Created using the Everyday app).
You’ll note several appearances by hats I’ve earned this year. Most...
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Battlestar Galactica
Season 1, Episode 1.
I’m curious why I’ve only been told about this once. Obviously I should’ve taken a cue from Sheldon and Leonard, but I’m a physicist for pete’s sake. I’ve been in two higher education science programs in the past six years, and I don’t recall anyone other than english majors telling me how cool this shit is.
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I hosted poker night tonight, with a few officers...
I’m normally not very good, but I took them all in the tournament game! Kinda weird getting handed cash by my superiors. So much fun in general, though. I hope to make this a regular event.
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I’ve talked with an inordinate number of friends lately who think graduate school is about to destroy them. Programs should seriously hire people to look new students straight in the eyes and say “Without a doubt, there will be a time when you will not want to carry on, but you must keep going.”
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We will be fine.
arnndffr:
Tonight a California man, he shot and killed his wife. They made this plan together to end their family’s strife. Since money had come hard, the future looked quite grim. Five children went to bed never to wake again.
It’s so good!
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November 2011
19 posts
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It was horrifying. We probably met 15 times and every time he would say, ‘Tell...
– DM Stith on meeting Sufjan Stevens
Both of these dudes are rad.