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Fight Club May 31, 2002
Everything had gone so easy, I wondered. I’d done everything the mechanic said to do. This was why we needed to buy a gun. This was doing my homework.
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Thunk drinking May 30, 2002
I feel more like I do now than I did when I got here.
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Fun with lava May 28, 2002
Wow — there’s a volcano not too far away, about 22 miles from Bend, OR, that looks like it might be preparing to erupt at some point in the near future.
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My brain hurts May 28, 2002
This almost sounds like sci-fi, but apparently it’s a real theory being tossed around right now: a UK researcher is proposing the possibility that our conciousness is the brain’s electromagnetic field.
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Parting is such sweet sorrow May 28, 2002
Wil’s been exorcising his demons this week — some of the best writing I’ve seen on his site. Three posts in a series that are worth a read: Mirror Mirror, Turnaround, and The Big Goodbye.
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Memorial Day weekend May 28, 2002
I had a pretty decent Memorial Day weekend — just fairly uneventful, for the most part. Spent most of my time hanging out and relaxing here at the apartment.
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North to Alaska May 24, 2002
Just when I’d reconciled myself to the fact that I wasn’t going to be able to afford to head up to Alaska this summer like I’d been planning to see James and Stacy get hitched, what do some of my friends do but chip in to help me out with the cost of the plane ticket.
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The Last Temptation of Christ May 22, 2002
If I’m understanding this correctly, the heresy lies not just in the belief that Jesus could be tempted, but that there was a risk that he could give into that temptation. My question, then, is just this — isn’t that the way it would need to be? If there were no possibility of Jesus giving into the temptation and renouncing his spot on the cross, then what would be the point?
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Hooray for slow work days May 22, 2002
Things here are slow enough that I’m spending a little time bouncing around, and found something quite interesting — the top 100 books of all time, as chosen by 100 writers from 54 countries.
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Birthday presents! May 21, 2002
I’ve got some very silly parents. I’m sure that this is just an entirely mindblowing revelation, for anyone who knows me well, or has met them. I got my first box of birthday presents from them a couple days ago. Two items, both of which made me laugh a lot.
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Why I don’t give my phone number to people who fry anymore. May 21, 2002
The only reason Mikhail Gorbachov would be the 7-11 buying a pack of smokes at 3:45 in the morning is beause you dropped five hits of acid at midnight and have in fact seen Willy tryin’ to hold up the store again.
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Frikkin’ Major Tom!!! May 20, 2002
I got to go to another concert last night — Peter Murphy! It was an absolutely incredible show. He focused mostly on songs from his most recent album, Dust, but also tossed in a few of his more popular songs from other older albums, including both ‘Crystal Wrists’ and ‘Roll Call’.
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More fun with conspiracies May 18, 2002
So — here we have conclusive evidence that the US knew about the 9-11 attacks not just weeks or months, but years before they happened — there are hidden pictures of both the Pentagon and World Trade Center attacks hidden on the new $20 bill!
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Avast, ye maytees! May 15, 2002
This should be a blast — according to an article in the Seattle PI, this August there will be a fleet of sailing ships coming to Seattle, including a cannon duel on Lake Union!
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Got 5 minutes to kill? May 13, 2002
For me, the Holy Grail of Star Wars toys was the AT-AT. Kevin and I didn’t have one. The Burns kids did. I can’t entirely vouch for Kevin, but I can definitely say that I was jealous.
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Music, books and other real-world fun May 12, 2002
Back in the summer of 1991, right after I graduated high school, I took a trip to Germany with the Bartlett High School German Club. While there, I was browsing through a music store and stumbled across a band that sounded interesting — Poems for Laila.
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The Complete Chronicles of Narnia May 12, 2002
Well, I just finished all seven books of Narnia. I hadn’t read these in many, many years, and at some point C.S. Lewis decided that he’d rather have the books presented in their chronological order rather than the order they were written in, so it was in many ways an almost entirely new experience for me.
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Ack May 11, 2002
Oops — I just upgraded my blog software to the newest version, and in the process nuked the hack I had that inserted smileys into posts.
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Spider-Man May 11, 2002
I told you I’d get around to this.
In brief — it rocked. There are a select few movies that were a successful translation from the comic book medium to the silver screen, and Spider-Man just rocketed straight to the top of that list.Posted in Film.
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Ugh May 8, 2002
In brief — I saw Spiderman, it rocked. More later. I’m currently battling off a really nasty flu bug…hence why not updates for a few days, and only this really short note right now before I curl up in bed.
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American Gods May 6, 2002
What happens to our gods when we stop believing in them?
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Panic Room May 4, 2002
David Fincher’s (one of my favorite directors) latest film, Panic Room, has been in the theaters for a few weeks now, and I just finally got around to seeing it today. Some fan, eh? Ah, well, life’s been a bit crazy lately.
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Dancing is not a crime! May 4, 2002
There’s been a lot of political struggle here in Seattle recently over the Teen Dance Ordinance. A local organization called the NorthWest Late Night Coalition was in the plaza today, holding a rally to gain support for their part in the battle to repeal the TDO, with an information booth, speakers, and DJ’s playing.
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