May 2012
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The Truth - Tape Delay (podcast) →
The Truth is a great podcast, “movies for your ears.” Usually they involve typical human foibles dissected and magnified into really compelling stories. Tape Delay is my favorite so far, great car crash listening in that it’s painful and captivating.
May 31st
“By then Cheever’s alcoholism had become severe, exacerbated by torment...”
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Coworker: On a scale of one to ten, how was your interview?
Me: It was pretty bad.
Coworker: On a scale of one to ten…
Me: It transcends numbers.
Coworker: So, something like 2i.
May 23rd
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ListenThe First Time I Saw Jupiter - Fall On Your Sword...
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“An annular solar eclipse will be visible in part of the West on Sunday hours...”
– The eclipse will occur 5:24 pm - 7:42 pm. Griffith Observatory is doing something for it, but I’ll probably try my luck from the beach.
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everyone is having babies ugh
May 13th
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May 12th
“Why did he love storms, what was the meaning of his excitement when the door...”
– The Stories of John Cheever, John Cheever
May 12th
A man: I want happiness.
Buddha: First remove "I", that's ego, then remove "want", that's desire. See? Now you are left with happiness.
May 12th
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interviewing with Scaled Composites fuck yes
May 11th
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New Gaslight Anthem: 45 →
It’s good. I am going to their concert on the 18th.
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“When talking about Zuckerberg’s most valuable personality trait, a colleague...”
– The Maturation of the Billionaire Boy-Man. In real life, waiting for those two marshmallows may get you none. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
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“The more anxious, isolated and time-deprived we are, the more likely we are to...”
– The Outsourced Life
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“In finance an ‘iron butterfly,’ also known as the ironfly, is the...”
– SO COOL
May 1st
April 2012
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ListenAll your friends and peers and family solemnly...
Apr 30th
“Oh, what can you do with a man like that? What can you do? How can you dissuade...”
– The Stories of John Cheever, John Cheever
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WatchWatch
Piled Higher and Deeper: The Movie, filmed at Caltech with actual doctoral students.
Apr 26th
“You put six items of clothing on the counter. Oksana Alexandrovna lets out a...”
– The hell of Russian bureaucracy
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nervioso but no life will go on if i don’t get this job
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“Bicycle Day is April 19, commemorating April 19, 1943, when Dr. Albert Hofmann...”
Apr 19th
“The tiny tree frogs make a distinct pinging sound that is at first confusing to...”
– What is it like living in a rainforest?
Apr 19th