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My phone is not making or receiving calls. I can access everything else. I just saved all my numbers in an openoffice document. If you want to get a hold of me, e-mail and IM are your best bets.

John Scalzi links to a Slate article comparing McCain\’s lying and Obama\’s lying: The stats for McCain\’s political claims: 11 misleading statements 8 categorically false 3 pants-on-fire lies The stats for Obama\’s political claims: 8 misleading statements 4 categorically false 0 pants-on-fire lies I had always assumed that when I saw liberal bloggers writing about…

Sarah claims that I\’m more of a velociraptor than a robot-alien. Thoughts?

Why can\’t candidates promise to cut taxes after reducing spending? I\’m sorry, but your average middle class family in America does not need a tax break. But your average lower or middle class child does need music and arts instruction, properly funded after-school programs, and more attention from teachers. I\’m all for reducing governmental overhead…

After weeks of waiting, Josh and I finally have internet at our apartment. This means no more connections that drop every few minutes, no going to Hopkins solely for internet, and no more waiting hours for YouTube to load videos. I\’ve done some tests, and it looks like we\’ll be getting about 1264 kb/s actual…

This is the beginning of life: void and without form, pliant and mutable. Yielding to will. Then the first firmness, a point. Not pointy: a speck. A grain, a salt seed, a kernel of tungsten. One appears, then another, then closer and closer and one-upon-another. They coalesce into constellations, drops of star-water, puddles of light…

My internet was completely dead today. It made me sad. But I will return one of these days in a blaze of fiery light. And goodness. Look for me.

I\’m in the apartment, surrounded by three different directions of sound. From my open bedroom window come the sounds of thunder from the storm that is passing to the North. From the kitchen, the sound of a kettle softly warbling as it turns to a full boil. From the window by the couch, the sounds…

Josh and I are ensconced in our new apartment. I was going to post this from campus, but Josh was ready to go back before I had the chance. Then, when I reached the apartment, I realized that the internet had not come disconnected. The Gonzaga wireless network still had a couple bars. I realize…

Here are some recent and forthcoming books that the Spokane Public Library has either on its shelves or on order, and which I will reserve at my earliest opportunity: Here Comes Everybody, Clay Shirky A much-talked-about book on group dynamics with the power of the internet, and the ability of groups to transcend traditional organizational…