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The strangest compliment

“How do you know what you know?” I have a cough. Not in itself too big of a deal, but the fact that it’s the most violent and persistent cough I’ve ever had is especially inconvenient. For the last few days I’ve been having a half dozen or so little naps throughout the night instead [...]

The November roundup

I’ve been busy lately. With what, I’m not exactly sure. It’s been nearly a month since I last updated this site, and yet over the course of that time, I don’t feel I have very much to show for it. Of course I’ve been working with the newspaper, but in many other aspects of my [...]

The Future Soon

It’s been said that no one spends their entire waking life doing something productive, and certainly that’s true. But surely to do something productive at least once per waking hour, or even just once per day, is feasible. In the summer, my productivity grinds to a halt. I lose all track of time, struggle to [...]

Not a sign of weakness

It seems that no matter what happens – no matter what you’ve done in the past or what distance exists in the present – you just can’t keep a good bridge burned. I find the extent to which the past bears on the future rather worrying, personally. And considering certain recent events, it’s an especially [...]

Google+

Against my better judgement and pretty much everything I stand for, I’ve joined a social network. No, not Facebook… Christ no… I’d rather give up the internet in its entirety than submit to that nauseating monstrosity.  But rather, the service in question is Google+. I’ve heard whispers about it since Monday, and I managed to [...]