28 Jan 2003, 22:16 p.m.

Observer and Observed

I'd ben preparing for this showcase night in spurts for days and days, and then I was frantically memorizing a sequence of bits. And then the emcee discombobulated me by interacting with my companion, who …

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28 Jan 2003, 10:14 a.m.

McWhorter Update!

Johnnie Mac's newest tome, Authentically Black: Essays for the Black Silent Majority, has arrived at Cody's Books. I've been skimming it and it looks good. The cover photo is silly, but what are you gonna …

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27 Jan 2003, 8:50 a.m.

I finally got back to the Sally Lockhart trilogy. …

I finally got back to the Sally Lockhart trilogy. I finished Shadow in the North in about two days. Now I'm on Tiger in the Well. Who besides Pullman and Card writes such non-trashy pageturners? …

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27 Jan 2003, 8:46 a.m.

So I stood in the shower and tried to remember…

So I stood in the shower and tried to remember my dream from last night. "None!" I thought. "My bout of vivid strange dreams has ended! Hooray!" But then I visited my homepage and remembered …

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24 Jan 2003, 18:09 p.m.

I would actually watch Mr. Sterling, a new NBC drama best…

I would actually watch Mr. Sterling, a new NBC drama best described as The West Wing on Capitol Hill, were it to star Bruce Sterling. A few nights ago I met, conversed with, and listened …

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23 Jan 2003, 22:27 p.m.

Cue Old-School Star Search Theme

Tonight I did not-too-badly at The Brain Wash, that laundromat performance venue restaurant in SF. I'd never been, but Joe fully acted as my text adventure help/hints screen. "The man over there runs comedy classes …

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21 Jan 2003, 17:56 p.m.

Labor Legislation Vetoed By Sandman

Ever since I spent five days selling psychology textbooks from a small room, I've been having vivid and usually bad dreams. I'm thinking a worker's compensation suit. I mean, post hoc, right?

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21 Jan 2003, 7:59 a.m.

Search Request Terms On Which, Sadly, I Am Actually An Expert

"dating a gamer"

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20 Jan 2003, 8:50 a.m.

I'm steadily developing new material for tomorrow's A Cuppa Tea open…

I'm steadily developing new material for tomorrow's A Cuppa Tea open mic, my "showcase" performance (up to ten whole minutes!) for A Cuppa Tea next Tuesday, and of course for the Apollo Amateur Night on …

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18 Jan 2003, 18:09 p.m.

I worked overtime five hours a day selling textbooks from…

I worked overtime five hours a day selling textbooks from a small windowless office, but now it's back to my regularly scheduled schedule. My various nighttime activities proved reenergizing rather than ultra-exhausting. Coming soon: I …

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