15 Mar 2002, 12:44 p.m.

The problem with discussing interesting topics in Russian class --…

The problem with discussing interesting topics in Russian class -- well, more interesting than "How do you get to school each day?" -- is that you find out that your classmates hold disagreeable opinions (cf. …

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15 Mar 2002, 8:19 a.m.

CAESAR. The Ides of March are come. SOOTHSAYER. Ay, Caesar; but not gone. …

CAESAR. The Ides of March are come. SOOTHSAYER. Ay, Caesar; but not gone.

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14 Mar 2002, 17:08 p.m.

Yes, yes, Linguistics midterm over, I probably aced morphology but…

Yes, yes, Linguistics midterm over, I probably aced morphology but I messed up phonology, no surprise. I tend to start entries with "Yes," or "Okay," or "So". I think this is because when I write …

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14 Mar 2002, 15:04 p.m.

Okay, the last Chomsky ticket is gone again. Adam…

Okay, the last Chomsky ticket is gone again. Adam claimed it.

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14 Mar 2002, 15:03 p.m.

I actually said to someone today, "I have a geek…

I actually said to someone today, "I have a geek streak, but I'm not EECS."

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14 Mar 2002, 12:01 p.m.

Less than an hour till my first midterm of my…

Less than an hour till my first midterm of my last semester of college. Wearing my Ni pukha ni pera / K chyortu t-shirt for good luck. Oh, I should check that list of inflectional …

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14 Mar 2002, 11:18 a.m.

Regarding the Chomsky lecture tickets, my earlier announcement is invalid.…

Regarding the Chomsky lecture tickets, my earlier announcement is invalid. My sister has decided not to come, so there is now one Wednesday ticket free. Who wants it?

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13 Mar 2002, 15:48 p.m.

From lunch with Adam today: "Is this irony, or just…

From lunch with Adam today: "Is this irony, or just bad? and if it's irony, does that mean it isn't bad?" I've spent several hours now talking with Leonard, Devin, Steve, Adam, Bem, and probably …

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13 Mar 2002, 15:44 p.m.

The Cal Libertarians have put up some flyers around and…

The Cal Libertarians have put up some flyers around and about campus that picture the Bill of Rights and state, "No Bill of Rights, no government. That was the deal." If I got nothing else …

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13 Mar 2002, 15:43 p.m.

Tomorrow is Pi Day. In more exciting news, my flatmate Crystal…

Tomorrow is Pi Day. In more exciting news, my flatmate Crystal has met Andrew Wiles! I only found out a few days ago that she spent two weeks at the Institute for Advanced Studies at …

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