Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2001

19 Dec 2001, 10:28 a.m.

I can't wait for the Self-Made Critic to critique the…

I can't wait for the Self-Made Critic to critique the Lord of the Rings movie. As it is, his Vanilla Sky review amused me: The sad thing about the film, aside from the idea of …

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18 Dec 2001, 16:42 p.m.

I studied for about fifteen minutes before I had to…

I studied for about fifteen minutes before I had to put the book down and converse with Dan for an hour and a half. This is plus the two and a half hours we talked …

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18 Dec 2001, 13:03 p.m.

I just discovered ESheep, a comic site I like. …

I just discovered ESheep, a comic site I like.

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18 Dec 2001, 11:02 a.m.

Last night I conversed with my sister on many topics.…

Last night I conversed with my sister on many topics. She came over to discuss Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress, which I had lent her, and which had set her head abuzz. (Kress and …

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18 Dec 2001, 10:49 a.m.

Adam told me that Guster is not only hip, but…

Adam told me that Guster is not only hip, but good. Wow, I really have no idea what Carol Lay is going to do next. Nor, despite Kris's fears, do I have any idea what …

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18 Dec 2001, 9:59 a.m.

If I didn't have a final on Wednesday night, I'd…

If I didn't have a final on Wednesday night, I'd attend Dmitry's freedom party. At first I thought the name of the venue was the "22nd Amendment," which doesn't make nearly as much sense, unless …

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17 Dec 2001, 18:07 p.m.

Leonard once evinced amazement that some bit of human knowledge…

Leonard once evinced amazement that some bit of human knowledge was unavailable on the Web. Now it's my turn. Where, sweet civilization, where are the lyrics to "Insomniac," originally (one site alleges) performed by one …

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17 Dec 2001, 16:20 p.m.

Is Guster hip? I've seen the band's name pop…

Is Guster hip? I've seen the band's name pop up among my friends recently, and a bunch of the a cappella groups on campus have been performing its songs for years and I didn't even …

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17 Dec 2001, 12:45 p.m.

My dad shanghaied me into serving as Youth Editor for…

My dad shanghaied me into serving as Youth Editor for this year's Kannada Koota magazine. (My parents hail from Karnataka, a state in southern India, where the native language is Kannada and the people are …

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17 Dec 2001, 12:23 p.m.

Eating Double Gloucester cheese straight, as I am doing now,…

Eating Double Gloucester cheese straight, as I am doing now, reminds me of Michal, my freshman-year roommate. She liked cheddar and used a special cheese slicer that cut cheese with a wire. An hour or …

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