Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2002

28 Oct 2002, 21:40 p.m.

I read Midnight's Children. I read Cryptonomicon. And…

I read Midnight's Children. I read Cryptonomicon. And now I've read Michel Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White. And now I say to you that a modern author who dazzles you with his witty, …

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27 Oct 2002, 20:49 p.m.

I'm moving soon. Argh, I feel burned out already.…

I'm moving soon. Argh, I feel burned out already. I have to be out of my current place by Thursday night. I'm borrowing my sister's sedan Tuesday and Wednesday, and hope to be all but …

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27 Oct 2002, 20:42 p.m.

These last few nights I've been dreaming West Wing characters.…

These last few nights I've been dreaming West Wing characters. Yet consultation between G.W. Bush and Leo McGarrity is less plausible than last night's invention, a marriage between Britney Spears and Sam Seaborn. You see, …

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27 Oct 2002, 20:24 p.m.

From Cam:Blogger Hacked! If you use Blogger, you need to…

From Cam:Blogger Hacked! If you use Blogger, you need to change your server password RIGHT NOW! Whoever has hacked into Blogger has changed most of Blogger account passwords, so you are unable to get into …

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26 Oct 2002, 15:18 p.m.

A new staffer's name is Gideon. I keep thinking…

A new staffer's name is Gideon. I keep thinking of him as "Gideon Wainwright," because of the Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright. He's okay with that.

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26 Oct 2002, 9:59 a.m.

Bill Maher, in his great new book When You Ride…

Bill Maher, in his great new book When You Ride Alone You Ride With bin Laden, makes several good points and clever turns of phrase. Example: he refers to "The Axis -- the original, not …

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25 Oct 2002, 9:08 a.m.

Jon Carroll refused to speak to me in my dream.…

Jon Carroll refused to speak to me in my dream. Why, Jon? Why?

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24 Oct 2002, 12:17 p.m.

Two analogies. First, Leonard pointed me to a weblog whose author…

Two analogies. First, Leonard pointed me to a weblog whose author (allegedly) lives in Baghdad and criticizes the regime. I find that implausible and fascinating. I don't want to link to it for fear that …

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23 Oct 2002, 15:55 p.m.

I don't know why I started talking with Leonard about…

I don't know why I started talking with Leonard about a universe in which people can turn into frogs and back whenever they like. But the scenario envisioned (which I hereby invite anyone to use …

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23 Oct 2002, 12:54 p.m.

Cody's got a phone call from Antarctica a few days…

Cody's got a phone call from Antarctica a few days ago. How cool! A worker at Antarctica Station called us up, looking for a particular blank book. Evidently Antarctica personnel get free phone calls (I'd …

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