Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2002

30 Aug 2002, 0:26 a.m.

Hey Seth, remember that night half a lifetime ago that…

Hey Seth, remember that night half a lifetime ago that you came over to my place and watched that awful 7th Heaven Very Special Episode with me? Terrific sum-up: "This scene actually made me miss …

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29 Aug 2002, 23:53 p.m.

Yee-ha and a shoutout to Dan, who has a job, applying…

Yee-ha and a shoutout to Dan, who has a job, applying his physics ken no less! Funny juxtaposition in the sociology section: What's the Matter With the Internet? next to Technopoly.

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29 Aug 2002, 10:35 a.m.

While I was at the Shweta Moving Stuff Extravaganza, I…

While I was at the Shweta Moving Stuff Extravaganza, I made two memorable suggestions. One was that Shweta could influence negotiations between the university and the clerical workers' union with "strongly worded letters, that sort …

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29 Aug 2002, 10:34 a.m.

Recently I've had the privilege of witnessing a few really…

Recently I've had the privilege of witnessing a few really heartwarming moments. On the BART. We've just stopped at a station. A black man gets up to leave. The white man who was sitting beside …

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29 Aug 2002, 10:30 a.m.

Clever video games. Also, thanks to Mike P. for a great…

Clever video games. Also, thanks to Mike P. for a great link: Television Without Pity 7th Heaven recaps!

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28 Aug 2002, 23:00 p.m.

Various people I know are starting school again, or embarking…

Various people I know are starting school again, or embarking on new relationships or escalating their existing relationships, or taking on new responsibilities at work. They have exciting beginnings and I am just...in the middle, …

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28 Aug 2002, 16:30 p.m.

The Truman Show follows in the tradition of Clueless as…

The Truman Show follows in the tradition of Clueless as a movie that doesn't seem as cool when I show it to someone else. My mom is visiting tomorrow. Maybe that's why I'm depressed.

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27 Aug 2002, 16:05 p.m.

Today I saw Adbusters Magazine in the checkout line at…

Today I saw Adbusters Magazine in the checkout line at Berkeley Bowl.

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26 Aug 2002, 23:56 p.m.

Zack, as per Vynce's and his suggestion and (Zack says)…

Zack, as per Vynce's and his suggestion and (Zack says) my encouragement, actually wrote up a quite funny sleep-deprivation effects table suitable for use in your role-playing game. Seth dreamt an amazingly cool dream (cool …

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26 Aug 2002, 11:58 a.m.

I don't have to take care of the cats anymore,…

I don't have to take care of the cats anymore, for reasons I can't disclose. Yay! A few nights ago, I helped Shweta move some stuff in her apartment. I met other friends of hers, …

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