Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2002

07 Jan 2002, 8:10 a.m.

In Jalalabad one can get bootlegged LOTR tapes. Dubbed…

In Jalalabad one can get bootlegged LOTR tapes. Dubbed or subtitled? Letterbox or reformatted? Where's the Afghanistan branch of Consumer Reports when you need it?

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06 Jan 2002, 22:22 p.m.

Dave Barry Does Windows. I met Josh Brockman via alt.fan.dave_barry.…

Dave Barry Does Windows. I met Josh Brockman via alt.fan.dave_barry. And now he goes to Washington University in St. Louis and I have no reason to learn about golf or racing cars and passionately wish …

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06 Jan 2002, 20:47 p.m.

With my current haircut, I resemble the character of Anjali…

With my current haircut, I resemble the character of Anjali (Kajol) during the first half of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, before she dons Indian garb and gets boring. Tomboy Anjali, critics (Leonard and me) agree, …

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06 Jan 2002, 20:35 p.m.

Leonard: "If you have a big enough lever, the whole…

Leonard: "If you have a big enough lever, the whole world looks like a fulcrum."

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06 Jan 2002, 10:34 a.m.

"They gave me some money back…

"They gave me some money back for not using bags, but it was only six cents, which sucks, because it's the two stupidest coins ever, the penny and the nickel. The nickel just weighs too …

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06 Jan 2002, 10:28 a.m.

Suzanne R. and I have been corresponding. If you'd…

Suzanne R. and I have been corresponding. If you'd told me four years ago that the Sumana of 2002 had been to Russia, didn't have a driver's license, regularly performed stand-up comedy, and could correspond …

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06 Jan 2002, 10:24 a.m.

The weather is good for driving practice today. And…

The weather is good for driving practice today. And today I'll probably get a haircut. I have been growing my hair out for almost a year, waiting and waiting for my bangs to grow long …

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06 Jan 2002, 10:20 a.m.

This morning I was reading Hofstadter and I realized that…

This morning I was reading Hofstadter and I realized that one thing in this book that annoys me is his wordplay. I mean, as you all know, I am heavily in favor of wordplay in …

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05 Jan 2002, 18:04 p.m.

So I'm going to take the California Basic Educational Skills…

So I'm going to take the California Basic Educational Skills Test� (CBEST�) as insurance of a sort against unemployability. Substitute teaching, much like temping, would provide flexible employment and income, but I'd be teaching, which …

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05 Jan 2002, 17:42 p.m.

Now I have to update my weblogging software (NewsBruiser). …

Now I have to update my weblogging software (NewsBruiser). I should be glad that Leonard added functionality. And I am. But upgrades. Grrr. I have to reply to a lot of email. I will be …

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