Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2003

31 Dec 2003, 16:51 p.m.

Oranges and Peaches

Your Sense of Disenchantment.

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31 Dec 2003, 11:29 a.m.

I Had No Idea

The crew over at Ambiguous points out that most of Patriot Act II got put into effect as the announcement of Saddam Hussein's capture captured the airwaves.

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30 Dec 2003, 18:23 p.m.

Sweet

Leonard: "Hey, guess what Star Trek got recorded [by TiVo]?" Sumana: "What?" "'Spock's Brain'." "Do you want to watch it?" "I kind of do." "Do you want to watch it with me?" "Oh, I wouldn't …

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30 Dec 2003, 11:39 a.m.

Long-Overdue Update

I had a contented Christmas with the Whitney/Richardson clan down in Bakersfield, CA. We exchanged pleasant gifts and put up with Gretel, a German Shepherd dog who is enthusiastic. I read Philip Pullman's The Broken …

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23 Dec 2003, 13:47 p.m.

"Since most of the motion between the Pacific and North…

"Since most of the motion between the Pacific and North American plates is horizontal, California is not going to fall into the ocean. It is true, however, that Los Angeles is gradually creeping northward and …

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23 Dec 2003, 12:05 p.m.

Jennifer Government's Sister

Yesterday I came across Cynthia Ngo.

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18 Dec 2003, 16:21 p.m.

Worthwhile

Good Earth Teas called me back and told me that the quote is undergoing review. Evidently no one had called it to their attention before. Work is nuts because of Salon's gift subscription promotions, so …

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18 Dec 2003, 15:08 p.m.

Sudden Reminiscences

On New Year's Eve, my sister and I used to rent movies. We sometimes snuck a video or two when my parents were gone to a Hindu get-together for a Saturday, but New Year's Eve …

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15 Dec 2003, 19:28 p.m.

Recently discovered that Aleksandr Solzenitsyn is alive and well in…

Recently discovered that Aleksandr Solzenitsyn is alive and well in Russia. Can't find an address to write him a fan letter. In that quest, came across an Epinions review, "I learn to better appreciate Solzhenitsyn's …

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15 Dec 2003, 15:19 p.m.

Of course, I am glad that Saddam Hussein has been…

Of course, I am glad that Saddam Hussein has been captured, if in fact he has been captured. I doubt that it is really him and I will probably always doubt it. But Salam Pax, …

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