Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2003

25 Mar 2003, 11:19 a.m.

It's a good thing I remembered to take that boxcutter…

It's a good thing I remembered to take that boxcutter out of my backpack.

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25 Mar 2003, 1:32 a.m.

Gems From Work

Boss: "Well, you could buy it for him." Underling: "With what? My soul?"

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25 Mar 2003, 1:23 a.m.

Mr. Blogger-American Goes to Mr. Airport

Tuesday I will wear an "I am not a terrorist" outfit to the airport.A purple tee shirt, slightly formfitting. Fundamentalist Muslim women would never dream of being so immodest! Also, they hate purple. A grey …

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24 Mar 2003, 21:26 p.m.

Revisited

About twenty months ago I visited DC. When I visit again this week, I might go to the Supreme Court again, and I hope to catch the kite festival for the first time. But I …

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24 Mar 2003, 21:04 p.m.

I hope that Salam Pax and Nate Thayer are okay. …

I hope that Salam Pax and Nate Thayer are okay.

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24 Mar 2003, 16:14 p.m.

It is so hard to remember that my family is…

It is so hard to remember that my family is not the only family with small problems. Sometimes I want to believe that I am unique, and sometimes I want to remember that everyone else …

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24 Mar 2003, 12:07 p.m.

"How do you tell someone you want to stop sleeping…

"How do you tell someone you want to stop sleeping with them but you want to stay friends?" pondered an acquaintance. Someone desired me to provide a comedic solution. "Knock knock! Who's there? Don't want! …

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23 Mar 2003, 22:15 p.m.

In Which I Pretend to Be an Actress

Hal, Miguel and I filmed our parts in Hal's film, tentatively titled Don Juan, late Saturday night. Hal (who actually said "Camera rolling...action!" several times) used a digital camera, but only during one extreme close-up …

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22 Mar 2003, 10:49 a.m.

Leonard and I must be at least a quarter of…

Leonard and I must be at least a quarter of the way to the deep and complex relationship Jon Carroll and his wife have; the "I thought you didn't like X" conversation comes up about …

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22 Mar 2003, 10:20 a.m.

Grudges I Can't Help Keeping

Years ago, during an ugly argument, Dan and I violently disagreed over the desirability of innocence. He claimed that innocence is nothing more than ignorance, and thus undesirable. I can't know what he thinks now, …

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