Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2003

02 Feb 2003, 21:56 p.m.

Finally, Some Reviews

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (IMDB entry): Leonard liked it, and I was glad, since I had been dragged to it and loved it four years ago. Dr. Evil really seems a separate character …

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02 Feb 2003, 9:33 a.m.

Dry T-Shirt Contest

I realized various things I could have done to improve my reception at the Apollo Amateur Night. Upon entering the stage: "Here's the deal: if you give me two minutes, I'll take my shirt off." …

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01 Feb 2003, 1:57 a.m.

Here on Fibber Island, We Use Turbans Instead of Poker Chips

I lost the Apollo Amateur Night regional competition. However, I enjoyed meeting the other performers and the Apollo crew, and I know that my performance did not cause my outcome. By the time I went …

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30 Jan 2003, 23:24 p.m.

Leonard is helping me finalise my act for tomorrow evening.…

Leonard is helping me finalise my act for tomorrow evening. What a collaborator, and in a good way. I'll miss work for the rehearsal, so three-day weekend, yippee. As in previous similar situations, I forgot …

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30 Jan 2003, 23:07 p.m.

A Short-Lifespan Sumanonics Schema

"You Are Not My X," where x rhymes with "broom".

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30 Jan 2003, 15:58 p.m.

New Frog Record!

As per Leonardy experience, only today did I realize that the various "yay reading" posters lining the streetside wall of our office all portray amphibians. Kermit, Frog & Toad, the whole nine meters. I've been …

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29 Jan 2003, 16:40 p.m.

cleaning out the filesystem

Once upon a time, a year ago, I considered making an anguished fan page: Sumana Harihareswara's Ironic Seventh Heaven Page Why? Dear Lord, Why? I find that, against my own will, I enjoy watching Seventh …

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28 Jan 2003, 22:16 p.m.

Observer and Observed

I'd ben preparing for this showcase night in spurts for days and days, and then I was frantically memorizing a sequence of bits. And then the emcee discombobulated me by interacting with my companion, who …

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28 Jan 2003, 10:14 a.m.

McWhorter Update!

Johnnie Mac's newest tome, Authentically Black: Essays for the Black Silent Majority, has arrived at Cody's Books. I've been skimming it and it looks good. The cover photo is silly, but what are you gonna …

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27 Jan 2003, 8:50 a.m.

I finally got back to the Sally Lockhart trilogy. …

I finally got back to the Sally Lockhart trilogy. I finished Shadow in the North in about two days. Now I'm on Tiger in the Well. Who besides Pullman and Card writes such non-trashy pageturners? …

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