Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2009

19 Jun 2009, 9:05 a.m.

9AM And We Have A Quote Of The Day

"I think the construction of gender in snowmen is beyond the scope of what I understand." Update: "There's a new movie that a lot of people are going to compare to Eternal Sunshine." "Is it …

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17 Jun 2009, 9:34 a.m.

The Cool Old Rhetorical Technique That's Sweeping The Discourse

From yesterday's co-working session: Toby was working on her novel. In one scene, she got stuck: she wanted to express one character's mental response to what another character said, but not actually state it out …

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17 Jun 2009, 9:25 a.m.

Clothes Make The Man Feel Old

Reflection upon dressing this morning: I've owned these pants for nine years. I bought them in that church basement thrift shop on...Dana? Bowditch? in Berkeley. Huh. I think I've had that purple tee shirt for …

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17 Jun 2009, 0:00 a.m.

Like Twitter, But All In One Handy Package

Recent out-of-context quotes, nearly all from my sent emails: Zenophiliac: someone who never quite gets anything done. Not just A men, but like 5 men to that. They can't all be gems used in lasers. …

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16 Jun 2009, 23:43 p.m.

I'd Let You Watch, I Would Invite You

When I was a slip of a girl in Stockton, California, I saw a college production of Chess and found it very entertaining, though lyrics like "the queens we use would not excite you" whooshed …

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16 Jun 2009, 22:54 p.m.

Readers' Choice

Vote in the comments: you want my thoughts on New York City as religion, or you want me to finish and post the lyrics to "Ahmadinejad" (a song to the tune of "Dick in a …

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16 Jun 2009, 14:30 p.m.

On Dentistry

I went to the dentist last night, specifically at the NYU College of Dentistry. I actually prefer the dental school experience to many private practice dentistries. The wait in the waiting room is shorter (2 …

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16 Jun 2009, 8:25 a.m.

Eye-Scalding Green For A Good Cause

My parents lived in Tehran for a few years in the seventies, before the revolution. They spoke Farsi and had Muslim coworkers, neighbors, and friends. My dad was a civil engineer. The saying is that …

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15 Jun 2009, 23:34 p.m.

Who Needs Reddit

For about seven years, after college, I felt my glibness slipping away. Words escaped the tip of my tongue. I thought I was getting older and dumber. Since WisCon, I haven't had that sensation once. …

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15 Jun 2009, 22:56 p.m.

"It Is Our Choices, Harry, That Show..."

If I really wanted to be with-it and hip to the NYC speculative fiction scene, I'd attend all sorts of relevant events. Instead: Clojure talk, social tea, watching original Star Trek films II, III, IV, …

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