Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

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Comedy

06 Apr 2002, 21:17 p.m.

The next Comedy Nite, apparently, happens in May. Or…

The next Comedy Nite, apparently, happens in May. Or so saith the Heuristic Squelch events page. Tuesday, May 7. I'll probably do my last college open mic then, in case you want to catch me. …

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23 Dec 2001, 11:56 a.m.

I went to a "ComedySportz" performance and was chosen as…

I went to a "ComedySportz" performance and was chosen as an audience volunteer. I made noises to accompany an improvised skit. Evidently I did very well! Great!

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18 Apr 2001, 2:29 a.m.

Without Darth

there would have been no Luke," said a girl to another girl on Hearst yesterday evening. As my friend Drew would comment, Dostoyevsky was saying basically the same thing. A report on the Comedy Night. …

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11 Apr 2001, 3:52 a.m.

Comedy Night Is Coming!

Many of you may know that I often indulge at the open-mikes at the Squelch Comedy Nights on campus. Well, here comes another one. Monday, 16th of April at 8 pm in the Bear's Lair …

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02 Apr 2001, 12:09 p.m.

Space, time, and "take my wife ... please!"

Today: Seth's diary, Einstein's Dreams, and free professional comedy! Seth's diary yesterday contained a hilarious commentary on our historical shortsightedness, titled "California history." I recommend it highly. Last night I read Alan Lightman's Einstein's Dreams …

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31 Jan 2001, 12:18 p.m.

The Arbiters of Funny

I took notes at a lecture, learning about the factors that slow or hasten the formation of new ethnic elites. And then I went to a meeting of the school humor magazine, where white guys …

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31 Jan 2001, 2:50 a.m.

Learning to Teach; and, Comedy as Power

Okay, continuing my ramble (not 'babble,' one hopes) on career, temperament, teaching, comedy, and talent. During the week before my fifth comedy show appearance (it was Saturday, 27 January, in 145 Dwinelle, and I was …

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21 Jan 2001, 12:39 p.m.

An extended narrative on teaching, comedy, and temperament

I'm at the life stage where I should be thinking not just about jobs, but about careers. I'm something of an extrovert, I like to write, and I enjoy hanging out with geeks. What to …

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