Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

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Reading

30 Jan 2002, 19:16 p.m.

I don't know why this is so damn cool, but…

I don't know why this is so damn cool, but it is. I saw this in a sig. I play it cool and Dig all jive. That's the reason Why I stay alive. My motto …

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17 Jan 2002, 7:50 a.m.

Yesterday I went to a store (The Dollar Tree) to…

Yesterday I went to a store (The Dollar Tree) to try to buy blank videocassettes, and what happened? Nothing. Not even ice cream. Or, rather, I couldn't find any. (Have I complained here before about …

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09 Jan 2002, 9:42 a.m.

Leonard and Zack and I had fun last night conversing…

Leonard and Zack and I had fun last night conversing on many topics and eating at King Dong (a.k.a. the surprisingly good Chinese restaurant next to the massage parlor at Haste and Shattuck). Me: It's …

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07 Jan 2002, 10:51 a.m.

In the preface or epilogue to paperback editions of best-selling…

In the preface or epilogue to paperback editions of best-selling books (e.g., Ender's Game, Iacocca, The Gift of Fear), authors oft say something like, "I never expected that I would get thousands of letters from …

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07 Jan 2002, 10:50 a.m.

Gavin de Becker can't stand local TV news. In…

Gavin de Becker can't stand local TV news. In The Gift of Fear, he rails against its sensationalism and fearmongering and faddiness and generally low standard of reporting on about three separate instances in the …

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06 Jan 2002, 10:20 a.m.

This morning I was reading Hofstadter and I realized that…

This morning I was reading Hofstadter and I realized that one thing in this book that annoys me is his wordplay. I mean, as you all know, I am heavily in favor of wordplay in …

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05 Jan 2002, 17:42 p.m.

Now I have to update my weblogging software (NewsBruiser). …

Now I have to update my weblogging software (NewsBruiser). I should be glad that Leonard added functionality. And I am. But upgrades. Grrr. I have to reply to a lot of email. I will be …

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04 Jan 2002, 11:06 a.m.

Finished The Gift of Fear and will have to talk…

Finished The Gift of Fear and will have to talk more about it later, especially regarding de Becker's pet peeve: local TV news. de Becker warns us that one indicator that signals danger is a …

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03 Jan 2002, 21:39 p.m.

Today I entered a used books store in El Portal…

Today I entered a used books store in El Portal and ended up buying The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker, whom my sister and I used to mock back in the late nineties …

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02 Jan 2002, 17:35 p.m.

Today I had much fun. I met Steve and…

Today I had much fun. I met Steve and his friend Michelle at brunch at Crepe de Vine on Shattuck and we had a fun conversation. Steve gave me Christmas presents: three "tacky" bookmarks, and …

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