December 2000

Little Deaths

December 18, 2000

From the Performance Anxiety Dept.: A helpful resource for those who are tired of always saying, “Oh yes, baby, right THERE!” From that most notoriously repressive era, the Victorian Sex Cry Generator. Although I must admit, if I were actually to say any of the things it generated for me, I’d break out in a [...]

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Changing Signs

December 15, 2000

The signs, they are a changin’, indeed. Interesting article about changes in ASL due to sensitivities about old racial and country signs.

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First Snow

December 14, 2000

My first snow! At least since moving…I have been snowed in up here before, on vacation. It doesn’t look like it’ll stick, but it’s beautiful coming down. I’m sure I’d feel different if I were still in the city—I think one of the greatest advantages of country life is the chance to appreciate nature on [...]

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More Legos

December 13, 2000

Another neato Lego creation, this time on a smaller scale: scenes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail made with little Lego people. The title of the page says it all—”This is english crazy movie.” Find your favorite scene! [via the always-excellent Pop Culture Junk Mail]

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Bodgetastic

December 13, 2000

New guilty pleasure, now that I have cable: Junkyard Wars on TLC (or Scrapheap Challenge for those more Britishly-inclined). This show is a blast to watch: two teams of amateurs have 10 hours to build a device (like a demolition machine or a windmill) using only what they can scavenge from the set’s well-stocked junkyard. [...]

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{sigh}

December 13, 2000

Obligatory groan and commentary on the anointing of Dubya. I cannot believe this dimwit has managed to make to to the top office in the country. And as far as the Supreme Court’s concerned, I can only agree with Maureen Dowd: The Bloom Is Off the Robe.

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Grump Grump Grump

December 12, 2000

Another long day. Have I mentioned that I’m temporarily diverted from my usual duties at work? That’s right—over a year after moving into a new group and just two months after finishing the catalog from hell, I have somehow wound up laying out a magazine for this month due to the layoffs at work. Some [...]

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Buddhism or Stuff?

December 11, 2000

Interesting article on the paradox inherent in trying to be an American Buddhist, with the injunctions against greed and attachment to material goods on the one hand, and the constant pressure to acquire in the culture on the other. It’s something I often wrestle with in my own practice, the question of how much is [...]

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5 Top Mix Tapes of All Time

December 10, 2000

And finally, for those like me who identified maybe too heavily with High Fidelity, a site that explains mix tapes and the fine art thereof. They have an archive of over 7,000 song lists that have been contributed, but really—wouldn’t you rather make your own? I’m headed down to the music dungeon right now myself.

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Library Hell

December 10, 2000

I used to dream of being a librarian when I was younger…being surrounded all day by books seemed like a heavenly job then, and still doesn’t look so bad. Maybe if I ever get tired of this Web thing…but then I read stories like these, and I think it may be better to keep slinging [...]

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