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Update: Bethany’s essay for her application to U of C is incredible.
The Fascinating Life of Pat Smith is my sister’s weblog. Her name’s not Pat Smith. It’s Bethany. I think Pat Smith was some kind of inside joke with her friends or something. I don’t get it, but it’s funny to them. Here’s an excerpt […]

“So I will walk without care,
beat my snare
Look like a man who means business
Go to all the poshest places
with their familiar faces
Terminate all signs of weakness”
My weekend really began on Thursday. Alex, a friend of mine who’s an RA at the new Max Palevsky dorm, had a movie night for his kids. He invited me […]

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This email was sent to you by the coalition for degeneracy.
I am incredibly disturbed. I am revolted by the thought of seeing a $1 coke whore. That was the most ineffectual spam I have ever received.
*Having my e-mail address […]

Who rocks at minesweeper? I do.
And I didn’t cheat.

Okay, this is amazing. Prepare to be amazed. This is a totally cool experiment.

1. Take a Band-Aid that’s still in its sterile paper packaging.
2. Go in a completely dark room.
3. Pull the two tabs on the paper packaging to open the Band-Aid.
Did you see the light?

Last night there was a dead mouse in our stove. […]

Dave Winer has a habit of linking uncommon words to their definition at dictionary.com. For example, in this post, he links ‘doldrums’ as so. He also does it on this post for the word ‘iconoclast’. And I’m sure I could find other examples.
I find this habit slightly annoying. For one, it assumes that the reader […]

My roommate Brian is in Vienna for the quarter, and last weekend traveled to Prague. He sent me a picture of an ad for Uncle Sam’s Sportwear in Prague. According to Czech perceptions, Uncle Sam is the Mac Daddy.
Brian also reports that beer is a measly 20 Czech crowns ($0.70), and adroitly observes that […]

Michael Green is a U of C philosophy professor with a weblog. I like his page layouts a lot; the minimalist broadsheet look like ktheory had over the summer (and like McSweeney’s). In addition to his weblog, check out his section on the Prisoner’s Dilemma. Michael Green reads Textism and uses Zeldman’s style switcher script, […]

Here’s a day in the life of Aaron Suggs. This is incredibly fascinating:

7:00 a.m.
Hit snooze button

7:10 a.m.
Hit snooze button

7:20 a.m.
Get out of bed, shower, decide not to shave, dress, check e-mail

8:30 a.m.
Attend Abstract Algebra class

9:30 a.m.
Try out the new Medici bakery for breakfast, read New York Times Magazine,
work on Logic problem set

11:30 a.m.
Go back to […]

Washington State University’s student newspaper, the Daily Evergreen, printed the following correction:
The story “Filipino-American history recognized” stated that the “Nuestra Senora de Buena Esperanza,” the galleon on which the first Filipinos landed at Morro, Bay, Calif., loosely translates to “The Big Ass Spanish Boat.” It actually translates to “Our Lady of Good Hope.”
Parts of the […]

Jon Udell’s most recent post references Network, a highly under-rated film from 1976. It was nominated for 10 Oscars and won 4 (best actor, best actress, best supporting actress, and best screenplay), but today it’s largely forgotten.
The film is a critique of television media and it’s cause/effect relationship with our society. Very profound. Too profound […]

The Representative from my district in New York, Maurice Hinchey, voted against authorizing the president to use military force in Iraq. Way to go, Mo!

Earlier today I watched the Chicago Marathon (Trib article), in which the women’s world record was broken in 2:17:18. My friend Lea was running with her father, and we went to cheer her on. She ran with the 5-hour group, which is less than 11 minutes per mile for 26.2 miles. Way to go Lea!
Being […]

Several internet users looking to indulge their cartoon fantasies have been disappointed by my weblog. Due to an entry in which I describe my appreciation of Disney’s cartoon Kim Possible, Google ranked my site highly in searches for “kim possible porn”. Each of these hits was logged on my recent referrers page. Now, my recent […]

The Onion A.V. Club asks celebritities, “Is there a god?
William Shatner replied, “There is, but we don’t know where. Or who. And, indeed why?”

Right now there is a gay couple sitting across from me in the computer lab. They seem to be researching something on the internet, but they keep making out every minute or so. They�0�9ll just look at each other, and start kissing. Both of them have tongue piercings, so they make metal clicking and saliva […]

Last night I was hanging out with Ruthie during a “study break” in her dorm. She made a really good, easy taco dip. Here�0�9s the recipe:

One jar of salsa
One medium-sized stick of Velveeta
One can of cream of mushroom soup
One can of beer

Mix all the ingredients into in a pot. This is the worst part because […]

The question on everyone’s mind is: What classes is Aaron taking this quarter?
Well, I’ll let you know: Elementary Logic, Abstract Algebra, Ecology, and Art History.
Elementary Logic is a required class for all undergrad and graduate philosophy students. It has a reputation of being very difficult, except for math students accustomed to symbolic logic and proofs. […]

I’m two one for two over at leuschke.org, the 351st most popular blog in the blogosphere.
Math is the coolest.
Update: Yeah, the second posting was misattributed to me. Not that I don’t mind the attention. If you’re confused, forget about it.
Also, the 5th edition of Bridge magazine is out. I got my promo copy yesterday, because […]

The valedictorian at my high school worked hard to earn his GPA. He spent several hours a day doing homework. He always did the reading and started papers days before they were due. In class, however, he rarely made the most profound comments or asked brilliant questions. He didn’t read philosophy for fun. He wore […]