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Continue reading →: So two geeks walk into a furniture store
I had the unique opportunity to go furniture shopping with two exceptionally gifted geeks the other day.
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Continue reading →: Ode to failure
What does it mean to lag behind, to loiter, to delay, to be undecided, to lack a goal? To fail, to fall, to get lost, to wander? To not be perfect, to not match exactly, to not fit a plan, to not fulfil the scheme, to not be of value,…
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Continue reading →: The Ex-Files: Ex Boyfriends and Girlfriends from the Twilight Zone
The Ex archives and the archiving process–the meaning of storing, filing, classifying and communicating about exes and the final, ceremonial, cathartic exorcism. That could be a good subject of contemplation today. Why do we keep returning to the Ex-Files in life and literature over and over?
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Continue reading →: Dinner and a movie– alone!
Have you ever tried to tell someone that you had an engagement Friday night? “What are you doing tomorrow night?” “I’m going out for dinner and a movie.” “Who’s going?” By that, they mean who’s going with you? Try saying “Me.””Myself.” “I.” Look of incomprehension. Then understanding. Then pity. Then…
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Continue reading →: How to write blogs
I am rather new to this genre called the blog but in the past few days I’ve been able to figure out a few stylistic conventions of blogging, which, no doubt, have some roots in necessity. If anyone knows more, I’d be very interested to know what you figured out…
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Continue reading →: It’s a dog’s life
It’s a beautiful day and I’ve been at my window watching dogs pass by with their owners. Now, I live in a place where there is very little dirt and the concrete, on sunny days, it glows like a clean white plate right out of the dishwasher. Not a crack,…
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Continue reading →: How to date a GeekBeing from a fairly removed species somewhat alien to Geekdom and the Geek life, I was completely clueless as to how to interact with the Geek species of humans. But having spent more than my share of time in the natural habitats of Geeks for the last few years as…
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Continue reading →: 10 Ideas on how to write more (and better)
Writing is a very achievable goal. Have a rough estimate of the number of words you plan to write every day/ week/ month as it suits you. This will help you keep track of how much you’ve actually progressed and set realistic goals.
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Continue reading →: How to date a non-geek woman: Advice to Geek men
Since my rather sociological observation on Geek dating habits last week, I realized that a need exists in the world regarding more research on this topic. A brief review of existing literature to augment my (erstwhile) ideas to supplement my first-hand experience observing Geeks in Geekdom, from the disinterested perspective…
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Continue reading →: The Bottledworder
The mountaintop The thoughts, they just come and then slip away. They keep you awake at night. Some thoughts stay with you and go round and round in your head, like eddies of spring water falling down a cliff over smooth rocks. Some meet the ocean naturally, but some need…
I’m, Bottledworder. Always inhabiting the half-streets, catching paradoxes, thinking in greys, trapping the world in words in my bottle.
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