Yearly Archives: 2000

I can’t recall the last real vacation I took, so I’m looking forward to spending the next six days near Sun Valley, Idaho. Commence relaxation….now.

Philip Morris cares… about selling cigarettes any way they can.

Congratulations Michael!

Crouching Tiger review: magnificent. The most beautifully choreographed fight scenes ever shown on film. It’s kung fu-as-artform that rivals ballet in terms of elegance and beauty. . It’s also destined to be the greatest DVD movie of all time. There’s so much fast action that my eyes watered due to my not closing them enough. …

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Tonight: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Tomorrow: off to San Diego for a few days Thanks to Andre, Nikolai, Neale, Greg and Brad for the great gifts!

Jazz is an expensive habit. I’ve been out of college for a little over three years, working at “real” jobs most of that time, but I don’t have too many long-range things to show for it. I’m 28, but I don’t have a Roth IRA. I don’t have a penny in any mutual funds. I …

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Oh, and if you haven’t noticed, still no MetaFilter. The ISP says it is working as hard as it can on this, but it’s been out for two days of internet time, which is like a business being closed for two weeks in normal time. I really hope they get everything back online tomorrow. If …

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Folks, I can’t write better comedy than this. My poll is suffering from election-itus. 50% to 50%. Bird in the hand is up by one single vote, and you know bush is going to want a recount.

I forgot how utterly useless a computer is when it doesn’t have a network connection. Five years ago, people laughed at the slogan “the network is the computer” but it’s true today. Without a connection to other machines, a computer is nothing but a thousand-dollar doorstop. In beige.

Not a good sign. Apparently, there are backbone problems in the bay area, so our entire office (includes MetaFilter, Blog*Spot, evhead, megnut, onfocus, etc.) is without a connection. I wish I could say it will be back promptly, but it’s been out for over four hours, and I have no idea when things will be …

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