Archive for December, 2001

night of a thousand lists

Books on the to-read list: Godel, Escher, Bach, which is still in progress All the Harry Potter books All of the Lord of the Rings books (hopefully, I’ll get these done before the second movie comes out) That’s only seven books, most of which are over 500 pages. Wheee! All in all, I had a […]

R.I.P. Model M

I just retired my IBM Modem M keyboard. I rescued it myself from my old high school, and popped off every keycap and cleaned them individually with a toothbrush. Unfortunately, someone who I live with obtained for me this Logitech Cordless Freedom keyboard/mouse set for Christmas. I like my old Model M’s noise, but I […]

phone lines are slow

Semester’s over. I’m on vacation. That is all. See you December 28th.

NB: DO NOT EAT

Damn, it’s been a while. Things I hate right now: Canada Post. After mailing at least a hundred UNNA CD sets in the same padded mailing envelopes using lettermail postage, this week they decide to return my latest two mailings because they do not conform to lettermail specifications. They’re actually “oversized lettermail”, meaning I get […]