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Cough Medicine
Rachel took some high-powered cough medicine the other night. This is how our conversation went: Rachel: “I took this medicine… I think it’s going to knock me out.” Conversation ensues for a few minutes. Rachel: “I’m starting to feel a little funny.”Me: “You are?”Rachel: “…”Me: “Are you there?”Rachel: “…” I think I’m going to need…
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Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time
Many people will tell you that there is an issue with parking at UMBC; namely, that there are not enough parking spaces. I would disagree with that claim, submitting instead that there are not enough parking spaces close to where students actually go. It has gotten a bit colder over the past few days and…
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Red Zone
All of today has been a dance between me and my Treo 700w’s rapidly dwindling battery power. Last night, during all of the hubbub, I left my Bluetooth headset paired to the phone, only to realize when I sauntered off to class that I was getting the “First Warning”: battery is less than 10%. After…
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The Unexpected
Have you ever had one of those times when you think your day is going to go a certain way, then about 75% of the way through something happens and it completely changes? I’ve just had one of those times.
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Oh, Omar…
On Friday I had an interesting run-in with my apartment-mate, Omar. But for this to be appropriately appreciated, some background needs to be established. Omar has been having a little problem getting up and going to class. After about the first two weeks, his daily attendance began petering out until he was regularly missing Plant,…
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Personal Record
Well, by getting this in before midnight I’ve set a new personal record for blog posts in a month, whatever that means. Whether or not anybody actually reads it, I find the practice a helpful way for me to get a lot of the things that bounce around my head all day out—plus at times…
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What a Weekend!
For many people, a title like this would begin a sordid tale of a crazy Halloween party involving alcohol, beautiful women, and memorable behavior. However, in case you didn’t already realize I was a geek, my crazy weekend story involves the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire (see the title link), carving pumpkins, Olney Field of Screams, and…
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Changing the World, Starting with UMBC
Something I recently realized wasn’t inherently obvious in the posts—the title is actually a link to something I found interesting or in some way relevant (sometimes remotely) to the content of the post. Today got off to a horrible start when I opened my eyes and realized I had slept through both my alarm and…
Matter, Energy, and Life of Michaela A. Castello.