Category: General
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L’Atelier – Noissy Le Grand
I tried salsa dancing for the first time last sunday at L’Atelier.
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BBC Sex I.D. test
I finally got my results from the slightly broken (only test 6 and the results section) BBC brain sexID test. It turns out I am 50% male, 50% female. Not that much of a surprise, I may be a carpenter, but I still love pink.
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Why don’t you challenge the trimming?
I’m soaked, the bathroom is soaked, several towels are soaked. Yes, my bichon has had a bath. I’ve learned to wash him without wearing any pants because I end up so wet that my clothes are unsalvageable. He is a bichon fortement type. Which means he really looks like a bichon frise. This makes me…
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell I thought I knew what it was to be down and out, but I always had credit cards.
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Dance, Monkeys, Dance
Some very funny poetry set to an even more entertaining flash movie. Well worth a look. Dance, Monkeys, Dance Update: I discovered that, the very funny spoken word artist featured in this animation, has a website, with even more recordings of his performances. His name is Ernest Cline. He is excellent, check it out.
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“Non” a la Constitution European
Generally, Paris voted to ratify the Constitution, but not my neighborhood. Pinched between a university and low income housing towers, my neighborhood is comprised of exactly the demographic that pushed the Non to a 10% victory. The dog park perspective They are elated. They are throwing parties, and ostracizing friends who voted Oui. I am…
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Eric, Hugo, and I arrived in Kyoto
Around five in the afternoon we met at the Ryokan Yuhara. We took our time settling in, and then went to explore. We walked along the Takase Canal and Kamo River. The canal is bordered by tiny streets and traditional architecture. The river by restaurants with decks which offer al fresco dining. We made it…
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WWW2005 – shameful name dropping
I attended WWW2005 in Chiba, Japan, just outside of Tokyo. It was a fun conference. I met lots of great people, and saw some people I hadn’t in a while.
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Malkovich Malkovich?
La Belote has gone awry. I’ve been working on a card game called la belote for my programming class. The latest iteration amused me a lot. Anyone want to take the trump? Ace of clubs? Anyone??
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Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars
J’ai vu Le Promeneur du Champ de Mars au MK2 Odéon. J’ai trouver l’histoire du jeune journaliste un peu pénible, mais en même temps nécessaire pour donner perspectif a l’histoire du François Mitterrand. J’ai trouvée c’est petit phrase le plus impressionnant du film. “Quelle est la couleur de la France? Non pas la couleur politique…