Category: Little Moments
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It’s amazing how a dirty plate can get in the way of writing
Was thinking the other day about how it’s amazing the way little things can get in the way of writing. Like if you have a dirty plate on your desk, you might say to yourself, “I’m gonna clean this plate, and then I’m gonna write.” But then if you don’t clean that plate, you won’t…
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Got up so early in the morning today!
And it’s really nice. I mean, it’s nice when you know you can go back to sleep if you need to. I love the mornings. I wish I was of the age to watch Saturday morning cartoons…they still have those, right?
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You ever have one of those days that’s just so unbelievably lazy
I have done nothing today. I haven’t even done the very limited number of things I said I was going to do (and I’m talking about stuff like “Go see a movie” and “Go to the tailor”). I don’t feel bad about it necessarily, but it’s still a little unbelievable! Okay I’m going to go…
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Actually enjoying my journal of things, places, and events
I’ve only been writing my secret journal of things, places, and events for about 18 days now, but I’ve very much enjoyed the exercise. Since the journal is focused on concrete things, I count it as part of the day’s writing, and it’s a great place to write something down even on days (like today)…
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The tale of the three bros and the girl who looked like she was in high school but was hopefully at least a college student
Normally, flying in an airplane is a horrible, brain-destroying experience that makes me feel like several hours of my life have been stolen from me. However, on the flight back from Wyoming (which left from Denver, because Denver is apparently next to Wyoming), I amused myself by watching the interaction between the three bro-ish fellows…
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Today I visited the Googleplex
You’re not a real Silicon Valley town unless some startup has laid claim to you and used metonymy to make your name synonymous with its brand. You’ve got Apple in Cupertino; Facebook in Menlo Park; Pixar in Emeryville; etc. Anyway, the company that owns Mountain View is Google. Today, I was walking around my aunt’s…
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I might’ve discovered a heretofore unremarked-upon youth subculture
The other day, I was sitting at Tea Fever in Berkeley (which is just a block from Berkeley High School) and watching the people who were lined up at the door of the ice cream place next door. And that’s when I spotted a rather odd-looking fellow. Unfortunately, my phone ran out of batteries as I was…
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The real reason that we go to restaurants…
Had a realization recently while eating tortilla chips at a restaurant. They were unbelievably delicious. But halfway through the bowl, I realized that they were basically just a salt delivery system. All the time, I go to a restaurant and order something and it is delicious and then I wonder, “Why does home-cooked food never…
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Several pictures of the mouse that I just killed
With the onset of winter and the extended absence of several members of the house, an indeterminate number of mice apparently felt like now was the time to make their presence known in our house. I don’t exactly know why they’re here. My suspicion is that it has something to do with their desire to…
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Merry Christmas!
Yes, even though my family is nominally Hindu (and, in practice, fairly irreligious), we do celebrate Christmas. Most Indian-Americans do. We’re a syncretic people. For ages, I was surprised that Jews didn’t celebrate Christmas. But eventually, I came to understand that their associates with Christ are slightly more complicated than those of Indians. Hindus can…