August 2010
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Things I DO Understand And WILL Definitely Talk...
Today is 8/26. Have you donated to 826NYC yet? A donation of $8.26 can help 826NYC purchase six-and-a-half boxes of pencils.
Do you know how many students can write how many stories and work on how many hours of homework while using your six-and-a-half boxes of pencils at the free after-school tutoring and writing programs that 826NYC provides?
A lot of students. A lot of stories. A lot of...
Things I Don't Understand And Definitely Am Not...
My computer (a 12 inch Powerbook G4 from 2004) might be broken, so I borrowed one from a friend. His is new-ish and has a camera built in to the screen, and he is away on vacation so I did what I thought I was supposed to do and I used a Band-Aid to cover his laptop’s built-in camera lens.
I did not want to accidentally video chat with his friends.
I thought it would be weird if they...
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Oversharing is not an act of generosity.
Things I Don't Understand And Definitely Am Not...
He wanted to discuss “the fundamental differences between people who load silverware into the dishwasher with the parts you put in your mouth facing up vs. facing down in the basket.”
The tines of forks, the sharp ends of knives, the spoons of spoons.
The spoons of spoons.
Things I Don't Understand And Definitely Am Not...
You shouldn’t tell secrets in a studio apartment.
Things I Don't Understand And Definitely Am Not...
It is not intuition; it is an algorithm. I am just really good at using Google.
Things I Don't Understand And Definitely Am Not...
How to use a level to see if a surface is flat.
They have lasers now.
That did not help.
Things I Don't Understand And Definitely Am Not...
“The server understood the request, but is refusing to fulfill it.”
Things I Don't Understand And Definitely Am Not...
I wonder when I’ll miss you.