Monthly Archives: July 2009

Your Music Is Too Loud!

I don’t know why I can’t just tell people on the metro or the bus to turn their music down. It’s so loud sometimes that I can’t believe I don’t see blood running down the sides of their faces from … Continue reading

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My ibook G4 (2005-2009)

Its white little heart finally stopped beating a few days ago. It had been blinking steadily for more than a week after I closed it without shutting it down but was already too weak to work. It shut off if I tried … Continue reading

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Hey that’s my bike

I bought myself a bike recently so that I could, uh, bike about. I didn’t want anything fancy, having no ambition of being a proper cyclist. All I wanted was something that worked with low maintenance and didn’t blow a hole in my … Continue reading

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Street Fashion Advice

I literally received fashion advice from the street yesterday while on my way to work. This lady, who I have no term for because she neither fits the description of a beggar nor a homeless person, asked me if I ever … Continue reading

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