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LAME

WOW. I just got an email that totally dissed my Xanga: Hey, I think your Xanga is very LAME. Okay. I know I’m a relative newbie to Xanga. (Actually, I’ve been lurking for quite awhile but didn’t create…
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS

Am I the only one who is looking forward to the new “The Fast and the Furious” movie? People usually roll their eyes whenever I mention this movie, and that’s understandable considering that the first two movies sucked.…
THE PERSISTENCE OF ROUNDNESS

Can the universe explain why we have 2 eyes?? Let’s say that I’m sitting at a table at Starbucks. My traditional drip is too hot to drink so Ijust let it sit on the table to cool. Because I’m alone, and because I get n…
POP MUSIC RECLAMATION SERIES

When I first heard Michelle Branch's freshman LP "The Spirit Room", I had a feeling that this guitar-toting female singer/songwriter from Sedona, Arizona had some hint of country in her. But I never expected that she…
BEDTIME NUMEROLOGY

Is Los Angeles the Biblical hell?? The major area codes in Los Angeles County are: 213, 310, 562, 818, 626, and 323. If we add all the digits in 213 together (as in 2+1+3) we get 6. If we do this for all the ot…
TIME

So I went to UCSD to help out with a career workshop for the undergraduates... It's funny how the more things change, the more things stay the same. There were so many changes at UCSD (new buildings, new colleges…
THE GREAT LINGUISTICS DEBATE CONTINUES...

The Koko: Hey [The Jap], do you think Tagalog is an ugly-sounding language? [The Flip] doesn't think so. The Jap: Uh...? The Koko: It's not as ugly as Vietnamese, but it's pretty high up there, right?…
I'M CALLING OUT NAMES

I like to give myself names. It all started sometime in late 2001 when Dr. Thomas brought a pair of BluBlockers to class. BluBlockers were novelty sunglasses sold in the l…
SOUND OFF

Ugh. I heard some bad news this morning and it pretty much pissed me off for the rest of the day. I usually take whatever life throws at me in strid…
THE DA VINCI CODE

In the spirit of “The Da Vinci Code” hitting theaters this Friday, I would like to offer an alternative perspective in defense of everyone’s favorite traitor, Judas. In order to understand Judas, you have t…
POP-MUSIC RECLAMATION SERIES

Last summer, Natasha Bedingfield made her U.S. debut with the release of her single "These Words". This song was a hit in the U.K. the previous year, but it garnered little airplay on "Los Angeles's #1 hit music stati…
2006... or 1492?

The explorers arrived in the middle of the night. They arrived on a ship full of riches and wealth. At dawn, they deboarded the ship and were greeted on shore by the natives. The natives offered to give them a tour…
THE CAFFEINE SLAVE TRADE

I'm on vacation! Enjoy a rerun... The following is a (abridged) chapter from my forthcoming book, What The F*ck Happened To Me?!: “Fuck. I’m going to be late.” Although the office didn’t normally close until 8:00p…
LOVE MANIFESTO (PART TWO)

A lot of people think that they know a lot about love. Our current social understanding of love is astrong feeling of affection one person feels towards another. Love is typically glorified in Americathrough movies, te…
OLD VS. NEW

The best thing about attending Continuing Education coursesis not learning about the latest and greatest things about the profession. The best thing about CE is that I get to seewho the hell my colleagues are. So I atte…
INTRODUCTION: WHAT'S PAST IS PRELUDE

Ehhh.... I'm still back and forth between Xanga and Friendster. Here's another old post from my other blog (andyadontstop.blogs.friendster.com)..... The following is the introduction to my forthcoming…

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