whitebread

I changed my style. Lazy indeed.

And yet I still got wet: radar

“Our best stylists turn out to be our most skillful violators; but in order to carry this off, they must fulfill expectations most of the time, causing the violations to be perceived as exceptional moments, worthy of note.”

American Scientist Volume 78, 1990. p. 550-558

p.s. I despise the current style of this site but am too lazy to change it.

First of all, if there is one thing that actually works the way it should, it’s the library at the umn. Want to: Look up anything in the system? Done. Have automatic authentication from anywhere on campus to the plethora of journals they subscribe to? Also done. Renew something? It takes one click. Horray for libraries and librarians.

Thing number two is that I just spell-checked plethora. The first definition:
a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood and marked by turgescence and a florid complexion

So in a world dominated by the digital
The metrinome I listen to beats inside of my chest
It speeds up with a level of stress
It’s built to last, but analog at best

Should you need to find out, in a hurry, who your true friends are, I recommend you apply the following test to as many of them as possible.
Step 1:
Ride your bike through the winter to accumulate as much dirt as possible. Failing a ready supply of winter, purchase a 5 lb bag of potting dirt, spray your bike down with lube, and apply the dirt liberally.

Step 2:
Invite the targets over to help you clean the bike. Not their bikes, mind you, just your bike.

Step 3:
Ride the bike to school at your earliest convenience. If you find yourself looking down to parts of the bike you don’t remember cleaning, declare success.

Thanks guys. You’re the best.