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Took some generic Nyquil at 2200 and 0115 and I still feel like I've been nocked on my ass. Perhaps it's time to see a doctor.

Multitude was a hard slog of a read, but worthwhile. Though I don't ever want to read that many instances of "ontological" on my morning commute ever again. So after that, I needed a nice pulppy break. Laura Joh Rowland's two most recent books fit the bill nicely. So after The Dragon King's Palace and The Perfumed Sleeve I resumed my serious reading. The Democracy...
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I hate when my technology goes haywire. I just hope I don't need to replace the router after all. We'll see.

I forgot how long it's been since I posted an entry. Most of January I was busy or didn't feel like posting, and then my internet was hosed. I'll say more about January tomorrow or Sunday.

Ha! Beat the New Year to home by 25 minutes.

Getting ready to travel. I'll be back in the new year.

The housekeeping didn't go well, but better than it could have been. I ended up making no changes. This also meant I made no progress towards running X-Com, either. Bummer.

On Saturday, I went over to Silver Spring to grab a copy of Richard Florida's Cities and the Creative Class from the Borders and see Ocean's 12. I enjoy caper movies, the moreso when the...
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I'm about to do a little upgrading and computer housekeeping. It's been prompted by a desire to play some SMAC, and also some X-Com. We'll see if I melt things down, or what.

Not much going on.

Sa-Matra destroyed with all subquests complete Christmas Day 2156, which may be a speed record for me. The credits sequence to that game is one of the best ever. Miss Cleo, you ain't shit compared to 1-900-PKUNKRA!

Sometimes, I hate movie people. In particular, I hate them when they want to give a ten minute talk about the movie that is about to screen, which...
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