Month: May 2010

What is your life even for?

(cross-posted) These are the seven themes of my life.  Things I strive for whenever I’m not decompressing. Trust.  I’d rather die than break a promise. I haven’t broken one since I was 15.  I have lied many times in that decade. Some of them hurt more than others. I try to minimize my lies. Laugh. …

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I’m… 25? I wouldn’t repeat 24 if you paid me, but I’m looking forward to the festivities tonight.  Drink Potluck! Dessert Potluck! White Elephant Gift Exchange!  Huzzah! Related posts: Christmas Cracker Jokes Q: Why is it so cold at Christmas? A: Because it’s in Decemberrrrrrrrrrr!!! Q: Why does Santa have 3 gardens? A: So he…

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29 things to do before I turn 29

Not hang myself with a belt Be happy with where I live and who I live with Some  times choose to stay home. Write most of a dissertation Publish something original Cowrite a paper with someone I respect Have all of my best friends meet each other Not lose contact with my 10 favorite people…

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I’m really well-respected by members of the UFO Community!

Ref. This post. My ten-year high school reunion is coming up pretty soon. Two-and-a-half  years ago, I started working on my lies. Now I’m going to finish them up. As you may know, the secret to a good reunion lie (or lie in general) is that it has to be believable, yet make an impression.…

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Things I didn’t do before I turned 25

Five years ago I made this list: Have a terrible secret discovered (preferrably not by someone malevolent) None of you know it yet, do you?  (Please don’t.  It’s ever so terrible.) Be hit on by three girls in one 24 hour period This has happened on numerous occasions. Be interviewed by a famous magazine, paper,…

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Some more types of problems

My friend Benjamin Jagear used to always say to me, “Pixel – look at all of the problems in your life and ask yourself: how many of those problems were caused by your enemies and how many can be traced back to your friends?” The idea was simple: your enemies, in real life, tend to…

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