Month: June 2014

I have never had a middle name. And now that I’m 29, I think it’s about time to fix that. So I am going to legally change my name. Here are the best options thus far: Linneaus/Linneo ((With my first name, it makes it seem like I’m Carolus Linneaus)) Buckminster Maxwell/Maximiliano Ampersand/Interrobang Poe Pax Indigo…

(Working) Title: The working title is “In the Know” ((This idea is inspired by Stuff You Should Know, You’re the Expert, Probably Science, Cosmos, Mythbusters, and Joanie Loves Chachi)) Pitch: a weekly, 30-minute, three act show hosted by a scientist and a comedian ((I’m thinking Janna Levin and Myq Kaplan)) as they explore three science-related…

I don’t want to make any assumptions. I worry my penultimate post was very negative about prison rape. But, in the interest of fairness in media, I’ll teach you how to ensure prison rape happens to you or your loved ones, should you– for some reason– want it to occur. Again: no judgment, this is…

I am really good at starting projects. Insanely good. I will have lots of awesome ideas and go super far with them in the first week. I tell people, “you could make a fortune by following me around and finishing the last 10 percent of any thing I do.” I don’t know why it is.…

Some time ago, I remarked on a comment a now forgotten friend once said to me: They’ve already broken the social contract. You don’t know what else they’re capable of, so you should just obey what they say and hope it ends quickly. In that post, I gave some terrible advice on how to avoid…

Let’s be happy! Let’s do the opposite of last post! Imagine if I’d had the most foresight? What would my goals have been? These are them! Go to graduate school. Finish my dissertation. Travel to several countries. Be in a successful relationship. Buy my own car. Not hang myself with a belt. Be happy with…