Month: February 2006

I own this place

I might as well live in the newsroom. I spend more time here than humanly possible and have as much, if not more, knowledge– in my two and a half weeks on the job– of the paper and paper-related factoids than anyone else here. When I do something, I take it seriously. Which is why…

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The $5 remainder

Every time I wake up in the morning, I lose $9. Simply by not dying in the night (oh, to be so lucky), I have lost $9. Because every thirty nights I don’t die, I must pay $270. Now, that would be fine and dandy, but for the fact that this job, regardless of how…

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Tao of Gabe: On Ninja Speak, Arguments

Jayna, I’m probably going to take a week off soon. This is killing me. And Pix’s criticisms aren’t helping. -Gabe ~~~ Tao of Gabe Gabe the Jingoistic Beaver here with another lesson in ‘Ninja Speak.’ Ninja Speak is an elusive rhetorical skill practiced by only a handful of beavers worldwide. The goal of Ninja Speak…

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It is official

The United States blows. What makes even dialing out of this country such a big ordeal? Honestly. 🙁 Well, if you can read this: happy birthday Angela. I tried calling, honest. But my luck wasn’t any better here than it’s been in all but two other instances of international dialing.. Related posts: It’s That time…

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