Author Archives: matt

The (anonymized) caption to a photo in the student paper here, depicting a young woman taking part in a recent blood drive: DONER: A $SCHOOL_NAME student gives blood. Leaving aside the fact that it’s a banal and self-evident caption which … Continue reading →

Via Orcinus: Various federal legislations are being introduced to change the definitions of U.S. citizenship; currently anyone born on U.S. soil is automatically an American citizen (as are some others, such as Yr. Corresp.), including those children born to immigrants, … Continue reading →

I wonder how long it’s going to take before I stop getting nervous about my bank balance near the end of every month. It has, in fact, significant digits plural on the good side of the decimal point, and should … Continue reading →

Last night my laptop’s power adapter stopped working. Or at least, it stopped working well: if I hold it at the right angle and really keep it jammed in there physically it works fine, but this isn’t exactly ideal. Since … Continue reading →

Heavy metal music was born for cellos, and quite possibly vice-versa. Anyone who says otherwise is a filthy, filthy liar. Or just wrong.

Sorry I’ve not been writing here much lately. Between the beginning of term and recent national (US) events, I haven’t been able to come up with anything that doesn’t sound tawdry or banal. But I’m still here.

Swiped from Clevermonkey: Which Princess Bride Character are You?this quiz was made by mysti

For the first time ever, all three of the final exams I’m giving are on the same day: 1-3, 4-6, and 8:30-10:30 on December 15th. I even get a bit of a dinner break in there. I realise that it’s … Continue reading →

Back in the States, back at work. Back in black. Back in the saddle again? Not much to report, really. I’ve been spending my days throwing out a lot of papers (between the usual detritus that litters my office, and … Continue reading →

Just in case anyone was worried, it turns out that the result I was complaining about yesterday is, in fact, true. And there’s a much nicer proof I’ve found, along completely different lines than the original, yucky one. So that’s … Continue reading →