What he said
Posted by Jordan on January 9th, 2007I think John already captured it perfectly. Go Gators!
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Beaten by girls
Posted by Jordan on October 19th, 2004I’m really glad I’m not playing in the little fantasy league that gets started up every year or so (or rather, I only hear about it or play in it every year or so) by some of the ex-DOP’ers and a few other random people. Instead, this year, I told Jaime she could be [...]
Five Rings and Ten People
Posted by Jordan on August 16th, 2004Does anybody else feel bad for the Olympic athletes this year? Watching the games (I love watching volleyball, Jaime loves gymnastics, and there’s some good drama in swimming this year, so we’ve been watching a ton lately) this year it seems like the audiences have been virtually non-existant. Is this a side-effect of [...]
Football and crisis energy
Posted by John on March 11th, 2004I recently finished Perdido Street Station by China Mieville. It was, after some reflection, one of the better books I’ve ever read, and I’m quite glad I stumbled upon it during one of my semi-frequent trips to the Hangzhou Foreign Language Bookstore downtown. If the term “fantasy-SF fusion” doesn’t turn you off immediately, [...]
Rule of Thumb
Posted by Jordan on January 8th, 2004A general rule of thumb I picked up from my dad is to talk myself down at anything I do. For the things I suck, I’ll honestly and truly point out I suck and no one’s ever surprised when I fail horribly. When I occasionally do well, it’s a pleasant surprise (usually to [...]