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scattered thoughts

Another friend asked me what I know I about search engine optimization, particularly hiring a company to do that sort of work for her.
Do you know anything about this? I need my website to come up at the top of the heap. Can you direct me to someone competent who understands SEO/Spiders/Metatags/etc. Let [...]

People ask me to explain things to them sometimes, and so I do. My friend Felicity asked:
So i’ve been researching North Korea lately, and trying to learn stuff. I never really did understand communism…i mean i understand the idea of it…but it just seems really complex. So i’ve always been kind of [...]

Fresh at UEL

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I’ve just arrived at the University of East London. There’s quite a bit of hubbub going on because, apparently, the Queen’s husband is coming to visit. Tons of security, had to sign in, can’t leave between certain hours. [...]

I’m flying to London on Wednesday to begin a PhD at the University of East London’s SMARTlab Digital Media Institute/Magic Lab. My intent, over the next few years, is to combine wearable robotics with dance performance. If anyone is interested, here is a PDF outlining my plan - I don’t know if I’ll [...]

i’ve been sick for a couple of days, 101°+ fever, kicked in right when i finished the phd paperwork, and then today worked at the office till almost midnight, and i bought nyquil on the way home, so i thought now would be a good time to share this excerpt from dennis leary’s no cure [...]

found at the new york times

Relationship experts report that too many couples fail to ask each other critical questions before marrying. Here are a few key ones that couples should consider asking:

Have we discussed whether or not to have children, and if the answer is yes, who is going to be the primary [...]

I’ve been trying to remember for a while where I saw this image.
Am I the only one who thinks this is kind of a hard joke to get?

The results

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I got my $25 glasses from 18dollarglasses.com - wow, they kick ass. Compared to the old scratched up ones I’ve been wearing, it was like putting crystal on my face. Nice!!!