memories for Jul 19

2016

2016 Jul 19
Unamazing

I can't explain it, but I never really liked the word "amazing". It's even worse now that I can't tell when people are using it to denote something wonderful vs. something bewilderingly awful.

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2016 Jul 19
Master of Deflection

In Trump's America™, it's Hillary Clinton's fault that Melania Trump's speechwriters plagiarized Michelle Obama's speech.

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2016 Jul 19
Hit the Dance Floor

Is it strange that this song with a tropical beat reminds me of my honeymoon with ミA彡 in Iceland, which is the first place I ever heard it.

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2016 Jul 19
Willful Stupidity

There shouldn't be such great shame with being stupid, but it's harder to be magnanimous to someone being willfully stupid who sincerely thinks they're smarter than you are.

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2008

2008 Jul 19
comic book geography

I find it slightly weird that "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" use Chicago to represent Gotham (while "Superman Returns" uses NYC to represent Metropolis!) I've always associated Chicago with Metropolis, and New York City has been Gotham City long before the Batman was around.

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1999

1999 Jul 19
The Open Seas

Since this is the beginning of my self-imposed exile, I thought I’d transcribe it.

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