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<edit> May I just say that OpenTable.com is freakin' hot. I love this place. Between that and Zagat.com, I save SO much time! Check it out! </edit> They who would give up an essential liberty for te…
- 7/31/2006 7:02:49 PM
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The dirty secret behind Kyoto...

The U.S. chose economic growth over reducing emissions - but so have many of the countries who actually signed on to the Kyoto treaty. By Cait Murphy, Fortune assistant managing editor July 31 2006: 5:40 AM EDT…
- 7/31/2006 9:35:18 AM
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This is kind of creepy to me...

'Harry Potter' actor to be naked on stage Daniel Radcliffe will strip off his Harry Potter eyeglasses and robes for his London stage debut next year. The 17-year-old actor, who plays the bespectacled schoolboy wizard i…
- 7/29/2006 12:53:12 PM
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Opps.

[Disclosure: This entry was originally on July 14, 2006. One of my hotlinked pictures had changed to something moderately lewd, so I deleted the picture but accidently had it update the timestamp. Sorry kids. No…
- 7/29/2006 11:29:09 AM
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<edit> What is up with getting a whole bunch of work assignments on a Friday after 3 PM? It like people decided to clean off their desks by transfering their stuff to mine. Not that I'm complaining really, mind yo…
- 7/28/2006 4:41:50 PM
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'ello 'ello

“Being offended is sometimes purely a form of aggression.” * * * Not a whole lot to say.... Long night out in Georgetown celebrating my roommate's return from taking the bar exam. I couldn't figure out how I had gone…
- 7/27/2006 12:51:15 PM
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I want to go play in a park! Let's go fly a kite!!! Who's in?

<edit> Transamerica: Harvard Introduces Third GenderProspective applicants to prestigious Harvard Business School no longer have to be of the male or female gender. One "pro-family leader" in Washington, DC, is…
- 7/26/2006 1:17:10 PM
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"Para nuestros antepasados, quienes sacrificaron tanto para darnos esta oportunidad." I’ve been having fun with the parents. I’ve been walking them all over the District. Their first day here, I basically mad…
- 7/25/2006 4:03:33 PM
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You are charming.You are very bright, and able to completely express yourself verbally. You have a lot of charisma and people are naturally attracted to you.'What is your seduction style?' at QuizUniverse.com
- 7/24/2006 11:04:10 PM
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Did y'all realize Oprah is not, point in fact, gay? Who knew... but thanks to Chicagoist, we all can sleep at ease... Unrelatedly, my parents are in town, visiting, which should be nice. I'm kind of bummed. Things are R…
- 7/24/2006 12:39:57 PM
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It's growing...

The Census Bureau revised the District's population upward on Saturday, according to the Washington Post. D.C., itself, is actually home to around 582,000 people, well more than stated in Census' original 2005 estimate (…
- 7/24/2006 12:18:38 PM
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If "everyone's working for the weekend", why am I working on the weekend?

<edit> HA! My overhead quote did get included in overheard in D.C.! That makes my weekend! http://www.dcist.com/archives/2006/07/21/overheard_in_dc_26.php#more Good point of the week. Downtown law office:Attorn…
- 7/22/2006 3:07:38 PM
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ugggh.

<edit2> Today was officially the shittiest day of my summer. </edit2> <edit> Well, lunch with Partner No. 1, while really enjoyable and at a good restaurant, was rather innocuous... I have a…
- 7/21/2006 11:40:46 PM
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It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

... well. Lunch on Friday scheduled with el primero partner. This should be interesting. Well I hope so. I'm hoping we discuss what my long-term status vis-à-vis this firm is... so ::fingers-crossed::. As of right now, i…
- 7/20/2006 11:03:06 AM
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freakin' cvs...

<edit> Since someone asked, I thought I would share... I was born in the year of the Cock (stop that sniggering please). The below description is so g-d spot on for me... The Year Of The Cock …
- 7/19/2006 5:54:12 PM
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Humpity-hump-hump...

Well I got to translate some things from French at the law firm today. That was fun. I miss it. I should just take some more classes at the Alliance Française or something just to keep me more current. Today has been…
- 7/19/2006 11:08:24 AM
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Because this is too priceless not to be pilfered...

From PAYOR: BUSH IS LEGALLY GAY According to a new Zimbabwe law, George W. Bush is legally gay and guilty of crimes that are punishable by imprisonment, flogging and likely death. Zimbabwe has criminalized hand ho…
- 7/18/2006 7:56:11 PM
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What a bizarre shuffle…

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Post 5-PM Work Play List Randomized from 1350 Songs My My My – Armand Van Helden Craig – Stephen Lynch Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler Wonderful Night – Fatboy Slim Money, Mon…
- 7/18/2006 6:52:08 PM
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::tears::

Date: 17AUG - THURSDAY Flight : AMERICAN AIRLINES 1993 Departure: WASHINGTON REAGAN 6:13 PM Arrival: ST LOUIS INTL 7:20 PM …
- 7/18/2006 9:09:45 AM
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Survey time...

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey Birthday: September 20 Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Height: 5' 9" Right Handed or Left Handed: Right Your Heritage: French, German, Latino/Spanish The Shoes You Wore T…
- 7/17/2006 11:57:01 PM
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Women in D.C.

Are you wondering how you can stand out from the see of young congressional staffers and interns? Well based on my experience today on the red line, here is a simple guide: (1) Dress like a sexy librarian... (2) Wear…
- 7/17/2006 8:36:22 PM
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Here comes the 4 to the 3 to the 2...

I’m tired physically and mentally. I’m looking forward to … you know what … I don’t know what the h3ll I’m looking forward to… maybe that’s why I’m in a malaise. Monday, July 17, 2006 Randomized Play List Drawn fro…
- 7/17/2006 2:03:46 PM
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The Double Standards of the Impotent

demimasque In a performance on Broadway a few years ago, Robin Williams riffed on French impotence by doing an impression of a suffocatingly snobbish Frenchman deriding all things American. In the middle of this imagin…
- 7/16/2006 10:04:42 PM
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Oftimes, discretion truly is the better part of virtue. * * * "Five guys, went the saying, will order beer. Five women will order a mix of wine and beer, while four guys and one woman will invariably order wine. 'Wine…
- 7/16/2006 11:52:18 AM
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This is pretty funny...

From the team that brought us Brokeback to the Future comes, The Last Standing Ovation: Unrelatedly: "maybe my iTunes had a moment of righteous indignation"
- 7/15/2006 5:26:39 PM
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Me work for the ACLU... I know... I was shocked too...

So a while ago, I was asked to help with some pleadings by the ACLU regarding attempts to amend the Tennessee Constitution to define marraige entre seulement un homme et une femme. The Tennessee Supreme Court finally rul…
- 7/15/2006 1:50:39 PM
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So after a long workout at the gym, I'm not sure my body will be up to doing yoga, but g-d I'm going to try! I still haven't found a studio in which I'm comfortable so hopefully this one will be a good fit, even if it is…
- 7/13/2006 6:36:00 PM
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blah... long post, but it has good stuff in it if you want something more thinking...

Not much new today… I’m kind of in a moody mood. Hopefully, I’ll get over it soon. I didn’t get to go to yoga yesterday (damn you project runway), so hopefully today I can make up for it. * * * Aluf Benn, in Ha'…
- 7/13/2006 1:32:31 PM
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Psychic Exhaustion

<edit> Dr. Dobson has lost his mind... or at least his rhetorical ability. I'll refer you to my previous transcription of Capitol Steps lyrics regarding "Here's to You Rev. Robertson". "Cultural feder…
- 7/12/2006 12:24:48 PM
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Silly France... Trix are for kids!

France Extends Copyright Taxes to Recording Devices With Hard Drives The French government commission that oversees assessment of copyright protection taxes votes to extend the variable levies to a range of new hard dri…
- 7/11/2006 10:45:38 AM
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Sigh... good times and bad times...

Friends from undergrad visited this weekend and I ended up meeting some other fellow alumni who happen to be in the district. Good times were had by all (I think). While I think the District is remarkably safe, there's …
- 7/10/2006 9:37:53 AM
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Hmmm...

And for those who are a few days behind the curve, Justin Timberlake has a new single/album forthcoming...I wonder to what extent BDSM becomes a theme for the album given the single's coverart and the lyrics... Stream…
- 7/8/2006 9:56:45 AM
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The Cap. Steps were, as always, hilarious.

So Here’s to You Reverend Robertson By the Capitol Steps [Set to the music of Mrs. Robinson] – [Listen to a streaming version here] We’ve heard there might be a brand new terrorist around We’ve heard the words …
- 7/8/2006 9:22:51 AM
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Good times, good times...TGIF and all that rot...

So after doing just a short workout with my new trainer yesterday, I am b!tch sore. (I'm not sure what I really mean to connote by that expression... are b!tches normally sore... do I mean to say I feel worked over like …
- 7/7/2006 9:40:44 AM
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A French Pole Vaulter... no really...

Vive les Francaises!
- 7/6/2006 9:07:01 PM
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And you really thought they wouldn't tax your internet?

State, Local Government Groups Take Aim at Internet, Wireless Tax Bans A broad range of state and local government groups say they will try to keep a broad communications bill (H.R. 5252, S. 2686) off the Senate floor u…
- 7/6/2006 2:38:33 PM
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Visitors and vistas

Well the boys (Aaron & Russ) are in town, visiting and thus starts my long series of guests. Feel free to come visit--the more, the merrier. I'm not sure what all of our plans entail. I'm sure, well, I hope rather,…
- 7/6/2006 9:45:22 AM
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Sniffle...

<edit> Since it's time to schedule my classes, I thought I'd share my tentative course selections for this coming year, just in case anyone was doubting the extent of my über-nerd-dom: Fall 2006 International Bu…
- 7/5/2006 2:03:21 PM
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A Day of Remeberance of the Past, Hope for the Future...

All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin…
- 7/4/2006 10:38:43 AM
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The Manifesto Club's statement of principals: 1. We are committed to the pursuit of freedom, free speech and genuine tolerance.2. We support experimentation in all its forms - scientific, social and personal.3. We sup…
- 7/3/2006 3:11:48 PM
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Shall we dance, 1-2-3...

Went out clubbing for the first time in a while. I just haven't been in the mood and despite rollerblading all over D.C. yesterday, I was suddenly ready-and-rearin' to go out. Doctor-friend from school was in town, so we…
- 7/2/2006 9:49:03 AM
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Some new pictures...

Some pictures from NYC are now posted. Nothing turned out that great. Way too much noise in them for me to be happy, despite tinkering with my ISO settings at the time. and a gratuitous White House pic from my first f…
- 7/1/2006 1:29:04 PM
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