Author: Sam

  • Chapter 23: Teamwork

    I saw my first women’s college basketball game on Friday. I really only went because a Norton contingent of supporters for our friend Rachel collected me. We played a good team that was nationally ranked last year, but it appears they aren’t now, because little old Case kicked their ass, something like 70 to 50.…

  • Chapter 22: Evolution of Sexism

    We watched a movie in evolution a couple of days ago on sex. Beyond the usual John Travolta and peacock scenes, it got to talking about different evolutionary changes due to sex, and the sexes. In chimpanzees the males are the dominant of the two sexes, and the whole species is violent, with the females…

  • Chapter 21: Freedom in a crowd

    I may dream in Technicolor, but I trip the fuck out in old school black and white. – tandex@e2 There is a remarkable freedom associated with not caring. If you cease to care what others think of you, then no longer are you constrained by their opinions. These massive chains that have been around you…

  • Chapter 20: Major decision?

    I have to start making that big decision: What am I going to major in? I’ve always wanted to do two things: program computer games, and build robots. Since I was in 8th grade I’ve made computer programs, although not as much in the last year or so. Last year I was in a school…

  • Chapter 19: I am a big monkey

    That’s all I am. I stink. I have hair all over my body. I hurt myself on regular occasions by doing stupid things. I want things I can’t have, even though it should be obvious I can’t have them. I’m hungry almost all the time, and I eat what tastes good, not what’s healthy. I…