Posts By: Jessi

Birthday week in my material world

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I’ve had a very materialistic week. My actual birthday was quite delightful. I woke up to a phone call from my mom. She lovingly sang me the birthday song. I had completely forgotten it was my birthday and would probably have started obsessing over my tasks for the day. Instead, the greetings kept rolling in… Read more »

Delayed iPod Touch gratification

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My iPod Touch was delivered yesterday. At first I was so excited! Before you get all happy for/envious of me, though, it stopped working after a couple of hours. I’ll have to send it in for repair: the headphone jack is so loose that nothing will stay plugged in, and so I can’t play any… Read more »

Calling all bike (or pedestrian) commuters

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From a story in the SC Sentinel: Police spokesman Zach Friend said the department receives funding from the state Office of Traffic Safety to run pedestrian safety operations cracking down on drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks. The department also addresses jaywalking during these operations. Friend said that people who want to… Read more »

Cat Power: Jukebox

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A little bird told me that Cat Power’s new album Jukebox, due out on January 22, is going to be very good. Jukebox will probably appeal to both old and new Cat Power fans. Most of the tracks are covers, although you should expect the unexpected; you may hardly recognize the songs, transformed as they… Read more »