Monthly Archives: September 2007

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Posted on September 30, 2007 by Josh

Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [amazon] Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.; 1st American ed. edition (July 16, 2005) Pages: 672 Book Number: 28 Last night, I was up until 2AM finishing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. … Continue reading →

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Why lie when the truth will do just fine?

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Josh

Earlier this month, I placed an order for a used book, New French with Ease, from an “Authorized Seller” via Barnes and Noble (bn.com). Little did I know that this order would set into motion a month full of waiting … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Josh

Title: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix [amazon] Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic; 2nd edition (June 21, 2003) Pages: 870 Book Number: 27 Finally! After much chipping away at this mountain of a book, I finished it last … Continue reading →

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Spiritual chanting – on YouTube…

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Josh

A few months ago, I was searching for Buddhist chant music / video online. In particular, I was searching for versions of the Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha mantra. I did indeed find a few things, and one in … Continue reading →

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A dog-like duck – jumping for food.

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Josh

This past Saturday, I was at a family picnic at the local state forest. We were at one of the lakes, which had quite a decent sized flock of ducks in it. We of course had to feed the ducks, … Continue reading →

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No, our signs aren’t lying.

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Josh

I mentioned in my last entry that I’m working at the university library. All of my shifts begin at 7:45AM, 15 minutes before the library opens to the public, which has led to me being able to observe a few … Continue reading →

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A general update from the 13th System

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Josh

I might as well get it out of the way: I know. I’ve not been writing here nearly as much as I did in the past. I’m not particularly happy about it, and I am going to try and blog … Continue reading →

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Seeing and acknowledging the problems of the third world

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Josh

One of my courses this semester is Third World Politics. To set the groundwork for the course, during the first two weeks, the professor has given us a brief history of the third world (or global south, as sociologists now … Continue reading →

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Lack of respect for teachers

Posted on September 1, 2007 by Josh

Well, the first week of classes is now done for me. All in all, it was a good week. I’m going to like four out of my five classes (the one I’m not going to being crazy about is introduction … Continue reading →

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