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I’m not sure how I feel about the fact that the “classics” radio stations have started playing the music of my adolescence.

Mar 31st

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I just lost a couple of rounds of Goldeneye to a twelve-year-old with a sweet collection of 90s consoles. That brings back memories.

Mar 29th

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Mar 19th

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@russreeves: Phew… almost midnight. Made it safely through another Ides of March. Oh, the Ides of March. The one day of the year when your best friend has society’s permission to stab you to death.

Mar 16th

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me: howdy ho!
me: actually, that came out wrong.
me: i don't mean to imply that you are a "ho".

Mar 16th

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Some poor woman (@nancwithants) on Twitter has confused me (@claysmith) for her friend (@smithclay). She has already commented twice with my name about the antics of my globe-hopping doppelganger. I’m starting to wish I was this other Clay Smith, because he’s in Paris taking a knife class. That sounds like more fun than what I’m doing…

Mar 16th

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Five-Minute Chocolate Cake

This recipe for a five-minute chocolate “cup” cake that you cook in a microwave works, and it works well. I mean, if I can make it, then it must be idiot-proof. Ingredients 4 tbsp. cake flour 4 tbsp. sugar 2 tbsp. cocoa 1 Egg 3 tbsp. milk 3 tbsp. oil 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract 3 tbsp. semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 Mug Instructions Mix sugar, flour, and...

Mar 14th

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Mar 13th

I’m thinking about driving down to WSC tomorrow to use their library. Anybody want to come with?

Mar 13th

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I just recalled that I said “hella” yesterday in conversation. That is my life’s greatest regret.

Mar 12th

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Since it’s available for instant viewing on Netflix, I thought I’d watch a bit of “Year One” so that I could say I turned it off half-way through. It ceased being funny before the opening credits were over.

Mar 12th

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Part of me wants to stop losing weight as I have only just discovered that right now I’m exerting against the Earth a force of about 1 kilonewton. That’s a nice round number.

Mar 11th

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Clay’s family celebrates with him in 1987 on his second Easter. Appearing are his parents Alan & Jane Ellen Smith, grandparents Charles & Evelyn Brooks, and uncle Fred Brooks. From my grandfather’s home movies. Digitized in its entirety.

Mar 9th

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Mar 7th

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Going under bridge overpasses is the best part of driving in the rain. It’s a very soothing rhythm. California freeways are great for this because overpasses are so frequent.

Mar 6th

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Mar 5th

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(Warning: Parts of this movie are kind of gooey and gross.) Joy was born with a double cleft lip and palette. She recently had scar revision surgery to update the work that had been performed when she was an infant in China before my parents adopted her. For a few weeks, Joy had stitches in her lip and a rubbery device up her nose to provide structure as she healed. That had to come out. My...

Mar 5th

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I’m babysitting my sister while our mom is out of town. I don’t know why Joy was tormenting the cat. I never understand half of the things she thinks are sensible. I have to say, though, that’s a pretty docile cat.

Mar 5th

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IM-rony

me: hey
her: hi
me: sorry, firefox froze
me: so, i figured i'd move from the desktop to my laptop in the meantime
her: ooo
me: we never have complete conversations
her: yeah that's true
me: one of us is always leaving
her: yeah
her: speaking of which, brb
me: k