Monthly Archives: May 2008

At Disneyland, I Met A Robot

This, ladies and gentlemen, is ASIMO. Created by Honda, ASIMO is the best robot out there, literally. And lately, one of them has been hanging out at Disneyland for people to meet. The four-foot-three-inch robot is so advanced that he … Continue reading

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Film Review- Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

Nearly a year ago, Canadian pro wrestler Chris Benoit killed his wife and seven-year-old son before taking his own life. When it was implied that steroids may have caused Benoit’s outburst, most people probably accepted that reasoning without any questioning. … Continue reading

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My Job has Closed, and My Paycheck Has Bounced

On Friday, I got a call from one of the other waitresses at my club who told me a strange, convuluted story about the nightclub I have been working at for the past year. Apparently, the Mexican owners of the … Continue reading

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Did you know?

The other day at work, our tech guy showed us this video. It’s amazing that it can actually hold your attention for the entire time, based only on the fact that the facts are so interesting. We are living in … Continue reading

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A Little Rage About the Road

Today, on my way home, I hopped onto the 5 freeway like any other day. Except today, the cars weren’t moving. “Must be an accident,” was of course the first thing I said outloud to the invisible people in my … Continue reading

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If they can get along, why can’t we?

I saw this video on YouTube a while ago, but it looks like CNN and other news sources have finally picked it up. This guy is based in Santa Barbara, I think. A dog, a cat, a rat. If they … Continue reading

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Huffington Post- Off the Bus

For my News 21 Fellowship, we have a great opportunity to pitch to Huffington Post’s Off the Bus. Here is my first article on McCain’s efforts to court the Native American vote. Read it here. Even if I wasn’t writing … Continue reading

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Strawberry Festival

Yesterday, we escaped the heat of L.A. and went up to Oxnard for the Strawberry Festival. We ate, drank and toured the grounds, which weren’t quite as grand they made it out to be. There were over 50 food booths, … Continue reading

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Film review- Recount

“Recount” creates a time and place that seems both far, far away and too close for comfort. The film makes the year 2000 seem light years away in just one line: “Anybody ever heard of a hanging chad?” But at … Continue reading

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News 21 – check it out.

It’s been a shameful while since I’ve blogged, but I have been living on a technological island (by choice) for the past few days, discussing our future fellowship at Harvard. The website for the project is up, so take a … Continue reading

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