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Deven

About Me


"Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself."

There are three things which I consider excellent advice. First, don't smoke to access. Second, don't drink to excess. Third, don't marry to excess.

- Mark Twain

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone with (di)similar interests, opinions or thoughts and individuals who recognize the absurdity and humour of It all. People who enjoy reading and/or writing. Ambitious people, quiet people, gregarious people, nice people, funny people, friendly people, misunderstood people, wine people, beer people, tea people, coffee people, musical people, cat people, dog people, people people; people who have read this far...

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My Blog

That Was The Year That Was

As the headache from last night's (nay, this morning's) last glass of fizzy wine dissolves into the background, another year fades into the past. And what a strange, wonderful, painful, bizarre, conf...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:36:00 GMT

A Positive Dilemma...

 After much (over)analysizing, I think I've succeeded in narrowing my choices down to two houses... Choice 1: The Ultimate Bachelor Pad- Small, but excellent utilization of space; Classy to the point ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:59:00 GMT

The Hypocrite

He is a pleasant gentleman, who wears a kindly face and looks at you with forgiving, sincere eyes. You cannot imagine seeing him without his white beard, a loose-fitting shirt and loose-fitting, laid...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:09:00 GMT

The Spiders are Conspiring in My Office

They descend from the ceiling, tiny beautiful near-translucent baby spiders, on impossibly fine ropes of silk, like living microscopic Christmas ornaments. They pause to survey their surroundings for ...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:59:00 GMT

Today's Brunch

Spinach & Peppered Feta Omelette (prepared from four free-range egg whites & one yolk), with onions and finely-sliced garlic, fried until golden.  Served with a glass of pineapple juice, &...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:01:00 GMT

The Cost of Opportunity

My Economics lecturer once told us that if we were only going to remember one thing from his class, it was this: everything has a cost. In order to gain something, you have to be willing to give somet...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:45:00 GMT

The Portent

Excerpt from my JFFJ (just-for-fun-jeez) horoscope for this week.  Frighteningly accurate and timely (in the way that coincidences can be)... (Courtesy of astrocenter.com) Week of June...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:54:00 GMT

The Movie Connection (Mix)

No beat-mixing, no special cross-fading effects*, no key-modification, no frills.  Just some cool tracks from some movies of...varying coolness.  1. U2 - City of Blinding Lights  (The Devil Wears Pra...
Posted by on Sat, 05 May 2007 22:34:00 GMT

The Uncle, The Friend, and the Shadow of Mortality

The UncleWith his fading breath, the schism that divided my family for over four decades also faded into history. The blazing torch of bitterness, distrust and anger, fueled by nothing more than the m...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:59:00 GMT

T's Very Own B'Day Mix

This is a B'Day present for T.  As you can see, this has a very...hmm... Eastern... slant to it. That's because she's into that sort of thing. Not because I have been "living in Boulder too long." ...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:57:00 GMT