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In other news, I made myself a profile on the Australian Match.com
site a little while ago. I did it because the only reason I could
think of not to was shame and embarrassment, both of which strike me
as rather dubious reasons not to do anything. So, I signed up. It's
kind of a dump compared to Nerve; there's a certain grim quality in
the air somehow. Also, I saw my sister on there this evening, so
she'll probably see me on there shortly; perhaps we can even have an
awkward slash wry conversation about it sometime. Overall the
experience seems to be good for the soul, despite (well, probably
because of) the frequent testing one's basic faith (in oneself,
humanity at large, the idea of a just and merciful universe)
undergoes. But mostly it's kind of reassuring. The boat is leaky and
not going anywhere, so to speak, but it's reassuring to have so much
company.
		-- Alex Murray
		   http://dev.polydistortion.net/egotist/archives/2004_02_17.html

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