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Monthly Archives: April 2008

Two Announcements

Attention, shoppers. Or…readers. Or…y’all. I have a couple of announcements. No, I’m not suddenly going to share the details of my use of Orovo, because while it seems like an interesting product, I haven’t actually tried it. First, to those who have left comments: the part of WordPress that is supposed to mail me your … Continue reading »

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Nostalgia with a Side of Butter

When I was in college, I worked in the snack store, a fro-yo and candy store that also had one of those big commercial popcorn machines like the kind you see in movie theaters. One of my favorite things to do on rainy weekends was to make a batch of popcorn, and sit there with … Continue reading »

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Apartment Hunting

There’s a line that I remember reading in one of the Anita Blake books, “Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.” I’ve been through the use of a mover NYC-to-CA wise (well, NJ to CA), but the line keeps running through my head in search of a connection, and today that connection … Continue reading »

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Schuyler’s Monster by Robert Rummel-Hudson

Schuyler’s Monster by Robert Rummel-Hudson Get it at Amazon. Sometime in late 2006 or early 2007, I stumbled across the blog of one Robert Rummel-Hudson, and quickly became engaged. His writing style is upbeat and candid. He’s funny, but isn’t shy about using the word “fuck” when it’s appropriate, and he’s clearly completely devoted to … Continue reading »

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Vocabulary from Booking through Thursday

I’ve always wondered what other people do when they come across a word/phrase that they’ve never heard before. I mean, do they jot it down on paper so they can look it up later, or do they stop reading to look it up on the dictionary/google it or do they just continue reading and forget … Continue reading »

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Red Chairs and Work Shoes

We caught the end of Ever After on television tonight, while eating dinner. Or drinking dinner, really, since my dinner was a smoothie from Jamba Juice. I always enjoy that movie, and not just because Dougray Scott looks great in tight pants (though that’s definitely a plus). Tonight however, while watching the last snippet of … Continue reading »

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The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook, by Arthur Agatston, MD

The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook by Arthur Agatston, M.D. Get it from Amazon. Both of my kitchen sinks are full tonight, because while I was willing to cook, and I emptied the dishwasher I wasn’t in the mood to reload it, but that’s okay, because the one article that’s due tomorrow has … Continue reading »

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Feisty Old Ladies

The other day when I was at Borders, ostensibly shopping for the books I need for my Algonkian homework, but coming home $149 less solvent, the various Mother’s Day displays reminded me of Mrs. Pollifax. If you don’t know who Mrs. P. is, she’s the fictional creation of Dorothy Gilman, and America’s version of Miss … Continue reading »

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PROMO: Infected by Scott Sigler

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A Question: Can’t You See I’m Reading

To those with spouses, partners and roommates who read: Fuzzy is a generally sweet guy, but when he’s reading and I need to talk to him about something, he gets all glarey and grumbly and says, “Can’t you see I’m reading?” Yet if I’m reading, and clearly absorbed in my book, magazine, or website, and … Continue reading »

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