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  • Tomorrow is my birthday

    Tomorrow is my birthday

    I am going to be 25!! And then also 5 more than that. I am creating a lot of problems for Pete because I like Big Surprises but I also like to be In Control. Last night I attempted to get enough information about my...

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  • Chronicles of a NEWBEA

    Chronicles of a NEWBEA

    One of the words on the spelling bee last night was DEIPNOSOPHIST, which means “one skilled in table talk.” I am not a deipnosophist. I should get that printed on a t-shirt for the remainder of BEA. Or I should just get one that says,...

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  • Pocketful of grumbles, such are blog posts

    Pocketful of grumbles, such are blog posts

    I don’t have any particular topic to post about, so I‘m just going to whine about my personal shortcomings for a few paragraphs. Enjoy! First shortcoming: I’ve been trying to stick to a new writing schedule where I get up extra early and write in...

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  • Books Read on Spring Break

    Books Read on Spring Break

    This break, I read God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian by Kurt Vonnegut and Defining Dulcie by Paul Acampora. I also began reading Pure and Reading the OED.

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  • Taping of The Daily Show

    Taping of The Daily Show

    a) Ticket acquisition process On Monday afternoon I was on the Daily Show website and saw that they had tickets available for the next day’s show. So I signed up for one, yay.

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  • Spring Break 2009: Part I

    Spring Break 2009: Part I

    Since I have failed to blog regularly throughout Spring Break despite my plans to do so, this will be a doozy. A two-parter, even. Here is a list of events I will address; feel free to skip around and read only what interests you: 1....

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  • Scones

    Scones

    The scones I love best are always getting discontinued. My local Starbucks no longer has cinnamon chip scones. The Green Bean, my neighborhood “healthy” bakery/lunch place, no longer has vegan chocolate chip scones. (I’m not vegan, but the vegan scones are saltier for some reason,...

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