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  • The definition of awesome

    Check THIS news out. Natalie Portman has signed on to produce and star in the movie version of the best-selling book “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” written by Seth Grahame-Smith and, uh, Jane Austen. I really rather enjoyed the “adaptation” of the book and Natalie Portman rules. Posted in movies [...]
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    Posted: December 13, 2009, 10:57pm EST
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  • Let’s go crazy on this first hump day of the last month

    I can’t believe it’s friggin DECEMBER. I had more stuff to do this year! Anyway, I was going to bring you the music video for the song I woke up to, but then I found this bizarre, but totally works, cover of the song instead. So here it is, Incubus, covering [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 8:50am EST
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  • LEGO awesomeness

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    I had a real post going but then I saw this and its awesomeness trumped anything I could have said. There’s a whole big website at http://www.legomatrix.com/main.shtml Long live geeks! Posted in geek stuff, movies [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 11:04pm EST
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  • Happy Hump Day You Smooth Criminals!

    This just got wedged in my head and it’s a great video so Happy Pre-Turkey Wednesday all! Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson Posted in 1980s, hump day, music [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:47am EST
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  • Thanksgiving For One

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    My husband’s a cushy salary man who’s in a not-as-busy time at work, while I’m a lowly contractor who supports retail stores. Ergo, he’s allowed to take time off this week and I’m not. So he’s on vacation in the mid-west visiting his parents, siblings, and various high school and [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:49pm EST
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  • Stuck in My Head

    I have a song stuck in my head and I feel the need to spread the pain around. Here’s the badass Ms. Jackson (and a panther) for your listening pleasure. Happy Monday! Black Cat by Janet Jackson Posted in Uncategorized [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:37pm EST
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  • 10 Awesome foods

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    Mental Floss has a list of 10 Awesome Foods that should never have been discontinued. I mean, Gerber baby food for single people? How could that not be awesome? A chicken dinner candy bar? TOTALLY AWESOME. Extra caffeinated breakfast Pepsi? ZIPPY AWESOME. Celery Jell-o? Ok, that does sound nasty. Posted [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 5:55pm EST
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  • Another reason to love the Kindle

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    I got an email from Amazon this week with some crazy exciting news. They now have classic, 1980s, CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE BOOKS!! These went out of print some years ago. I used to get dads wanting to buy them for their kids when I worked at the bookstore. And now [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 10:26pm EST
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  • Happy Hump Day

    I realized I haven’t done this in awhile. I know it’s the end of Wednesday but it counts! I dig this song and it makes me happy so happy Wednesday all! Africa by Toto Posted in 1980s, hump day, music [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 11:18pm EST
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  • *hairy eyeball*

    We just got home from a birthday feast (so. full.) and turned on the TV. To a damn shopping for Christmas ad. Is it just me or does Christmas advertising come earlier and earlier every year? Because we were feasting we missed the first night of “V.” Without spoilers – [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:08am EST
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  • My fave new Twitterer

    I’ve been enjoying Twitter for awhile now but I recently learned of a new Twitter feed that has quickly become one of my favorite things. http://twitter.com/FakeAPStylebook The AP Stylebook being, of course, the grammatical rules handbook that lots of professional writers refer to. Here’s the one that cracked me up this [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 3:09pm EST
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  • Unbelievable

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    I cannot believe that it’s November 1. I mean, I really thought it was still June. Where did the time go? I like this time of year – the weather gets crisp, holidays approach, hockey’s back. It’s good stuff. You know what else is good stuff? Bugles Caramel. Seriously. Delicious. [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 5:57pm EST
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  • I love my husband

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    I came home from another long day at work tonight to be greeted with the following care package from my wonderful husband: Perfect. Posted in Friends & Family, life recap, silicon valley [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 10:59pm EDT
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  • Another random IM

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    This morning I logged on to my laptop to get an IM from my random friend. “I want you to recite Britney Spears lyrics to me. Go!” Heh. If it had been a request for, I dunno, Madonna or George Michael I’d be all over it. Britney? No way no play! [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2009, 12:47pm EDT
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  • I don’t even understand this

    Andrew Lloyd Webber is unveiling his latest show. It’s a sequel. To Phantom of the Opera. Instead of being at a French opera house, this time the Phantom sets up shop in America. At Coney Island. *blink* Really? You can read more about it here if you want the details. [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 10:52pm EDT
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  • Shiny New Toy

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    My husband’s kind of on a roll with pleasing the ladies today. He got my co-worker, “The Hurricane,” one of these to rock the warehouse: I admit, I’m jealous. It’s pretty hot. He did ok by me though. He got me a shiny new Kindle which is charging up right now! I’ve [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 11:44pm EDT
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  • David Bowie Says Happy Hump Day

    We realized at work recently that this song is kinda creepy. Written by Iggy Pop, performed by David Bowie, China Girl: This site has all the lyrics plus some guesses as to what the song is really about. Good luck getting it out of your head! Posted in 1980s, hump [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 10:09am EDT
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  • Baseballin’ Saturday

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    We drove up to San Francisco today to watch the Giants and Cubs play some baseball. The weather was GORGEOUS. We had terrific seats. The game itself sucked but we had a good time anyway. Two things of note. This fellow has a really unfortunate first name. Look it up if [...]
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    Posted: September 26, 2009, 8:02pm EDT
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  • Happy Hump Day – With Rain

    In honor of the rain we had a few days ago (it’s seriously a big deal, I think it’s been about a year since I saw some) I bring you this kick ass song by the Eurythmics. Here Comes the Rain Again by the Eurythmics Posted in 1980s, hump day, music [...][...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 12:38am EDT
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  • Random IMs

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    The past few months I’ve been getting some random instant messages from someone that I don’t know. It’s the same username, every time. And they’re always out of the blue and completely bizarre. Like yesterday’s gem: “The world of Mexican midget wrestling is in mourning after two of its most famous [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 12:14am EDT
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  • Sunday Night Fun Fact That Just BLEW MY MIND

    I am home alone this weekend because my husband is working like the rockstar that he is. I had the TV on for much of the day while I did chores and was tuned in to USA all day long because they were running a Law & Order: SVU Emmy [...]
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    Posted: September 07, 2009, 12:32am EDT
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  • Happy Hump Day From Rio!

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    This just spun up and work and it’s a good way to start a Wednesday, don’t you think? I have a real post coming soon, I swear. Posted in 1980s, hump day, music [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 11:04am EDT
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  • Happy Hump Day from Rockwell

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    This song has been stuck in my head for a few days (thank Adam Sandler) so I figured it’d be nice to share the love: Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell Yes, that’s the King of Pop singing backup. I’ve always wondered how on EARTH that happened so I just looked it [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 10:15am EDT
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  • Rest In Peace

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    I was shocked this morning to see that author E. Lynn Harris passed away today at the age of 54. I didn’t encounter his writings till I worked at Borders but I was always surprised and proud that his books sold as well as they did. If you’re not familiar [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2009, 3:46pm EDT
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  • How is this news?

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    From an article in the New York Times… “The Catcher in the Rye,” published in 1951, is still a staple of the high school curriculum, beloved by many teachers who read and reread it in their own youth. The trouble is today’s teenagers. Teachers say young readers just don’t like Holden [...]
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    Posted: July 19, 2009, 12:33pm EDT
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  • Coldplay

    Monday night I went with some friends (and not my plague ridden husband) to see Coldplay. I’d heard for years that they put on a good show and man do they! They were very high energy, sounded just as good live as they do recorded, and were really into getting [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2009, 10:03pm EDT
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  • The 80s just won’t die

    Don’t get me wrong, I’m an 80s kind of girl. But is the world really clamoring for a remake of TJ Hooker? Really? Variety is reporting that a movie company sure thinks so. I think this calls for a return of Hooch & Daddy-o, don’t you? Posted in 1980s, movies [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2009, 8:13pm EDT
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  • Good news everyone!

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    My mom called today with the test results from Julia’s biopsy. It’s benign! They are pre-cancer cells that were detected early. The vet thinks that the aggressive early removal kept anything from developing or spreading so our pup will be ok! Yay! Here’s our girl, doing what she does best – [...]
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    Posted: June 24, 2009, 10:02pm EDT
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  • The bad news

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    My mom called middle of last week with some news. She was rubbing our furry baby’s belly and felt a lump. She took her into the vet and long story short, she had surgery Thursday to remove a decent sized tumor. We’re waiting on biopsy results to come in at [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2009, 11:01pm EDT
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  • Catch up

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    Yikes, I knew it had been awhile since I blogged but I didn’t realize June 1 was my last post. I’ve been a busy girl! Here’s a quick re-cap then. My birthday was in early June. Husband spoiled me with the fabulous Spamalot/Maker Faire weekend, then a fantastic dinner in [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2009, 4:56pm EDT
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  • In Which I Pretend To Have Acquired A Life

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    We’ve been busy peoples lately! It’s like we’re getting out and doing stuff that’s not work! Crazy! Quick re-cap…. Thursday night husband and I went to see the band, The Prodigy, up in San Francisco. The show started at 9pm and the band took the stage after 10pm. Which means we [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2009, 12:49am EDT
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  • Rock N Roll Kinda Week

    This was a busy week of rocking and rolling here in California. On Monday at noon we learned that we’d scored tickets to the American Idol finale shows in LA, courtesy of my husband’s work. Unfortunately, it was too short notice for me to swing getting off work so my [...]
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    Posted: May 23, 2009, 5:53pm EDT
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  • Hump Day – Influenced by American Idol

    Because my husband is awesome, he’s seeing the American Idol finale shows in LA this week. That’s the way he rolls. Confession: before tonight I’d never ever seen an episode of Idol. I heard something interesting about one of the judges this week, though, and that’s going to be the [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2009, 11:21pm EDT
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  • Bay to Breakers

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    We got our lazy butts out of bed on Sunday to attend a San Francisco classic – the Bay to Breakers race. Bay to Breakers is a walk/run race that basically starts on on side of San Francisco and ends up on the other side (the bay side to the [...]
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    Posted: May 19, 2009, 10:57pm EDT
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  • By the way

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    I found these really cool Batman band-aids for my hand. My husband is totally jealous because right now I have an awesome Bat Symbol plastered to my hand. Posted in life recap, silicon valley [...]
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    Posted: May 11, 2009, 12:02am EDT
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  • Update on the dog

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    I just got a visit from the Animal Control lady. I filled out a written statement to add to the report. She’s going to have to take the dog to quarantine for ten days of observation it sounds like. I just emailed in photos of the damage to my hand [...]
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    Posted: May 10, 2009, 4:35pm EDT
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  • The One Where I Get Mauled

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    This afternoon my husband and I decided that we wanted to go for a walk together. We used to do this all the time but haven’t for quite a while, largely due to my ankle injury. So we get all iPodded up and ready to walk. We’re about 3 minutes [...]
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    Posted: May 09, 2009, 10:39pm EDT
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  • This just made my day

    Today sucked. But this epic church battle is freaking HILARIOUS. Posted in comedy [...]
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    Posted: May 06, 2009, 11:28pm EDT
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  • WOWFest

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    So because I made Katherine watch all the Rocky movies, I have to play 12 hours of World of Warcraft today. Like Rockyfest, I will be liveblogging this debacle. Creating account and downloading. This might take awhile. And I have no mimosas. 10:54am – Ok, I am now a level [...]
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    Posted: May 03, 2009, 12:13pm EDT
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  • Happy hump day!

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    Since I’ve still got the damn music from Rocky stuck in my head, here’s a Survivor Hump Day video for you, but it’s NOT Eye of the Tiger. Happy Survivor Day! Posted in 1980s, hump day, music [...]
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    Posted: April 29, 2009, 10:12am EDT
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  • Sunday Rocky Recovery

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    So after the insanity that was Rockyfest we decided we needed to leave the apartment and do something useful. We’re trying to decide if we want to start looking for a new place to live so we’ve been browsing house listings in towns that we want to explore. Yesterday we [...]
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    Posted: April 27, 2009, 10:47pm EDT
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  • ROCKYFEST!

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    Today is a momentous occasion. Today a group of us are watching all SIX Rocky films. In one sitting. Oh yes. Why you ask? Why NOT I say. Actually, my co-workers are trying to peer pressure me into playing World of Warcraft with them. I’ve been resisting. Then I found [...]
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    Posted: April 25, 2009, 12:40pm EDT
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  • Love Letters

    CNN has a cool piece on an exhibit running right now at the British Museum. The exhibit is about Henry VIII and features some letters that the Vatican dug up. Letters from Henry to Anne Boleyn. You can watch the video at CNN. Speaking of which, who wants to buy [...]
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    Posted: April 24, 2009, 8:55pm EDT
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  • Easter Weekending

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    We headed to Chicago for a long Easter/birthday weekend. Much celebrating was done. We stuffed our faces with tons of food. I spent much time entertaining the new master of the house. Oh, and we did some family time too. Posted in life recap, travel [...]
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    Posted: April 16, 2009, 11:32pm EDT
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  • Oh, PETA

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    Now I’m not saying that pet shops aren’t a bad thing, because they often are. But this request from PETA is just silly. So here’s my (Good) Friday video music tribute to the Pet Shop Boys, because I missed my hump day video. Happy Friday! Posted in 1980s, commentary, music, politics, weird [...]
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    Posted: April 10, 2009, 3:51pm EDT
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  • Shakespeare’s Sex Life

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    I never really wanted to think about Will Shakespeare in bed. It’s like thinking about, I dunno, your grandparents doing it. But a “new portrait” of the Bard has people talking about Shakespeare’s sex life. Slate has an interesting write up this weekend that’s worth a read if you’re into [...]
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    Posted: April 06, 2009, 12:15am EDT
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  • D’oh!

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    So I just realized that the previous post was titled “Baby Toys & Girl Power” but I totally forgot to mention the baby toys thing. *sigh* On Wednesday night I stepped out of the apartment to go watch Lost and I damn near fell over. And not because of my [...]
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    Posted: April 05, 2009, 9:40pm EDT
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  • Baby Toys and Girl Power

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    This week at work was insanely hectic. There’s a lot going on and it kept me hopping. However, I did have some fun, and I did something uber-girly - and I’m not generally a girly girl. I went wedding dress shopping with 2 co-workers! We hit a David’s Bridal hoping [...]
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    Posted: April 04, 2009, 12:03am EDT
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  • Weird dreams

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    I’ve kind of recently started dreaming. Well, I know that they say that you dream all the time and whatnot but it’s rare for me to remember a dream. Last night I had 2 very distinct dreams that stuck with me. In the first dream I was stuck on the Lost [...]
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    Posted: March 30, 2009, 9:23pm EDT
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  • Brief update

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    So this week was nutty busy at work. Being a working girl is hard! But it’s cool and I’m making some friends and the work’s challenging and requires flexibility and isn’t boring so I feel like returning to being a productive member of society was a good call. Plus, it’s [...]
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    Posted: March 29, 2009, 9:38pm EDT
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  • March Madness for Nerds

    Not into college basketball? That’s ok, there are other, nerdier, ways to celebrate March madness! Mental Floss has a Tournament of Genius running Ides of March Madness has a book tourney running And if you want to figure out what this basketball hoopla is about, How Stuff Works has an interesting article about [...]
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    Posted: March 23, 2009, 11:45pm EDT
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  • Weekending it

    Now that I’m back to work, weekends have such significance again. It’s a time to get stuff done. And do something fun with my husband. And sleep in. And do all the chores that I have been neglecting. Gack. Remember when the apartment was all clean and well stocked because [...]
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    Posted: March 21, 2009, 1:14pm EDT
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  • More “new” Shakespeare?

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    Over the years a few new pieces have been attributed to WIlliam Shakespeare. The man was a prolific writer and often collaborated with other people. Case in point, Edward III, which, if you’re in St. Louis, you can see being performed for the first time in the mid-west this weekend. [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2009, 9:40pm EDT
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  • Happy Hump Day, Roxette Style

    I would argue that Roxette is the greatest thing that Sweden ever created. Ever. Posted in 1980s, hump day, music [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2009, 11:13pm EDT
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  • Bad blogger, no biscuit

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    So I’ve been a terrible blog updater. Mea culpa. Life got really hectic. I went back to work for the first time in… 8 months maybe? The job is fun but I’d forgotten how exhausting it is to start a new job and learn everything and have to be up [...]
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    Posted: March 17, 2009, 8:37pm EDT
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  • Batman Versus Facebook

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    This story is awesome, largely because of the number of people legally named “Batman.” My four year old self is telling my mom “I TOLD you we could name the baby Batman.” Posted in geek stuff [...]
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    Posted: March 08, 2009, 1:45pm EDT
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  • WonderCon recap

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    I know, I know, I’m behind but this girl just started working again! Anyway, WonderCon. We ended up going both Saturday and Sunday because there were two panels on Sunday that looked like fun. Saturday was basically movie themed - there were big panels for the upcoming Watchmen, Star Trek, and [...]
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    Posted: March 04, 2009, 11:10pm EST
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  • WonderCon, part 1

    We hit WonderCon up in San Francicso today. I’m WORN OUT so there will have to be another post later. Till then, check out some pictures. Posted in celebrity, geek stuff, life recap, San Francisco [...]
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    Posted: March 01, 2009, 12:43am EST
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  • Laptop bag vote

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    A few months ago I got a sexy new laptop, and it’s bigger than my previous ones so the bags I have are a bit small. Now that I’m about to be a working girl again, I’m looking for something new in case I need to take my new sex [...]
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    Posted: February 24, 2009, 1:52pm EST
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  • Oscars

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    My TV has issues with ABC (which is why we watch LOST at a friend’s place on Wednesday nights) so we got no Oscar love tonight. I did see the following quote though from Sean Penn, that just made me laugh. “You commie homo-loving sons of guns. I did not expect [...]
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    Posted: February 23, 2009, 11:30pm EST
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  • Artsy fartsy

    On Saturday we had a dinner date in San Francisco with one of my husband’s co-worker’s and his wife. So we decided to head up early to do something in the city. We ended up at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, which my husband and I hadn’t been [...]
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    Posted: February 22, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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  • Lovely surprise Friday

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    My husband surprised me by taking the day off today! Yay! And it’s been dry for a couple of days so it was a beautiful day. Husband took me to lunch at a lovely little Italian place called Bella Saratoga in adorable downtown Saratoga. Just past downtown is a place [...]
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    Posted: February 20, 2009, 7:57pm EST
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  • Hump Day - Annie Lennox

    I just had some Annie Lennox spin up on iTunes and I thought, “man I dug this video” and “I haven’t done a hump day post in ages.” So here you go - Annie Lennox performing Walking on Broken Glass. And yes, that is Hugh Laurie. And yes, that is [...]
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    Posted: February 18, 2009, 1:45pm EST
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  • Slumdog Fallout

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    This story about the aftermath of the kids from Slumdog Millionaire kinda of makes me queasy. The film itself is a lovely piece of cinema. I really enjoyed it. Posted in movies [...]
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    Posted: February 17, 2009, 7:24pm EST
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  • Weekend recap - FANBOYS!

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    It’s FINALLY raining out here in the Bay Area. This is a big deal as we’re actually in drought conditions for the third year in a row and my county is on the verge of water rationing. And it was Valentine’s Weekend. I don’t do Valentine’s Day and I knew [...]
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    Posted: February 16, 2009, 12:10pm EST
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  • Miserable American Cities

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    This week Forbes published its second annual “miserable cities” list and it surprised me some. The rankings are based on the following: We ranked those metros on nine factors: commute times, corruption, pro sports teams, Superfund sites, taxes (both income and sales), unemployment, violent crime and weather. Here’s the top ten list: 1. [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2009, 12:40am EST
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  • Cate Blanchett makes everything better

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    Long, long ago I posted a quick article that Ridley Scott was working with Russell Crowe on a new Robin Hood film called Nottingham. And Sienna Miller was slated to play Marian. Sienna’s ok but I just thought she couldn’t quite stack up to Russell Crowe. And then there was [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2009, 4:29pm EST
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  • Super Secret Chicken

    A fascinating story about the super secret treatment of KFC’s “secret herbs and spices.” I knew it was kind of a big deal but I had no idea they went to this extreme to protect it. Posted in news [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2009, 8:37pm EST
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  • Mental Floss has the coolest articles

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    Mental Floss recently published this fascinating list - The Quick 10: Bedroom Quirks of 10 Great Authors I think my favorite is, of course, this one: 1. William Shakespeare liked to swoop in on his friends’ women. He overheard his friend Richard Burbage making plans with a lady one night. Richard [...]
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    Posted: February 10, 2009, 6:53pm EST
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  • I want to go to that

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    We had a weekend that was just busy enough - enough time to be lazy but things to do. Saturday night we went to Redwood City for dinner and the Redwood Symphony. Now, I’ve had it in my head that I want to live in Redwood City, largely because of [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2009, 8:05pm EST
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  • Oh noes! Not vodka!

    I had this stashed in a “to read” pile and thought it was interesting. With retailers struggling to find credit and ordinary Russians being forced to change their spending, a vast lake of undrunk vodka is accumulating in distilleries across Russia. Official statistics indicate a collapse in demand for vodka over the [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2009, 1:46am EST
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  • A month of bacon

    This guy is going on an all-bacon fast for the month of February. He’s made exceptions for the following: I am making allowances for the following beverages: beer, wine, martinis and water. No juices, no V8, nothing that could be construed as “healthy”. This is somewhat arbitrary, I grant you, but [...]
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    Posted: February 06, 2009, 5:37pm EST
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  • Pixar!

    Mental Floss has a cool list of Pixar references within its own films. I knew about John Ratzenberger but most of the rest were new to me. I *heart* Pixar films. Posted in movies [...]
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    Posted: February 05, 2009, 6:53pm EST
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  • Even more planned remakes that bring me anger

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    I feel like I need a new section on my blog entitled “Really Hollywood, you wanna remake THAT??” because every time I turn around there’s another horrible remake planned. Some dilholes are planning to remake THE classic hockey film Slap Shot. You DO NOT replace Paul Newman. EVER. Or the [...]
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    Posted: February 05, 2009, 1:57pm EST
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  • “Something just clicked”

    Annie Leibovitz has a really cool new photo spread in Vanity Fair. The concept is directors with their actors. The photo of Heath Ledger is especially lovely, if composited from earlier shots. Check out the whole gallery at Vanity Fair. Incidentally, I saw Slumdog Millionaire recently and it’s a LOVELY lovely [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2009, 4:01pm EST
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  • I find this so hard to believe

    From Yahoo: LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – A new study concludes that viewers find TV more pleasurable when they watch commercials. Researchers at the NYU Stern School of Business found that viewers say they prefer to avoid advertisements yet rated their overall experience of watching a TV show higher when commercials were [...]
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    Posted: February 04, 2009, 11:41am EST
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  • Super Bowl Monday

    I’m not a huge football fan but I was kind of excited to see if the Arizona Cardinals could pull off a win. And for a brief shining moment late in the 4th it looked like they might have pulled off a miracle. But not so much. In any case, a [...]
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    Posted: February 02, 2009, 7:45pm EST
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  • So, uhm, huh, Minnesota.

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    The state of Minnesota is a special place. Pro wrestler Jesse “The Body” Ventura was elected governor some years back (says the girl living in the state of the Governator). A Satanic vampire ran for governor some years back. And now? Well now there’s this guy. I’m just going to [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 6:24pm EST
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  • Wednesday Hotness

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    I’m excited about the upcoming Michael Mann film, Public Enemies, for five reasons. 1. Michael Mann (director of Heat, Last of the Mohicans, and Collateral) handling a fascinating story 2. Johnny Depp as John Dillinger 3. Christian Bale as Melvin Purvis (The FBI Agent after Dillinger and company) 4. A CRAZY GOOD [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 1:24pm EST
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  • Coming to Broadway?

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    La Jolla Playhouse is working on a stage version of the most excellent Joel Coen film The Hudsucker Proxy. As a musical. I can’t even wrap my brain around that. If you haven’t seen Hudsucker, you should. It’s quirky and a bit dark and hilarious and I love it. In [...]
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    Posted: January 27, 2009, 12:36pm EST
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  • Oh Blago, do your homework

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    I’ve been following the Rod Blagojevich story because I find it completely fascinating. I mean, they have the guy on tape, being a colossal ass. And his defense has been weird press conferences in which he’s claimed that he’s being ousted because he helps poor people and because the state [...]
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    Posted: January 26, 2009, 1:16pm EST
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  • “What the f*@k was that?”

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    In July my husband took me to see a show I’d read about and was dying to see - Evil Dead the Musical. Well, the Willows Theatre Company in Martinez, California decided to remount the production, bigger and better than ever! We have a friend who’s a huge Evil Dead [...]
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    Posted: January 25, 2009, 11:21am EST
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  • This KILLED me

    Sarah Silverman’s Farewell to George Bush. Then watch Jimmy Kimmel’s Farewell (the ABC promo video is hilarious). I can’t embed it so click on the link RIGHT NOW! Posted in politics       [...]
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    Posted: January 21, 2009, 1:02pm EST
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  • Obama stuff that I want/need

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    Since today’s the big day I decided to round up some of the more kick-ass Obama swag that I’ve seen lately. Because there are some AWESOME Obama shirts floating in the internets. Yesterday my pal Amy ran across this one: I really, really REALLY want this shirt: Project Hope 08 has some [...]
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    Posted: January 20, 2009, 12:00pm EST
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  • Geeky Giggles

    I’ve stumbled across a number of things this week that have made me laugh lots and thought I’d share. Some were passed along by my friends, because I have AWESOME friends, and some I found while surfing RSS feeds. Here goes… Star Wars as told by someone who’s never seen the [...]
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    Posted: January 16, 2009, 3:15pm EST
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  • This story makes my jaw drop

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    Sometimes I just don’t understand people. From this article. Remember 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell? He’s the little boy whose name was the center of an international firestorm last December after a Greenwich, N.J., supermarket refused to write his name on a birthday cake. The store said it was inappropriate and refused [...]
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    Posted: January 15, 2009, 1:32pm EST
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  • Hump Day - Karate Kid Style

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    I was just reading this article about the abominable “remake” of the Karate Kid and the casting replacement for Mr. Miyagi and it occurred to me that I haven’t done a Wednesday Hump Day video post in ages. So here it is, from the Karate Kid soundtrack: Love this song. I [...]
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    Posted: January 14, 2009, 12:38pm EST
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  • Worst. Dream. Ever.

    I woke up this morning a little bit crabby because of the dream I’d been having. You see, I used to work retail inventory. As we were shopping at Fry’s Electronics last night I noticed that they had their physical inventory tags up, which made me giggle since I don’t [...]
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    Posted: January 13, 2009, 1:46pm EST
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  • Input required

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    I’m evaluating two different things this week, and would love input from my internet buddies. The first thing I’m looking at is paperback trading sites. I know people doing BookMooch and Paperback Swap. I’d love to hear feedback from anyone using these sites - have you been able to get [...]
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    Posted: January 10, 2009, 1:55pm EST
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  • Nanananananana MacWorld!

    Number of comments: 2
    This is the third year in a row that I’ve been able to get my geek on at MacWorld San Francisco. And, while it’s always a good time, this year was pretty subdued as it’s Apple’s last year at the expo. On Tuesday, Apple announced iLife 09 (which actually looks [...]
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    Posted: January 08, 2009, 3:13pm EST
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  • Sunday Protest

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    There’s a corner down the street from me, near the mall where I used to work, that we’ve affectionately dubbed “protest corner.” Every weekend there’s a fellow out with flags and signs protesting the US occupation of Iraq. There are also periodic other protests staged there - I shook signs [...]
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    Posted: January 04, 2009, 4:58pm EST
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  • Ringing in the new year in jail

    Well kinda. I don’t do serious New Years resolutions but I do use it as a time to figure out an action plan for the next year. One of the things I want to do more in 2009 is get out and see more of California and use the camera [...]
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    Posted: January 03, 2009, 3:15pm EST
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  • Happy New Year!

    We hauled our tired-from-New-Years-Eve butts out of bed this morning in order to watch the NHL Winter Classic Hockey game this morning. Stupid time zones. The game, between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings, is a bit of a grudge match as these two teams are battling it [...]
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    Posted: January 01, 2009, 2:24pm EST
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  • Saturday link roundup

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    A list of some articles/fun I’ve stumbled across this week… A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon used human fat from his practice to power his cars Police in France seize ten TONS of counterfeit chocolate. That’s a LOT of fake little Fererro Rocher balls. A new favorite website - really odd photos from [...]
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    Posted: December 27, 2008, 11:20am EST
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  • Christmas week update

    I’ve not been around much the past week but it’s not my fault - it’s the weather’s! My husband’s sister and her husband flew in last Friday to spend the weekend here. Then they were supposed to fly up to Portland to visit more family, and ultimately head to Thailand [...]
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    Posted: December 24, 2008, 2:54pm EST
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  • The man, the myth, the legend - Bruce Campbell

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    Last night my husband, a good friend, and I trekked up to San Francisco. We stayed up waaay past our Wednesday night bedtime in order to see one of my cinema heroes - THE Mr. Bruce Campbell. He’s currently on the TV show “Burn Notice” but I’m a fan from [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2008, 1:18pm EST
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  • Lazy weekend in San Jose

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    We had a pretty low key weekend this week but we did make it out to see our first Sharks game of the season. And it was against the St. Louis Blues. The Sharks won 5-4 and it was a pretty fun game. We had pretty decent seats. Seats which [...]
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    Posted: December 15, 2008, 4:21pm EST
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  • Saturday links

    Number of comments: 2
    More information on the abomination known as “the remake of the Karate Kid.” *shudder* John Stamos was trying to get a “Full House” reunion show made. It’s now dead in the water. Want to jazz up your iPhone? Here’s some gorgeous peel off stickers for it. This week CNN had [...]
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    Posted: December 13, 2008, 12:54pm EST
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  • Film history lesson

    Number of comments: 2
    Ran across this nifty article detailing the history of famous movie studio logos. I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed the resemblance between Annette Benning and the Columbia PIctures lady. VS. Posted in movies, trivia       [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 7:55pm EST
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  • Comic superheroes make a real impact

    Mental Floss’ blog has an awesome article entitled 5 Comic Superheroes Who Made a Real-World Difference and it’s fascinating. I especially love the story about the superhero that influenced the style of Elvis Presley. During his early teen years, Elvis was obsessed with Captain Marvel Jr., known as “America’s most [...]
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    Posted: December 10, 2008, 12:56am EST
    by archphoenix
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