February 2012
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“If we were in a dutch oven war, you’d win.”
– So I said this to a co-worker today.
The funny thing is I was actually talking about the type of dutch oven one cooks in. Only afterwards did I realize just how off my comment was.
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On Feeling Thankful in a Drug Store Aisle
Every now and again I see something that overwhelms me with emotion. Today this happened while I was perusing a drug store’s shelves for toilet paper, moisturizer, toothpaste—items that never awaken any feelings whatsoever.
I was all set to check out when the card aisle, now teeming with various shades of red and pink, reminded me that I should send Valentine’s Day cards to my...
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WatchAHHHHHHHHHH!
Also, I don’t know why but I cry at the end of this trailer, too.
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January 2012
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brb, watching this all day long
somuchsass:
This is making my day.
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“Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, made $27 million in 2010. They held millions of...”
– The New York Times
Is it just me or does this sound like the beginning of a John Grisham novel?
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Putting a Stop to My Own Pity Party
I spent a lot of time wallowing in my own sorrow today. In addition to the fact that I’m currently struggling with insomnia, I experienced yet more writerly rejection, learned that three running races I wanted to enter this year are already full, stepped in a deceptively deep puddle that resulted in my shoe flooding with slush, and struggled up three slippery hills home. In the rain.
Today...
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Memo to Myself: Never Stop Watching "Dirty...
In the past few years my friends have started making babies. It’s normal, being in our early thirties and all, but it also means they have re-assessed how they spend their time away from home. Take the movies, for example. Five years ago a 9pm showing full of graphic violence and sex would have been just fine. Now since they often tote their tots, entertainment has come to mean “a matinee that is...
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“Dream as if you will live forever; Live as if you will die today.”
– James Dean (via myquotelibrary)
I am not so into James Dean but I am very into this quote.
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Anyone who has ever published something on the... →
This is a great essay about the angry “commenting culture that infects the Internet.”
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“No, no. To me, religion is like Paul Rudd. I see the appeal and I would never...”
– Jeff Winger on “Community”
This. Show. Is. So. Good. Guys.
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Yoga: Harmful or Helpful?
Last night I read with interest an upcoming New York Times Sunday Magazine article about how yoga can “wreck your body.” As someone who has been injured by my own practice in the past I was eager to see how the author approached this delicate topic, as yoga is often celebrated as a way to overcome injuries.
I was disappointed. While I believe that the risks inherent in practicing yoga should be...
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“GENERAL SCENE QUESTIONS
1. What needs to happen?
2. Who needs to be there?
3....”
– Laini Taylor’s blog: Scene Stuff
Love this. Copied it into my Rhodia notebook that houses book 2 notes and stuff.
Really, really good advice from a really, really good writer.
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December 2011
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“We apologize for the delay but the plane arrived broken. We should be on our way shortly.”
— The flight attendant on my plane back to Seattle from Boise today.
I’m already a nervous flyer so hearing this didn’t ease my anxiety. Thankfully, we landed without any issues.
Next time, dear flight attendant, at least let us know if what was “broken”...
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My 2012 Motto
“You have to make mistakes to find out who you aren’t. You take the action, and the insight follows: You don’t think your way into becoming yourself.”
— Anne Lamott (source: “Becoming the Person You Were Meant to Be”)
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Seattle Finally Bans Plastic Bags
As a tote-bag toter for a while now I’m pretty excited about this. After all, every year Washingtonians use more than 2 billion single-use plastic bags and Seattle goes through approximately 292 million, only 13% of which are recycled.
That is a lot of bags for the 13th most populous state. Can you imagine how many are distributed in California (#1), Texas (#2), and New York (#3)?
Right...
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Where's the Love for Contemporary YA Fiction?
Over the past few years, thanks to the explosive popularity of The Hunger Games and Twilight, paranormal and sci-fi/fantasy teen lit has become hot. It seems that every week there is a new novel about girls with special talents, romances that span centuries, and the latest trend—living in a restrictive society that has banned love, caffeine (**shudder**), and pretty much anything else that is...
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On Jake Ryan vs. Johnny Castle
Last night some friends and I watched Sixteen Candles and Dirty Dancing . Yep, it was a pretty awesome evening. Yet one very important question could not be settled among the three of us.
Who is the better love interest? Johnny Castle or Jake Ryan?
So I laid out the pros and cons of both.
Jake Ryan
Pros:
Jake Ryan picks up a letter Sam intended for someone else that explicitly says she wants...
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Happy Birthday, Mom!
Today is my mom’s 70th birthday. Because she is very special to me, I have decided to write a public thank you to the woman who is largely responsible for who I’ve become.
So, mom, here are just a few of the many reasons I’m grateful for you:
Inspiring me: You got your GED later in life and graduated from college in 1995 when you were in your 50s. I am glad I got to see you in...
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Things I intended to do this past weekend:
Write another chapter (or two) of my novel
Go to the gym or for a run around Green Lake (Sat)
Go to a yoga class (Sun)
Eat well (mostly salad greens and veggies)
Finish The Help
Make banana bread to bring in for my co-workers on Monday
Not drink any alcohol
Things I actually did this past weekend:
Snuggled with the dog we’re dog-sitting...
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