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Book Purchase of the Day

November 19, 2008
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And there are discounts if you buy it from the publisher’s website! (God, I love this cover.) High school teacher Danny Wakeman has spent sixteen years believing that his childhood friend, Marcus Gaines, saved his life after an accident. But Danny’s perspective on the world gets turned inside-out when he and the woman he wants to marry, Sara McBride,…

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I Am Spartacus

November 19, 2008
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Stephan "Spartacus" Pastis recently attempted to sign up an account on Facebook for his mostly-autobiographical character Rat. Listed as "Pearls Rat," it lasted for less than a week before Facebook deleted his account because Rat wasn’t a real person. I get the rules…but I have to say, I’m bummed. Stephan doesn’t have a website, or a blog, or a…

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Awesome San Francisco Pics

November 19, 2008
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Sunset on the Pier 43 Arch I had a free afternoon this time in San Francisco, so I explored Fisherman’s Wharf through the lens of my camera. Ghirardelli Park, the shipyard at the Hyde Street pier, Alcatraz, the Coit tower, Golden Gate bridge, Golden Gate park and greenhouse, hilly streets, trolley cars… I’m always conscious of the fact that…

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SQEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

November 18, 2008
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Forget Twilight. This is The Movie. It’s been "in development" for at least 15 years. I remember all the Box Office blue sheets from my seven-year stint at The Movies at Polo Road back in the 90s. Rob sent me this picture today. The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind or another…

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INVITE Her In, Please.

November 18, 2008
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If you have the opportunity, you need to see Let The Right One In, if only for the scene where Oskar gets Eli to come into his apartment uninvited. A subject that’s not often broached regarding vampires. The film was dark and subtle, and most of the dialogue was spoken with the eyes, so you had plenty of time…

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Around The US In 323 Days (roughly)

November 18, 2008
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I was gazing out the airplane window at this view over the Rockies and thinking: Gee, this looks familiar. Once upon a time, I had never been west of the Mississippi River. This year, I’ve been in the Denver airport (to change planes AND as a destination) so many times I’ve lost count. Now that I’m done traveling for…

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Farewell, Mars Phoenix

November 12, 2008
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"01010100 01110010 01101001 01110101 01101101 01110000 01101000 <3" I’m only sorry I joined Twitter too late and missed that tweet. Read more about the Phoenix Lander here. Via Con Dios, Phoenix

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Sk8er Girl: Week Four: Roller Girls

November 11, 2008
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Roller Girls: Missy, Kitti & Lillie I’m not quite sure what was missing last Thursday night — whatever it was, I certainly didn’t Bring It to the skating rink. My energy was in the toilet. Happily (happily?) I had a manuscript in my bag, so I edited a few pages…and then a few more pages…and then a few more…

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Bookstore Heaven

November 10, 2008
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It’s official — Sherlock’s Books is my new favorite bookstore. It helps that it’s only about 20 miles from my house, a lovely, backwoods, straight-shot, non-interstate drive. And doing it mid-November when all the leaves are changing — well, whichever ones didn’t just turn brown and fall already due to yet another heat-lamp summer — it was a pretty…

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