Sk8er Girl: Week Three: Little Devil’s Night

Sk8er Grrls: Kitti, Lee, & Lillie In hindsight, I should have thrown my wings in the backseat. At least then I would have been prepared for Halloween Skate Night! I figured it would be our usual crowd of nobody–and less than nobody because Cherie and the gang had popped off to the Brentwood Roller Rink for the evening. Turns…

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I Have Achieved Elmo

Princess Mia I got a great letter from my friend Margo (of High School Reunion fame) the other day, and I had to share it. If you have any pictures of your kids with AlphaOops, please send them along! *************** My two year old daughter is beginning to learn her alphabet.  She has become enchanted with the story of…

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Books In Your Pants

I love John Green. I might have mentioned that sometime this summer, after I went to Michigan to meet him and Dan John Miller (who read John’s Paper Towns on audio). Someone directed me to one of John’s Brotherhood 2.0 videos today, and I thought it important that I share it with you. Incidentally, I just finished cleaning off…

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Me & Jenny Hime

The lovely agent extraordinare Jenny Rappaport is currently reading Beauty & Dynamite, and she asked me to please write an essay for the "Book Block" feature on her blog, LIT SOUP. In return, I asked her to say a few words of her own. I didn’t realize they were going to make me cry. Alethea is a magic fairy princess…

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Sk8er Girl

Lee on Wheels I was thirteen the last time I went roller skating. It was the summer before high school. My self-esteem was so low that I forced my parents to sign me up for summer school gym, so that I wouldn’t be forced to get undressed and shower in front of other girls like we were supposed to…

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It’s Not Rocket Science

For everybody except the 38 people who’ve found me there in the last 24 hours: yes. I am now officially on Twitter. I flirted with the username UnicornPrincess, but figured it would probably be best to just use plain old AletheaKontis. Plus, you know, people might actually be able to find me.

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Hail to the Princess

I saw this onpapillon_enrage ‘s LJ this morning and couldn’t leave for work without chiming in. When you see this, post in your own journal with your favorite quote from The Princess Bride. Preferably not "As you wish" or the Inigo Montoya speech. My favorite quote from The Princess Bride is not actually in the movie — it’s in the book:…

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Sweet Sixteen

You know, Once Upon a Time, there were actually things people didn’t know about me. Now, my life’s an open book – literally. But talented photographress Michelle Pendergrass tagged me on her blog last week, and this week I really the break, so here you go. (Yes. I realize it’s only Tuesday and I’m already needing a break. Means…

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