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The Good Ship Mary

February 11, 2009
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In other good news today comes a streak from my dear friend Mary Robinette Kowal. In the last week: * Mary turned 40. She dressed like Cinderella for the formal dinner held in her honor. * She won against me in Iron Chef Pear Battle (But only by the skin of her teeth. And I did have one arm…

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Will the real B-52 please stand up?

January 26, 2009
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I met up with Nicole and her posse this Saturday at Vanderbilt’s "All About Women" convention. Free admission, free health screenings, free advice, free hand and chair massages, free hairstyling and makeup, even demos of home maintenance by Home Depot (they actually had a mini house BUILT in the center where they gave talks), and free demos of the…

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A Little Morning Rhapsody

January 13, 2009
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Birthday post coming soon — I spent far too much of yesterday sleeping off the fabulous skating extravaganza! In the meantime, I’ll leave you this little bit of awesomeness to tide you over. Please dance around the room and enjoy the song that was number one on the UK charts January 11, 1976. Plus, you can never go wrong…

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Happy Holidays 2008

December 1, 2008
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Playlist for Happy Holidays 2008: Just for Now — Imogen Heap I Won’t Be Home for Christmas — Blink 182 O Christmas Tree — Miles Davis Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Diana Krall My Grown-Up Christmas List — Kelly Clarkson When I Get Home for Christmas — Snow Patrol O Heavenly Day — Patty Griffin This Christmas…

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Sk8er Girl: Week Five: New Skates

November 21, 2008
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…and a new lj profile pic to go with them! Yay! It was like magic. I was the wind on magic skates. My new skates weigh about 50 lbs less than the house skates, the ankle support is amazingly stiff (I look forward to breaking them in), and THEY HAVE PURPLE WHEELS. How can you not be magic with purple wheels?…

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Nerdfighter Acoustic Jam Session

July 31, 2008
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It’s all Natalie Fedewa and Brilliance Audio’s fault for introducing me to John Green, Brotherhood 2.0, and the Nerdfighters…as well as Dan John Miller (who is reading the audio of John’s new book Paper Towns) and his current band, Blanche. I was lucky enough to be invited to Dan and John’s appearance at the Spring Lake District Library in…

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