Awkward – and R rated

The other night Peanut and I were watching a random episode of Project Runway [don't ...

Music I Do Not Love

Red Hot Chili Peppers Depeche Mode The Smiths Dave Mathews Band Jack Johnson Jane’s Addiction REM Smashing Pumpkins The Cure Kanye West [mostly because I think he's a mean egotistical DB] Rush Natalie Merchant/10,000 Maniacs The Cranberries PJ Harvey – though to be honest, I’ve only heard about 2 songs of hers Pink Floyd The [...]

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Blackout

I’m not actually skilled enough to turn off my site so please consider this my version of a blackout in protest of SOPA and the Protect IP Act.

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I’m A Book Bigamist

For most of life I’ve been a literary serial monogamist. I also tended to read the same kinds of books for a while and then switch to another. I’ve been trying to come up with some new tools to get myself reading a bit more, both actual number of books and kinds of books. Previously [...]

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What I’m Reading – The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler

The Hypnotist was the 50th book I read last year. It was the January pick for my Book Club Bitches group.It was a little over 500 pages, and I started to worry if I was going to make my goal of 52 in 2011. Fortunately this one was so gripping and suspenseful that I tore [...]

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More great gifts and random acts of kindness

my KitchenAid mixer – how did I forget this? My MIL bought it for me several Christmases ago. Kindle a handmade scarf from Chaos - I may try to talk her into making me another one. my mother used to send me a new bra/underwear set every year for my birthday which seems a little on the [...]

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Funnies

Squirt: Is Dad sleeping with you? NerdyApple: Yes. Squirt: I don’t want him to! Squirt: I can’t walk. My arm is broken. Peanut: Why does he carry a revolver and not an automatic? [while watching Law & Order UK] Squirt: It’s not you, it’s me. [to our pug Dude] Boo: You smell like sucked on [...]

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Reading Challenges

This is the first year that I’ve decided to do some reading challenges. Since I don’t want to discourage myself right of the bat, I’ve picked a few that I think will be pretty easy for me to complete. TBR – read only books that I already own between now and April 1, 2012. I [...]

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