Month: July 2012
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Alien
We all crowded around the television screen last night to watch Alien because we found out Sean has never seen it. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE? A couple nights ago after dinner we were sitting around talking about all the things that were wrong with Promethus again, and after one of us compared it to… Read.
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tripped
I’m wide awake, and I don’t know why. Well, I sort of know why. I think it might have something to do with the air conditioning running all night. It doesn’t usually bother me but after two o’clock last night I woke up every freaking time it kicked in until I got up at three… Read.
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pints
I check out the shelves of the thrift store at Saint Vincent de Paul’s at least once a week. It’s just a few blocks from the office where I work and I need to get out of that office and take a walk every day or my head will asplode and the cleaning crew hates… Read.
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chair
Do you remember this chair? Didn’t you have one just like it in your house? There’s a good chance you did if you grew up in the 70s. It might have been one in brilliant burnt orange just like this, or in goldenrod, or maybe avocado. And the crushed velvet! Wasn’t that a great idea?… Read.
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wolf
Kebabs for dinner last night, very tasty. My Darling B marinated pork in some tangy sauce, then cubed it and skewered it on bamboo slivers with bits of onion, peppers, little tomatoes the size of grapes, and … and … peppers. Yeah. Two kinds of peppers. I had the task of cooking the kebabs on… Read.
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mars
Virtual view of the panoramic view of Mars shot from the Opportunity rover: Read.
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seanster
The bus pulled into the Dutch Mills parking lot right on time at 9:45, and Sean was the first one off. It was still so hot that we sat in the car to wait for him, getting out only to welcome him with a big hug before scampering back into the car. His first natural… Read.
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clean
The oldies station was playing Satisfaction while we ate our lunch today. I can’t hear that song without recalling the scene in Apocalypse Now when Clean dances across the deck of the boat while Satisfaction is playing on Armed Forces Radio. Actually, whenever I hear Fishburne’s name I picture him in that scene. It’s really… Read.
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comic
When I tuned in to my Twitter feed this morning, I naturally expected to see mostly “Happy Independence Day” or something similar, because that’s what’s happening in my life, and what else is there in the universe but me, right? Wait, does everyone understand the concept of “tuning in?” I don’t want to lose anybody… Read.
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