Archive for May, 2008
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
my embarassing admission is…
i’ve never been a bridesmaid before, but i’ve been DYING to. and i realize, this is bizarre. i think its mostly because my few female friends are either pointedly unfroofy and so had no use for bridesmaids, already married, or a long way off from being married. sometimes more than one of these things at [...]
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Saturday, May 31st, 2008
In The Woods
enjoyable mystery novel with a degree of sensitivity and complexity missing in the usual murder investigation tale. the story told in first person, follows the climax and subsequent collapse of the personal and professional life of one detective Rob (Adam) Ryan.
the mystery is twofold; first is the relatively straightforward whodunit tale he and his partner [...]
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Saturday, May 31st, 2008
only you understand me explodingdog
i swear. i love explodingdog.com the artwork is fun and interesting and i am routinely amused by it. my wallpaper is almost always some piece or other. it’s good stuff.
but lately, it’s been more than that. the work is always accompanied by quirky titles that sometimes have nothing to do with the imagery, but have [...]
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Saturday, May 31st, 2008
hmmm
twitter is over capacity. and so am i…
i feel so exactly just like this right now i find it almost hilarious. i have a host of little birdies trying valiantly to hoist me out of the sea of tears i might drown in else.
thank you birdies. you know who you are.
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
hodie pointed out
something funny to me yesterday…
i’ve seen The Little Mermaid about 8,479 times. i can quote dialogue, sing all the songs, blah blah blah. and yet, the following escaped me;
“mom, you know how when Ariel and Flounder are exploring the shipwreck and the shark comes after them?”“yeah?”“why does Flounder scream ‘RUN?!’ they don’t have legs…”
no shit. [...]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
the way the crow flies
by Ann-Marie MacDonald
i found this work both luminous and dusky. its singing prose conjures an intimacy both of emotional and corporeal locus, and the language sings with an authenticity which absorbed me wholly. even at a hefty 811 pages this book was a pleasure to devour.
set in post World War II Canada, we are introduced [...]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Great and Minor Moments in Oregon History by Dick Pintarich
“Oregon’s Social History” was the first class i attended in college while trying to get my educational bearings. i took it from the author of this book and really enjoyed it. he was funny, engaging, well-informed, and entertaining. i found the book to have these same qualities.
Dick Pintarich works as a tour guide over [...]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
You’re my best friend!
i’ve been wondering lately if the notion of a “best friend” endures into adulthood. if you’d asked me this question a year ago, i would have answered with a resounding, “uh-huh!”however, the person who filled that role in my life since i was about 17 and i haven’t even spoken in almost a year, and [...]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
You’re my best friend!
i’ve been wondering lately if the notion of a “best friend” endures into adulthood. if you’d asked me this question a year ago, i would have answered with a resounding, “uh-huh!”however, the person who filled that role in my life since i was about 17 and i haven’t even spoken in almost a year, and [...]
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
The Anxiety of Everyday Objects by Aurelie Sheehan
“This book was a breezy 6 or 7 hours to get through. It was amusing if not terribly insightful or absorbing. Fairly typical girl-novel where nothing very consequential happens, but all is made well in the end by getting of crushable boy. Had so many aspects reminiscent of [...]