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Well, this thanksgiving weekend was a big one.
( this is really long... )
So William Pierce Cassie was born on November 28, 2009 at 12:32am... 7 lbs, 1oz. 20.5 inches long.
Mom and baby are both doing well...
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Hello
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Dec. 8th, 2009 @ 04:05 pm
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TODAY
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Dec. 5th, 2009 @ 08:54 pm
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Today is No Berlusconi Day
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My new camera is here! It's nothing fancy, just another inexpensive Kodak EasyShare, but I love it and if it's as reliable as my old EasyShare, we'll have many happy years of photo-taking together. *snuggles it*
I visited the library the other day and as promised, I took pictures of some of the more interesting books in the stacks. I could only take a few pictures before the librarians started giving me strange looks from behind the circulation desk.
( Behold! )Current Mood:  busy |
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Viaggio di notte
Tra ombra e colori.
Nuvola rossa.
(Baan Thai Massage Parlor - alas, not visited)
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LiveJournal: The First Decade
Just in time for holiday shopping, we're thrilled to announce the release of our ten-year anniversary anthology. Published by Blurb.com, the book showcases a decade of extraordinary talent drawn from LiveJournal users around the world. This must-read compilation features stories, memes, photos, comics, editorials, graphic content, and more, including: -
Excerpts from Oh No They Didn't (a/k/a
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- A look at post-Katrina New Orleans from the journal of Poppy Z. Brite
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Curtains
Thanks, again, for joining us. Stay safe and snug out there!
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Does anyone know of some fun Christmas stuff online?
I host the senior computer club (beginners over the age of 60) at our library and their often ask, "But what will I DO on the computer?". Yes, I know...a foreign concept to most us. They learn the mechanics but they don't seem to understand sitting in front of it and "doing" something other than playing solitaire and emailing old jokes.
So...I'd like to show them some fun Christmas stuff this month.
So far I've got: a game, Chicken Invaders Christmas Edition and a Times Square web cam.
Other ideas? Is there some interactive stuff out there? More streaming web cams?
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Maybe...
Dedicated to Sue.
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Read my answer in a micro interview over at Innsmouth Free Press
(bit old, I had forgotten about this...)
Here. Have some Cthulhu haikus:
Deep drums are calling,
The harbour master’s gills flare.
Solstice storm unfolds. Darkest stench rising
Of cities long gone in gloom.
Black froth on the shore.
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Well, that's it. *brushes off hands* This last post is going to be short and anticlimactic. To my fellow NaBloPoMoers, thanks for sharing your November, with all of its frustrations and happy moments and funny moments and randomosities. I've enjoyed each and every post and I'll miss the daily glimpse into your lives.
We're considering adding to our family, did I tell you that? No, we're not having another child. But we are considering adopting a dog. Well, okay, not any dog, but one particular dog. An 18-month-old black lab mix. She is a stray and still nameless, but the shelter workers call her "Momma" because she had puppies about a month ago. We met her on Saturday when I took Zack to the Humane Society. After establishing that she was friendly, I reached into her kennel and she leaned her head into my hand and sighed. I went back today to have a longer visit and to take her for a walk. In the play room she divided her time between getting belly rubs from me and standing on her hind legs, watching people walk by. With everyone who approached she was all, "O HAI! Kisses? No? Okay. O HAI! Kisses? Yes? DOG SMOOCHES!"
I've never had a dog. All weekend I've been weighing dog ownership and the joy versus the heartbreak and the happy moments versus the tedious chores and the expense versus the unconditional love and I just don't know what to do. She's so good-natured she dressed up in reindeer antlers and helped work a Salvation Army kettle this weekend, so I don't think she'll be homeless much longer. I'll need to make a decision soon, although I've already purchased a red collar and leash that will go so nicely with her black fur. *facepalm* I need some advice. If you have a dog, why? Is it worth it? Do you regret it? If you don't have a dog, why not?
Thanks for putting up with my posts. *squeezes you all*Current Mood:  okay |
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The other day, I read a book that the Times praised as "quality women's fiction" on the cover. I'm sure that the novel was written with more female than male readers in mind, but what I actually started to wonder is whether there is men's fiction.
If I go to one of the local bookshops, there's a shelf that is titled "chick lit", and it includes many novels that have light blue, pinkish and other pastel-coloured covers. The book I finished some days ago is some kind of orange-y. All the books scream, "We are meant for women."
But what about fiction for men? Where's the "dick lit" shelf?
There are shelves that cater to the fans of classics, science fiction, fantasy and detectives stories, but surely these are no genres meant for men only?
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Serial Writer, on UnFold magazine...
Oh, and the Sand: Strange Tales year 2 anthology is out too:
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