If I could change one thing about my physical self, it would be my eyes. When I was seven years old, we were at this little city hall place in the middle of nowhere that had a vision checking machine (what is that thing called?), and my sisters and I started goofing around with it. As we prepared to leave,…
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Giving Up All Hopes of Coolness
It is hopeless to try and conceal your nerdiness when this was your Saturday: Going to the gym Watching several episodes of 24 Shopping Getting a hair cut Going out to dinner Seeing Transformers and your two very favorite parts of the day were: Listening to an eighty-minute-long podcast of Harry Potter Book 7 discussion…
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Summer Loving
Bart’s stepdad likes to tell a story about a cookbook he perused after his first wife died and he suddenly became responsible for cooking for himself and his two daughters. The cookbook was clearly made for those people who need directions to the kitchen itself and contained such hilarious instructions as “to crack an egg, make a cupping shape with…
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Harry Potter
Done with Harry Potter. I skipped the gym last night and tonight to stay home on the couch and read outloud with Bart. I’ve read a few things about people being disappointed about the ending, but I thought it was marvelous. I started to get really choked up in the epilogue because it was over. . . I’ve loved Harry…
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Run, Run, As Fast As You Can
100th post! So, I did indeed run last night. And, behold, it was awesome. It’s a really fantastic feeling to actually step off the treadmill having broken a sweat and to feel like I spent my time wisely. Also, my face turns bright red and stays that way for at least forty-five minutes afterwards. It’s charming, I assure you. I’d…
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