Today has been by far the best day of this week so far. And tomorrow is Friday, so it’s all uphill from here (why is “uphill” the positive here – when else but in this figure of speech is “uphill” good? When I’m walking or riding a bike, the word “uphill” certainly doesn’t inspire joy or bliss). Tomorrow, after work,…
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Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
After reserving Peter and the Shadow Thieves at the library and finally picking it up, it sat on my bookshelf for days. But, once I finally managed to open it up and start, I finished it within a day and a half. It was just a plain fun book. peter and the shadow thieves Peter and the Shadow Thieves begins…
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Wednesday Night is the new Thursday Night
Despite the general blahness of the last few days, yesterday was phenomenal because I found out that Shannon Hale, author of some of my favorite “read in 2007” books is coming to the Texas Book Festival in November. Right here in Austin! I am so jazzed! Both my mom and my mother-in-law are talking about coming down for it, which…
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Go, Go, Go, Go!
I’m feeling so stressed this week. Since I’ve made a renewed effort to go to the gym (and for longer periods of time), I feel like I only have about two hours between dinner and the time I leave to the gym. Now that time is being taken up by GRE studying (or at least guilt about NOT studying), and…
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Jennifer Made Me Do It!
My roommate and I once: got taped into our room with garbage bags and newspaper by our next door neighbors. That same night, I was saran-wrapped to my bed. By those same neighbors. Never in my life have I: thought Orlando Bloom was attractive. He’s too feminine looking. High school was: all about theater and speech and debate for me….
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