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advice for anyone

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Okay, so I did read the Harry Potter. It was pretty good. Today I’m practicing understatement.
Last week Cory sent me a link to a rap video that expresses an unusual sentiment- for Cory at least, since he may in fact be illiterate, that people should make and effort to read books among other things. A […]

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So I finished the Wolfe books.
All the ones I could lay hands on, with one exception. Out of 75 novels and short stories there are maybe five or so that I haven’t tracked down, and 1 that I own, but have sworn not to read until I’m in declining days. So about 70 in the […]

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jail, avocado butter and brains

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

My life continues to emulate really bad television, but I persist. I wonder if I don’t just sabotage myself sometimes and when I eventually end up in jail for something inane, I end up spinning it as research for my crimey writings. Delusion- it’s a good thing!
In the Wolfe book I’m reading right now Archie […]

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The Goodwins I adore

Thursday, October 5th, 2006

So, last post was posted about five minutes after the Season premiere of LOST began- prompted by that most awesome and random teaser that launched us into season three. The episode had a ton of things ripe for analysis, theory details and deaths, and just everything that is always there in the chock-full-o-awesome episodes. I […]

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melty

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

It’s like the inside of an overcooked pizza pocket (liquid hot MAGMAH!) all over the place, notably in non-bedroom portion of my apartment which includes everything except, well, the bedroom since it has the only working a/c unit. Speaking of apartment, I renewed the lease, because I just wasn’t about to move in this crap. […]

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