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Super-self-centered Blog: My birthday presents
Tonight, we finally went out for family birthday dinner... it's a bit late, but the whole family hasn't been able to make it until now. We went out for a great dinner together, and then we went...
The great wizard has passed away.
For Christmas, I got a wonderful and very thoughtful gift: a portable iPod speaker dock. It was a great idea. I hook up my iPod to the dock, and now I have a portable radio/stereo that can play all...
(Disclaimer and fair warning: This is a pretty drastic departure from my usual blogs. This is an open and kind of personal letter, and if you don't like reading very emotional and sappy stuff, you...
It is inevitable in any group, that a very strong feeling of "us against them" develops. It helps the group stay together, and helps the members not only identify with each other and with the...
I have finally found it: A product that will automatically be censored on Gamespot. There is a certain irony in that, since the product in question is considered an absolute necessity in the...
My exposure to anime ended several years ago, mainly because I own no anime myself, and the friends that did are still in Sweden, whereas I am here in the United States now. I still have fond...
I bought a new book last night. I'm having a lot of fun reading it; I have always enjoyed murder mysteries (reading about them, anyway). However, with this particular collection of short stories, I...
Someone reminded me the other night that I haven't blogged in a month. Jim has been mentioning it as well, and even teased me about it. I know. I've been neglectful. At the same time, this blog...
I found out about this yesterday . Apparently, a legal complaint that accuses former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of authorizing or ordering crimes of torture to be carried out, as well as...
In the words of Sander Cohen, respectable citizen of Rapture, a muse is a fickle **** with a short attention span. He's wrong. Though Sander's muse may not be the most attentive and regular...
I know it has taken me a while, but I am finally answering xboxrulze's challenge . To make up for being late I am posting not just one, but three pictures of myself. I am also posting pictures of...
Today is National Video Games Day . Celebrate your favorite games or gaming devices by playing your latest obsession for hours and hours tonight. Take a moment to fondly remember the game that got...
Andy Brice did it! He wrote the first ever bug-free application , and you can find it, completely free, at all the reputable download sites! Actually, to be serious for a moment, what Andy did...
The ability to express oneself clearly and concisely, using the written medium, is not so much an ability as it is a skill. Because it is a skill it takes time and practice to acquire it, and that...
In addition to the backyard swamp , my well of blog ideas has also dried up recently. Somehow it seems like going on a YouTube binge would be a bit like cheating. I need some other form of filler...
I posted this as a comment to someone else's blog a couple of months ago, but I have decided it deserves its own entry here. Female Gamer: Mythical creature, extremely rare compared to the...
Although I have signed up, and even selected my very own cool avatar, I have serious issues with the PlayStation Network. More to the point, it refuse to let me sign in. No matter when or how I...
First of all, I would like to say that the only other game in this long-lived series that I have played is Dynasty Warriors 4, and that was a while ago, so think of this little piece of writing as...
I take you to be my husband, to share with you sorrow and joy, to be faithful to you, until death parts us.
Tonight, we finally went out for family birthday dinner... it's a bit late, but the whole family hasn't been able to make it until now. We went out for a great dinner together, and then we went...
Posted Mar 6, 2008 9:28 pm PT
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33 comments
A moment of silence, please...The great wizard has passed away.
Posted Mar 4, 2008 2:19 pm PT
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9 comments
New toy! Finally... (and new picture)For Christmas, I got a wonderful and very thoughtful gift: a portable iPod speaker dock. It was a great idea. I hook up my iPod to the dock, and now I have a portable radio/stereo that can play all...
Posted Feb 19, 2008 6:27 pm PT
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25 comments
The Mandatory If-You- Don't-Give-Me-A-Diamond-You-Don't-Love-Me-Day Blog(Disclaimer and fair warning: This is a pretty drastic departure from my usual blogs. This is an open and kind of personal letter, and if you don't like reading very emotional and sappy stuff, you...
Posted Feb 13, 2008 7:00 pm PT
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29 comments
Not A Very Modest ProposalIt is inevitable in any group, that a very strong feeling of "us against them" develops. It helps the group stay together, and helps the members not only identify with each other and with the...
Posted Feb 7, 2008 9:46 pm PT
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17 comments
The Product That Gamespot CensoredI have finally found it: A product that will automatically be censored on Gamespot. There is a certain irony in that, since the product in question is considered an absolute necessity in the...
Posted Jan 24, 2008 8:49 pm PT
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20 comments
Not Another Christmas BlogMy exposure to anime ended several years ago, mainly because I own no anime myself, and the friends that did are still in Sweden, whereas I am here in the United States now. I still have fond...
Posted Dec 23, 2007 7:14 pm PT
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24 comments
The Case of the Stupid Story TitleI bought a new book last night. I'm having a lot of fun reading it; I have always enjoyed murder mysteries (reading about them, anyway). However, with this particular collection of short stories, I...
Posted Dec 2, 2007 9:39 pm PT
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18 comments
Angels Do It TooSomeone reminded me the other night that I haven't blogged in a month. Jim has been mentioning it as well, and even teased me about it. I know. I've been neglectful. At the same time, this blog...
Posted Nov 28, 2007 9:40 pm PT
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16 comments
It was a matter of time, really. (warning:political blog)I found out about this yesterday . Apparently, a legal complaint that accuses former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of authorizing or ordering crimes of torture to be carried out, as well as...
Posted Oct 27, 2007 9:34 am PT
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19 comments
Court your muse.In the words of Sander Cohen, respectable citizen of Rapture, a muse is a fickle **** with a short attention span. He's wrong. Though Sander's muse may not be the most attentive and regular...
Posted Sep 30, 2007 4:02 pm PT
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16 comments
The Pictures Post UPDATEDI know it has taken me a while, but I am finally answering xboxrulze's challenge . To make up for being late I am posting not just one, but three pictures of myself. I am also posting pictures of...
Posted Sep 20, 2007 8:59 pm PT
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29 comments
Happy National Video Games Day!Today is National Video Games Day . Celebrate your favorite games or gaming devices by playing your latest obsession for hours and hours tonight. Take a moment to fondly remember the game that got...
Posted Sep 12, 2007 7:05 pm PT
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9 comments
Totally Bug-Free Software, Guaranteed!Andy Brice did it! He wrote the first ever bug-free application , and you can find it, completely free, at all the reputable download sites! Actually, to be serious for a moment, what Andy did...
Posted Sep 9, 2007 12:23 am PT
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3 comments
Intermediate LiteracyThe ability to express oneself clearly and concisely, using the written medium, is not so much an ability as it is a skill. Because it is a skill it takes time and practice to acquire it, and that...
Posted Sep 5, 2007 8:12 pm PT
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15 comments
DraughtIn addition to the backyard swamp , my well of blog ideas has also dried up recently. Somehow it seems like going on a YouTube binge would be a bit like cheating. I need some other form of filler...
Posted Aug 30, 2007 8:17 pm PT
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2 comments
We are unicorns?I posted this as a comment to someone else's blog a couple of months ago, but I have decided it deserves its own entry here. Female Gamer: Mythical creature, extremely rare compared to the...
Posted Aug 21, 2007 7:50 pm PT
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12 comments
PSN ProblemsAlthough I have signed up, and even selected my very own cool avatar, I have serious issues with the PlayStation Network. More to the point, it refuse to let me sign in. No matter when or how I...
Posted Aug 12, 2007 9:41 am PT
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5 comments
Dynasty Warriors 5: EmpiresFirst of all, I would like to say that the only other game in this long-lived series that I have played is Dynasty Warriors 4, and that was a while ago, so think of this little piece of writing as...
Posted Jul 29, 2007 8:36 pm PT
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14 comments
July 14, 2007I take you to be my husband, to share with you sorrow and joy, to be faithful to you, until death parts us.
Posted Jul 25, 2007 5:57 pm PT
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19 comments