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Open Thread #20
by | March 7, 2008 | 57 Comments
You may have noticed a little change around these here parts. Honestly, I’d never had the intention to change layouts every several months — this is my fourth layout since I started, and so far my favorite. Each previous theme, while sufficient for the moment, always had little bugs that I wasn’t entirely satisfied with,... More »


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Open Thread #19
by | February 29, 2008 | 24 Comments
Happy Leap Year (Day?)! Any Leap Year babies here? Poor kids — I always wondered if they had to relegate their birthdays to February 28 or March 1. Been behind on the news (and everything!) this week, so tell me, what have I missed? SONG OF THE DAY Feist – “Monarch.” I know they’re/she’s most... More »


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Open Thread #18
by | February 22, 2008 | 24 Comments
Not too much to report today. Let’s see — Oscars are on Sunday. Yawn. I’d probably skip them entirely if not for Jon Stewart, although his brand of humor tends not to go over well at these events. I think I spent more time cringing the last time he hosted. Well, at least it wasn’t... More »


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Open Thread #17
by | February 15, 2008 | 30 Comments
Okay, so I’m sure most of you have already seen, or heard of, the Will.i.am video that used as its base the “Yes We Can” speech made by Obama. Personally, I’m not really a fan of the video — well, half of me responds to its intended effect. The other half finds it overblown in... More »


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Open Thread #16
by | February 8, 2008 | 29 Comments
Ring in the Rat Year! Any Rats around? Anybody think there’s anything to each zodiac sign’s characteristics? I don’t really pay too much attention to astrology or numerology or any of that but it’s still rather interesting. I always wonder if those stories of those super psychics are for real or total fabrication. Seems we... More »


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Open Thread #15
by | February 1, 2008 | 43 Comments
Wow, I totally missed my blog’s first anniversary (sometime mid-January, although the actual start date’s a little hazy). I don’t really think it’s a big deal, except that it’s kind of weird to think that I’ve been at this consistently for a year now. It kind of feels like I’ve been doing this ages longer.... More »


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Open Thread #14
by | January 25, 2008 | 41 Comments
This week: People tell the truth for money (is that the only way to get that to happen these days?), American Idol is apparently under way again (I don’t really know; I’ve never seen a season through), Heath Ledger dies (RIP), and Ricky wins a challenge in Project Runway?! Something’s rotten in entertainmentlandia. Oh, and... More »


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Open Thread #13
by | January 18, 2008 | 34 Comments
Phew, exhausted — have spent the past few days in a manic burst of early spring cleaning. I love things ordered but my natural state veers toward The Clutter (far be it for me to defy inertia and therefore science and nature and god). Amazing how much stuff we accumulate, isn’t it? I’m not a... More »


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Open Thread #12
by | January 11, 2008 | 36 Comments
Let’s see what happened this week… So Hillary cries and Obama loses New Hampshire. (Btw, as much as I’m rooting for Obama, and find Hillary cringe-inducing and calculating — but not entirely bad president material, I mean, not compared to Mitt Helmet-Hair Romney or Rudy 9/11 Giuliani, right? — this whole media circus over an... More »


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Open Thread #11
by | January 4, 2008 | 36 Comments
So, it’s 2008. Who feels old? Anyone make resolutions? I haven’t made any in years, but that’s probably because any resolutions I might make are the kinds of things that I resolve to do all the time. So there’s no novelty in making a super-duper-special “This time I REALLY mean it!” kind of pledge. Or,... More »