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Article 24
I'm on a bus to Des Moines! And then on to Ames. I haven't been back to Iowa since I graduated in '06 and it looks... exactly the same. Mom assures me Ames and its environs haven't changed much either...
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Readin'
I've been trying to restrict my book buying due to lack of place to keep them, but it turns out they sell books at thrift stores and I am only so strong, you guys. $.89 paperbacks is more than I can...
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While I'm here
Let's post some music! What's the point of working in a record store if I don't share the good stuff?( Mos Def, Gil Scott-Heron, and some fine instrumentals. ) comments
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'Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad' by Minister Faust
I just sped through the end of Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad and find myself 1) giddy, the wierd giddy that comes at the end of an intense read, and 2) frustrated.( Spoilers under the cut...
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Article 20
I have discovered that living in an un-air conditioned apartment while temps are in the 90s will not, in fact, kill me. I'm as surprised as anyone! I was pretty sure I was a delicate hothouse (icebox?)...
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Memory Lane
I'm putting my money on copperbadge's latest post spawning a wave of fannish reminesance - it's certainly got me trying to pinpoint my transition from 'geek' to 'fannish geek'.My first con was Anime...
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'Devil in the White City' by Erik Larson
My current bus!read is Erik Larson's 'The Devil in the White City' (EDIT: I should probably say what the book is *about*), an account of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, the men who built it, and the...
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Sunday Cartoons
I spent yesterday alternating between chores and cartoons, which is the second best way to spend a Sunday (the best way has less chores). I watched 6 episodes of Gravity Falls! And the first 2 episodes...
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Ain't no party like a Mars rover landing party
I've been rocking the hermit lifestyle lately - go to work, come home and read/draw/play minecraft/watch cartoons, go to work again - because 1) it's hot outside and 2) I'm broke.My parents + sibs...
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This is the wow factor
My current trashy reality show of choice is 'Storage Wars', which I'm mainlining on Netflix. I'm... learning about collectibles? And how to tell good furniture from cheap? And yelling at the screen a...
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Brake for Science
jiofregiogbruepwofjiepnf MARS, BABY. WE CHUCKED A SUV SIZED ROBOT THROUGH SPACE, BURNED THROUGH THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE, DEPLOYED A PARACHUTE, DEPLOYED JETS, DEPLOYED AN AIR CRANE, AND IT WORKED.ETA:...
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I need to get better at planning for events
Just remembered that, holy fuck, I live in Chicago! I can go to Vividcon! Except, $90. And it's this weekend, so chances of spots still being open are slim. Well, I can go next year! And it's a good...
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Boy Meets Boy
I was alphabetizing the Soundtrack LP section at work today and ran across the album for Boy Meets Boy, which. Dudes. Why did no one tell me this was a thing?Seriously - a musical based on 1930s...
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A Very Important Poll
I just had a conversation with nepenthe that led me to realize that a topic, which I previously thought very straight-forward, is kind of controversial. So! Dreamwidth! View Poll: Bacon and Maple...
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Thursday Night Jukebox
I told nepenthe (and myself) I was going to get right to work but HAHA, NOPE, first I'm gonna make a music post!( Santigold, Betty Davis, Monday Michiru, Rare Silk, and Khari Cabral under the cut. )...
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Maple Bacon Oat Muffins
My go-to breakfast (plus yogurt and a banana) this week, slightly altered from this recipe.( Deliciousness under the cut ) comments
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Time to go trawl the Ao3
I've been rewatching season 1 of Veronica Mars, which remains one of the best seasons of tv ever made. And I got to thinking - someone, somewhere, must have written an urban fantasy AU, right? Where...
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...does anyone want the lemonade recipie?
My local grocery - la Casa del Pueblo in Pilsen, which is possibly the best grocery in Chicago - has a large rack of discounted produce. It's packs of whatever's about to go bad; peppers, stew mixes,...
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It's basically junk food
Drawing and watching Criminal Minds S1. It's okay, for a procedural - the acting's improved over the season, the storytelling's not terrible, there's less fail then I was expecting. I like that there...
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Apparently I'm still talking about this
Just watched episode 2x05 of Criminal Minds - the one with Elle? 'Aftermath'. ( And just )Edit: I should add that Criminal Minds is on YouTube, - full eps and decent quality. I love the Internet. comments
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