tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103507312011-04-21T18:08:41.595-04:00<em><strong>Welcome to the Garage Sale that is My Mind.</em></strong> <br>Poster Child for Those Sappy, Self-Serving Online Journals</br>Andrea Beaudinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15910670458758642482noreply@blogger.comBlogger1031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10350731.post-76518288929248390282007-10-07T21:29:00.000-04:002007-10-07T21:33:29.126-04:00

Last week, I performed my patriotic duty and reported to the local courthouse to offer my services (sure, I was "volunteered" via a type of summons that warned me that if I didn't show I'd have hell and fines to pay).I have no issue with jury duty. I think it's kind of cool, to tell the truth.I noticed how many people worked so hard, and so creatively, to get out of JD any way possible (pinky

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With all of the discussions during Computers and Writing, this Onion gem seemed particularly fitting:RIAA Sues Radio Stations For Giving Away Free MusicLOS ANGELES-The Recording Industry Association of America filed a $7.1 billion lawsuit against the nation's radio stations Monday, accusing them of freely distributing copyrighted music..onion_embed {background: rgb(256, 256, 256) !important;

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Heh.

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Ok. Not always. But it usually seems this way.

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Do You Know Your Music (Sorry MTV Generation I Doubt You Can Handle This One) Good. You know your music. You should be able to work at Championship Vinyl with Rob, Dick and BarryTake this quiz!Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code

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Two great links from Wacky Neighbor:

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I created a myspace page. Ten years of creating web pages (since my first medieval Geocities Athens/Acropolis cobweb), and I try to setup something in myspace that, well, sucks. No glitter text. No twinkling star backgrounds. No screen after screen of kitchy images and funny toon grafx. Sniff. I only have 6 friends. And one those is TOM.Just listened to Velvet Underground after several years'

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I haven't been blogging anything substantial for quite a while. Part of it may be that I have nothing to write about, but the truth is that at times writing is too difficult. Giving language to emotions gives those emotions a new power....garage sale moment...'Captain, she can't take much more. She doesn't have the power.' -- typical Scotty attribution"We're gonna turn it onWe're gonna bring you

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Will sent me a link to an Onion article I had forgotten, but, of course, LOVED.For anyone else in the "Department of Corrections" (Why did I assign 1,750 word papers to 40 students?)...Fifth-Grade Science Paper Doesn't Stand Up To Peer ReviewDECATUR, IL-A three-member panel of 10-year-old Michael Nogroski's fellow classmates at Nathaniel Macon Elementary School unanimously agreed Tuesday that his

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Like a daisyfresh with spring's kisswhite petals of promisedrop away through seasonsuntil left with a yellow corethat withers, fades,and dies.I did not plan to write a dark poem, nor any poem at all. The words are here because of anger, fury, and pain. I look at this picture and remember so much promise; a cascading giggle, visions of placid domesticity, two new lives that brought such joy...and

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stress makes me so danged tiredsickfat?

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I'm a mother pheasant pluckerI pluck mother pheasantsI'm the meanest mother pheasant pluckerWho ever plucked a mother pheasant.

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HowManyOfMe.comThere are:3people with my namein the U.S.A.How many have your name?

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Tight editing. Nice job!

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As Janet has rightly (though perhaps slightly tongue-in-cheek-ishly) pointed out, YouTube is a cultural phenomenon. Ok. I'm a bit addicted.And laughing various body parts off. Found this linked from Dispatches from the Culture Wars...Just think of the kittens.Ok. Now that the me who finds highly inappropriate things funny has stopped tittering, let's take this from the English Prof. stance: how

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CTProgressive has put this on YouTube, touting it as the "Worst Made Ad Ever." I have to agree (and it has little to do with my political affiliations). As someone who aims to be an informed voter, I don't like it when political ads try to scare me into voting for someone-- especially when the logic appears to be more that I'd be voting against that politician's opponent than for the

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I've ready many comments on this video. What do you think?

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Fall semester begins in fewer than 24 hours!(Grammatically, "fewer" should be correct, because hours can be counted, but "less" sounds much more natural.)

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Geeze. Almost a month without blogging. Many, many deadlines to meet in the real realm. I have re-discovered the world beyond the screen... I explored the jungle that my garden had become to find that an interesting melange of furry creatures had created their own subway system underneath.Then there was the THING.From my vantage point (about 40' away), it appeared to be between about 12" long,

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Did Adolf Hitler or Ann Coulter say it?Although I've never seen the two in the same room at the same time, I have been assured that they are two different people.An interesting exercise in reading for individual style and 'voice'-- something teachers of writing (and, dare I say, of reading) tend to do almost subconsciously.

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How to find true North? I was surprised when I clicked...(the edit read, "Stand still for 2 years, moss will grown on one side of your legs, this is North.")Edit was rather quickly--errr--edited (Intellectual Darwinism?), but what if it hadn't been a "'How to' of the Day" link from the Google desktop?Could have some very green lost hikers (Darwinism again).

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While reading CultureCat's blog, came across a link to this quiz. You know I had to try it out. So (existentially), who am I?Which of Henry VIII's wives are you?this quiz was made by Lori Fury

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Went to NYC yesterday for a Flash conference. No, not learning how to expose myself to the masses (isn't that what blogging is, anyway?), but learning about Macromedia/Adobe (Macrobe?) Flash 8. At the event, I was both inspired and intimidated. Three men from Big Spaceship were there to explain their process and how they have used Flash in their work, and if you ever want to have a jaw-gaping

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I wish I knew whether this essay was actually submitted... though I can't believe any teacher would actually pass this unless it was for "Bongs 101."

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While reading Computers and Writing post-mortems (morta?), I found this from Tengrrl, someone well-known/ respected in the community.Her presentation was of interest to me because it echoed a concept I had presented at the Academic Computing conference: it ain't the technology, it's the literacy instruction that matters.Is it the collective unconscious? Are we all moving towards this sense of

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So, I've been so busy trying to get stuff done forEnd of Semester grading (complete except for receiving two older [meaning more than one semester ago] incompletes... one expected, one not-- but welcomed nonetheless)12 pg. Newsletter for day job (worked 'til 8:30 pm to get pre-press complete before flying to Lubbock)Pending death due to having to fly first time since Reagan administration (reason

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This is a selection from the podcast workshop... and Group 5's Live Podcast is moderated by our very own Andy Piscitelle.Casting about with Sounds: Podcasts from Lubbock - drupal

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While I was at C&W, I was simply awed by the "Coming Attractions" @get info. I've been searching the net to find if anyone had posted their contributions. I've found a few. There's the humor and invention that I would expect, but I was more struck by the ways in which the 'definition' of composition/ computers and writing has evolved. Sadly, I don't think this would go over very well where I am,

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For one of my typical bouts of illness (wheeze). As I attempt to maintain oxygen levels (made all the more difficult by last night's retro visit to the land before electricity), here's a little something from ifilm:

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jackrabbit, by Barry R. Byrd (in photo gallery fauna)This looks a bit like the guys we saw... I thought they were coy dogs until they hopped.

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Lubbock, TX: 5/28/2006, 11 a.m. CSTSuffield/ Windsor Locks, CT: 5/28/2006, 8:15 p.m., EST(I could almost see my house from here)And the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.--T.S. Eliotfrom Four Quartets, "Little Gidding"

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Topic: Dance, Dance Revolution is neither a dance nor a revolution. Discuss.

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Out and about in Lubbock...

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"New Technology is not a panacea" -- Neville BrodyComputers & Writing 2006, Lubbock, TX

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Computers & Writing 2006, Lubbock, TX

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As I wallow through student writing projects, I offer to you...IFILM - Shorts: Grammar Cops -

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Whatever.: So Many Stories to Tell... (2)sorry about lack of new installments....will return to this after grading and C&W.

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Whatever.: So Many Stories to Tell...Going against your gut (and your nostrils), you offer to buy her something from the cafe and motion your hand for her to take a seat. She smiles and says, "you're not like the rest," and opening her jacket, takes out a worn envelope. "Here," she grins, placing it on the table and pushes it towards you. She turns around and quickly darts back into the throngs

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Remember the Choose Your Own Adventure series? Well, for the three people who read this blog, it's your chance to create a story. Comment and state what *you* think you should do...You're sitting in an outdoor cafe, sipping an overpriced latte. A woman approaches you, wearing a bulky coat for such a warm day. She doesn't smell too great, either. She asks you for some money for something to eat.

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And if you watch it without the sound on, you'll swear it's gay porn.

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Though I still think he bears an uncanny resemblance to G's dog, Bronson (or is it that Bronson bears it to him?).It's really a compliment. Bronson is quite the chick magnet.No animals were harmed in the writing of this post, but the author may have suffered irreperable damage to her self-esteem (or as one of her students once wrote, her "self of steam.")

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No, not pics of the phone... SBC pics from my phone... (hey, it only took me six weeks. Not bad for me!)

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You can't remember which concerts you've been to.I went to see Billy Joel at the Civic Center on Saturday (perhaps I'll remember to post on that during this lifetime) and one of the people I went with proclaimed that it was the best concert she had ever been to. It was a great show, but I wondered... the best?I went to the bulk of my concerts from the ages of 15 to 20. Despite the abundance of

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Is it live or is it satire?The scary thing is, I'm not sure.

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We returnedfrom the club, a little wildand flush with excitement;Mom called us all in.My, what a full house!We ran inside, straight overand checked the pot:"it's just like Jack's--or better!"Always the joker,I took all the chips--but I couldn't hold'em.I didn't have the heart to saythat there was nothing for the table.Too late; Mom called my bluff."What the deuce?" she exclaimed,ready for a

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So I managed to delete 600 emails today, despite the fact that the system I use usually transfers deleted emails to a delete folder, this seems to have bypassed it altogether.Grumble.So get 'em while they're hot: the blog entries I have not as yet deleted that I actually kind of like...Ten Terrifying Things About Turning Thirty-FiveThe Spamalot Photo (ok, not actually something I've written, but

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Made my reservations for Lubbock.I haven't flown in 20 years. You know, if I were going to tempt fate with a 2,000+ mile plane ride, I wish I were going somewhere a bit more exotic (apologies to Texans).And, as I am searching for comfort, what's the main attraction in Lubbock? Click here to find out.

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Blogging Is Like...Masturbation.If you have the equipment, you're probably doing it.You're usually doing it in secret.Does your significant other know what you're blogging about?You do it because it feels good.Too much blogging will give you a hand cramp.If you blog on the job, you could get fired.If you blog too long, you may go blind.

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A little something for your internet bookmarks

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The Five Love LanguagesMy primary love language is probablyActs of Servicewith a secondary love language beingQuality Time.Complete set of resultsActs of Service: 10Quality Time: 8Physical Touch: 6Words of Affirmation: 6Receiving Gifts: 0 Information Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we

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Seeing as you find the workings of my subsconscious so entertaining...Ok. No cast of stars (no, Matt, no Hank Azaria; no, Sheri, no Tim Curry; no, not even a cartoon character or an infomercial has-been or wannabe). This time I dreamed that my mother called me. I knew something was wrong, and asked her what happened to the dogs. The sound went out in my dream. She started to tell me that my dog

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Friday night, I had one of those kaleidoscope dreams.It began with me losing my (red) wallet, which became my (red) purse, at Digger McDuff's (though DMD's now looked like my grandmother's basement decked out for one of her wild 1970s parties, complete with the [red] shades on the lamps and that crappy musty smelling dark moldy green upholstery).Next thing I know, I'm playing what I think is

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A random memory...When my grandmother was in the hospital, her husband came to visit. Their relationship was always, well, volatile (my grandmother had a mean frying pan backhand and Rosario knew his way around a bottle of Fleischmann's).My grandmother was there in her bed, 4'11" of spunk ensnared in IVs and oxygen lines. Rosario came into the room and said, "Josie, when you coming home?"She

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I don't know whether I love this site or I fear it.

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Ok, so even though it's a week late (eons in the web world), I'll tell the tale of last Sunday.(The intro. sounds far more exciting than the truth).Short version--eBay. Spamalot. Front row center. Normal (meaning very expensive, like forests) ticket price. Reason(s): See Simon Russell Beale (vs. Tim Curry) as Arthur; See Lauren Kennedy (vs. Sara Ramirez) as Lady of the Lake; See Hank Azaria and

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And to think, I spent yesterday traipsing around Chinatown getting offers for "Rolekses" and "good han'bags, cheap cheap." If I'd only waited for...MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT TO TAUNT GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™FIRST ANNIVERSARY ON BROADWAYTO BE CELEBRATED WITH“WORLD’S LARGEST COCONUT ORCHESTRA” FREE COCONUTS FLOWN IN BY EXHAUSTED AFRICAN SWALLOWS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS!!!WHEN: Wednesday March 22 after

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According to the "Alan Compatibility" quiz:Click here to see how you stack up.

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I have nothing to blog today.(no, Matt, not going to blog about Shakespeare...)O O O O that Shakespeherian RagIt's so elegantSo intelligentbeware the Ides of March?WTC talks at the wire Newsday - all 121 related »Sony delays PlayStation 3 for six months MarketWatch - all 633 related »Star QBs on the move Boston Globe - all 897 related »Wallace to call it day as helmsman of CBS "60 Minutes"Xinhua

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I'm a pushover for a cute guy, especially short bald guys with no teeth.Ok. No pics... they're still in my phone (the same phone that I answered Friday morning to a "Hello, Auntie Andrea!") (and I was so excited I left the house with a digital camera sans memory card), but I'm now (once more) an ersatz auntie to a short man with a round head and, as yet, nonexistent dental and bathroom habits.

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Ok. I've been accused of deserting my blog. No, kids, the rumors are false. The blog is not yet dead and does feel happy.So why the paucity of posts?My excuse(s):I've been too busy ranting at people IRL to do so in writingNo internet access over the weekend to postI've worked over 85 hours (without a day off) since 2/27I think I had a slight nervous breakdown due to exhaustionBy the time I get

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I think I'd like to go for a walk.

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From this Sunday's paper...(names changed to protect the... well, you'll see)Mr. Hurlbut Bottomsniffer and the late Mrs. Eugenia Bottomsniffer proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Prunella, to Mr. Hendryk Djakstrapp.I wonder if Eugenia sent out notes thanking people for coming to her funeral.

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"Must-see TV" that I, well, haven't seen:The OCSurvivorDancing with the StarsThe "L" WordThe SopranosQueer as FolkCurb Your EnthusiasmQueer Eye for the Straight GuyDesperate HousewivesDark Shadows (shout out to cult TV)"Must-see TV" that I saw, but I just don't get it:American IdolFear FactorWife SwapTrading SpousesAmerica's Biggest LoserThe Surreal LifePerhaps I'm just too much of a geek. The

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"Here's a good rule of thumbToo clever is dumb."--Ogden Nash

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Like me.Why do I have a phone with caller ID? I never use my landline. I actually seem to keep it as some sort of $35 a month joke. When my home phone rings (which is rarely), I tend to look at the ID and see if I want to answer it. Usually the ID comes up as some type of "888-WANTMNY" variant; a charity (like People for the Ethical Treatment of Sock Puppets) who wants my financial support.

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"oh yeahlife goes onlong after the thrillof living is gone."John Cougar Mellencamp

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At 11 a.m., 21" of snow (before plowing). After plowing, we got a mere, oh, 6" more.Though the exercise of shoveling must do wonders for my cardiovascular system, I think I'd prefer biking and hiking for working out.Have I told anyone lately that I'm a summer person?

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Jamie Kennedy is Nanny McPhee.

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I think it dawned on me when I was a senior in college, sitting in a Spanish literature class. La profesora asked us what we knew of the Spanish Inquisition. No one raised a hand, until I, timidly, started talking about Tourquemada and the Auto de Fe. I quickly ran out of information. She asked me where I had learned about it, and I confessed, History of the World Part I.All of my recollections

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Do I really have to explain this with a post?And the word for today, children, is misanthrope

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You will be sucked dry by a leech. I'd stay awayfrom swimming holes, and stick to good oldcement. Even if it does hurt like hell whenyour toe scrapes the bottom. What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die? brought to you by Quizilla

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Here's some handy-dandy trivia for you. When going down stairs, try to use all of the steps.Yesterday, in my stupid quest to be environmentally conscious and compost, I, laden with pan holding a vile melange of coffee grounds, vegetable peelings, and some very odd liquid, took two steps down the stairs and then went asterisk over teakettle down the stairs. (Looks about in search of sympathy, and

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Sometimes, I'm more than a bit afraid of my gene pool. At these times, I wonder if perhaps there were a switch at the hospital, and somewhere there's a nice, stable, perhaps wealthy family just waiting for a DNA test to prove that I'm the rightful heir.Then I pull out the family albums.Anna Luisa Palmieri Serpi, my great-grandmother. Actually, she was pretty sane, and quite a lady. Of course, I

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No, that's not a euphemism.Took a Sunday walk on the riverfront trail. I can't believe the flooding-- the iron trestle bridge was half submerged. During the summer months I'd stand on that same bridge and listen as 20 feet below bullfrogs 'twanged' in the marsh.As Hilde walked me (as she is wont to do), I noticed what I thought was a fast-moving tree limb gliding through the flood waters. I edged

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Big. Purple. Bouncy. Pilates.I first noticed it in my (directly behind me) neighbor's back yard.Maybe it was a leftover from an unfulfilled New Year's resolution, pummeled away in disgust after weight loss failure. Still, my back neighbors have young'uns, so anything was possible.Winter being what winter is and balls being what balls are (that sounds so bad out of context), big purple was on the

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You scored as Chalcedon compliant. You are Chalcedon compliant. Congratulations, you're not a heretic. You believe that Jesus is truly God and truly man and like us in every respect, apart from sin. Officially approved in 451.Chalcedon compliant100%Pelagianism83%Monophysitism83%Nestorianism50%Apollanarian33%Monarchianism33%Modalism33%Adoptionist17%Arianism0%Docetism0%Gnosticism0%Albigensianism0%

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Monsters and Critics is (are?) looking for reviewers and columnists.Pros:Excuse to go into NYC regularlyChance to write something sans MLA doc.BylineCould recycle my ca. 1985 John Taylor fedora into a "Press" hat (sticks pencil behind ear)Doubt I'd have to gloss anything into modern English (unless it's a Schwarzenegger flick)Millions will swoon adoringly upon hearing of my job descriptionCons:

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Yup. That pretty much captures it.

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I seem to remember that the Tracy Ullman Show and, I thought, The Simpsons were filmed in "Merkinvision," which I thought was a bit amusing (though rather risque for prime time).Then I found out that the Head Writer's name is David Merkin.Oh well. There goes what had been an amusing mental image.This is one of the times that I feel sorry for men. Unless they're going to take on stage names,

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School starts soon.(no, this is in no way a reflection of or a commentary on where I teach or my opinion of my students)

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Went to tickle.com and took some of the many laptop psychiatry tests available.According to my Love Personality Report (say that like Barry White now), I'm an ITNP.My Celebrity Matchmaker tells me to go for Russell Crowe, but my Celebrity Soul Mate is Owen Wilson, which is fine, because my Movie Star Double is Drew Barrymore. I'm sure that when she took the Who's Your Type test, she came up

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Lindsay Lohan's asthma attack made Forbes magazine. The apocalypse is nigh.Last night (actually, this morning) I could not sleep. I tossed, turned and played cards on my PDA until 4 a.m. I tried 'watching' tv (it usually affects me like a vacuum does a colicky baby) and I was inundated by the most insidious of scriptwriter-unemployment-makers: Celebrity Reality (is that an oxymoron?) television.

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If I had to define hell, it would be a humorless tedium.Wait. That's my life now.I've spent the past few days trying to take care of the usual mundane crap, and in doing so, I've been forced to interact with my so-called "loved ones." Talk about an oxymoron waiting to happen. Now I know why I'm a workaholic.I've gotten a bit of flak for my humor being "inappropriate." You know, your father dies

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Lately, I've been suffering from a good dose of self-sympathy, and frankly, I'd like to kick myself in the posterior. I don't know whether it's turning 35, the new year, or (more likely) the general dissatisfaction with what I have (not) done with my life. For all the anger and the sublimated rage, the frustration and the sense of failure, I know that one person bears the ultimate responsibility

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You scored as Clue. You are Clue!! Clue 75% Life 69% Monopoly 63% Trouble 63% Twister 56% Which Board Game R you?created with QuizFarm.com

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What makes a person sexy?To get on board my mental segue train: was waiting to pick up my lunch order at New China Star and started looking at the various specimens of humanity at and around the restaurant. No one there was what I would consider homely, and some people were, at least by American standards, good looking. Yet I didn't think any of them were sexy. So I wondered, "What makes a person

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Ok. I'm letting you in to my innermost being. This is my natal chart from astro.com. Theoretically, I am laid bare before you.My reaction?Look at the pretty triangle.My mother said that when she was pregnant with me she went with my father to visit a friend of his. The woman met my mother and ran upstairs (which, if you've met my mother, would be a perfectly understandable reaction). What is odd

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10. Rebel songs of youth are now "light hits" on oldies station.9. That crunching noise is my knees.8. Realizing that I am not now, nor will ever be, a "hottie."7. That one "la vecchia" rodent-type hair growing out of my neck.6. Choosing comfort over coolness.4. Forgetting what I'm doing in the middle of doing it.3. Leg warmers are coming back.2. Oh my god! I forgot to have kids!And the most

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Notice how blogs seem to be the ultimate rant medium? Try clicking a few hundred times on the "Next Blog" link and you'll realize how much everyone wants to complain (or post attempts at writing erotica/porn, but as always, that's another blog). I have a feeling that the blogs in Cyrillic concern someone blasting Putin-omics or bitching about the crappy service from the cashier at Perekrestok.

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Consciousness came to her just as she was about to be hit by the motorcycle.She gasped, half awake, making sense of the staccato reverberations, getting louder as she came to.She poked him in the back."Bobby," she growled, "stop snoring!"Bobby lifted his head and turned it, one eye open, to face her. He sighed, making one of those typical half-awake grunting noises, and went back to sleep... and

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So, after two weeks, the charge finally came through for the Spamalot/Broadway Cares photo op.I had told Gi that it wasn't showing up on my statement... her response? "Free pictures!"I don't know why, but that really ticked me off. I'm not some hyper-super-ego afflicted moral zombie, but it just struck me as so self-serving. I know she's not like that, and it was probably a joke, but lately I

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The hand(that reaches out,that reaches beyond,stretching,grasping)is consumedby the ink-black waves.

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I spend far too much time commuting. The focuses (focii?) of my drives is often anything but what I'm supposed to be thinking about (you know, supposed to think about lesson plans, grocery lists, paying bills, and to-do lists). Instead, I'm pondering obscure lines of Old French literature, crafting imaginary dialogues (thankfully, I do know they're imaginary), composing articles that I will never

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On Saturday (my New York Spamalot day), something very strange happened, and I’ve been kind of unsettled ever since.I know. It’s New York. Strange is the norm, right?Well, yes–(as a woman passed me going down the street yelling to the air, “You’re Napoleon, I’m Napoleon, and when we have a few drinks, we’re all Napoleons.” Of course, there is the possibility that she was talking on a hands-free

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Yesterday, I found out that Clare died. Even now, I can't believe I've put those words together.I found out on Friday that her cancer had returned and that she was in the hospital with pneumonia. I came to school Monday and asked Xan if she knew how Clare was doing; Xan said no, but she'd let me know, and the department was going to send a card, and all that usual stuff... then ten minutes later

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