Month: September 2003
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Woohoo! The Amazing Race has been renewed for a fifth season. Bring on Team Attention-Starved Teachers!
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Yet Another Gym Malady.Tonight I was happily doing my lifting routine when the weirdest thing happened. I’d just done my “Front Raise”, which is this exercise my trainer gave me where I get in a push-up position (except on my elbows) and hold myself there for 20 seconds. It’s good for your abs, I guess.…
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Ebert’s obituary for Elia Kazan is worth a read. I’m going to have to try to find Kazan’s autobiography at the library sometime.
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I feel like I’m in a blog-reading rut. Does anybody have any great new suggestions for sites I should be reading? Here’s what I like: frequently updated sites with lots of links and a good mix of commentary from smart, interesting people. (Example: virulent memes, an excellent Aussie blog I’ll be bookmarking.) I can only…
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Gruesome Flash Fun: Could you perform open heart surgery? The results of my first attempt as an intern were not good: “Your ineptitude has ended the patient’s life.” Ouch!
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Woohoo! Survivor: Pearl Islands has finally premiered and the Snook and I loved it. We’re big Rupert fans. I cheered when he stole the stupid team’s shoes.
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Memo to self: Bookmark this Dr. Who Scarf Page when you get home.
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The Sydney Morning Herald has published its list of the world’s best blogs. *sniff* I am not on it.
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Donald O’Connor has died. I’ll have to watch Singin’ in the Rain tonight in his memory.
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My Triumphant Return to Body Pump… Not.Determined to follow my new personal trainer’s recommendations, I attended my first pump class in over a year yesterday. I used the lowest weight possible and it still killed. At one point I was trying to do lunges and my legs were trembling so badly I couldn’t balance. When…