Month: July 2012
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Favorited today on Twitter: DanielleWarby: REALLY interesting look at sports sponsorship: Sarah Robles (@roblympian), USA’s Strongest Woman & Body Image Activist http://t.co/eYtYs0Hn thedailymeal: Takeru Kobayashi Wins Crif Dog Classic: http://t.co/QfonkqR6 You can follow me here.
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Shared today on Instagram: Three cheers for hand-knit cardigans with zippers! (Suck it @drkknits .)
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Goodbye, Grandpa HubertMy Grandpa died yesterday. I only found out he was in the hospital the day before. This is the first grandparent I’ve lost. These things always suck, but man does it suck when you’re far from your family. I talked to my Dad this morning and he said he doesn’t want me to…
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Shared today on Instagram: Wishing I could give hugs to all my family back home on this sad, cold night. The cat will have to do.
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At a party recently, the topic of “baptism” came up and, out of nowhere, the Snook started reciting “A Bush Christening” by Banjo Paterson. (He does weird things like that.) It’s a very cute poem, and I’m tickled to learn the location actually does exist!
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Favorited today on Twitter: latimesfood: Dinner tonight! Crispy chicken thighs with olives, lemon, fennel http://t.co/D0hurlHR bonappetit: This heated butter knife = the end to all your toast-buttering woes http://t.co/s8M1JiVk You can follow me here.
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Women Who Rock – #44 Siouxsie and the BansheesSiouxsie and the Banshees’s Once Upon a Time is #44 on RS’s list of Greatest Albums from “Women Who Rock.” I don’t think I had ever heard any of these songs before. It’s not really my thing, but I like the rhythms. The “Christine” song freaked me…
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Women Who Rock – #45 Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift’s Speak Now is #45 on RS’s list of Greatest Albums from “Women Who Rock.” While I’m sure there are those rolling their eyes, I really like Taylor Swift. She’s a pretty, pretty princess, she plays the guitar, and she writes catchy songs about liking boys. There’s nothing…
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Women Who Rock – #46 Salt-n-PepaSalt-n-Pepa’s Hot, Cool and Vicious is #46 on RS’s list of Greatest Albums from “Women Who Rock.” Unfortunately Spotify doesn’t have it available, so instead I listened to their Greatest Hits compilation. I wasn’t a huge hip-hop fan in high school, but I did like SNP. (I remember vastly preferring…
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Favorited today on Twitter: TelegraphFood: Zucchini alla scapece recipe http://t.co/MXA5sxoU TelegraphFood: Aubergine polpettine recipe http://t.co/7juk2Kkg recipeupdates: Grilled Romaine Lettuce http://t.co/v1VH1D0d Salon: Plantation America: "The entire US is now turning into the global equivalent of a Deep South state." http://t.co/6lljr5iq You can follow me here.