I’m having a hard time getting myself to write this. I, in response to a challenge on another blog, one…
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The other night, in the pre-class chatter, I overhead the instructor talking about running. Specifically, that it doesn’t ever get…
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Last night, when my class broke up into groups, one of the members of my group mentioned that she felt…
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On Sunday Ambrose and I went for a run, on what seems to have been the last nice day that…
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Slate had an article by Amanda Marcotte during the recent shutdown describing how the Democrats could deal with the Republicans…
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I’m the kind of driver who insists on seat belts. The kind of driver who gets paranoid about going over…
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My English 275 class has moved on to poetry. At first, I was like, ugh, poetry, spare me. Then we…
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Stage 1: PreparationYou’re smart. You know that layers are the way to go here. Normal pants and shoes will do…
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On Sunday, I turned 31 years old. I think I’m supposed to be saying that I’m 29 still, for at…
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When I read Seanan Mcguire’s livejournal entry on being cred checked at the San Diego Comic Con, I was reminded…
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