Today is the first day of fall. Obviously not by calendar standards, but my standards. I can always tell when the fall season is starting by the way the light streams through my window. On my first day of fall the light always looks slightly different. It's more of a soft light rather than the harsh late-summer light. Even though it may heat ( Read more... )

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I am leaving for Australia in about an hour. Whee! This trip should be fantastically awesome and I cannot wait. I am bringing my laptop so maybe I will update, maybe I won't. I don't want to be glued to the internet while I am there and I definitely don't plan on it ( Read more... )

But at least it doesn't have a "Neutral" score.

Which American accent do you have?
Western
Western is kind of neutral, but not quite since it's still possible to tell where you`re from. So you might not actually be from the West (but you probably are). If you really want to sound "neutral," learn how to say "stock" and "stalk" differently.

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I've been keeping track of all the books I've read so far this year and since we're halfway through I thought I'd post my stats ( Read more... )

Did any of you guys read the American Girls books as kids? My mom bought me the whole set when I was 9 for Chanukah. They had dolls and everything. I remember being really into Felicity (1774) and I even got a doll-version of her one year ( Read more... )

I weight five pounds less than I did before the surgery. This made me laugh. First five pound goal reached!

Yesterday was my breast reduction surgery and I feel ten times better today.

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1. What’s the funniest book you’ve ever read ( Read more... )

As of tonight, Damian and I have officially broken everything off.

On the one hand, about 90% of me knew this would come.

On the other hand, it still really, really sucks because there goes all the last shreds of hope.

I just hope I can accept that this time, he's really gone.