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As of today, I have been alive 11,319 days. I am old.

A birthday is looming in my future. These last few days before a birthday usually bring up strange emotions. Last year, it was ambivalence. 29 was unadulterated excitement. 2007 was peaceful. This year could be described as ( Read more... )

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Gather ’round the campfire. I want you to love me as much as I love you, so this here is community building hour. Today feels like a good day to address those who read my blog and bristle at my references of feminist politics. I figured I might break down some of the basics. We all ( Read more... )

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1.  Fuck Yeah Daniel Clowes

True fact: if you don’t like Daniel Clowes, we cannot be friends.

2. Kayaking

Sure, you might look like a d-b, but it’s fun. And if you are super fancy and fashion forward you can bring a beer in a cozy to complete the amazing ensemble of fat suit life- ( Read more... )

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Video Games | Scott Pilgrim vs. The World | E3 2010: Extended Debut Trailer HD
XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii
I know it’s old news, but still….NERDBONER. So, so excited. In case you didn’t know, Scott P. and I are like *this*.

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Let’s sit around the warm and cozy internet fire and have a litttle nerd time, shall we?

I will admit something that may or may not come as a shocker: I love Final Fantasy. I know I’m not the only one. My love all for Final Fantasy is about as deep as they come. I’ve played FF for ( Read more... )

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My summer will be all about art. I miss my creativity. I sometimes look at my negatives and my journals and sketchbooks and see all the verve and excitement and wonder where all that energy went. Then I remember being in school full-time and being trapped under oppressive gray ( Read more... )

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Knowing that someone has the potential to succeed is beautiful, but when you get to watch that person come into real success, it feels like the world is right and the stars have aligned and fate feels a little more believable. When I caught wind of Patrick Tafoya’s restaurant being ( Read more... )

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Where: Alexis Hotel, downtown Seattle
When: Last Week
Why: To celebrate a one year wedding anniversary. Well that, and I’m a sucker for a nice hotel.


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My beloved, lifesaving, hero of a Grandpa turned 78 yesterday. He beat his oncologists diagnosis of terminal lung cancer taking his life within the year. He still has the spunk and sharpness that I expect from him. Though he has no hair and lost considerable weight, his stubborn ( Read more... )