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As is typically required, one looks back at the last year and then forward to the next year.  This is usually done under the guise of self-review, but actually done to guilt-trip and brutalize oneself for all the things one did not accomplish last year and make new goals to do them ( Read more... )

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“Discipline is remembering what you want.”
      -David Campbell

h/t to K-Co

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You Just Can’t Kill It

This link came from k-co back in September, and I meant to post it, really I did.  Today, I was thinking: what exactly is the definition of GOTH, and what does it mean for a sub-culture?

My favorite thing about this article on goth subculture is that the image ( Read more... )

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Here I plan on continuing the debate on whether blogging is right for…well, anyone who is thinking of blogging.  I’ll be touching on some of the realities and concerns that affect me in considering blogging. See Part 1 here.

Concern/Reality #1: Should I Really Post That?

This one is ( Read more... )

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So, for the holdiays, I of course am rushing around getting gifts that I was previously uninspired to buy.  I had no ideas of what I was going to get people.  Now I know what I want to get people, but don’t really have the money or time - or the energy.

On top of that is all the ( Read more... )

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I don’t think I need to go into fabulous detail about how amazing my partner is.  He’s sensitive, accomplished, self-assured, intelligent, and so much more.  Those of you who know him already know these things about him.  Those of you who don’t will have to take my word for it.

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This was sent to me today via forward, and I find it appropriate and amusing at the same time.  Thank Vanity Fair, to whom I am currently unable to link (*grumbles*).

Form EZ-CASH - Application for the Federal Bail Out Program (Click on the Image)




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So, I meant to post this a while ago when I first got it.  I opened this in the mail in November - an offer from Brookwood Loans.  The premise is that we all could use some fast cash, right?  With all the loans dried up from banks going under and holding onto their ass…ets.


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In the festive prose of the season:

When, what should my googling fingers should appear

The Life Photo Archive, broken down by year.

Enjoy!

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Why do people on the end of the line at credit card companies talk to you like they are doing you a favor?

So, Part 1 did not totally succeed - the new card I was offered had a measly limit of $400.  Excuse me?  It was obvious from my application that I was looking to transfer money ( Read more... )