OK, I don't know if this is true, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was.

Why our country is in trouble!

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Tina Jordan, in Entertainment Weekly, writes about her daughter and her daughter's choice of reading material. Her main question is "What do you do when you hate what your daughter is reading?" I think she's a bit harsh with her assessment of popular literature, but I agree in her final answer to the question ( Read more... )

OK, I'll still be posting here, but for those interested, I created a secondary live journal just to track the books I read. For my own faulty memory, I've linked author websites, related books in a series, summaries, etc. I also graded each book on an alphabetical scale. It'll seem like a lot of posts in the beginning while I catch up on the ( Read more... )

So, I work for a direct mail fundraising agency. Basically, for the layman, we manage the junk mail process. I've always worked with non-profits that deal with raising money for health and wellfare type of organizations which is very rewarding. Then, I changed jobs ( Read more... )

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( Dallas shopping with mini rant )

My dad got me a ticket to Dallas so I'm booked and going.

I fly in on Tuesday morning and land at Dallas/Ft. Worth at 11:30-ish and fly out on Thursday around 5:30-ish. AND he got me flying out of Reagan National which is sweet because it's super close to my house so I can cab it or Metro it.

I'm officially excited!

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I thought the boy was coming home during the day today, but he doesn't land until 10:30PM and won't be home until after midnight (he flies into Baltimore ( Read more... )

I am such a cheap date. So, I was so proud that I didn't go out last night. A friend and I hung out, and I got him drunk. He sacked out on my couch until he could drive home. Then, tonight, I went to his brother's birthday party despite the fact I had only met him once before. And 3 cosmos later, I'm dancing to Super Freak. Bad times. I ( Read more... )