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Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet . . .
Tonight was the first Halloween in a long time that I've been home for trick or treaters, and I had quite a few. Most of the kids (and even some of the adults) were in costume, but nobody was carrying a special trick-or-treat candy bag -- everybody had trash bags, pillowcases, grocery bags, or (in at least one case) backpacks. The costumes ranged ( Read more... ) -
Sheepwatch '09
As I was driving home yesterday I noticed the sheep on the sheep farm at the corner of Olympian and Marketview were out grazing. Since I missed bunny-watching this year, I think I might substitue sheep-watching ( Read more... ) -
Initial impressions of The Sims 3
My boyfriend just got the new Sims 3 and installed it on his computer last night. He knew what a huge Sims fan I am, so he graciously allowed me to play it first. I got about two hours with the game, and while there are some things I miss from Sims 2, overall it's a definite upgrade ( Read more... ) -
Bookseller humor
. . . *black* humor, of course.
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Peeps on Parade
I love marshmallow Peeps. Not only are they tasty, but they're irresistably cute, and come in bright pastel colors. So I was excited to learn that the Chicago tribune runs a yearly photo contest featuring Peep dioramas. Peep-tastic!http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/peeps -
Great Impasta Reopening
From the Amasong listserv--
The Great Impasta Restaurant will open for business in their new location Thursday evening, Feb 12, at 5:00 pm.
The Great Impasta is now located in the old Milo's space in the north east corner of Lincoln Square Village in downtown Urbana.
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Neil Gaiman wins Newbery
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/books/27newb.html?_r=1
I haven't read Graveyard Book, but Coraline was great. . . -
I'm an aunt!
Linnaea Pixel was born last night at 6:30 ET. She weighs eight pounds, eight ounces. Mother and baby are doing fine. I should get pictures at some point.
