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Met up with Stephen and Neil today at the Printers Row Book Fair. I had an amazing time. I am once again reminded of how wonderful Chicago is. I have never been to anything quite like this. I'm sure other towns may have something similar, but I can't imagine it is as good. I picked up a few books that I have wanted for a while and a few I haven't ( Read more... ) -
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I've been making a concerted effort to read more since school got out. May was pretty good. I finished a bunch of books that I've been wanting to read. Some were good, some were completely disappointing, and some were good entertainment. Stars system is out of five.
Belladonna by Anne Bishop (****)
Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper (****)
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It is official, my degree was posted on my transcripts today. I am a college graduate. Yay! -
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I'm so very tired of everyone focusing on the fact that Hillary Clinton is a woman and Barack Obama is black... why don't we focus on their policies and ideas instead. How about we vote for someone based on what they have to say and want to do and how that aligns with our own values instead of voting based on whether they are republican or democrat ( Read more... ) -
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These are my February reading goals. Just a way for me to keep track of some important details. The reading goals have the actual books I want to read for the month. I'm going for 2-5 children/young adult books per week and 1-3 adult books for every two weeks.
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I feel just a tad squicked that Meet the Spartans did better at the box office this weekend than Rambo. Mind you I don't want to see either... but c'mon people. -
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I hate Comcast. They are the biggest screw ups I have ever met... ok that might not quite be true, but they are pretty bad. I had them set to come set up my cable, internet, and phone for Wednesday. Guys shows up on Wednesday, the cable outside has been eaten through by some type of rodent. He says he has to call some special group to come fix it ( ( Read more... ) -
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I have one day of real college left. One final and then a "final." Our "final" is lunch out with everyone in the program. So back to that one day... yes I don't get my degree until May, but I don't have classes after this semester. Next semester is me practicing my teaching... ya know, student teaching ( Read more... ) -
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Thing I love about winter.... getting to sleep with piles of blankets on top of me and not over heat ( Read more... ) -
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I went and saw "Across the Universe" last night. I enjoyed it. You could even say I liked it quite a bit. If anyone decides to go see it, a few suggestions. Please don't turn it into a political commentary. It's a movie that is set during the Vietnam War. That's all. Yes, I know that parallels can be drawn with Iraq, but it is about the Vietnam Era ( Read more... )