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House buying and becoming an adult
Yesterday David and I became homeowners, which seems like a big life step from where I am standing. It was glorious to finally be given keys to our house and be able to unlock the doors ourselves and go inside. It was really like opening up the biggest present ever. (Except that we are paying for it and to get to this point was awfully horrendous ( Read more... ) -
A strange bribe
This might not translate to those of you outside of publishing, but we received a very strange package in the slush pile yesterday. To explain, "slush" means unsolicited manuscripts. We get sent 10-20 a day. On Monday Lynne, our submissions editor, got a large box on her desk. It had to be the largest submission box ever! She was convinced that it ( Read more... ) -
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"Take a picture of yourself right now.
don't change your clothes, don't fix your hair...just take a picture.
post that picture with NO editing.
post these instructions with your picture"
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Palin commentary
I know I haven't posted in a long time, and there is really no excuse for it, except that I think things have been particularly boring recently ( Read more... ) -
Wall-E
Everyone should see it! This movie is amazingly intellectual, while being romantic, funny, and dystopic. Go now! -
Thunder and Lightning
It is as dark as night in my flat right now as a storm passes right over the building. I looked up from reading to find it almost pitch black at 1:40 in the afternoon. The humidity was palpable, and as I got up and looked out the window lighting struck close and thunder echoed and cracked. It's amazing. A few more lightning strikes and the rain ( Read more... ) -
Gay Marriage!
NY Times article“Where is the court going to rationally limit marriage if it’s not a union between a male and female?” he said. “There is no evidence to establish that a homosexual lifestyle is an immutable characteristic such as race ( Read more... ) -
Boston Marathon
I got to see Lance Armstrong up close and personal running the Boston Marathon. It was awesome!
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