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Only fire again, compressed.
What Begins Bitterly Becomes Another Love Poem ( Read more... ) -
April.
You guys know April is NATIONAL POETRY MONTH. Also you know I'm not kidding about the urge to get in my car and get away, but instead there's this poem ( Read more... ) -
The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
One of my favorite parts of Lamb, affectionately known as "that Jesus book", is when Biff (Jesus's best friend) decides that he wants to be a professional mourner. "How hard can it be," he wonders. "Tear at your hair, sing a dirge or two, take the rest of the week off." And I have to tell you, his funeral songs are some of the best I've ever ( Read more... ) -
Cheerless Smiling
There's no feeling in the world like being insulted by smiling lips ( Read more... ) -
I'm nobody--Who are you?
I watched little snippets of "An American in Paris" the other day, and was utterly dismayed to find that it was Leslie Caron! Leslie Caron from "Gigi"! How did I not recognize her ( Read more... ) -
Ego is the Forbidden Word
Reading Bored of the Rings, a best-selling parody of the Tolkein saga, I was rather horrified to find myself thinking: Wow, I can write better than these people. Obviously, someone needs to give my ego a nice prick. Someone needs to give my head a cold compress to reduce that swelling. And I know just who's up for the job ( Read more... ) -
If Everybody was Jewish...Jewish USA
I have to love how my rabbi talks about Judaism. "Well," he tells us, teenagers who of course have totally made up our minds about religion and would never be influenced by our teachers and leaders in any way, "you don't actually have to believe in God to be a Jew. And you don't need to follow the Torah either. Really, the Bible is just a ( Read more... ) -
Jailbird
“Hello ( Read more... ) -
Door Number 3, Monty!
And look who it is, crashing onto the Livejournal scene!
My sister!If you were curious about my Halloween costume, well, here's the real Corinne in all her glory. Just remember: curiousity killed the cat. And curiosity in this case is likely to get you severely overdosed on all the "OMG!"s and "so like, I can't believe that Jared like asked her ( Read more... ) -
Getting into that Birthday Spirit
There are times in one’s life when one must step back from the stress of everyday existence, just remove oneself from the rat race in today’s society, and eat cake. Your birthday is one of those times.
And, well, I don’t know when your birthday is, but mine’s this weekend ( Read more... )