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Archive for the 'shiny things' Category

THE 13 DAYS OF CHEER!

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

So, it’s December. Those of you who have been around these parts for a while know that I AM FAN OF THE HOLIDAYS. I can barely contain myself through the year, so eager am I to put up my tree, hang the shiny things, and let loose the hamsters of joy. Christmas carols, holiday [...]

WHAT’S YOUR ILK?

Friday, September 12th, 2008

I was having one of those days today when I forget how to take my watch off. Does this happen to you ever? You’ve taken your watch off hundreds of times, and then you just . . . forget? You pull the latch and pull it and nothing happens and you start flailing and [...]

BULLET-STOPPING, AXIS-FOLDING ACTION (WITH SATIN TIGHTS)

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

If you had asked me on Monday night, when I first posted the costume poll, I was sure that Tonks was going to win. I started resigning myself to the idea of temporarily dying my hair pink.
The more I read about pink hair dye, the clearer it became to me that the temporary spray [...]

ALL HAIL THE SHINY THING

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

I got something yesterday that stopped my clock completely. It’s possible that this is the best thing that has ever happened to me—even better than my free monkey riding up with my new Vespa. I am going to share it with you.
Before we get to the exciting bit, though, I have to mention something while [...]