December 2011
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Gotta love subtle grammar jokes
British Soldier: You speak good English.
German Soldier: I speak English well.
Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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Merry Christmas, all
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.” —Matthew 1:23 “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” —Luke 2:7 (the real meaning of Christmas)
Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and...”
– Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (via bookoasis)
Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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A Girl You Should Date
Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. She has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve. Find a girl who reads. You’ll know that she does because she will always have an unread book in her bag. She’s the one lovingly looking ...
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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A writer's texts from last night
Me: I have developed a bit of a crush on Jacob, surprisingly. I didn't think I'd like him.
Her: Who's Jacob?
Me: In [my] novel. You'll meet him. Don't worry. He's a nice young man.
Her: Ummm...
Dec 19th
“I think the greatest poetry… is revealing to the reader the beauty in something...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson (via writers-bloc )
Dec 18th
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Dec 17th
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Happy Birthday Ludwig van Beethoven and Jane...
I thank you both for the contributions you have made to my favorite things: books and music.
Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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“Why don’t we run away to Paris? If we leave now, we can get there by...”
– Rerun in I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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“What’s the point of loving someone who cannot be found?”
– Arthur S4E11 “The Hunter’s Heart” Merlin
Dec 12th
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You know you're a lit nerd if you store your books...
Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
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I have a writing job.
I HAVE A WRITING JOB! Someone is actually going to pay me to write. Now I just have to find the time to…you know…write something.
Dec 9th
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"People say I'm strange--does that make me a...
Hello, blast from the past.
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
I haven’t written in three days. I’m going into withdrawal.
Dec 8th
While other people are commemorating Pear Harbor, I paid tribute to Willa Cather. Does that make me a bad American?
Dec 7th
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Happy Birthday, Willa Cather!
outofprintclothing: “Let your fiction grow out of the land beneath your feet.” I *heart* her so much.
Dec 7th
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Why do I love Wicked* so much?
*the musical, you know. I love My Fair Lady, too.
Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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“This is literature? A two-year-old could have written this.”
– Despicable Me
Dec 6th
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Dec 6th
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It's been a good day.
coffee (new favorite Starbucks blend) crocheting (and getting paid to do so) writing (I’m so close to the end!) Vocal Point (Frank Sinatra AND Christmas!) Christmas music (love) Christmas planning (she’s coming!) Christmas shopping (I love buying presents) writing (I wrote a lot. a lot. a lot.)
Dec 6th
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writing is the best thing ever
Dec 5th
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Dec 3rd
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I want to be crafty. As in yarn and glue and sparkles. Not as in conniving. Hmmmmm…
Dec 2nd