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* There are changes going on, underground.

* "The biggest shock of writing is that it's difficult."

* I'm going to tattoo this on the back of my hand so that I can look at it when I forget this truth.

* If I were in Austin, I'd be there.

* Stolen from Dooce: the song we all need at times.

* I kinda love this project.

* Downton Abbey stars out of costume.

* I've never been a big fan of the "seven habit of highly motivated people" thing but this one feels dead on.

* Ironic research.

* My love for Gail Collins in a mighty thing.

* I *heart* Neil deGrasse Tyson, too.

* Pat the Foodie.

* Ten Ways Being a Theater Major Prepared Me For Success All of these are true, btw. Even in hindsight, I wouldn't have changed my major.

* Bitches knitter Stephen challenged me to come up with my single secret behavior. Unfortunately, it's been so long since I was single/lived alone that I have nothing to add.  Anyone else?

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(An update: On Wednesday last, I caught the cold that the kids had been kind enough to share. By Friday morning, I couldn't get out of bed, if only because I kept falling asleep and didn't want to fall down on anything harder than my mattress. End of story: bronchitis, sinusitis and a scary eardrum. I'm on drugs now and have more sprays and unguents than a person probably should. Still, I have stopped feeling worse. So there's that.

(Admittedly, that's probably more than you wanted to know. Sorry. I once had an editor point out that illness makes me loquatious. He wasn't wrong. 

(Right. So, my point: things are moving slowly if at all. Hence, a short list of "many things," because I haven't been spending much time in front of the machine. Which is also why I probably owe you email.)

* The hazard of false nostalgia. Also: I don't know what to make of this. You?

* I just... go look.

* This exhibit scared the poo out of me as a kid. Apparently, it made an impression on others, too.

* Even the idea of this makes me queasy.

* What the "Real Housewives" can teach us.

* Phil Williams is a mensch. As is Martha Boggs. (And, oh!, how I miss the Bistro's food.)

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* Yes, this. All in higher ed should read it.

* 10 Things to not do to save money. (I bring this up because we had a run-in with #5 again. Feh.)

* Rolling Bean Boot!

* Sigh. This is a beautiful piece of writing that makes my heart hurt.

* The type of childhood stress is important. 

* What he learned at the Parent Improvement Program. 

* "Reality bears little resemblence to CSI."

* On Wait, Wait. (Warning: there's a weird edit in the last graf, which may have been fixed by the time you read this.)

* The story of a shoe.

* I support this post on mock meat.

* The Boy should be on this new show.

* From nerak. Be sure to read the tabs fo reach recipe. Or, rather, "recipe."

* U.S. history as seen through a cake lens.

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FYI, y'all: Forgotten Bookmark's Mike had a bit of an incident at his shop this morning. He's fine but weep for the books. Oh, the books.

* Mary Roach on shrunken heads. (Also: she shrinks her own.)

* Jim C. Hines is made of awesome. And made the right choice w/r/t his pants.

* Russia by Rail.

* I'm a big fan of #10.

* Beware the Intergalactic Nemesis. Or, you know, go see it.

* Must control fist of death.

* One day, we'll live to be 50.

* The ACI.

* On the Gettysburg Marathon. What think you?

* All that would improve this is Pluto, not because I believe it's a planet but because one can't have enough chocolate.

* And the evolutionary advantage to depression is...? Also: on the importance of rest.

* Note to self: should trip to Seattle work out for this summer, go to one or more of these.

* Other note to self:  Ask Clara if she needs an assistant. 

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* What makes you "you?"

* Heh.

* Mothers are their mothers and husbands and daughters and sons, too.

* Salt and ....

* We've all been there. (The asterix bothers me, tho. If you're going to swear, just fucking own it.)

* Marilyn Monroe's capri pants.

* Truth.

* This is my favorite cookie, too. But, despite years of trying, I can't seem to make them, which makes me so sad.

* I've been to #4 and #25. And I'd love to go to almost all of the others on the list.

* What your writer friends wish you knew.

* What writers should stop doing. (Number 15 is the one I find the most challenging.)

* Let's say it again: Correlation is not causation.

* Do I *need* a $45 copy of one of my most favorite books ever? No. And, yet.

* I want Jennifer Ouellette's job. (Actually, I think I should go on Craig's show to talk about Scotland, sweaters and Mary Tudor. Hear that, Late, Late Show bookers?)

* This calendar is awesome.

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* It is as bad as you think.

* Good to have the rules written down.

* I want to see this.

* A thing we don't like to think about.

* Why is George so Curious?

* Adam Roberts takes on the Top Ten All-Time Selling novels. Hilarity and genius ensues. Here's #6.

* Two from Slate: on the complexity of tech and the definition of starving.

* But is it bigger on the inside?

* The Bloggess. There are no words, other than "bravo" and "we are with you."

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Running a little behind tonight...

* Gorgeous.

* I don't understand how tall anyone is.

* Again proving that technology is no substitute for a human brain that is aware of technology's blind spots.

* Jomama's New Year message. 

* Paul Cornell's rules for writing. #4 is one it took a long, long time to learn.

 

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* The Ada Initiative is just this side of genius. I'm sad that it's needed but happy it's there.

* This is something I struggle with every semester. Yes, I know firsthand how tricky mental illness can be - but I'm not sure where the line is. 

* Again, when I go, I want Neely to write my obit. And I am so very sorry for his loss. His Dad was a good egg.

* Girl goes to India. India strikes back.

* And this is why I wear tissue boxes on my feet.

* An epidemic of discovery.

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* Behind the scenes with Jon Stewart.

* The hardship and joy of How I Met Your Mother.

* If I had world enough and time, I'd have a room full of nothing but maps and globes. Ken Jennings knows why.

* I kinda want to see this.

* How did I not know about the Watkins Family Hour podcast?

* Franklin and I are in complete agreement about NYC and the Lion Brand Studio. Hinthint.

* This is a lot like what Christmas was like with the (thankfully) departed Mooch. Really. He was not a good cat. 

* I might need this book.

* Do you prefer to buy books from people who actually read books?

* On breast cancer. (Is it wrong that my first impulse is to knit her a Shedir?)

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* What running will not do. 

* Your handy guide to genres.

* How to make goat cheese. (An aside: I appear to be one of the few people on the planet who thinks that goat cheese tastes exactly like goats smell.)

* The library phantom strikes again.

* A victory.

* This may be my favorite picture book of the year. And it's even better this way.

* It's sad that this needs a day.

* A great feat of charm and skill.

* The #occupyuterus movement.

* This just makes me want to punch someone.

* More on Diana Nyad. (Worth clicking through if only for the pictures.)

* Please add this to the list of things I miss about Pittsburgh.

* Dead of the Day.

* Heidi is a total nerd.