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Wow....I haven't ever had a bill that big

 Oh geez, nothing like a $7,000 tuition charge (with another $7,000 waiting to be added as soon as you get into the classes) to bring the idea of going to grad school into stark reality.Hello, my name...

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Richard Armitage + Georgette Heyer = Happiness

Ok, for all you Richard Armitage and Georgette Heyer fans, Richard Armitage has done a couple Georgette Heyer books on tape, and at the moment, audible.com is running a promotion where if you sign up,...

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Odd bit of trivia

 So I happened to be on amazon today, and noticed that the cheapest price for "The Music Man" on DVD (new) was $95.  Used (well, a reasonable used copy) was about $40.  Ebay was $50.   When did the...

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Thrift store finds!

 Sometimes the thrift store gods smile upon me.  Look what my run today yielded:While I was indeed happy to get "The Music Man" soundtrack (despite it's problems, I do enjoy the soundtrack from this...

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Annoyed

So, Coldstone, which used to be the epitome of awesomeness due to their birthday freebie--a free love it creation--is no no longer so awesome.  Their birthday freebie is a buy one get one free...

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Sad Day!!!!!!!

So, I recently got hooked on "Scarecrow and Mrs King" and I just finished watching Seasons 1 & 2....but now, how can I finish watching the show?  Seasons 3 & 4 have yet to be released and my...

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Kennedy Center = awesomeness

So, last night, I went to the Kennedy Center.  I'd looked on their website to see who was performing at their free Millennium Stage performance, and to my surprise it was a Broadway composer that I...

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Awesome.

Yesterday I was walking home from campus, listening to my iPod and reading a book (Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell, FYI). I was pretty into my book, and my iPod was up fairly loud--so basically I was...

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Music Man pictures (Courtesy of eBay)

Courtesy of my recent browsing on ebay...

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Thank you PBS Programming!

So I'm sitting on the couch, mindlessly studying for my midterm on Tuesday and it's not going well (perhaps 'cause I'm doing it sans mind? anyways).  Studying consists of vainly trying to memorize a...

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*tear*

Please tell me that I'm not the only person in the world who cries at the end of "Toy Story 3".  I didn't even watch the whole thing--just from the midpoint.  But seriously--that scene at the end,...

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Defiance of Expectations

So I'm sitting here at work, working away on my collection, when out of the corner of my eye I see a dressed up college student come to the door. Normally, these well-dressed college students are...

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Annoyance

Why oh why have I stopped winning books from goodreads?  I was having quite a good run (including winning Laurie R King's "A Study in Sherlock", which is quite good, by the way), but it's been like a...

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So, I don't know why, but lately i've been watching a lot of "Hart to Hart" episodes.  And I know the show isn't that great, and that it can be (very) sexist at times, but I (like most of the audience...

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The universe hates me

Ok, not really.  It's been a great thanksgiving (oh my goodness, I love real mashed potatoes made with butter and cream....) and I'm really not thinking about my stupid paper (stupid 15 page paper...

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Billy Elliot Review

The Kennedy Center celebrated some sort of anniversary late last year (I want to see 40th, but really, I'm not sure) and as part of that, they gave away a bunch of tickets. I ended up winning two...

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And I'm officially a Sherlock/Molly Hooper shipper (affectionately called "Sherlolly").

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Drive-by Posting

I got a Kindle!  My brother bought a kindle fire and so sold me his old one.  It's awesome!And if the government will stop being slow, I should start a new part-time job fairly soon.  Woot!And now I...

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Goal

'Cause they say goals aren't goals unless they're written down and as much as I hate goals...this one really needs to happen (stupid holiday weight that I still haven't lost):I will not snack/graze...

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Kindle Cover plus a dose of Sherlock

So, M-Edge Accessories allows you to design your own cover for your tablet or e-reader--you can use their colors and fonts, or you can upload your own pictures.  Which is what I did.  And look how...

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