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I have officially declared this summer the Summer of Romantic Comedies Made Between 1960 and 1965

Monday, July 27, 2009

You should start with these: Where the Boys Are – which I just finished watching five minutes ago.  It is the greatest film I have ever seen.  Connie Francis is in it, she plays a hockey player.  We don’t get to see her playing hockey, though, because the movie is set in Fort Lauderdale.  There’s [...]

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Dear Santa,

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Is it too early for this?  No way.  It’s never too early to write to Santa. I’ve actually  been composing a blog post about how really upset the concurrent election campaigns in Canada and the US are making me (so upset that I have been waking up with weird stomach cramps) but I can only [...]

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Mermaids! X-Files! (What else is new?)

Friday, September 12, 2008

Oh, the internet is the greatest thing.  The internet allows me to transmit my hopes and dreams into a series of tubes, and then, on rare, sparkling occasions, actually finds people on the other end of those tubes who manage make my dreams come true.  Once upon a time, I said on this blog, “gee, [...]

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Awesome things I should tell you about before I forget!

Monday, September 8, 2008

1.  I am going to the Chris Leavins Story Hour!  Amazing! 2.  The other day, Cute Earnest Barista was like, “Hey, you should come to this show we’re having next week!  I think you’d really like it!” which either means that Cute Earnest Barista likes me, or that Cute Earnest Barista is worried that nobody [...]

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Delicious! b/w Gross!

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Dear Friends, My oven is currently full of chocolate-stout cupcakes and bundt cake and love.  And let me tell you, I think this is my new favourite dessert recipe.  And I don’t even know how it will turn out yet.  There’s something about a big pot of beer and butter bubbling away on the stove [...]

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