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Writer’s Block: Where Names Come From
There is a story behind my name “thathobbitlady.” It’s not *much* of a story, but I’ll tell it. Mary introduced me to livejournal. Her friend Tracy also has a livejournal. Tracy’s name is “thatpirategirl” since she was kind of obsessed … Continue reading
WHAT A BARGAIN!
You know me, I love using coupons. So here’s my latest coupon triumph: The Crimson White, the university newspaper, had a coupon for a 99-cent grilled sandwich at the Crimson Cafe, a local restaurant on “The Strip” (the college hangout … Continue reading
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I felt a rough but gentle hand on my shoulder…
I’ve just been reading some fanfiction (not my own!) and I ran across this sentence: “I felt a rough but gentle hand on my shoulder.” Now…am I being picky or unreasonable when I ask…What in blazes does that MEAN???? Rough…but … Continue reading
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RICE COOKER AND SHORT VACATION
Tonight we used our rice cooker, and as I was browsing thru the little instruction booklet, I found this highly amusing sentence under “Hints for Steaming” (as apparently you can also steam veggies along with the rice.) This is what … Continue reading
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Writer’s Block: Home is…
Home is wherever my sweetie is. At the moment it’s here, in our 1926 bungalow, full of all the modern conveniences… In a little while, hopefully within a year, it will be in a brand new house. Well, maybe not … Continue reading
Random Update
I spent a good portion of my lunchbreak today observing a lizard. Actually, I think he was not a lizard, but rather a chameleon, because he was able to change color to match the leaves of the tree or the … Continue reading
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Writer’s Block: Where your memories began.
I haven’t been keeping up here too well lately, on account of it being very, very busy at both work and home, but I couldn’t resist this question. So here goes: I’m not really sure if it is TRULY my … Continue reading
Writer’s Block: How I got on LJ
Mary introduced me to LJ. It was several years ago, back when I was still very new to the internet, and I found it just fascinating that there might be a place where I could keep a journal of my … Continue reading
PHOTOS
So here are some family photos, just for the heck of it. Enjoy. First…Mary and Joey, during my recent trip to Florida. Here’s Mom and Dad from the same trip. The two grandmothers with little John-John and Gabriela Later that … Continue reading
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