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Archive for October, 2009

Book Review: The End of Overeating

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Kim: It’s amazing how food science can design a bran muffin that has 24% of your daily fat intake. Kim: I know Eric gets mad at people who blame the food industry, but Kim: DAMN PEOPLE Rob: *laughs* Rob: It’s a business Rob: and it does terrible things and wonderful things Kim: Yeah, I’m not […]

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Request! There’s a new guy on the way to earth*!

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Hi everyone. Right now one of my bestest and most longstanding friends (I was in her wedding which was held at our freakin’ high school, for crying out loud) is in labor. I am so excited and happy for her and I am 4 hours away so there’s not much I can do but monitor […]

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Karmakanic @ Orion Studios

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Went to Orion Studios in Baltimore for the first time last week. It seemed like every time I wanted to go there and support the prog scene, there was something in my way. But finally the stars aligned. I felt extra motivated to go after chatting with Mike Potter at ProgDay; what a great guy […]

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Them Crooked Vultures @ 9:30 Club

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Like thousands of other folks on faith I signed up to go to this show with reasonably vague expectations and I am definitely glad I spent unreasonable sums of money to get tickets to this show off craigslist. The personalities are larger than life but of course what is it really about? The music. I […]

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The Cat’s New Nickname

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Is Chicken Leg. I don’t know why, his little kitty IV shaven area makes me think Chicken Leg. He doesn’t like it when I pet his shorn area but it’s all I want to do before it grows back! He only had three teeth removed. I think Hero’s kind of jealous. I have been immersed […]

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Conspicuous Consumption Entry

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My hair stylist Bree has been telling me for months about Giovanni Tea Tree Triple Treat Shampoo & Conditioner and I was like “sha, whatever” for just about as long. But since the product I really want to use, DevaCurl, is like $298,475.23 a bottle and this stuff is only $7 I decided to give […]

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Fall Semester Tool Kit

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I didn’t have to do any back to school shopping to get these items as I seem to take back to school shopping to be a year round career. But this is what my “shopping” in my stash landed me for school tools for the Nutrition class I’m taking this fall. Which, by the way, […]

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