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rain and bed

I kinda just want to go to bed with my book and eat cookies. This morning I worked like crazy, then went to the post office to mail off another draft to my advisor and 2nd reader. It came out … finish reading rain and bed

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funny quote

From the airport as Moomin and I were leaving… He was hugging my mom and stammering out, “Grandma, I wish… I wish… I wish … “ “Yes?” (She and I were both thinking he was going to say something sweet … finish reading funny quote

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playing animals

After an evening of staring at these thesis guidelines I turned to a nice hot bath and a relaxing book… Watership Down, which I nicked from my parents’ bookshelf. I was remembering how me and Bam Perry, a self-declared “cajun … finish reading playing animals

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mayhem in the badgerhouse

Moomin and Hamster have been shooting imaginary things for a couple of hours. Just now I was weeding, contemplating the destructive, preserving, and creative forces of Life in the form of some henbit along my rock border… and overheard this: … finish reading mayhem in the badgerhouse

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intensity overload

I’m glad we decided not to go anywhere today. I need a low-key day to get myself together. Moomin and I fly back to CA tonight. And then I have to do a bunch of writing and thought-organization for this … finish reading intensity overload

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a great battle

Rook just showed me this marvellous home-made video of a lightsaber fight by Ryan Wieber and Michael “Dorkman” Scott, some Menlo Park teenagers. That’s some damn fine fight choreography! Really, watch the whole thing. Perfect pacing and acting, dramatic tension … finish reading a great battle

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cranky mom, airplanes

I swear I’m not making this up. Just now in Amelia’s in Deadwood, I was eating dinner with Minnie, Rook, Moomin, and our friend R. from San Diego. Two guys came up to us and said “OMG are you the … finish reading cranky mom, airplanes

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horses are very very big

DSCN1877 Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Moomin and my mom feeding Cactus, a horse in the Houston stables where my parents take riding lessons. I know how nervous he must have been to feed this huge strange horse. Their mouths … finish reading horses are very very big

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red hot motormouths in the red velvet buick

Breakfast again you-know-where on 3rd and Congress. Today they brought me coffee right away, with cream, without my asking. I watched the people behind the counter in their complicated dance, admiring how they worked together so smoothly… using just the … finish reading red hot motormouths in the red velvet buick

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memory of a place

Yesterday and today, on the bus passing Waterloo Park I realized it was the place where Richard used to walk with me down the creek pathway and we’d end up on the swings there. I think. I never went there … finish reading memory of a place

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libraries, turitellae, punk!

I sneaked out of the conference this morning, ate at Las Manitas again, talked to a kid and dad who were on spring break vacation from El Paso and told them about where to find fossils, figuring I wouldn’t get … finish reading libraries, turitellae, punk!

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Henry Rollins talk

I can’t get in to the Henry Rollins talk. But I did once try to rip his shorts off in 1984 or so, at a Black Flag concert in Houston – he was wearing nothing but these little jogging shorts … finish reading Henry Rollins talk

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bikinis and banks

good conversation really quick with David Swedlow who was on the folksonomy panel. he said something so great about different identities, authentication. Swedlow: you go to the beach and you go to the bank, and you know not to wear … finish reading bikinis and banks

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Road trip with Dad to SXSWi

Highway 290 has this grungy smalltown beauty… the little towns are great. I wish I’d gotten a shot of the “hot rods” junk shop. Lots of cow fields, scraggly-pine scrubland, aging gas stations, tiny downtowns trying to have comebacks as … finish reading Road trip with Dad to SXSWi

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dinner, plane flight, parents’ house

Moomin almost puked during the plane landing! It was horrible! The rest of the flight I read a Mrs. Pollifax novel about being in Sicily and … “art” or something. It was one of the lamest books ever written. I … finish reading dinner, plane flight, parents’ house

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Uh, Happy International Women’s Day?

Online News Hour discussion in which Sen. Bill Napoli says the only exception for rape to anti-abortion laws should be: A real-life description to me would be a rape victim, brutally raped, savaged. The girl was a virgin. She was … finish reading Uh, Happy International Women’s Day?

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correlations

As I get busier and more irritable, Moomin behaves worse to get attention. This should not be news to anyone but let it be a lesson to me in the obvious… pay real attention to my kid… it’s good for … finish reading correlations

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in a minute

Moomin: Do you know how to make a minute out of coins? Rook: How? Moomin: Three nickels, and one penny. Rook: that’s… Moomin: 16, and 16 seconds makes a minute. (this explains a LOT about his concept of what “just … finish reading in a minute

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Moon and Sun

I started to read The Moon and Sun last night, and hardly came up for air. At 6am I woke up and finished it. Ignobly… I snapped at Moomin because he was dawdling and I had to stop reading to … finish reading Moon and Sun

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upcoming

Holy tamales… thanks to upcoming.org and the SXSWi party rsvp-ing I just came across a lovely ex-girlfriend…Yay, I heard from her a few years ago but didn’t know she was going to the conference. We used to write propaganda and … finish reading upcoming

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