No, no, the other kind. NancyP asked a number of posts back about how to increase the weight in her free-weight routine without getting an injury or creaking joints and muscles. For the real deal from somebody more experienced than me, I refer everyone to Mistress Krista. But here’s what my experience has been: When […]
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Dude. Fucking awesome. (thanks, Jenn)
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Natalie over at Philobiblion answers the question: “Is it possible to be a single woman in one’s fifties with a full life and a lot of joy?” Her answer: “Well, of course…” (via Alas)
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I wonder, you know, if fantasy – big, chunky fantasy with the politics and beliefs of naive teenagers – is not just another form of sedation. Another form of over the counter sedation. Shit, maybe literature and film and music has just become it, in a general way. Do we read/watch/listen for escapism? Our art
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In a startling revelation, the former commander of Abu Ghraib prison testified that Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, former senior U.S. military commander in Iraq, gave orders to cover up the cause of death for some female American soldiers serving in Iraq. Last week, Col. Janis Karpinski told a panel of judges at the Commission of
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Sure, being given the smack-down by Oprah’s pretty bad, but you know you’re in trouble when even your agent (who should be happy with all the publicity) drops you.
If I don’t cut it out, this is going to start sounding like Simon’s journal… (ha. No offense, dude). Trying to work on rewrite of fantasy saga today. Haven’t been sleeping well all week, and the last two nights I’ve had horrible leg cramps that have literally woken me up from a sound sleep 3-4
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And conservatives are already freaking out and trying to overturn it. What’s this frightening bill all about? What “special rights” does it “give” to these troublesome gay people? It’s the addition of two words to an already existing state law: State law bans discrimination based on race, sex, religion, marital status, disability and other categories.
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The top 100 best lines in lit. Though I’d call them the “most popular” as opposed to “the best.” One of my favorites comes from a genre book: “My mother was the village whore, and I loved her very much.”