April 2010
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“3-D is a waste of a perfectly good dimension. Hollywood’s current crazy stampede...”
– Roger Ebert, making a pretty airtight case for why 3-D movies suck (via newsweek) hear, hear.  everyone’s current obsession with the third dimension keeps making me think about this.  let’s all agree that it was cool in avatar, but fairly unnecessary for anything else, ‘kay?
Apr 29th
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what happened when encyclopedia brown grew up →
Apr 29th
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Apr 28th
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npr once again provides the soundtrack to my work... →
Apr 27th
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you should definitely add this to your chrome →
and while we’re on lifehacker, you should bookmark this website for all your music-getting needs.  you’re welcome.
Apr 26th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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whuuuuuuuuut? →
Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 21st
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Hail to the Chief: the living legacy of John Tyler →
President John Tyler (10) currently has two living grandsons. Yes, you read that right. The man who was president in the early 1840s and died during the Civil War has living grandchildren. Tyler’s second wife was 30 years younger than he (another fact, he was also the first president to… wagner’s grandson died last month.  wagner was born in 1813.  these incredible spans...
Apr 20th
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Apr 19th
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my mom is awesome
not to sound too much like that skit from SNL last week, but my mom is the greatest.  email i just received from her: Hi, love: Glad you are back in NY.  Hope you had a wonderful trip.  Looking forward to seeing you next week.  I saw the cutest dress and bought it for you.  If you don’t like it, of course you don’t have to keep it –but I think you will. Love you very much. Mom not...
Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
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the border between india and pakistan is... →
* i’ve never actually seen stomp the yard, so have no idea if this is true.  but it’s still pretty crazy.  i can understand why there are bleachers.
Apr 13th
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celebrity feuding, 2k10 style →
Apr 13th
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Apr 12th
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Apr 9th
Apr 8th
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i've been looking forward to this as much as i... →
Apr 8th
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Apr 8th
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Listenlet down by radiohead it was the a-MAZ-ing thom...
Apr 8th
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"The last time we hit 87 degrees was on August 21... →
Apr 7th
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half marathon: before and after
before after 2:14:29!  not too shabby!  and, i now know i will never run a marathon.  to think that when i finished this race would only be the halfway point of that race freezes my blood. update: more photos can be seen here.
Apr 7th
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the new clash of the titans is a silly movie. but the now-hot kid from about a boy is in it, so that was nice.
Apr 6th
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you have already lived 7 years of your life where... →
Apr 2nd
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Apr 2nd
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Apr 1st
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Apr 1st
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it's my 100th post!
can you believe it?  it feels like i’ve posted a lot more, but in a good way (right?)!  i hope you’ve enjoyed my random thoughts and links that i deemed interesting enough to share/repost.  since it’s my 100th post, i figured i’d give a quick shout out to all my loyal readers by name!  don’t worry, it’s not a long list at all… hi alison! hi allison! hi...
Apr 1st
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