tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351406362011-11-27T16:21:14.640-08:00~Plain Jane~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08892466656775793083noreply@blogger.comBlogger821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35140636.post-51020786213722182202007-10-29T10:36:00.000-07:002007-10-29T10:39:40.196-07:00

Okay.... I am going to try wordpress and see if it works any better than BLOGGER... UGH!!!Here is the new site:http://oneplainjane.wordpress.com/Check it out.I still have a LOT to learn, and Wordpress seems less "user friendly", but HOPEFULLY I can at least make LINKS!!!

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Okay... SO I am not COMPLETELY computer saavy. I guess that is obvious because I am not using Wordpress and I am still using Blogger.I NEED HELP!!The stupid hypertext/hyperlink function simply won't work for me anymore. I can't link to anything unless I give the FULL web address. I hate this. It is messy and unattractive.Did they change something in the last month?

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I don't have kids, but I still love the books I read as a child. I think it would be fun to go to this exhibit at The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature. http://www.nccil.org/ See that top picture? The Color Kittens was one of my absolute favorite books when I was growing up. I remember that my grandmother gave it to me for one of my birthdays, and I was so excited to get to

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Geez! Accept I'm on the 11 year plan!One of the things that I regret in my life is not getting done with school in 4 years. I left for school at 18 and I am somehow STILL going to school all these years later. I got distracted! At first it was going great, I was going to school full time, working part time... BARELY paying my bills and had nothing left over for fun. I remember thinking, "should I

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I had a terrible time with my cat allergies this weekend. My eyes swelled and watered, my throat was red and itchy, my nose dripped...I couldn't sleep because I couldn't breathe...WHY do I own cats?

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When I was growing up my mother received this magazine for quite a few years. I LOVED this magazine so much, it was the first magazine I subscribed to when I moved out of my parents house. I remember tearing out pages (sorry Mom!) and putting pictures in my design journal. My favorite issues were the Christmas issues. Their Victorian Christmas just seemed perfect. The outfits were so romantic...

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I read a LOT of blogs everyday. Well... I peruse blogs everyday. I usually skim them until something looks interesting.A while back I found "The Sartorialist". It is a fashion blog. It usually contains pictures like this: But TODAY There was THIS fabulous pictureYou have to understand. I LOVE this look. It looks like just what my grandfather would have worn on a day out at the

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Bold those you've read.Italicize books you have started but couldn't finish.Add an asterisk* to those you have read more than once.Color the books Red that you want to read.Color the books green that you doubt you will ever read.Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - Don't know enough about itCrime and PunishmentCatch-22One Hundred Years of Solitude - Don't know enough about itWuthering HeightsThe

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I love castles.I have been to a few such as...Chambordand my absolute favoriteChenonceauBut after looking at http://http://www.roxanneardary.com/blog/castles-palaces-chateau/ (sorry hyperlinks are acting up)I just want to travel even more than I did before!

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These guys were the openers for They Might Be Giants this weekend. They were FABULOUS! AND SO FUNNY!!I bought their CD and a T-shirt at the concert. They were selling them themselves and Shaun (the drummer) even folding quite nicely before handing it to me! OppenheimerMy favorite song is My Son the Astronaut. GO BUY THEIR CD!!

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Traditional Home has a slideshow of unbelieveably BLUE furniture. It is so deep and velvet-y...

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Yeah! I'm going to see They Might be Giants tomorrow night. The unfortunate part is that I have a paper to complete by 11:59 pm as well. Anyone know how to insert footnotes?

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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. Thomas A. Edison US inventor (1847 - 1931)

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Yes... I am a BAD bad blogger. But I warned you! I warned you! School was going to make my minimal posting even MORE minimal.Well, school is kicking my butt. I think I might be getting a bit of senioritis. I hate EVERY little thing that I have to do for school.This is basically what I looked like last Thursday night after getting back a 1st draft attempt at a paper. Thank goodness I have Mr.

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Take the Quiz here!"You are Elizabeth Bennet of Pride & Prejudice! You are intelligent, witty, and tremendously attractive. You have a good head on your shoulders, and oftentimes find yourself the lone beacon of reason in a sea of silliness. You take great pleasure in many things. You are proficient in nearly all of them, though you will never own it. Lest you seem too perfect, you have a

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Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Share Photos - Free Video HostingNiki in Positano Italy has the greatest life ever. She gets to LIVE in ITALY! For gosh sakes!She also has a man who wanders the hills around her home and sings his heart out. I LOVE THIS MAN! Now, I don't sing well (my husband likes to remind me of this fact), so I will not be doing the same. However, I know how he feels when he

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If these were not as much as my monthly rent I would definitely purchase one or two.

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When I was about 13 or 14 my parents took us on a trip to London. It just so happens that Luciano Poverotti was giving a concert in Hyde park while we were there. It ALSO so happened that our hotel was right beside Hyde Park. The day of the concert, I remember sitting in the bathtub of my hotel room with the window open while Poverotti practiced a bit. It was fabulous! I didn't go to the concert.

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Key that could have saved the Titanic

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Yup.... Yesterday was my first day back in school for this semester. YES. I am 28 years old and still working toward my bachelors degree. Pretty sad...I found out that I only really have 6 classes left and then I CAN GRADUATE!!! FINALLY!!! So, I am cramming 3 classes into my schedule so I can JUST BE DONE WITH THIS ALREADY!!!I am going to be a stressed out mess until mid-December.I should now

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To A HusbandThis is to the crown and blessing of my life,The much loved husband of a happy wife;To him whose constant passion found the artTo win a stubborn and ungrateful heart,And to the world by tenderest proof discoversThey err, who say that husbands can't be lovers... - Anne Kingsmill FinchHappy Birthday my love!

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Things I am tired of in blogs:1)Staircase DrawersThis was really an interesting concept the first 50 gazillion times I've seen it in a blog. It just KEEPS COMING BACK!!! UGH!2) Amy ButlerI do not understand why people think she is the end all be all. Her stuff is just like everyone elses. And in my opinion... not very cute anyway. She not the next best thing since slice bread. 3) Runaway clockYes

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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”—Mark TwainI feel like I have always had the travel bug. I LOVE to go to interesting places and see all the things that I have read about in books. I am one of

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This is put so elequently at Crazy Dust in My Coffee. I hope it helps many of the extroverts in my life understand that I am not a snob.Introversion "Remember, someone you know, respect, and interact with every day is an introvert, and you are probably driving this person nuts." ~ Jonathan RauchI am an introvert.This means that I prefer to be by myself. It’s not that I can’t or won’t talk

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Yup! I was there last night. It was a fabulous moment.It was amazing! We sat in the "nosebleeds" directly behind homeplate. I think it was the perfect spot to see all the action.Every time Barry was up to bat you could feel the excitement as every stood in anticipation. The camera flashes! Oh! So many cameras!When Barry hit THE ball, I watched it go further into the field and finally come down in

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There is finally a piece of furniture that displays my Tetris obsession!

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You are The High PriestessScience, Wisdom, Knowledge, Education.The High Priestess is the card of knowledge, instinctual, supernatural, secret knowledge. She holds scrolls of arcane information that she might, or might not reveal to you. The moon crown on her head as well as the crescent by her foot indicates her willingness to illuminate what you otherwise might not see, reveal the secrets you

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No! Not THAT kind of poo! SHAMpoo!I am going to take the plunge. I got the inspiration from Annika at dove mi porta il cuore. My hair has a tendency toward the greasy side. It is also very fine. Not thin... Just fine. I wash my hair EVERYDAY because I feel that, otherwise, it is a disgusting grease ball that can only be pulled back into a ponytail. I have also noticed that my hair would like to

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GaladrielPossessing a rare combination of wisdom and humility, while serenely dominating your environment you selflessly use your powers to care for others.Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.Galadriel is a character in the Middle-Earth universe.

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I finished all 759 pages at Midnight last night. I read all of it in 2 days!I normally wouldn't have read it that fast, but Ryan was listening to the audio book and I had to keep up with him or ahead so that he wouldn't give me spoilers. He has a tendancy to want to tell stuff. No to be mean necessarily. Just because he can't NOT tell someone.I'll say this ...it was very sad, but it ended as it

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"When spies get fired, they don't get a letter from human resources. They get BURNED..."If you haven't seen this show you need to watch it! It is on the USA Network which also makes some other great shows such as Psych and Monk.My favorite part about the show is it gives you "how to" hints on how spies work. Such as .... Bathrooms are good places to fight, you won't hurt your fingers punching

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A few months back my husbands contract ended. He was working for a computer company that I will not name (they make THE best computers and MP3 players, and have recently put out a new phone which you may have heard of). He started the hunt to find a new job. Everyone was awed by his experience, but were not as awed by his educational background. He was PERFECT for all the positions he interviewed

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Look what I found.....

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I am SUCH a Janeite

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So, last week when I had had the WHOLE week off.... I didn't get much done. I thought I would be so bored that I would find projects to do.Monday I was a little bored because we were expecting a new receiver for our media center. We had the tracking number and checked it in the morning. It said it was being delivered at 6:47am. Well, I waited and waited. I feared even taking the garbage down to

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You scored as History/Anthropology/LiberalArts, You should strongly consider majoring (or minoring) in History, Anthropology, or related majors (e.g., African and African-American Studies, Chinese, Classics, Cultural Studies, Economics, English, French, Geography, German, Greek, Hebrew, International Studies, Philosophy, Sociology, Women's Studies, or other Liberal Arts majors). It is possible

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For some reason, the company I work for decided that they are shutting down for the week of July 2- July 6 ALL because SOME people were going to take a couple of days off before or after the July 4th holiday. Not only are they taking some of MY vacation days, but also one of my floating holidays to make up for the days that we are closed. At first I was REALLY mad about this. I wanted to choose

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Oh! Would I LOVE to go to Royal Ascot Ladies Day and to wear a grand hat!

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Matt Lauer recently interviewed Prince William & Harry of the United Kingdom. One of the most telling questions that he asked the young men was something like, "If your last name wasn't Windsor and you were just a Smith or a Jones, what would you choose to do with your lives." They struggled the most with this question over all the others they had been asked during the interview. Because, from

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1. Plopping myself on the bed after having folded baskets of laundry for an hour.2. African Nectar Herbal Tea from Mighty Leaf Tea after my hectic morning of organizing people.3. Fresh summer strawberries

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Don Herbert, TVs 'Mr. Wizard, dies at 89.You know.... I hadn't thought of Mr. Wizard in quite some time. But tonight (just moments ago, actually) when I heard that Mr. Wizard died, it really hit me. I LOVED this mans show, "Mr. Wizard's World".What I didn't know about him was that he didn't hold any advanced degree in science. Yet, he influenced many children's interest in science. Including

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1. I do not like country music2. I am afraid of Mosquito EatersI cry when I see them.3. I am NOT a chocoholic. I only like chocolate if it is with something i.e. strawberries, caramel or nuts etc. NEVER dark chocolate.4. I spend too much time on the internet.5. I wanted to be an archaeologist6. Or an Architect when I was growing up7. I didn't have allergies until I was 20.8. I am addicted to the

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Thursday while I was at work I got a phone call from my husband. He said, "You want to go to Vegas this weekend?"So, since my lovely boss is so kind, I was able to take Friday off and leave on the LONG drive to Las Vegas.My Mother-in-law is an amazing quilter. She even has a website and podcast from which she gets opportunities to speak to other quilters. (If you even quilt a little bit, this is

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I'm going to Vegas!!!

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Ok... So I am a bit of an anglophile. I recently found this site calledBrits at Their Best and I LOVE it. I guess it is the degree in History that helps too.But my FAVORITE entry includes my interest in gardening.LOOK at this!Ugh! I'm verklempt!

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1. Lust. Well, this one is easy! My husband!2. Gluttony. My husband is a very good chef. He likes to experiment somewhat, so we often have very yummy, but not so good for you, food in the house. This can be noted in the poundage that I have put on since knowing him. But of ALL the things he makes, I love his Pasta Carbonara THE BEST. I could eat that morning noon and night. LOVE IT!!3. Greed. I'm

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YOU ROCK Chubbygirl27

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I don't usually go for modern furniture. However, I LOVE this sofa simply for the cuddle factor. Wouldn't it be great for having your significant other snuggled in a blanket, watching a movie?

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Ok... So it is already Wednesday and I still haven't said anything about my weekend. I keep thinking I am going to take pictures of what I did this weekend so I keep putting off posting. So, instead of posting about my weekend I am going to share some of my favorite blogs. Actually, I am going to share some NEW blogs that I have found, that I LOVE.Confessions of a Pioneer Woman is a fabulous blog

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My Visited US States Get your own Visited US States Map from Travel BlogI LOVE to travel. I would LOVE to have the time and money to travel everywhere. Well, everywhere they don't have very large bugs anyway.Someday, I want to have traveled to every state. Not just to say that I have, but because I would like to experience what each state has to offer.

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No one told me they come in ORANGE!!!!!I'm sad.... Easter is long gone and I was trying to be good and I did not eat ONE peice of Easter Candy INCLUDING a Cadbury Creme Egg.

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OK. So last night, Ryan and I rode our bikes over to the tennis courts. This was the first time that we went and someone else was there. We were forced to play on a court next to some guys who actually KNOW how to play. There were four men playing a doubles game when we arrived. The only court available was right next to them... Oh... It was terrible for me. Ryan and I are just trying to volley

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Giant - YukonThis weekend, after my husband got home from his scouting excursion, we went out to get him a new bike. Supposedly it is because he "needs" it for scouts. (wink, wink) After feeling so terrible all week long it felt good to have a reason to get outside and enjoy some fresh air. We took the new bike out for a spin, over to the park to play tennis. Now... In high school I was on the

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Yeah! It is the weekend!!!This week went fairly quickly to me, but I am SO happy it is the weekend. I have been mucusy and achy since last weekend and I just want to be able to lounge about. My husband is off with the Scouts tonight. He is a scout master for the Boy Scouts of America and they are off camping and doing guy stuff. I get to stay home, have the bed ENTIRELY to myself and watch house

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I made my first best friend at the bus stop on my way to my first day of school. We were best friends until about 3rd grade when we were put into different classes. I had other best friends throughout the years, up through high school.My best friend in high school was made in an odd way. We liked the same boy. We became best friends trying to find out about eachother. Funny....We were "bosom

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Yesterday, as I was driving home for lunch (I work 5 minutes away from my house, so I go home and enjoy leftovers and some Food Network during my lunch hour) I saw a new development of apartments being built. Living in the silicon valley, this isn't a rare occurance. People don't build houses here anymore. It is just condos and apartments that are built. Seeing these new complexes sent me into a

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Your Inner European is Irish!Sprited and boisterous!You drink everyone under the table.Who's Your Inner European?

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Seven Things To Do Before I Die1. Live somewhere outside of the US.2. Go on a vacation and not sightsee... Just relax....3. Be my own boss4. Take a painting class5. Renovate an antique house6. Eat pasta and cheesecake without worrying about calories and carbs7. Shop without thinking about the priceSeven Things I Cannot (or won’t) Do1. Wear a bikini2. Eat whole fish, i.e. eyeballs, skin etc.3. Run

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I swore that I would try to be a better blogger and at LEAST write SOMETHING every three days. I am such a slacker.I am disappointed when there is a blog I enjoy and there isn't a new entry EVERY day, so if I want to be something others want to read, I really need to kick myself in the butt and get typing.So, as for my latest discovery....Stumble Upon is a site that I have grown to love over the

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I have always wanted to live in a foreign country. Not for the rest of my life. But for long enough to know the language and to have a few haunts that I can reminisce about in my old age. My problem is that I am too afraid to make that big leap. Especially now that I am burdened with "belongings"... I wouldn't want to get rid of everything and just have to buy new once I got there. I wouldn't

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There is NO other day that I feel a sigh of relief. I give an even bigger ~sigh~ this week because on Wednesday I felt like it SHOULD be Friday. So, now it feels like I have just had an EXTREMELY long week. The week wore me out so much, I was asleep by 9pm last night and slept for 10 hours. Yay! It may have been that I was laying in bed with the cool breeze coming in from the window above me, a

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I love this antique looking ring. It makes me think of prohibition era cocktail parties. Like an Auntie Mame type party, with Yogies and caviar!I ALSO UTTERLY ADORE this completely opposite ring that is light and modern. Oh! So classy!And one more item of complete adoration....

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I think that February has been an entirely dull month for me. I couldn't even get anything together of even a half interesting post for this blog. How sad am I?I HAVE been gathering a collection of blogs that I read each day at work. I think I have about 30 that I peek in on on a daily basis (work days anyway). I think it is wonderful that bloggers have a list of their "Blogs of Interest" along

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The best video EVER!

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It looks like I have a lot of time on my hands. I thought I would do a little quiz. It seems a little broader than the same "What chips do you like" quiz that you see all the time.1. How many keys are on your keychain? - 3 : Car, House, Mail2. What curse word do you use the most? - CRAP! Is that really a curse word? I guess it is if you don't use anything worse than that.3. Do you own an

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Your Mind is G RatedYour mind is cleaner than a nun's. You're totally pure.In fact, you often don't catch on to how dirty the world really is.Do You Have a Dirty Mind?

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Sure. I am overweight. But I would much rather look like me than this poor girl. At the Madrid Fashion show last year they tried to crack down on these sick women and tried to enforce a minimum BMI for all the models. Hmmmm... I guess it is a step in the right direction.Now....What they HECK are THESE!?!?!?!Who can wear these and not have flab hanging over the top UNLESS they have some sort of

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iWant My birthday is January 21st. You can preorder it for me! Thanks!

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Ok.... So I know I can't really have a dog while living in the tiny box of an apartment that my husband and I rent. But after usung the Dog breed selector ( http://animal.discovery.com/breedselector/dogselector.do ) as well as doing my own search there are a few dogs that stand out to me as ones that I would like.Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - OH! So adorable! Don't you just want to rub his ears

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FINE!!! I'm addicted!Until December 26th I had a very minimal knowledge of the game Guitar Hero II. I didn't quite understand how one could play guitar as a Playstation Game. But my husband, as a Playstation fanatic as well as a guitar player HAD to have it. So, the day after Christmas, we were at Target and I let him get it. I made the condition that the box would not be opened until he cleaned

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Last night was my last test for the semester. I always panic at the end of the semester because I know I haven't put forth my full effort into REALLY knowing my stuff. I end up almost having an anxiety attack and good cry into my pillow the night before my last final.Having a full time job and a new(ish) husband doesn't make it any easier to stay on course. So, last night, after getting out of

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Yes... I am STILL going to school to get my degree in history. Why History? Yes, I know I will never make any money with a history degree. But after trying out a business degree I realised that I would never be happy taking any of those classes. Statistics and Macro Economics!?!?! NO THANK YOU!! And you know how they say that you will never be successful in anything unless it is your passion?

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"Autumn," poem by Helen Keller, 27 October 1893.(Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers) This poem was written by thirteen-year-old Helen Keller (1880-1968) who, only six years before, was "a wild little creature" who lived in the chilling emptiness and confusion of having been deaf and blind since she was nineteen months old. In early 1887, Keller's father brought her to the attention of Alexander

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So I put this pic in because I am a cardigan queen. I don't know anybody who owns as many as I do. I have a variety of colors that are not usually colors that I would wear. I only get them because they are SO confortable and are business-like enough to pass at my job with me having to wear a button up shirt everyday. I can't stand the un comforts of fashion. I still wear healed shoes, but only on

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Last night LOST was on. I used to be really interested in watching it. But I really feel like they aren't giving me anything to be interested in anymore. I know I'll keep watching it, but the anticipation is gone. I won't feel the need to be home to watch it like I used to. Which is actually a good thing, I suppose.Here are the shows I watch regularly.LOSTAmazing RaceThe OfficeMy Name is EarlGood

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I just found this new blog that I am really enjoying ( http://threebeautifulthings.blogspot.com/ ). She is a woman in Britain who thinks of 3 things everyday that are beautiful. I really like this idea, because it reminds me that I want to keep a Thankful Journal, even though I never have.So here are my 3 beautiful things for the day.1) Coming home to a package on the doorstep after forgetting

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I just found myself talking about cats with an older British woman here at work. I LOVE talking with British people, but I always feel a bit creepy when I talk about cats. Not because I think cats themselves are creepy(I have two); But because I just think of a crazy old spinster woman who has about 15 cats in her one bedroom cottage with an afghan on her lap, doilies on all the furniture, and

~Plain Jane~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08892466656775793083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35140636.post-1159480966212791472006-09-28T14:42:00.000-07:002006-09-28T16:52:35.630-07:00

So, I had all these ideas of what my first post should be. I have been contemplating it for 24 hours now and I have decided that my 1st will be about my job. I decided to do a blog because I have a lot of time on my hands at work with nothing much to do. So, I might as well type out my strange thoughts as the time goes by.My parents have no real idea of what I do. They know I work for a Data

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I have finally decided that I am going to have a blog. It may not be really interesting to anybody but me. But after reading others blogs, I feel like it might be a great outlet and to just let myself listen to myself. Hopefully I will figure out how to do this blog thing.... I'll probably end up needing lots of help from my loving husband, Ryan. (He has been trying to get me to do this for ages

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