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I need to stop having dinners of reheated pizza and make something.

Though a week ago I made a REALLY nice apple and bacon and chicken pasta dish. It was yummy. I need to repeat it sometime.

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There there ducky....

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That's the thing about NaNovember ... it's all about beating the other people who write with you. It's about quantity more than quality. And because you're striving to get ahead of the pack, you end up doing it. Just picking another month isn't QUITE the same thing. Go you for finishing yours! I fin...

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I was paying $137.50 a month for my bus fare, before I moved across town (technically, to another city. Only not really). Now it's $14 for 10 trips.

I can see how it would be annoying only getting 3/4 of a trip... frustrating, that!!

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Taxi drivers and tourists!

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Open question to anyone: What's your highest level of education and do you see yourself getting more? (for those still in HS - are you going to University?) Graduate Diploma of Business Studies - majoring in Finance (this is actually an undergraduate diploma) Bachelor of Business Studies - majoring...

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A question I just thought of: Does anybody else here (other than me) live outside of the U.S. (or Canada, for that matter; We can just call it "Western Hemisphere" and "Eastern Hemisphere", for that matter)? If so, where do you live?

NZ

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Young Val: What is your writing background? Ratesjul: Same question. Between the two of you, I don't know if I have ever seen more beautiful writing. I am fairly certain I have said that to both of you, but... I don't really have a writing background. I failed english the last year I took it at hig...

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You need to meet two Pwebbers who are real in order to become real.

I've only met one pwebber who is real. And one who only posted once or twice on Pweb 2.0.

I suppose I'm not real then.

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They just raised the subway fare. Sort of. In a roundabout way.

How do they raise the subway fare sort of in a roundabout way?

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Some people manage to sell their stories, and there was one person of the day who is working on the first draft of a novel that has sold... so I think it would be fairer to say that "very few people" make any money out of it.

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I find AirNZ's self check in boarding cards are a great size to use as a bookmark.

Ticket Stubs mostly get saved. Some eventually get thrown out, others end up in my box of things to scrapbook.

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I've only heard it on the radio once ... and it wasn't in the christmas season either!

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Once he took away the book my whole class was studying because it was tired and needed to rest.

This made me smile!
Poor book...

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*whew*

I'm done.

Two of them.

(I'm here: here)

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I used to love Snoopy's Christmas, but I've heard it too often in recent years. I like "Same Old Lang Syne", a LOT. And I like all of the TSO stuff I've heard - I want more of it but am trying to be good. Little Drummer boy is gorgeous. And I wish I could find a copy of a gorgeous summer o...

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I'm working on a Miss Peacock vest.

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I'm having trouble choosing between two ideas...

And, in the mean time, I'm beating up my computer.

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I'll give the librarians a break for a while. They keep twitting me about my reserve list "you'll have to put some more books on it, you're running out!!" I liked Mr Clean when he ate the roses. that was very very cute. Zephyr was a huge mystery ... sometimes I liked her and sometimes it w...

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I just finished reading Shelter , which is (annoyingly) the only one of her books in my library system. Oh, man, what a gorgeous book. The bots sound so cute, especially Mr Clean and the new Fred. I love the way Fred teaches - he was so cool. I loved the way the book came full circle - it went throu...

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I'm required to dress up for morning tea. Well, not quite required, but very recommended.

but I have no ideas as to what to dress up as. And it can't involve too much effort.

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I've read a couple of Pratchett's lately (Thud! and Going Postal) and am now rereading "Hans Brinker" and enjoying it muchly...

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The other day, on the way in to work, the radio station of choice on the bus was, I think, Hauraki. There was a little conversation going on between the presenters (as they do). Imagine you were going for a walk, somewhere, on your own. You come across a children's playground. There's a five year ol...

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Speaking of Duck Density, there are Squirrel Density type websites for the US, I believe.

Ali, a highly important question for you ... how will you choose which books to take?!?

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Oo, I should buy that. I haven't bought the movie yet (and I've only seen it once) so I'll definitely look out for the special edition.

In other news, you know you have geeks for friends when the song sung at a wedding register signing is the firefly theme...

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YAY ALI!!!

I'm sure you will get on fine - as long as you manage to get through your to do list.

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I did not have to read Catcher in the Rye at high school. I have, however, read it. Possibly twice. Every now and then I go through this phase of reading the books that people bitch about having to read in high school. Maybe I'll get to Lord of the Flies at some point. Maybe not - I seem to recall c...

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I get to pick up Shelter from the library tomorrow or Sunday...

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*throws a pile of cushions in the corner, and adds a potplant and a window seat*

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I think you've got something there. News is about more than just the news. It's about ratings, and viewer numbers and readership. It's about advertising dollars, and those increase with the number of readers/listeners. It's about what the news is, but it's also about getting there first, or being th...

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*watches*

Hey, can we decorate this space while we watch?

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Oh, that sounds like bliss... *smiles* I'm sure it will happen sometime. There are used bookstores around, they're just way out of my usual paths. And because I have plans for tomorrow and a wedding and a channel launch to go to next weekend, I can't get near the used bookstores for a couple of week...

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Good!

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Oh. right. then I'd be out of one too. Um ...

I don't want them to not panic, I want them to be balanced. Not to use shock tactics.

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I think I have a premise!!!

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I am mad at bookstores at present. In the last three days, I have been to five different bookstores. Three of them are the biggest stores in the central city, one from each chain. Only ONE of these FIVE bookstores have ANY Madeleine L'Engle books in stock. That one store only has books from the Wrin...

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