Archive for June, 2005
Sunday, June 19th, 2005
Gilda: An Intimate Portrait
Jill and I went shopping at the library sale in Stone Mountain Village, GA, yesterday. Stone Mountain Park, which is next to the village, is a major civil war historic site with the world’s largest relief sculpture (3 acres of carving) depicting General Robert E. Lee, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Andrew "Stonewall" Jackson. But […]
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Friday, June 17th, 2005
Neal Stephenson Essay
I am a huge fan of the author Neal Stephenson. In fact, Jill is sick and tired of watching me re-read Cryptonomicon, my favorite of his outstanding novels.
Today, he turned his talents to the Op Ed page of the New York Times, with an essay using the Star Wars movies, and particularly, popular complaints […]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized, Current Affairs by Liza
Friday, June 17th, 2005
Most Unusual Baby-Related Project Winner
I found this on BoingBoing, which truly is a directory of wonderful things. I didn’t even know I was having a contest, but when I saw these instructions for making home-made baby wipes, I knew I had a winner.
I DID, however, wonder why the guy didn’t just use thick rolls of TP.
Actually, on reflection, […]
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Friday, June 17th, 2005
Lunch w Aimee Mann & Ben Lee
My lovely wife is a music geek. A hardcore music geek.
In the not-quite-two-weeks since she moved down to Atlanta, she entered a contest sponsored the cool local radio station, Dave FM, 190 times, in an effort to win tickets to an intimate lunchtime concert with Aimee Mann. Fortunately, it worked! We sat in the front […]
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Friday, June 17th, 2005
Lunch w Aimee Mann & Ben Lee
My lovely wife is a music geek. A hardcore music geek.
In the not-quite-two-weeks since she moved down to Atlanta, she entered a contest sponsored the cool local radio station, Dave FM, 190 times, in an effort to win tickets to an intimate lunchtime concert with Aimee Mann. Fortunately, it worked! We sat in the front […]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Liza
Wednesday, June 15th, 2005
Lawful Good Elf Mage Bard
Thank you to Leta for pointing me to this highly geekertaining Silly Internet Quiz!
I have been a frustrated and unsuccessful D&D player since the 5th or 6th grade, when my Mom was Gary Gygax’s divorce attorney and thus the recipient of a random array of D&D books. I tried to force my 6 year old […]
5 Comments » - Posted in Silly Internet Quizzes by Liza
Monday, June 13th, 2005
Whew! I’m just paranoid!
Wheeeeeeeeeeee!
I’m not at the beginning of a miscarriage! I’m just a paranoid pregnant person (PPP). Nothing up in there is bleeding, or looks damaged in any way on the ultrasound. I’m just a PPP with bad cramps, and perhaps, occasional spotting. Or as the doctor put it, "Welcome to motherhood. The baby already doesn’t […]
