Born. Eat. Shag. Die.
2005 in twenty-four words, a Mayfly Project Ectopic pregnancy: pain Local fame, peer-pressured family into blogging Instant sex appeal without...31 DEC
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Navel Gazing
Today also marks the one year anniversary of my using Proper Adult Capitalization on this here blog thing. Fascinating, I...30 DEC
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Year Number Five
Rushing between classes, I sat perched on his desk chair in his dorm room writing him a note while he...30 DEC
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Evil Valette
I must have an evil twin in town, because four separate individuals have mistaken me for "someone else" in the...29 DEC
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Best "Your Spouse Will Not Get This" Christmas Gift Of All Time
I thought my mom would faint My dad mixed all this paint The chicken coop was weathered bad And...28 DEC
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The Squeaking!
Why yes, Lacey loved opening her gifts Christmas morning, thank you for asking. The toys were promptly shredded, and then...28 DEC
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Yay for Moms
The search and rescue mission started out with noble intentions. There were gong-ho attitudes all around of completing the mission...27 DEC
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That Christmas Feeling
Our Christmas Eve was spent half at the laundromat (because the new washer didn't work [who installs a washer and...24 DEC
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Building an Argument
My favorite part about the Celtic wedding by torchlight Wednesday night and it's corresponding party Thursday night is not the...23 DEC
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Murphy's Law of Sushi
The moment one lets another human being know that one makes sushi, loves to make sushi, loves to eat home...22 DEC
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Exchange of Vows
The wedding last night was wonderful. It was very small, included just family and a few select friends caravaned by...22 DEC
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Avoidance
I've found the best way to tackle an overwhelming To-Do list when there is only one coworker and one volunteer...21 DEC
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Bad Idea
Can we all just agree that, while editing any HTML files in Word is not the Best Idea Ever even...20 DEC
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Why Is Valette So Busy?
Valette is busy because it's the week before Christmas and people in our community are freezing and hungry with freezing...20 DEC
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Sugar Blessings
Chocolate peanut butter balls. Cupcakes with sprinkles. Chocolate dipped brandy snaps. Snowflake roll-out cookies. Toffee bars. Rum balls. The weekend...20 DEC
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Public Service Announcement
To the entire McLay and Ragland families (Do any of his family read this site? If so, why haven't you...18 DEC
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Choral Karaoke
I just got back from a Sing-It-Yourself Messiah. It's kinda like karaoke, but with middle-aged conservatives who know how to...17 DEC
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Betty Crocker's Altar
The staff is to bring fattening, sugary goodies to work on Monday in appreciation of our volunteer Board of Directors....14 DEC
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Lose It
This whole losing weight thing is highly recommended. Figure A: Weight over time. Δy = 20lb, Δt = 6mo A+++++++...12 DEC
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Not worthy
Hey, did you hear that Richard Pryor died yesterday? Who's that? Who's that!? Only perhaps the funniest black stand-up comedian...11 DEC
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Squeegie Calendar
While I was in Anchorage and Homer at the beginning of November, Curt went on and on AND ON about...09 DEC
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Bad Cold
You know it's a bad cold when you wake to your alarm and find that you have successfully held on...09 DEC
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Fairy Wonderland
The Laryngitis Fairy seems to be becoming downsized by the Sinus Infection Fairy. Which is cool; the Sinus Infection Fairy...08 DEC
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Condolences
I demand that you go give Steve-o some birthday spankings. Did you know that he used to be on Jackass??...08 DEC
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Clarification
Just wanted to let everyone publically know that I Well, not really with the kissing. But a hug? Sure, a...07 DEC
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Recommendations
I wouldn't recommend going to work despite feeling icky. I really wouldn't recommend getting sick during really super busy weeks...06 DEC
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Lost Voice
if I looking for voice him name is hopkin green voice I lost my voice Love, Valette P.S. I'll find...06 DEC
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Warmth or Photos
It's sunny outside and looks to be the perfect day for a walk with the dog and the camera. Except...03 DEC
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Scammed
I need to stop telling supervisors that I have a friend who, until recently, worked for Intuit and just might...02 DEC
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How to Learn Linux by Gunpoint
Just over a year ago I knew only the basics of working with a command line, all learned when working...01 DEC
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Toasted to Perfection
Dear Quizno's Guy Who Made My Sandwich, Sorry I missed the irony when you said it looks like I was...30 NOV
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Lunch Hour
I was so tired this morning that I dared not sit on the couch during the five spare minutes between...29 NOV
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New Apartment
Hey! I put pictures of the new apartment up on Flickr! With notes!...28 NOV
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Moved
You know how much fun moving during a snowstorm on Thanksgiving can be? Just about as much fun as you...26 NOV
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It's Over
The last newsletter has left the building. I repeat, the last newsletter has left the building. Now I'm going to...23 NOV
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Return of the Angry Germans
You know the day is off to a bad start when you need to listen to some angry German music...22 NOV
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The Moving
After getting locked out of our new place, we did manage to get the right keys from the landlord and...22 NOV
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One Didn't Think
One would have thought the landlord would have tried the duplicated keys before handing them over to insure he made...21 NOV
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Homer High Class of 1999
If you were a part of the Homer High School class of 1999, please go check out our virtual reunion...19 NOV
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Advanced Obedience
Commands The Dog Does Not Know Yet I Am Adamant To Continue Using During The Packing And Moving ProcessNo playing...18 NOV
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Nauyans Lose to Armed Peacekeepers
Wins: 0 Losses: 1 Ties: 0 Fifths: 7 The Nauyans opened their BHL season last night against the Peacekeeprs. The...17 NOV
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Cardboard Shortage
Either gremlins have eaten a ton of our flattened-and-saved cardboard boxes (yes, we save them: a habit held over from...15 NOV
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Green Corduroy
For anyone who was thinking about trying it, I wanted to let you know that Windex does not, I repeat,...14 NOV
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All the Heavens Rejoice
After a horridly depressing night, we found a great place that is bigger and better than the place we are...12 NOV
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Overwhelmed and Underfunded
Am feeling quite discouraged about this whole apartment shopping business. After poking around a few of them and having numerous...11 NOV
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Atlas Droned On and On
Dear Ayn Rand, A 55-page monologue does not a literary climax make. Love, Valette...11 NOV
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Reasons #276-283
There are at least seven reasons to not leave one's camera at one's brother's house unattended. The candy photos make...10 NOV
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Nauyans
The Nanwalek Nauyans are excited to be starting off this year's BHL season by going face-to-fist with newcomers The Peacekeepers...08 NOV
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Bye bye, Love
I hate getting back to work and knowing that someone was on my computer and borked some stuff up. But...08 NOV
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Better than sex
Better than sex cake ! 1 c Br sugar 24 c evap milk (Ed. -- Could be 14 cups, but...07 NOV
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Fudge Delish
Fudge Delish! 2½ sq. bitter chocolate 1 c lt. cream or milk 2½ c. sugar 2 tbsp lt. corn syrup...06 NOV
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Communist Attack
Banana Rhubarb Pielets 1 3-ounce package strawberry flavor gelatin ¾ cup boiling water 5 cups (1½ pounds) fresh rhubarb ½...05 NOV
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Joe Froggers
Brenda may have ½ glass milk before bed. There are cookies in jar and more in basement. Also grape jce....04 NOV
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Auto Pilot
I am headed to Anchorage this morning to goof off with Damon and Curt, not to mention seeing just about...04 NOV
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Recipe Book Poem
Sardined Smelt 6 lb. cleaned smelt 2 cups Bar-B-que sauce ¾ cups Mazola oil 2 tsp salt Pack fish into...02 NOV
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Chicken Cacciatore
Is it still chicken cacciatore if I substitute chicken broth for the white wine or sherry? Is it still chicken...01 NOV
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Georgianne's Recipes
I've got a photo series scheduled for the next ten days or so over on my photolog about Georgianne Fitzgerald,...01 NOV
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Thirty Days
B and I gave 30 days notice last night that we will be moving out of our apartment. You would...01 NOV
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Her Shoes
A story on In Her Shoes, the book, and why I probably will not see the movie despite Cameron Diaz...28 OCT
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Open Letter
Dear People Who Wish To Chat Me Up: Do not make me do all of the work. In fact, do...27 OCT
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Bugs
It's like bugs, people. Bugs crawling, oozing, wiggling across my eyeball. Bugs ON my EYE....27 OCT
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Naked
I am severely near-sighted. Without my glasses, my hand needs to be within six inches of my face before I...26 OCT
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The Word is Mightier Than the Eye
I don't think I have mentioned my creepy eye thing here. I have a creepy eye thing. It's not that...25 OCT
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Oh Noes
Any advice on how to get Revlon Raisin Rage nail enamel out of Gap Old Stone colored Double Button Trouser...23 OCT
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Torn
Whenever a recipe says to "tear [chicken] into bite-sized pieces," I get a mental flash of a conservative housewife in...23 OCT
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Quyana
Fairbanks is hosting this year's Alaska Federation of Natives conference this weekend, and I'm finding myself wanting desperately to grab...21 OCT
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iPod use #327
In a quiet corner of the office, an eBayer possessed, I measured my hips with my ipod earphones and a...20 OCT
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Billie
As I waited for the waiter to bring my to-go box, he walked into the restaurant with confidence and purpose....20 OCT
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BHL
I think everyone likes hockey, even if they must keep it a secret. Who wouldn't like hockey men, anyway? I...19 OCT
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Stream of Consciousness As Movie Reviews To Avoid The Slacking Content
Transporter 2: I refused to see this without seeing the first one. I'm funny that way, apparently, because B can...18 OCT
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A Headline
Brandon Duncan, 22 months, of Fairbanks died on impact after his mother's pickup truck smashed into a utility pole on...16 OCT
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God bless the easily amused
Said to me by a coworker while troubleshooting why an intranet application ceased working: "I really don't envy your job;...14 OCT
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MyMonthlyCycles
It is physically impossible for me to recommend MyMonthlyCycles too much. This is the most complete, feature-rich online tracking service...12 OCT
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Oompa-lusion
I'm pretty sure Rob Thomas' I Am An Illusion has Oompa Loompas (from the Johnny Depp remake, not the original)...11 OCT
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No Touching
If you had been at a new job for only a few weeks and, while poking around in the basement,...11 OCT
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The Stars Are Not In Alignment
Someone broke into the apartment directly above mine this weekend, tore the door completely off its hinges. The main door...10 OCT
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Go Fight Win
In a football match this afternoon between Homer High Mariners and Ben Eielson High Ravens, there hung a spirit sign...08 OCT
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No excuses
I cannot seem to get any of these thousands of newsletters out of the building, or even out of my...06 OCT
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Weepy
Am feeling a bit weepy this morning. No, this week. Maybe it has to do with my Womanly Cycle of...05 OCT
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And Be Cleansed
A few confessions: I left the scrubber in the bottom of the five gallon bucket I filled with dirty fish...04 OCT
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Bastardized
More bastardizations of my first name (as heard over the telephone just this morning):LynnetteWaletteCelesteAllan...03 OCT
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A Prophecy
I was touched by His Noodly Appendage last night in a prophetic dream. Pastafarians will be persecuted more as the...01 OCT
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pr0n OB/GYN
I just got a medical bill in the mail, and under "Explanation of Activity" is listed:POS: 3 OFFICE VISIT, EST,...30 SEP
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Boobie-Thon
Submissions are open for this year's Boobie-Thon, and the photo page should open tomorrow. Please consider participating with your beautiful...30 SEP
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Like a Record
You spin me right round, baby / Right round like a record, baby / Right round round round How often,...29 SEP
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Snow Haiku
snowflakes are falling right at this very second they are not sticking...28 SEP
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I'm Feeling Hysterical
Before I left work yesterday I tried to stop thinking about the newsletter snafu and went about updating two computers'...28 SEP
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Praise and Condemnation
As the editor of our organization's bi-monthly (cough) newsletter, I cannot sing the wonders of Flickr and their Creative Commons...27 SEP
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Snowballed
Note to Self: It is a great idea to ask questions during staff meetings, especially clarification questions. You just might...26 SEP
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Setting: Bathroom
My husband just threw a wet bar of soap at me. A bar of soap that I got from the...23 SEP
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Doing Something
I spent last night with a giant need to Do Something. Preferably something to honor my sister's memory (meaning something...23 SEP
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Three Years
Dear Melissa, It has been three years since your accident, over one thousand days since I have seen your smile...22 SEP
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A Story About John
I've told you stories about other siblings as they became pressured into blogging. Now is time for a story about...21 SEP
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Six Easy Steps
This day just gets better and better! Everyone watch Valette's stress meter peak!...20 SEP
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The Reason for Grumpiness
I am grumpy this morning because I had to wake up much earlier than deemed healthy so that my husband...20 SEP
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Waiting to Fall
I have a mix CD that I made up for the Metafilter swap that keeps getting postponed. Like the last...19 SEP
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Expectations
April 7, 1995 Dear Valette, When you get this letter, I expect that you have been through High School (with...17 SEP
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A Toast
The policeman looked to the sky for inspiration, coughed to clear his throat."A good woman," he said, "is like a...16 SEP
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You know, that thing
Do some people really believe that everyone around them is following along with their own internal monologue? Either you know...15 SEP
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The Valette
To make up for the broken internet yesterday, I spent a ton of time going through the photos I took...13 SEP
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Unmentionables
At my mother's birthday party: Sister-In-Law 1: Did you read about the Importance of Wearing Underwear? That email I sent?...11 SEP
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Over the Shoulder
If you or a loved one wears a boulder-holder (aka tit-slinger, aka brassiere) for any business / recreational / everyday...10 SEP
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Frankenknee
While I was in Homer I got to see my father in the hospital. He had just had surgery, where...09 SEP
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Oh, The Trouble We Made
Life-Sized, Posable Thats My Blog!™ Action Figure! Two For $300! With A Free Set Of Ginsu Knives! For A Limited...08 SEP
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Hello Dolly
I just got back from a long trip to my homeland for my mother's surprise 60th birthday party. Which should...07 SEP
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Another One Down
One more family memeber to add to the list of Infected By Blogging. The internet is no longer safe; look...05 SEP
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Much Nicer, Thanks
I'm getting more spam with the new Movable Type 3.2 than I ever had with 3.16 and the SpamLookup plugin....03 SEP
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Not Blogging
I've been berated for not blogging enough, especially now that my entire family is blogging. But do you really want...02 SEP
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Hold the Spam
Ugh. I've had a flood of comment spam that the new MT 3.2 anti-spam features just yawned at and turned...01 SEP
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The Reckoning
I had to scrape the frost from my windshield this morning. I really shouldn't complain; at least I don't have...01 SEP
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Oh Golly a Meme
Five Blogs You Probably Don't Read But Really Should. A Blog Day Meme. Knotty YarnCompleting the SquateDecisive MomentsBurnt Into MemoryMilo's...31 AUG
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Sabotage
Perhaps I should break my website again so I have something to talk about. Instead of sabotaging Perl today, I...30 AUG
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Birthday Love
Also I was apparently too busy being a Bad Daughter yesterday to publicly wish my mother a happy birthday, even...29 AUG
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The Boys Are Back
MT 3.2 is now good to go. I can resume with updating only every three days. By way of apology,...29 AUG
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Manual Stimulation
Yay for updates by hand! Yep, everything over here is still schnockered. I have a fresh install with a squeaky...27 AUG
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Motorcycle vs. Taxi
My father was in a motorcycle accident tonight. He's okay, even though he wasn't wearing a helmet. He was hit...26 AUG
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Old Skool
"She sure is making a lot of updates now that everything is FUBAR," I can hear you thinking. Yeah, well....26 AUG
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Borked
My installation is still Borked. No new photos, no new fragments, no new posts, no Valette entertainment. You will have...26 AUG
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Rebuild Errors
I upgraded to Movable Type 3.2 and now there are some rebuild errors, which you will notice if you try...25 AUG
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Bed Rest
I made BLTs last night and thought of Heidi. I've told a story about my brother Marty, who is new...25 AUG
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Wannabes
Everyone wants to be like me....23 AUG
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Smoke, smoke go away
This summer has been one long forest fire season, and I am sick of it. Today is the first day...22 AUG
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Attention
Attention People Of the World: Please do not talk to me animatedly, or at all, for that matter, before 8.30a....22 AUG
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All In the Family
Okay, another sister-in-law is blogging. She didn't even tell me, I had to hear about it from Lady Bossco. Now...19 AUG
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Dream of Sheep
L@@K!!!1! My Dream Journal has new duds! And bling! The archives are more helpful, as they look like the archives...19 AUG
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Prudhoe Man
If you haven't already, go take a look at my brother's new blog. This is a different brother than the...19 AUG
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Thirty Five
It was 35°F this morning. 38°F as of 7am, my site tells me. Not quite freezing. But it most likely...19 AUG
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I may be fat, but I'm slow
I put on my helmet while he wound an ace bandage around his ankle. We had never ridden together, nor...16 AUG
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Meme Tag
I have been tagged twice (header graphic may be NSFW due to excessive crack) for a meme. Since I have...15 AUG
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Gaming Heart
I'm not ashamed to say that every gaming system other than the original Nintendo and the Super Nintendo has scared...11 AUG
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Disappointed
Dear Internet, You have severely disappointed me. A picture of boobs, MY boobs no less, have been on my website...10 AUG
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Blogging Boobs
True to my word, I got an I'm Blogging This tank top. And here, for all the internet to see,...09 AUG
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The Spinning
It has come to my attention that, in this 24th year of my life, I am physically incapable of enjoying...09 AUG
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JIM sucks
One More Grey Hair to Pluck Super-Sized Birthday Deluxe Make Him Proud, Say it Loud JIM Sucks!...08 AUG
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XP Resolutions and Profiles
B and I each have separate profiles on our XP machine at home. Every time he changes the resolution in...07 AUG
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Self-Service is for Heathans
I went garage saleing by myself this morning because Beth bailed on me and B was worried about the strain...06 AUG
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Tornado
Tornado hits Sand Point, Alaska. What kind of craziness is this!? Alaska does not get twisters of any kind. The...05 AUG
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Depleted
I have this weird tendency to use things until they are 95% depleted and then never touch them again. I...04 AUG
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I can't make this stuff up
Overheard in prayer: "Lord, just apply your Holy BenGay to her back."...03 AUG
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They do that
An older man that may or may not have some Alaskan Native heritage at the restaurant last night: "She may...02 AUG
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Click Me Sideways
I don't know what the deal is, but my FireFox is letting me down. I'm not angry, just... dissapointed. It...01 AUG
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Rockin' World
Fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin' world go 'round. I'm just sayin'....31 JUL
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Second class second hand
I got another bike. It's not a new bike, not new by far, and it in no way replaces the...28 JUL
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Crash Course
I'm sitting* in a bookkeeping crash course, something I never liked. Numbers, I like. Numbers are nice and concrete-sequential, just...27 JUL
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Scout Jamboree
Alaskan boy scout leaders were electrocuted in a horrific accident yesterday, and all I can think of is a joke...26 JUL
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My Office
Inspired by Laura, this is a picture of my office first thing Monday morning. With notes! So click on...25 JUL
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Only in my dreams
There was a time where I dreamed about her very often. At first she was the main focus of a...24 JUL
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Stolen Smack
I just discovered that my bicycle was stolen last night. It was definitely there at 8pm, and definitely not there...23 JUL
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Follow up
I just finished my last follow-up visit with my OB/GYN (I have my own OB/GYN! How adult is that!) regarding...21 JUL
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A moment
Sitting at a stop light on my lunch hour a man on a riding lawn mower pulls up on my...19 JUL
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More ways to have it
Hey look! The archives should be a bit more helpful! The yearly archive pages list each entry by their title....18 JUL
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Evidence of Being a Girl
I've never been accused of being a girly girl. I am definitely girlier than most of my family (most, not...18 JUL
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I blog everything
Karen at the coffee shop pretending to be Valette writing a blog entry: "So I went to the coffee shop...13 JUL
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Almost Famous
Look, Mom! My cleavage made the front page of the newspaper! A reporter came to my apartment Saturday afternoon...11 JUL
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Kinetic Energy
Considering the possibility of the mess, the kinetic energy of the mess one could say, I am surprised it wasn't...09 JUL
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Needed to Go
Last night the sun was shining, the weather was slightly uncomfortably warm (nearing the 70s, in other words), the lasagna...08 JUL
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Of Grief and Men
One of the things I did this past weekend was poke around in my weblog archives, somewhat because I realized...06 JUL
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New denim purse
Right, the purse. Made from a pair of jeans I bought at a garage sale last summer but hated that...05 JUL
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation
Why yes, I did actually scrub my bathtub this weekend. Nothing screams God Bless America! like a sparkly clean bathroom....05 JUL
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Peek Inside
Yes, I really have nothing better to do than play with silly memes. If you really must know what each...03 JUL
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Do not ask
Think globally. Act locally. Pee on a plant. You do not want to know....02 JUL
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The horror
Today was filled combating a crapload of viruses that made their way onto our office server. Yes, the same server...01 JUL
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Dream imagery
I'm a visual person. I learn faster if I have something to look at, be it lecture notes written on...30 JUN
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Armpit Perfume
I was out of armpit perfume this morning. Going without was not an option as Alaskans sweat like pigs when...29 JUN
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7.75
I went on a very long bicycle ride last night, just me and my closest 4000 MP3s. I've been trying...27 JUN
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Dood
Do people really use the word posse in a non-ironic way? How about the word yo? Homie? Hipster? I have...25 JUN
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Puppies!
It's this commercial about something dog-related. Medication. Food, maybe. It doesn't really matter. What does matter is that the commercial...24 JUN
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Lowering my Stress
Five things that I do because I enjoy doing them, a meme from Sweet Surprise:Planting flowers and puttering in a...23 JUN
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Buddy
The saddest thing. Beaker's people came for him tonight. His name is Buddy, apparently. They live in the neighborhood. The...22 JUN
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Solstice Food
Alaska isn't called the land of the midnight sun for no reason. Near the solstice Fairbanks gets around 21 hours...22 JUN
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Toldja
This week we have learned that: N(A+C)+L=ST Where: N is Not listening to your IT A is Avoiding making backups...21 JUN
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The Beakster
The signs went up Saturday afternoon. I reported him to the animal shelter. I sent an email to Tradio, the...20 JUN
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Found Dog
As expected, I got little sleep. He happened to fall asleep in Lacey's spot, and she couldn't figure out why...18 JUN
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Stray Chihuahua
I've had a super-full day followed by a full evening and now what looks like will probably be a super-full...18 JUN
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Busy
I have been so busy at work that I just now got time to take off my sandals. I think...17 JUN
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Volunteers
There is a group of 30 teens and college-age people from Ohio here for a week to volunteer for my...16 JUN
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Private Show
A woman (presumably from next door) just walked down the driveway between our two buildings, stopped perpendicular to my window,...14 JUN
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Never felt that one before
I think working out in the morning, just after I wake, works a whole different set of muscles than when...14 JUN
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Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children
Drug-induced ultra violent hilarity. The latest from Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children. My original post on the comics is still...13 JUN
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Car Graveyard
Last time I had gone to Homer, I treated you with a photo gallery of my mother's house. Fowers, angels,...13 JUN
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Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Do the rich and spoiled keep receipts of purchased items? Do they ever get home and realize their red Blahnik...13 JUN
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Back Again
I rode my bike. The sun is shining. A few wispy clouds in the sky. And I'm back at work....11 JUN
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Storm Round II
It was sunny and hot just an hour ago. Two hours ago I considered going for a nice, long bike...10 JUN
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Crap
Work: crap. People: crap. Home: crap because I can't keep work or people out of it. Why did I come...09 JUN
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Want to be
I don't want to be the kind of person who puts her kidney fat on display; is able to visibly...08 JUN
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Hack me slice me dice me
When and how did 'tips and tricks' become 'hacks?' Life hacks, kitchen hacks, mind hacks, knitting hacks, kitten hacks, mitten...07 JUN
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Panorama
I just finished slogging through all of the pictures I took while in Homer and Anchor Point. Before I decide...07 JUN
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Thunder
Looks like Steve sent the thunder northward. It sounds like a giant semi truck driving over a bridge under which...04 JUN
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Mm-mm Good
Chicken Breasts Arrabbiata From a diabetes recipe book my grandmother gave to my mother. 1 T extra virgin olive oil...03 JUN
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Evil Master Plan
I finished planting my garden and hanging baskets one hour before it dumped some rain. Rain is good and great...03 JUN
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Guess who's back in town
BING! We are back at home. B's ankle lost most of its swelling and he was able to drive the...02 JUN
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Vacation Summation In Lists
Things I brought on my vacation and did not need:Makeup -- I don't wear it when at home, why did...02 JUN
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Vacation-vacation
My mother informed me that the front page of my site was rather lonely and empty. Heaven forbid I leave...27 MAY
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Miserable
Had someone informed us that there were areas in Alaska further south than Fairbanks still in the throes of winter,...23 MAY
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Solid Gone
All our bags are packed, we're ready to go, and I cannot stop singing Leaving on a Jet Plane. My...21 MAY
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Promt and Professional
Crisis and emergency communication may interrupt work in a prompt and professional manner. I'm sorry, Emergency, I cannot deal with...20 MAY
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A Gap
All of my brothers are now in their thirties leaving me as the only sibling in my 20s. I want...20 MAY
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Lucas Wank Fest Number Three
Also: Against all better judgment and a crapload of things to do, we are going to see the Sith movie...19 MAY
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The Bike of My Dreams
I got my bike back from my boss who fixed it up all shiny and pretty after being mangled by...19 MAY
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On the road again
B and I managed to steal two weeks each from our employers, and we will use said weeks for pure...17 MAY
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Test
I hate crontabs. Move along. Nothing to see here....17 MAY
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A moment
I'm standing in the feminine hygiene aisle wondering why we still use such a silly euphemism and why condoms are...16 MAY
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At 80
For the record, big fat rain drops on my face really hurt at 80 miles per hour. They kind of...14 MAY
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Filler
The weekend's content provided by the better looking sibling: 1// Valette: How, exactly, are you going to be terrorizing them?...13 MAY
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Solid Gone
I had two or three most awesomest posts nearly composed during my drive to work this morning. Those posts and...13 MAY
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Rude
Calling my organization and then asking if you can put me on hold to grab another line is not only...12 MAY
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Too Hott to Handle
At 5:30 tonight, our thermometer read 112°F in the sun. I totally need to move closer to the ocean....11 MAY
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The Summer is Coming
The weather is gorgeous and hot. I need to be out in it more, get my butt out of bed...11 MAY
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5th wheel
My sister-in-law is trying to sell their 5th wheel trailer. They live in Wasilla, Alaska. Take a look if you...11 MAY
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Keep it Down
To the fucktard who rang my doorbell at 2:30am, causing my dog to bark and my blood pressure to skyrocket,...10 MAY
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To My Brothers
Memo To: All of my good-for-nothing brothers How dare you not do anything for Mom yesterday. You know, Mother's Day?...09 MAY
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Mosquitoes
Lady Bossco has a nice roundup on waging war on mosquitoes....08 MAY
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Bloglines Woes
I really love using Bloglines because it's a web application, and I can keep up with my feeds on any...07 MAY
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Bed in Summer
Bed in Summer Robert Louis Stevenson In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer...06 MAY
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Thunderbird weirdness
Anyone ever had any trouble with Thunderbird mixing up the message bodies of emails? The past few days I have...05 MAY
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Open letter to eBay phishing spammers
Dear eBay phishing spammers: If one fake email isn't going to fool me, what makes you think 300 "final warning"...05 MAY
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Oh where oh where oh where
You think I could remember for the life of me where I put the film attachment to our scanner? You...03 MAY
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Haze in Valley from Nenana Fires
Thank you for standing over my desk for the ten minutes it takes you to read every headline from the...03 MAY
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Life is hard boo hoo
The horrid verbal-assaulting, barking-dog-owning upstairs neighbor was actually and for really kicked out last weekend, hurrah! The new neighbors, dog-less...02 MAY
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Spring Orzo Salad
Since it was a big hit with the staff, I wanted to spread the wealth. Spring Orzo Salad: Makes 2...29 APR
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What to do
Should I spend my lunch break seeing if my work scanner is still operational and seeing if I can acceptably...29 APR
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May cause drowsiness
I send myself email. I also leave myself voice mail messages. I know it's only a few steps from mumbling...28 APR
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Doo dee doo doo
We have been having nearly a week with temperatures in the 60s, and whatever snow remains is clumped in small...27 APR
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Pregnancy Envy
Last Wednesday it was determined that my hormone levels were at an all time low of 3. Read 'em and...25 APR
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Acronym hell
Unless you are the government, you cannot get away with using a plethora of acronyms on your website. I'm sorry,...25 APR
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Cantankerous
Mechanical trauma: check. Bit my lip a few days ago. Emotional stress: check. Losing a baby is a wee bit...24 APR
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Pile-Up
This is a great picture of one of my brothers and his pets, a picture he sure will hate that...22 APR
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A girl and her (husband's) guitars
Last night, as I am periodically prone to do, I grabbed Melissa's old cheap acoustic guitar and demanded of B,...20 APR
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Squeegie redesign
My photolog is wearing some new spring fashions with some fancy new accessories, including a style switcher so you can...20 APR
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Welcome to Tuesday
I came out of a dream five minutes before my alarm sounded and immeidatly thought the weekend to have been...19 APR
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One track mind
I never knew Walium, C1ALlS, and Vi-agra had so much in common. 15 spam email subject lines have thus set...18 APR
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HTTP in the house
title its plugin that may work blitz a landlord who anti spam plugin that may cebu suggestion of bryce of...15 APR
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Beware the Ides of April
Happy IRS Appreciation Day! Everyone remembered to send them a sweet little thank you note with optional gift?...15 APR
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Schnauzer puppy
From my mother-in-law's schnauzer's last litter. How can you not fall in love with a puppy?...14 APR
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Soundtrack of Life 2
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony Flying home from a class trip to Paris, 20 million hours spent on an...13 APR
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Editing Marks
You will probably never see me more focused than when I am holding an editing pen making someone's essay nearly...12 APR
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You want to be next?
Today finds me mainly pissed off. I could very well blame the weekend for carrying over its crapfest into my...11 APR
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Adagio Comes Through
I got my free tea and individual teapot (their gift for a link from a pagerank 5 site [at least...10 APR
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Looking for you my entire life
Conor is Lacey's soul mate....09 APR
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On Friday
Having informed my supervisor I would be late this morning, I zoomed off to the laboratory to give the vein...08 APR
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Sesame Street Sketches
All of this talk (in the fragments, at least) about Sesame Street goodness got me reminiscing about my favorite sketches....07 APR
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Just might be
Yes, it might be the combination of the sunshine, caffeine, and empty office. But it also might be my depression...06 APR
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Ice Rage
If you freeze a mocha Ice Rage and then, putting it in the refrigerator, forget about it for 24 hours,...06 APR
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Satellite view of Homer, Alaska
Satellite view of Homer, Alaska Originally uploaded by Valette. Satellite capabilities were recently added to Google Maps. This is...05 APR
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Needles
A normally-pregnant woman's hormones (not to mean a woman who is normally pregnant, or always pregnant) double every two days....05 APR
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Ectopic Pregnancy
I have gone back and forth about whether to write about this here or not. At the moment of typing...04 APR
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Sickening
Nausea. It's a funny word, really, with a funny sound and a funny spelling, and the more I say it,...03 APR
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Adagio Teas
Adagio Teas is offering a link reward for linking to their site. It's pretty much a googlebomb on the word...02 APR
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Take it to the man on the street
Group poll: Two (moderated) comments on an ollld post made within four minutes of each other, each with an email,...01 APR
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You say it's your birthday
Everyone go wish Damon a happy birthday....01 APR
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Real Doozie
Volunteer: We just had a real doozie of a case. Me: Oh yeah? Volunteer: This lady called in and, well,...31 MAR
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360
I done gone and jumped on the 360 bandwagon. I have avoided all of the social friends sites because I...29 MAR
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No
I don't have to explain myself to you, you rude person on the other end of the telephone line. No,...29 MAR
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Things to discuss with one's husband
Intelligence. Hotness. Strength. A man is only worth time and energy if he has at least two out of those...27 MAR
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Open North American Championship
The Open North American Championship is a dog sled race comprised of three mushing sprints held on seperate days. Each...24 MAR
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Where is Chris Farley when we need him?
Volunteer: "This guy really needs some help. You see, he lives in a van..." Me: "...down by the river!" *cracks...23 MAR
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The boys are back in town
JR is not only a super great guy, but he is also my own personal hero and coding monkey. The...19 MAR
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Errors and changes (oh my!)
I woke this morning to PHP include errors galore and a lovely announcement from my host:PHP provides a feature allowing...17 MAR
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More of the same
This past week has been a gi-normous emotional roller coaster, one with free falls and gorgeous scenic views and giant...15 MAR
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Cupcakes for president
Why cupcakes? Eating a miniature, individualized cake with sprinkles (always required) is just shy of heaven. There is just something...11 MAR
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Quiet birthday
I am currently the only one in the office. Since the new supervisor started working here in January, he has...11 MAR
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Found photos
There were a ton of photos left on a computer recently donated to my work. So I present to you...10 MAR
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Birthday
Well golly. Happy birthday, JR! He even brought a cake....09 MAR
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Hot hot sun
It has bee so exceptionally warm here this past week that I am positively giddy. It was over 60°F in...09 MAR
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Perhaps I should move my head more
Insanity is wiping and wiping and wiping at the stupid smudge on the computer monitor and then, only upon getting...06 MAR
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The hating is nearly done
Now I will not need to hate the upstairs neighbor for much longer. I had to call the landlords at...06 MAR
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The secret of the lobster
I got an email from a wonderful pair of people, Sarah and Jon, who were up late doing some Googlewhacking...06 MAR
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Tight Spaces
We like to toss the dog toys under the couch. Not blinking an eye or slowing her step, Lacey lowers...05 MAR
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It's coming
This morning I drove to work with the sun in my eyes. I had to put on my sunglasses because...04 MAR
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Don't worry, be happy
For those worried, I am feeling fine. My hip, my uterus, both completely void of pain. No need to worry....03 MAR
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I don't do pills
Last night was the pain, yes. When I got home, B was in the shower. I lied on the bathroom...01 MAR
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Pain
Plus, there's the pain. It's centered in the uterus, naturally. Has hung around all weekend and hit full force today....28 FEB
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First impressions are everything
I hate bra shopping. I want a bra that both fits comfortably and presents nicely, and I honestly don't think...28 FEB
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Evil mastermind
Stepping into the creative revenge department is my brother Marty with his superduperous suggestion to toss a permanent marker (or...28 FEB
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Soundtrack of life
Lisa Loeb - Jake I was preparing for a class trip to Paris my junior year in high school. A...26 FEB
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One heck of a transaction
Yes, I always take my credit card to the bathroom. Don't you?...24 FEB
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Every four minutes
I like to listen to music while I do the dishes. Singing and moving along to a beat keeps me...23 FEB
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The things I hate about you
It started with the man who fell over the stairwell, an incident that I completely believe was not her fault....22 FEB
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Screw you guys
Just like that, I'm going home. My supervisor is back from a week on the beaches of Mehiko and rather...21 FEB
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The selfish and nasty one
Now that I have experienced grief - no, wait. One does not simply "experience" grief. Grief is like a rude,...18 FEB
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Dark Tower
So, B came home Tuesday with The Dark Tower, the seventh book in the Dark Tower series? The last book...17 FEB
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<h1> spam
I have been getting a bunch of comment spam lately that does not include any URLs. There is an email...15 FEB
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Call your wife, quickly
Call your wife, quickly Originally uploaded by sThig. Happy Valentine's Day....14 FEB
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Take a nap
Sunday afternoons are made for two hour family naps. How much better when the naps bring dreams....13 FEB
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As I sit upon a rock
As I sit upon a rockin my favorite sitting spot,birds call and children playbut I am oblivious to themas my...12 FEB
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Bark Bark Bark
Bark bark bark. Barkbark bark bark. Barkbarkbarkbarkbarkbarkbarkbarkbark. It started with a whine, oh so sad, like he had been woken...12 FEB
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Negative Zero
I have seen this a few times this winter, not just on my site. The time and temperature recording...10 FEB
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Wednesday Dump
I hate being able to figure out the entire storyline of a movie within the first 20 minutes, though it...09 FEB
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Newsboys Concert
The Newsboys. IN MY PANTS! It left me with a huge grin all night long. Those Newsboys are good (2.5MB...08 FEB
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KA-BOOM
2:00 Sunday morning I woke to a huge KA-BOOM! in the apartment. The dog in the apartment directly above us...07 FEB
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With Class and Style
We headed to the Regency Hotel last night just before 8pm for a cozy dinner with 18 others in celebration...06 FEB
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Intensity
The ice fog is so pretty, floating for a half mile underneath cloudless skies. The sun shines through it making...04 FEB
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Selling it
In case the image has yet to fully hit you over the head with a giant stick of what the...03 FEB
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Emotional detachment
I would never become emotional over a movie. Yes, of course I would laugh, but that was the extend of...01 FEB
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On spam
...almost every time I sit down to do something creative on my own site, I have to spend half an...01 FEB
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Birthday billiards
Birthday billiards bonanza. In photos....01 FEB
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Non Sequitur
If you were allergic to spandex, you would probably have to wear underwear that tied on. Which would be about...31 JAN
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One last piece
The prospect of eating one more piece of birthday cake with a scoop of birthday ice cream builds and builds...30 JAN
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An Open Letter to My Sewing Machine Power Chord
An Open Letter to My Sewing Machine Power Chord: (not as good as McSweeney's Open Letters) I thought we had...29 JAN
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What it's all about
In honor of my 24th birthday today, I want you, dear Internet of My Heart, to do the Hokey Pokey....28 JAN
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You say it's my birthday
While it may seem a trifle unfair that I am hosting the party tonight (you are coming, aren't you?), I...28 JAN
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Happiness
Happiness is playing pretend with a five year old who suddenly becomes very serious when I invite her to my...26 JAN
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Numero Uno
The number one most requested file on my server? http://rhapsodic.org/mt/mt-comments.cgi A file that doesn't even exist because I renamed it...25 JAN
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Fight for your right
The Birthday Party of Your Dreams is happening this Friday night at Kaleidoscope Billiards. The best home made ice cream...25 JAN
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Techno Mix
After Melissa died, I got to keep a whole stack of her CDs. Some of them were so severely scratched...24 JAN
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Myth Buster
There seems to be a general misunderstanding with different members of both sexes in regards to select body parts and...23 JAN
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Chicken
I am officially a wuss. Addendum: officially....22 JAN
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IM addict
Why do I keep opening my IM program if I close it the moment someone who may actually talk to...22 JAN
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Dilemma
I have 64 ounces of water inside of me that is needing to get out approximately every 20 minutes and...20 JAN
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Falling into country
Most po-dunk hippie towns, like the one in which I grew up, have atrocious selections when it comes to the...20 JAN
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Reason not necessary
Two reasons to wash that pretty purple scarf you bought at the thrift store the other day: 1// You bought...19 JAN
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Spunky
"Would you pick up some soda on your way home" "The green sperm-reducing kind?" "No, the cherry stuff." "Good. Because...18 JAN
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the results are skewed
Anyone else think it odd that not only did the PhotoFriday noteworthy photos for last week's theme (silhouette) omit my...18 JAN
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Hasselhoff, how I love thee
Hasslehoff recursion. It deserves no less than a main post. [via]...18 JAN
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What we gonna do
We can use him as a footstool Or a table to play Scrabble on Then tie him up And beat...17 JAN
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peanut butter mystery
My computer desk smells like peanut butter cookies. Which is all well and good, but I haven't bought, made, or...16 JAN
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Favorite Firefox extensions
Without further (was there any to begin with?) ado, my favorite Firefox extensions: Foxy Tunes I love being able to...14 JAN
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Ice and frost: a girl's best friends
While I spent Wednesday at home, I got in the habit of peeking out the curtains to assess the progress...14 JAN
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rhapsodic nation
We are now an error-free MYSQL nation running Movable Type 3.14. Due to one huge-ass error during the entry export...12 JAN
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warm your rhapsodic hungry heart
The ever lovely Peter just informed me that my comments are Borked Beyond All Recognition (BOBAR?). And here I thought...11 JAN
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I love you like ice fog
The camera does surprisingly well at -40°. My lungs, however, do not....11 JAN
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Dreaming of a White Ice Fog
Forty below zero is the same temperature in Fahrenheit as it is in Celcius.It doesn't snow around -40° or less.Temperatures...11 JAN
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of reticence and mysteriousness
From: Al P. StuartSent: Friday, January 7, 2005 3:52 pmSubject: of reticence and mysteriousness I kept glancing at the message...10 JAN
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Nauyans Make the Playoffs
Wins: 10 Losses: 11 Ties: 1 Fifths: lost count John Kvasnikoff, coach and goaltender for the Nanwalek Nauyans, came out...07 JAN
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2004 in pictures
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What not to do
Quick pop quiz that everyone and their dog should know. What is the one thing you never do when your...06 JAN
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The perfect font prgram
The perfect font displaying program will:Read fonts in my system font directory as well as any non-system directory to which...06 JAN
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Why do you have to be so rotten?
I tossed four mandarin oranges (the only remains from the three boxes bought around Christmas), still in their burnt orange...06 JAN
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fireworks by Alaska
My brother and I hung out in downtown Anchorage (there is a town square! Who knew!?) for a few hours...04 JAN
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risking death
Hot diggity. I'm glad I decided to not drive this weekend....04 JAN
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bringing in the new year
I've got a bunch of spare time as well as a spare computer this afternoon, which means quality time with...02 JAN
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Additional Content
rhapsodic.org is a weblog by Valette McLay.
Valette has lived in Alaska all of her life and loves the ocean, her miniature schnauzer Lacey, and being barefoot.
Valette Takes Photos
Valette Surfs the Internet
- Physical Theories as Women
- Hi'ya Bunny
- Western Spaghetti
- Fourteen Passive-Aggressive Appetizers Note: This is not technically an appetizer.
- K
- What if I make the wrong choice
- Growing up is a good thing to do
- Some things every person should cook once
Valette Remembers Her Dreams
- Vacation Apartment (04/ 5)
- Bassinette Required (03/28)
- Adopted Pets (03/12)
- Put on Some Pants (03/11)
- Assless Chaps (03/ 5)
- The Artist (02/13)
- Race Detour (01/30)
- Garden Snakes (01/27)
Valette Lives in Alaska
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