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Wordless Wednesday

Posted in Japan, NaBloPoMo, wordless Wednesday on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

“Hugo”

Posted in NaBloPoMo, you tube on November 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Mr Lush and I are planning on seeing “Hugo” this weekend. It’s been getting amazingly good reviews from practically everyone. With a few condescending jabs at what does and doesn’t constitute a movie (or book) that children will understand and love, of course. Sigh. I have the book, although I confess that I haven’t read [...]

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Incarceron and Sapphique

Posted in book review, NaBloPoMo on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Finn lives in Incarceron, a vast, sentient prison built to contain all of the undesirables of the world. Despite the fact that the prison has been sealed for many years, Finn is convinced he is in fact from the outside. Only one man has ever escaped from Incarceron, and that was so long ago that [...]

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Borrowing Data

Posted in libraries, NaBloPoMo on November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

This Book Is 119 Years Overdue: The wondrous database that reveals what Americans checked out of the library a century ago I full understand and embrace the reasons why libraries do not keep records like this now, but is is a fascinating read nonetheless. It *almost* makes me wish that this sort of data were [...]

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Mr Bean

Posted in libraries, NaBloPoMo, you tube on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I know for a fact that I’ve posted this before, but. 1) It’s Saturday. 2) It’s Mr Bean.

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Listmania

Posted in book list, NaBloPoMo on November 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

100 Notable Books of 2011 I’ve read none of the fiction and am on the waiting list for one title; I’ve read one of the nonfiction and am on the waiting list for five titles. So much for thinking I read more fiction than nonfiction!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted in awesome, g33k, NaBloPoMo, you tube on November 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

As you consume too much food today, please take a moment to enjoy this NSFW song about Thanksgiving…and “Star Wars.” Edited to add:

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted in awesome, CLV, language, NaBloPoMo, wordless Wednesday on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

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Anne McCaffrey

Posted in NaBloPoMo, sadness on November 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I’ve only read a few Anne McCaffrey books, but I really love the Harper Hall trilogy. So it was very sad to hear that she has died. Anne McCaffrey, 1926-2011

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“Arrested Development”

Posted in awesome, NaBloPoMo, you tube on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Finally there is more or less confirmed news regarding the possibility of an “Arrested Development” movie. And more TV episodes! And yay!!! Oh come on! Ok, so it was news six weeks ago. This is probably one of my all-time favorite TV shows. Ironically, Mr Lush and I watched the pilot and didn’t like it [...]

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