hedy

Grr. I got a break-up message from a friend this morning, which has led to general mopeyness and record-listening when I should be writing. Shorter days seem to make my mopeyness more pronounced.

I have three birthday gatherings this weekend, and a belated Thanksgiving dinner with friends. I've gone over it and I think I can make it to everything, but I'll definitely be ready to snuggle in bed on Sunday and watch Star Trek. I am, technically, supposed to see a boy on Sunday, so if I can convince him that an afternoon of snuggly sci-fi would...
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Dave Eggers started a fucking fabulous organization that does all sorts of readin' and writin' stuff with kiddos. If you've ever witnessed the sad state of English classes for 9-14 year olds you know how completely necessary such stuff is.

Every year they host a big ol' Scrabble tournament to raise funds for the org, and the players get to use whatever they raise to...
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Best example of the types of messages you can expect on okcupid:

"hey hi hows u ?? hows life going ??? i m rahul frm india...i m animation web and graphics designer ...... hope u dont mind in talk .....can we have a decent chat ???..and when u came india or i come to ur city...u can roam me or i can roam u ha...
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Wizard World!

This is why I dislike relationships: in addition to my own Required Family Time, I also have piles of Required Pseudo-Family Time, which is where I'll be most of the weekend. I'm only able to get out to Wizard World on Sunday this year, so I will miss Captain Picard. Lucky him, since I was going to ask him to record my voicemail...
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a coupla years ago the boy and i were dj's at my friend's wedding. they did it super diy style, she knitted her own dress, and it was a really lovely time. i've known her since high school, and her guy was totally perfect for her. somehow they were able to be an obviously happy and contented couple without doing the kinda weird/gross stuff that...
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Russian word of the day: Toska

definition, courtesy of Nabokov: No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness,...
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it's my half-birthday! my people don't live long, we have to celebrate when we can.

in other news, i gave a year's worth of homemade bread to a few family members for christmas this year, due to the constant flow of money into my doctor's pockets. actually, it's more of a trickle, and usually only after they send a final notice, but still...i'm making a...
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every so often (very rarely, really, but it does happen) i have a strong desire to move to new york. today is one of those times: lit mag fair this weekend!

bazillions of lit mags for 2 bucks each. cheaper than an issue of US Weekly! c'mon, it doesn't get any better than that.