Julia's Bloglet

receding ice receding ice

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:33:56 -0600

Last night I had a nightmare...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:25:19 -0600

Last night I had a nightmare. I don't really remember it very well, except I'm pretty sure it involved a pencil thin snake. What I do remember is waking up with adrenaline like whoa, poised to jump over the railing at the foot of the bed. I'm lucky I woke up before I jumped, at least. I managed to strain my left quad a bit, and twist that same ankle, but I am sure if I had gotten as far as jumping, I would have done considerably more damage. While asleep. Sleeping is dangerous. Also, poor Moss, who had no idea what the hell was going on.
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ducks on partially thawed pond...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:37:44 -0600

ducks on partially thawed pond

ducks on partially thawed pond
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Okay, okay, there's only one thing left on my...

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:31:21 -0600

Okay, okay, there's only one thing left on my to-do list, so I should really do it. Writing group in an hour. Productive day. I should stop dragging my feet on this one thing. It's not that bad.
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spy pond thawing spy pond thawing

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:06:32 -0600

spy pond thawing

spy pond thawing
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image

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:07:56 -0600

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I need to drink more water. Gah...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:43:18 -0600

I need to drink more water. Gah. Why is this so hard to do?
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the flatiron building the flatiron building

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:17:23 -0600

the flatiron building

the flatiron building
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brave new world brave new world

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:55:18 -0600

brave new world

brave new world
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A Novel by a Lady A Novel by a Lady

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:08:19 -0600

A Novel by a Lady

A Novel by a Lady
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backwards letter Jane Austen wrote to her niece...

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:06:51 -0600

backwards letter Jane Austen wrote to her niece

backwards letter Jane Austen wrote to her niece
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Jane Austen has gone wild (she's gone wild)...

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:52:18 -0600

Jane Austen has gone wild (she's gone wild)

Jane Austen has gone wild (she's gone wild)
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I hear they haave pizza here...

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:07:39 -0600

I hear they haave pizza here

I hear they haave pizza here
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I don't actually know what to say here...

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:34:04 -0600

I don't actually know what to say here. I just thought I should blog because Liz wanted me to. Also because I now live in the future where blogging via small device while on train is totally possible.

p.s. Chinchilla under cloth!
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I consistently hear one of the lines in "100,000...

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:20:43 -0600

I consistently hear one of the lines in "100,000 Fireflies" by the Magnetic Fields as, "I also have dough ball." This has led Moss and I both to sing the rest of that bit as, "Made in the Coffee Shop. It tastes like Coffee Shop; it is chewy."

This has been your SJC Mondegreen for the day. We hope you enjoyed it.

P.S. In the knockoff version of "Crazy in Love" that we got from one of those Hottest Songs of the Year compilations, the Jay-Z voice says "My texture is chinchilla under cloth." I actually like it better than the real version, which says, "Yes, sir, I'm cut from a different cloth. My texture is the best fur, of chinchilla."
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The Young Victoria was very light and bright and...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:52:16 -0600

The Young Victoria was very light and bright and sparkling. I expected it to be pretty, but was pleasantly surprised to find it funny as well. Also very pro-monarchy, which might put some people off, but didn't bother me. A nice way to spend the evening, anyway. Odd thing, though: at the end over the credits, they played a modern pop song sung by Sinead O'Connor. Surely that's a strange choice?
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It's 1am and I'm arm chair historianing the...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:01:00 -0600

It's 1am and I'm arm chair historianing the Potterverse. Maybe instead, sleeping should happen at this time....
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class is double fisting wine...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:16:20 -0600

class is double fisting wine

class is double fisting wine
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spy pond sunset spy pond sunset

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:25:33 -0600

spy pond sunset

spy pond sunset
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snow! (I'd been wanting to do that for ages)...

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:26:03 -0600

snow! (I'd been wanting to do that for ages)

snow! (I'd been wanting to do that for ages)
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Since the junkies of Brussels stole my phone, I...

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:44:28 -0600

Since the junkies of Brussels stole my phone, I don't have my contacts anymore. If you have my number please text me and tell me who you are so I can add you to my new phone.
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World Traveller

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:52:47 -0600

World Traveller

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I will visit one of these. Can you guess which?...

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:43:07 -0600

I will visit one of these. Can you guess which?

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Unlikely lovers

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:51:59 -0600

Unlikely lovers

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Okay, so The Lovely Bones is the sort of thing I...

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:21:11 -0600

Okay, so The Lovely Bones is the sort of thing I really dislike reading (glurge+rape/murder=not for Julias), so I had no trouble staying away from the book when it was a runaway bestseller and featured in book clubs across America. But. Now it's a film, and Peter Jackson's behind it. And... Damned if it doesn't look really pretty. I mean, it looks all shiny and Peter Jacksony! But also with the glurge cranked up to 11, and with the rape/murder. So. What do I do, blogmass? Halp!
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Snowprint

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:34:58 -0600

Snowprint

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Spy pond in winter...

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:50:53 -0600

Spy pond in winter

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If I can get questions to H and R, that would be a...

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:09:26 -0600

If I can get questions to H and R, that would be a clear victory for the day. I'm sitting up right now, so I suppose that's a start.
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All muscles sore. Other things hurt as well. Cat v...

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:56:17 -0600

All muscles sore. Other things hurt as well. Cat v. insistent about touching me constantly. Both hungry and nauseated. Just in case you were wondering.
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Patriotism fail

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:11:16 -0600

Patriotism fail

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