Yearly Archives: 2005

Means “International Standard Book Number.” It is the official way that bookstores order books and make sure they are getting hte right book and the right edition (and not, say, the dozen other versions of Pride and Prejudice rather than … Continue reading →

So in bloghopping the other day, I noted that Cranky Reader was listing which of the AFI Top 100 Films she’d seen. I decided to do the same. Seen 56 of these. A former film major I work with has … Continue reading →

Eh, I don’t know if the last two are all that accurate. Choices in the quiz were rather limiting, if you ask me. The Keys to Your Heart You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In … Continue reading →

Do you hear that sound, bloglings? Like the salivating maw of an insatiable beast? Its teeth grind, its tongue lolls, it emits low, growling rumbles. It is a full, adult male Deadline, and it’s coming to get me! The date … Continue reading →

A year and a half ago I completed my third manuscript, which was an incredible adventure story that somehow failed to reveal its indisputable brilliance to any but a select few – like my CPs. And, seeing how my CPS … Continue reading →

How’s that for an ungrammatical title, my fellow officers of the grammar police? Okay, I’m in real crunch time, so forgive me for having no posts of note. (Secret) Society Girl60305 / 70000 (86.15%) See y’all when it’s over. 😉

The life of a grammar nerd is difficult. We’re forced to grin and bear it while others “bare” it, to pretend that all this “impacting” we hear about on the nightly news isn’t giving us toothaches, and to refrain from … Continue reading →

Sayeth Sailor Boy, looking at my busines card: “You have your website listed on here.” Sayeth I: “Yeah?” “You haven’t updasted your web page since December.” (Because my web page is front page, and I no longer have access to … Continue reading →

I wrote this post a month or so ago, but some things I have read on my various email loops and heard while I was in Reno made me feel like resurrecting it today. Meanwhile, I have less than 10k … Continue reading →

1. Finally ended the Great Jeans Quest of 2005 by finding the perfect pair today: dark indigo, boot cut, mid-rise, and, most importantly, 100% cotton. I am so so so so happy. You have no idea how long I have … Continue reading →