Biting the Bullet

Posted by mimi on Oct 15, 2006 in dish | 1 comment Well, I’ve gone and done it now. I signed up for NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, for those of you not up to date on writerly sorts of things. The task: complete a 50,000 word first draft of a novel by 11:59:59 pm on November 30.Am I crazy? Probably. But as someone who’s always lived on the adrenaline rush of impossible deadlines, perhaps offering myself up to the...
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The Oracle of Starbucks

Posted by mimi on Oct 14, 2006 in dish | 2 comments Full disclosure: I do not drink coffee. I hate coffee. But DH and most of my friends (waving at the Puffs) are coffee folk, and like most coffee folk, they are now unwitting slaves to Starbucks. So, for fun on a Saturday morning–and since this is DH’s weekly meeting with the small group guys at, erm, Starbucks–I present to you coffeeheads the Oracle of Starbucks.Enter your...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by mimi on Oct 13, 2006 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: MATTHEW FOXParty of two, Mr. Fox. Let’s get Lost together.DINNER LIST: WEIRD AL YANKOVICThis guy is smart as a whip. Funny, too. And he has a song in the top ten that cuts a little close to home but makes me laugh out loud. Yes, I have my “White and Nerdy” moments. I don’t, however, speak either Javascript or Klingon.
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Love Me, Love My Dog

Posted by mimi on Oct 12, 2006 in dish | 2 comments Don’t know what it is about “I told you so” that’s so satisfying, but it’s sure fun sometimes. I predicted some time back that my two best writing buds would get dogs (children are persuaders). One said no, no pets, thanks. The other held up the Cat Banner and said never, no way.Guess who now have dogs? heh hehWhat I find funniest about the whole thing is how...
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The Bed List/The Dinner List

Posted by mimi on Sep 29, 2006 in dish | 0 comments BED LIST: ASHTON KUTCHEROkay, this one is purely on looks. That, and he has the smarts to marry an older woman. She’s Demi Moore, of course, but she’s still older. Good for him. Definitely good for her. Rawr.DINNER LIST: BILL GATESAshton Kutcher and Bill Gates–Beauty and the Geek, or what? I’m the first to admit that I am no fan of Microsoft products, aka...
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