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uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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About 90 miles from the epicenter here in Southern Indiana. Unfortunately, the family cemetery is in Southern Illinois, about 20 miles from the epicenter, and there are reports of toppled tombstones. *sigh*
No boo…
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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http://bookcrossing.com/journal/1012420
Who knew?
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
I did a diet last year... lost 20 pounds. Lost a couple more this year, too. It's really worth it! I took up running, too. It's a good way to keep your mind off food and relieve stress (plus, daily run burns the equi…
Chit-Chat
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remember that old song "what do you do with a drunken sailor" ?
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Let him buy a Flatscreen TV
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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Sadly, it works (and I can now watch Cubbies in Digital).
Chit-Chat
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If your two-year-old says she wants to get married....
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Can the Two-Year-Old still get a Covenant Marriage?
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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You know, the REAL marriage... Arkansas is one of those states where you can get a marriage, or a real marriage, and your parents and church will pressure you commit to a Covenant Marriage where divorce is difficult to c…
Release Techniques
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How do you decide where to leave your book?
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I like benches in pedestrian areas
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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Any place where someone might need to sit down and rearrange the contents in a bag. Left one book at the library today on my way in... gone 20 minutes later on my way out! (hoping for a journal entry...)
Or, any p…
Chit-Chat
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What to do when a creditor calls for person that's not you?
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Whoa! I have the same issue!
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
There is a woman named Gina who has given out my number as hers. While the most obnoxious thing is that I get phone calls for her at 2 in the morning, I do get collection calls for her as well. They all think that I'm …
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
Hubby might mind a bit, since we share a car, but this works for us both:
UOFI2000 or UIUC2000
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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According to the 2006 stats, a family of 19 needs an income of $71,000 to remain above the poverty line.
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070803/ap_on_fe_st/17_kids
Last sentence floored me. 90,000 diapers! I really hope these were cloth, because having that many diapers in a landfill sure is selfish.
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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I mention that if we had children now, we'd be on food stamps (do you have any idea how much money grad students don't make?), but that does not seem to be an argument that his family listens to. Oh, well.
Chit-Chat
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Adult Bat Mitzvah gift suggestions please
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Re: Adult Bat Mitzvah gift suggestions please
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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I would second these suggestions. For the 13-year-olds, I tend to go with the check, or planting a tree in Israel in their name (can't for the life of me remember the group that does this). Adults... different matter. …
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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My husband's family has been waiting 2 years for a special announcement from us, and they are beginning to think we have marital or fertility problems. Eh. At least the pressure's off.
Happy Birthday!
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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Just make sure to indicate that their whole operation will fall apart if they do hire you on the spot.
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
Book Talk
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Non-Beach Reading suggestions for Beach Reading
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Re: hmmm..... What kinds of books do you enjoy?
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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Well, I'm looking at Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides and Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell - but a week of lounging around will call for additional ammunition.
Kind of want to get a broad group of ideas - I'll rea…
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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It matches the "Grad Student Bohemian" theme that we have going in our house. It's either IKEA, or yard sales and Salvation Army... but it is nice to have 2 rooms in which all the furniture matches. Much lighter and ea…
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
*Sigh* Not sure how much I will enjoy myself. Lying around a beach all day in the humidity is bad for an Irish girl with fair complexion and prone to heat stroke. At least the hotel has an air-conditioned bar where I …
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
That may be the size of my TBR pile, but what's a lot of books!
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
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Going off on vacation on Saturday. With 2 flights, one 3 hour drive, and 3 days of lounging on Myrtle Beach, Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex is not going to tide me over, and I don't want to get stuck reading Dean Koontz o…
Chit-Chat
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WooHoo! I ate breafast -- What are YOU going to do for yourself?
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Re: Have you seen SparkPeople.Com?
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
I practically live there these days... :-)
Planning on a run this evening, about 3 miles, once the temp dips below 85.
Had breakfast of yogurt, fruit, and granola.
Lunch is turkey on whole grain wheat, low fat chees…
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
And I don't care if you can hear me - I do have a nice singing voice, so I'm not embarassed.
Chit-Chat
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What was your latest "guilty"/frivolous purchase?
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Marshall Field's Teddy Bear from eBay
uofigirl
16 yrs ago
I mean, what 28-year-old needs a Teddy Bear. I think it was because my Harrod's bear was looking lonely, so he needed another department store teddy to keep him company.
