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A Couple Days Early.

But I couldn't wait to link to Chuck Klosterman's review of the long-awaited GnR album Chinese Democracy. I love the Klosterman. This makes me love him even more. PS: Once you've reached the final line, go back and read it again. Its even better the second time around.

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Some Small, Good Things.

Not to get all I'm writing in my Gratefulness Journal-Oprahfied on your ass or anything, but I just want to take a minute and concretely record somewhere that, indeed, Life Is Good. I received this lovely package from Robyn S. yesterday. A sweet note, a mix-CD, and three TOTALLY AWESOME handmade wacky little animal head pins. So rad, so thoughtful. I installed this M_ Art Space Wall in our Living Room recently. Every Day I look at it and it makes me feel good. Yesterday two of our neighbors stopped by, totally unprompted, and gave me these. This Friday? ROAD...

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Grup. (Excuse Me.)

And so it came to pass that my soul was torn from my body, and the world went black and silent. Thank god I'm far too cheap to spend anything like $800 on a stroller. And I don't buy into the designer label crap either. WHEW! I'm okay then, right? Right? [Shanks to Marie. I, umm, think.]

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Questions For You.

I'm working on a little side-project, and as a result wanted to pick the Sweetney Reader Braintrust: What are your favorite parent/kid-related sites? Anything from parenting advice to cool kid clothes/toys/stuff to online play for kids to message boards for parents -- anything at all related to kids, babies and/or the parents who love them. Hep me to the cool, cats. Also, as you may or may not have noticed, this site was down for something two and a half hours today. Needless to say, I'm a bit irked, so if any of you have web hosting recommendations I'd love...

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Thus We May Be Seeing A Lot of Stupid Movies And Spending A Lot Of Stupid Time At The Stupid Mall This Stupid Summer.

Marylanders were recently informed that, due to deregulation (and hey, wasn't that supposed to somehow be a GOOD thing?), our rates for electricity will increase 72%, beginning some time this summer. I'll just let that sink in for a moment. SEVENTY-TWO PERCENT. So obviously the most pressing question in the minds of Gaughran-Perez household members will shortly become: just how much heat can I bear, and for how long, before I cave in and put on some air conditioning*? And would having six rotating fans directed at one's body set on “HIGH” accomplish a near-equal cooling effect and yet somehow...

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The Men Of American Idol In Two Sentences (More Or Less).

While the underdog-lover in me truly wants Taylor Hicks to win (if only because he's old -- well, relatively -- and as a decrepit mid-thirtish Elderly Lady, I like to see the oldsters come out on top), deep in my heart I know he's the Marty of Rock Star: INXS to Chris Daughtry's J.D.: the dude with more talent and personality who just plain isn't cute enough. And, relatedly, a little heads-up to Chris Daughtry: this world does not need more Creed.

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links for 2006-03-28

Boy gets caught in toy-filled 'claw' machine the claw! the claw is our master! [via screenhead] (tags: news humor) Welcome To Seussville! M_'s loving the Seuss these days. (tags: children books education games illustration) Nerdy Shirts :: The Most Awesome Shirts in the World me likey. (tags: shopping cool humor clothing) ABC's "Extreme" Exploitation - March 27, 2006 i feel queasy. (tags: news tv) You Have Bad Taste in Music hilarious. watch the "video documentation"... (tags: music humor society) Classic '80s Games : Play Now! danger will robinson! time wasting ahoy! (tags: games) IFILM Player: blind date with a crackwhore...

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