Archive for January, 2009

Xmittens!

January 30, 2009emily 3 Comments »

My hands are perpetually cold these days, it seems. The way the duct work in our house is set up, the rooms on one side of the house get plenty of heat in the winter (and a/c in the summer), while the rooms on the opposite side of the house get, well, not so much. [...]

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Overheard

January 29, 2009emily No Comments »

Student #1: I’m supposed to read two books for this class! Student #2: What?!? How’re you supposed to do that? Student #1: *pout* I guess I’m supposed to, like, read them at the same time. Student #2: But that’s so unfair! Student #1: Tell me about it!

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“In moderation”

January 28, 2009emily 4 Comments »

Have you seen those Corn Refiners Association commercials about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)? Here’s one, and here’s another. What’s hysterical about these commercials is the line that “in moderation,” HFCS is just fine. In moderation. Hmm. An interesting phrase, really, considering that HFCS is in damn near everything we eat and drink in this [...]

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