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I have a blog? What??? So anyway, yeah, I’m still alive and my Internet connection works and my fingers remain functional, so here you go, a blog post. A. 3 reasons why I hate articles of clothing that start with “boyfriend”: They are called “boyfriend pants,” or “boyfriend jeans” or “boyfriend sweatshirts,” etc. and I…
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[Quick note: I’ve been keeping a journal about my weight and weight loss for the last few years, ever since I started the Dr. B diet. I idly wondered the other day how I would feel letting someone read it and I immediately knew that I’d be too embarrassed, too exposed. But I hated that…
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In honour of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 opening tonight, I’m re-posting a recap of the final HP book, which I wrote on my old LJ when it came out in 2007. Enjoy! [Please note: as this is basically a summary for the entire final book, it has spoilers for both parts…
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[Cross-posted on OnWriters.wordpress.com.] This is post is going to sound like one long excuse, but I’m abandoning my NaNoWriMo novel. Remember when I said I wanted to write something so I could enter it in the Terry Pratchett first novel contest? Well, I spent months trying to come up with a workable idea that fulfilled…
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[Cross-posted on OnWriters.wordpress.com.] For the third time, I’m participating in NaNoWriMo. The first time I did it, in high school, I didn’t finish. The second time, while I was doing my undergrad at York University, I was so swamped with schoolwork that it took me almost the entire month to write 10,000 words and then I…
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Apparently the key to good, imaginative writing is to relax and have fun. That’s one of many conclusions drawn by YA novelist Carol Plum-Ucci in an essay she wrote for a Smart Pop Books anthology about Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance Cycle series. The essay’s called “Q: How Does a Fifteen-Year-Old Do This?” (which you can purchase for…
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Joss Whedon doesn’t have the best luck with television shows (or with Fox *shakes fist*), but he does have an amazing track record with fans. Even though Dollhouse only lasted two seasons, there was enough leftover fanatic fervour to inspire an anthology of fan-written essays. Smart Pop Books gave fans (like me!) a chance to…
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What does “ultimatum” mean to you? This is just one of the complex questions Colleen and I address in this month’s action-packed edition of Love This Movie, Hate This Film. Enjoy! Love this movie, hate this film #5 (29.6 MB) Topic: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum
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On the eve of my 25th birthday, I’d like to switch things up a bit. Just this once… I’d like to talk about me. (That was a joke.) Last year around Labour Day, I shared my new year’s resolutions, so let’s recap: Get into grad school. Reach my goal weight. Publish my soon-to-be-written novel. Earn…
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From what I can tell, New England attracts tourists for two main reasons: the scenery, especially during the changing colours of the fall, and because it’s spooky. You name it, New England has it: witches, ghosts, (alleged) vampires – even UFOs and Bigfoot sightings. So, of course, that’s where my friend, Colleen, and I chose…
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