impudent strumpet

Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines

Thursday, March 31, 2005

Ho-sanna-hey-sanna-sanna-sanna-ho

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Anyone want a sacriligious practical joke that you'll have to wait a year to play? Next Easter, find one of those things where a bunch o...

Nightingales: the Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale by Gillian Gill

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This book tells the story of Florence Nightingale's life and work by providing the background of her family and social circle. While sh...
Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Ways I humiliated myself today

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1. Early this morning, as I was eating breakfast in my bathrobe, I heard a key fumbling in my door. I thought it was mi cielito unexpected...
Monday, March 28, 2005

Recurring dreams

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I keep having this dream where I made some administrative error and didn't finish high school. Like I didn't take all the required ...
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Sunday, March 27, 2005

What if...

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This idea started with a discussion about Terri Schiavo that quickly ventured off into the absurd... Suppose that in your living will you de...
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Saturday, March 26, 2005

Religion and self-loathing

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I've been reading Going Jesus for a while. I know it seems strange for me to be reading such a blatently xian blog, but Sara really in...

Personal space

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There has only been one time when I've felt unsafe on the subway, and there's only been one time when I've felt unsafe in my bui...
Friday, March 25, 2005

Things They Should Invent: an effective pants-alteration system for women

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Apparently in some higher-end men's clothing stores, all the pants are originally too long, and an in-store alteration service will hem ...

Pearls in Vinegar: The Pillow Book of Heather Mallick

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This was a fun book to read. It's an almost blog-like collection of thoughts and anecdotes by Globe and Mail columnist Heather Mallick....

Rules xianity should have

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It varies widely from denomination to denomination, but in general xianity has some people going to heaven because their sins have been forg...

Things that amuse me but really shouldn't

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On the TV news, they were talking about that lady who was charged with spreading HIV around CFB Borden. They showed what appeared to be vide...
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When TV news anchors are absent

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When one of the two TV news anchors is absent, the other one starts the newscast with "Good morning, I'm Anchor One. Anchor Two is...
Wednesday, March 23, 2005

A Public Service Announcement from the Usage Police

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Attention world: In the English language, a woman CANNOT "sire" a child. The verb to sire is a specifically male verb - it means...
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Monday, March 21, 2005

Things that scare me about the Terri Schiavo case

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1. They disconnect her feeding tube to put her out of her misery. It's rather disgusting that the most humane way they're allowed ...
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Sunday, March 20, 2005

Things J.K. Rowling should do

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Without announcing ahead of time that she is going to do so, J.K. Rowling should award a prize to the fanfic that most accurately predicted ...

Half-formed thought of the day

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It occurred to me today that I sub-consciously make many of my personal life decisions in order to become what I shall call my "ideal s...
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Help me make minor life decisions

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My original plan was to take the day of my exam off, so I can have a relaxing day, write the exam, then go out for a drink afterwards as is ...
Saturday, March 19, 2005

Things They Should Invent: centralized repository of questions for advice columnists

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There are three main parties with different needs that must be met by advice columns: 1. The columnists' need for material 2. The ...
Friday, March 18, 2005

Cosmetics you never thought you needed

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I recently discovered two very lovely products that I'd never even heard of a few days ago. Both products are by Quo: one is called Ey...
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