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Monthly Archives: January 2006

A Day of Writing

31-Jan-06

I’m a tech writer, and right now I’m under a couple of big deadlines,
so this is what I’ve been doing most of the day. Well, this and trying
to get health insurance, which was a big hassle!

January 2006: Book Reviews

31-Jan-06

This is an archive of my shorter book reviews and notes, which historically have been posted over at the 50 Book Challenge on LiveJournal, but which I’m starting to move over here. I’m posting them with altered date-stamps, but they might show up in my LiveJournal cross-post anyway. Bear with me, please.
Note: Many of these [...]

*groan*

31-Jan-06

This afternoon I went to the drugstore and got to overhear a woman yell that she was going to “SUE” long’s drugs when her shoulder wouldn’t heal and she couldn’t dance anymore. I’m thinking “dance? Lady, physical injuries are an occupational hazard, and since when did the drugstore ever cause you the injury anyway?” But [...]

Review: A Prison Diary, Gates of the Alamo, and Life of Pi

30-Jan-06

3 reviews bridging the gap between fiction and non-fiction.
A Prison Diary: non-fictional account of life in a maximum security prison.
Gates of the Alamo: historical fiction about the Alamo.
Life of Pi: fictional novel about a boy’s adventure at sea.
My friend Junglemonkey has a spirituality podcast called Satellite of Grace. A few weeks ago, she reviewed Life [...]

 
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Original music clip

30-Jan-06

I know there are some musicians and composers on my Friends List. Is anyone willing to make a 3-5 second music clip to be used as a non-profit’s videoblog theme music?
I’m looking for a very short clip for my fish club’s vlog.