Re: Six Word Memoir

Here’s a great idea I wish I’d thought of first. The editors of Smith magazine, an on-line zine, asked people to write their memoirs–in six words. The results are funny, uplifting, and poignant. You can write your own summary of your life and add it here at the Bryant Park Project blog. I’ve excerpted [...]

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Re: Black (and White) Bear Down

Okay, Modcloth.com claims that these are just “sleepy” panda salt & pepper shakers. I say that these pandas are clearly the victims of an acupuncture experiment gone horribly wrong or some form of alien evisceration. Notice how one panda is missing his entrails while the other has had his brains removed. A suitable gift for [...]

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Re: I’ve Got My Daemons

Well, one daemon to be precise. My colleague, Peg, pointed me in the direction of the Golden Compass movie site which has a quiz on it that you can take to see what sort of animal spirit (daemon) you would be matched with. Click on the “Meet Your Daemon” icon at the bottom of the [...]

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Re: Geat It On

John strove with the numbers, brow furrowed/Raged he against the Cain-curst company …..
You ever get the feeling that everyone was reading the same book you were? Not something obvious like Harry Potter #7, but some obscure text that you and many other people have been drawn to like moths to a bug-zapper? I had [...]

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Re: Fall Back

Old Town Hall Clock in Prague. Taken by Simpologist (Flickr).
 
The fall time change has played havoc with the clocks at the University of Arnor.
Our clocks are set and run by a central timekeeping piece at Facilities Services that is supposed to keep all the clocks on campus showing the same time. Or, at least, that’s [...]

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Re: Back in the saddle again!

Electronic stud finder, batteries included, does not work on men–$5.00
–Part of a list of things for sale on a flyer on the library’s bulletin board in the main foyer
Ah, it’s good to be back! Back to snow! Back to sunshine unimpeded by persistent smog! Back to rogue rodents in the library!
No sooner have I divested [...]

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Re: All Work and No Play ….

I took the Jane Austen heroine quiz and discovered that I am:
:: L I Z Z Y ::
You are Elizabeth Bennet of Pride & Prejudice! You are intelligent, witty, and tremendously attractive. You have a good head on your shoulders, and oftentimes find yourself the lone beacon of reason in a sea of silliness. [...]

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