I need to be entertained.

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Who was the person who cut it?

Polgara, as paperdol was busy doing that author thing with the meeting, and the greeting, and the book signing.

Did paperdol get a piece with her name on it, or with her praise on it?

Hrm. Great questions. I know Kristen got the "by" part.

which essay did she read, by the way?

"Minearest and Dearest." And she handled the Q&A like a pro! She even got one of those types of questions from a fanboy -- you know, the kind of question that doesn't seem really related to the topic at hand, and leaves you wondering where the question was? She was magnificent in answering it! (I can say that type of thing publicly about the question, right, since it wasn't directed at me?)

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I'm looking for a juicer. I currently have a very simple one.

I doubt I'll have much need to juice anything not citrus--so I'm thinking one of the ones where you crush the fruit, but I've never used them. I just hate the method of working with the one I currently have, and that's why lemons keep taking up residence in the back of my fridge.

Any reccomendations?

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I need to be entertained.

I need not to develop the post-convention evil mutant hobbit zombie death flu this year.

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Octopuses are very smart. They are easily bored and require diversion. So at one aquarium they hit upon a solution - give the octopus a Mr. Potato Head filled with smelt.

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The article is worth it just for the picture....

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I'm sad I missed the signing itself, and therefore much time with the attendees thereof. But the post dealio was cool too.

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I'm waiting for the FedEx man to get here. That guarantees that, unlike a day when I'm sleeping in, when he arrives at 9AM on the dot, he won't be here until like, 2pm. Because I wanted to hang out with a friend and do lunch, today. Harumph.

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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday.

Nepal Airlines, which has two Boeing aircraft, has had to suspend some services in recent weeks due the problem.

The goats were sacrificed in front of the troublesome aircraft Sunday at Nepal's only international airport in Kathmandu in accordance with Hindu traditions, an official said.

"The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights," said Raju K.C., a senior airline official, without explaining what the problem had been.

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Noah is really cute! He just grows cuter and cuter every day.

My annoying cow-orker is back from vacation, and I am longer to scream and tell her that cc: does not mean COVER copy!!!!

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I think its plain that the problem was a pissed off sky god.

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