Hi there! My name is Angela (you may have guessed) but for short, you can call me Angie. I've been writing on the internet for fun since 2001, and for fun/professionally since 2009. This blog is full of things to read, but focuses on writing in all it's facets. 
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2012 | Dec 21
Writing Advice from Authors - 25 Quotes on Writing
““The desire to write grows with writing.” – Desiderius Erasmus
“You can. You should. And if ...”
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Meet my new little friend.
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Happy Belated Birthday, Childhood Hero
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Current things -- side-effects and sex toys.
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| Jul 31
Around the web in 2 months, 6/7.12
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Lightning Capture (I cheated?)
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Art Heart 7.12 - Katie Scott
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Cedar Point, the Best Rides IMO
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Figuring out Your Odd Little Blog
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Healthy Skepticism vs. Cynicism
““Cynicism is not skepticism. Cynics intend to project their internal pain onto others by seeking ...”
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Wizard and Dragons Light Giveaway
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The Rainbow Bridge
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| Jun 26
Art Heart 6.12 ~ Claudio Parentela
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Summer Hobby - Making Colorful Anklets
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07 | May 31 25
What being "powerful" means to me these days
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Growth
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How I get jazzed up for a business call
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Music Heart Playlist -- Hurt and Healing
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Art Heart 5.11.12 -- Phoebe Wahl
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Around the web in 30 Days, 4.12
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2 Awards, aka, Massive link love post.
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Personal Rules to Live By
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I wrote done these little personal rules a few months ago when things were looking ...”
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Crazy spring weather, crazy hair and my 1st diary.
“I've been keeping an eye on my in-laws' weather in Kansas and these past few ...”
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Art Heart - 4.10.12 Cassidy Rae Limbach
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Escapism
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NaPoWriMo, or NaNo's more laid-back cousin.
“Remember NaNoWriMo (writing a 50,000/word novel in 30 days)? I amazed myself by actually getting ...”
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On shyness
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The explanations behind some symbols.
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We need to stick together
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Sales writing mock-up
“This is a follow-up on the The “experience required” conundrum and what I plan to ...”
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We're not in Kansas anymore.
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| Feb 17
Music Heart - The Black Keys "Lonely Boy"
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Always with the funny music videos. ”
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The "experience required" conundrum and what I plan to do about it.
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"Experience a must"... "must have specific experience with ___________". Always a big let-down to see ...”
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What the last few months did to my hair.
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Art Heart 2.4.12 - Saddo
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The highs and lows in life
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| Jan 31 27
Everyone has an interesting story to tell
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Art Heart 1.23.12 - chellefelt
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Songs for a Snowy Night
“(Songs I like that are blatantly about winter or ones that just remind me of ...”
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2011 | Dec 29
New years resolutions, aka plans and life reform.
“I've actually already started putting these things to practice, no need to wait until Jan ...”
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Around the web in 31 days - December
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Libraries Offering ebooks?
“Me about a year ago or so: Ahh with the digital age and renting movies ...”
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New clients and thinking out loud
“I'm glad for the two new jobs I recently added to my writing resume. One ...”
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O Smelly Tannenbaum ~ A true story
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Losing my mistletoe virginity
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The season of giving
“I ended up reaching 50,000 words on November 28 around 1 am. I wanted to ...”
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Frequencies
“"Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the ...”
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Forging on with NaNoWriMo
“I stuck a meter thing in the sidebar so you can spy on my NaNo ...”
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Thoughts on 11/11/11
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Kickass Female Characters
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Halloween Plans
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Three Kingdoms Part 3 // A prophecy
“Read part 1
Read part 2
The Kasmerian army attacked the city of Maryne without warning and ...”
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Drooling over handmade notebooks
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Attempting NaNoWriMo 2011
“I have the plans laid out for something with the potential of making it to ...”
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Three Kingdoms Part 2 // A murder & an execution
“Read part 1 first!
After 100 years, after the death of Vinlay the youngest of the ...”
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Three Kingdoms Part 1 // A Hateful Curse
“This story starts out simply enough, with a journey. It wasn't a journey of destroying ...”
| Sep 27
Success
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection ...”
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End of writing break!
“I've unintentionally taken a summer vacation from writing. Oops. Now that its starting to get ...”
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Towners Woods
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Ghosts of a summer day
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| Aug 31
Around the web in 31 days, August
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Noah's Lost Ark
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Psychic Fair
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Oh, August
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White wolf dream
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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
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I don't wanna grow up.
“Tomorrow I turn 26. Celebrating the weirdness of getting older with The Ramones & Tom ...”
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"The roller coaster capital of the world"
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| May 23
Bleeding Hearts
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Things I'll never give up
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Picture Tuesday, May Flowers
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Thoughts on Beltane/May Day
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| Apr 29
Around the web in 30 days, April edition.
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Vickie Bloomers ~ Finale
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Top 10 Myths about Introverts
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Picture Tuesday, Nature Walk
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Collection of Writer Resources on the Net
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Notebook from the past.
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"Perfect"
“This song randomly popped into my head last night. I haven't heard it in years, ...”
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What I've learned about blogging so far.
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Routines, a love/hate thing.
“As much as I try to resist the same ol' same ol' everyday, I have ...”
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The Tale of Vickie Bloomers, Part 2
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Picture Tuesday: Spring!
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"I don't need to get steady, I know just how I feel"
“My new favorite music video:
When he drops the kid. HAA”
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The Tale of Vickie Bloomers, Part 1
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Awesome public domain image collections
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Picture Tuesday, Scenic Ohio
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Teaching my son his ABCs
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Tribute to the Chin Dimple
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Flash Fiction, "Who Shot the Chicken?"
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Picture Tuesday, Sombreros and Giant Frogs
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| Feb 28
Song Pick-Apart, "Zero" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“The Big Three Killed My Baby by the White Stripes has also been decoded.
With some ...”
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Bidding Freelance Sites Piss Me Off
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Culture Vulture
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Picture Tuesday, Where an adult can be a kid
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Damn Straight
“And, you know what? It’s okay to tell yourself out loud that you are talented. ...”
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Publishings
“Ah, the wonders of the ebook. What's that? I don't have to rely on a ...”
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Tuesday's random picture post
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OMG a successfully recorded video!
“I first tried this with the crappy built-in webcam on my laptop, but I sounded ...”
6 comments | Jan 31
25 Reasons to Not Hate Winter
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Day 8. Heart break stories
“I've had my heart broken a few times in my life, and I'm pretty sure ...”
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Happy New Year, I'm accidentally high.
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2010 | Dec | Nov 22
The Death Letter Prompt
“Let's say you're in a room alone and for whatever reason, you're going to drop ...”
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Song pick-apart ~ "The Big Three Killed My Baby" by The White Stripes
“This is one of my favorite songs, but I had to wonder what exactly he ...”
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Questionnaire of hardness.
“High-jacked from Cecilie's blog.
1. What inspires you to blog?
I think it comes down to the ...”
8 comments | Oct 31
A flapper and her gangster.
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Batty decorations & Halloweens past
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Tree houses & underground houses.
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"Virgo III" ~ a poem by Christie
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Ooky Spooky Halloween Playlist
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The joys of asthma.
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Ohio Caverns
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| Sep 23
Orbs--Things that make me go hmmm
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My doodles on stuff?
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Webcam silliness with Aiden.
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Embracing the pale.
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Brain Dump
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Random Loves Right Now
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If I were a ____ (with pictures).
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3 years
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Red highlights & a kitty!
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What's in Angie's bag?
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Stable shmable--Refusing to "settle" for a career.
“I had a conversation with someone close to me recently and it made me realize ...”
6 comments | Jul 26
Personality Types Madness
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Friends
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"Mmm, I'm tellin' you now
the greatest thing you ever can do, now
is trade a smile ...”
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Why I love being a momma.
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Award :D
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The rhyme and reason to my twitter.
“So I think Twitter is my main social network site these days. Myspace feels like ...”
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Wednesday Wickedness Q & A
“I got this from Ceciliyeah. I don't think this will we a weekly thing though--just ...”
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I doodled.
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I like this.
“"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. ...”
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Day 30-Tickles my fancy? This questionnaire.
“This questionnaire came from the MAC "Viva Glam" ad with Lady GaGa and Cyndi Lauper. ...”
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Day 29-Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
“Buy the house. In October we are going to start with the process of buying ...”
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Day 28-This year, in great detail
“My last birthday was a lot like today is turning out to be, spent working ...”
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Day 27-This month, in great detail
“June 2nd was my little brother's birthday and he turned 21. Call me a bad ...”
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Day 26-My week, in great detail
“As much as I can remember anyway!
Monday: Worked and got really stressed out. Worries about ...”
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Day 25-My day, in great detail
“My Sunday, in great detail, with certain details omitted (trust me).
As I'm writing this (at ...”
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Day 23-A YouTube video
“This is the perfect way to end the week, IMO. ♥
I love when his hat ...”
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Day 22-A website
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Day 21-A recipe
“Better-Than-Sex Cake.
There a many variations to this recipe. I'm not sure exactly where it ...”
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Day 20-A hobby of mine
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Day 19-A talent of mine
“Uh...
Well, I'm pretty sure I had a talent for creative writing, but I think it ...”
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Day 17-An art piece
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Day 16-A song that makes me cry (or nearly)
“The answer: Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley ft. Alison Krauss
I was moved to tears the ...”
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Day 15-A short story
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Day 14-A non-fiction book
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Day 11-A photo of me taken recently
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Day 9-A photo I took
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Day 8-A *topic* that makes me angry/sad
“When I worked at the local animal shelter back in '05/'06, I saw a few ...”
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Day 7-A photo that makes me happy
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Day 5-My favorite quote
“"People who lack the strength to be themselves are always trying to tear down those ...”
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Day 3 - My favorite television program(s)
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Day 2- My favorite movie.
“The answer: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
I'm still not quite sure why I love this ...”
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Day 1 of meme!
“So one of my lovely internet friends Alyssa has been doing a 30 day meme ...”
4 comments | May 27
Falling in love with an antique town.
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Summer is for ghost stories.
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My peek a boo highlights.
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| Apr 11
Weekend Randoms--April 11th 2010
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Music Monday--Songs For Cruisin'
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Weekend Randoms--April 4th 2010
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| Mar 27
I Can't Help It
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Blog It Forward--I Dropped The Ball!
“So I feel like a huge monkey wrench. I missed my day in the Blog ...”
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Music Monday--The Black Keys
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What Is Poetry?
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Music Monday--You Need Love
“I can almost guarantee you've never heard this song before. This is a song from ...”
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What Would You Do If...
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When I Was A Wee Lass
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| Feb 27
Advice For My Kid
“Things I want to pass on to my son as he gets older. Hopefully he'll ...”
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Belief Questions
“I hope you will do these yourselves on your own blogs because its interesting to ...”
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My Twin?
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Those Three Little Words
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If I Were A Blank I'd Be A Blank
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Bomb Ass Wordpress Plugins
“Some nifty WP plugins I use and why I love them.
Snazzy Archives
This was easy peasy ...”
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Funny Face--Or The "I Finally Go Crazy" Post
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| Jan 20
Where Do I Spend The Most Time Whilst Online?
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Some Of The Funniest Things Ever Said To Me
“So good my horrible memory managed to store them away.
(Sitting around a bonfire)
Friend: Wow princess, ...”
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Friendship Stories
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On Moving Out
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From My Sketch Book Circa 2002
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My Only Beefs With Winter
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My Thoughts Are Electricity? Sweet!
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2009 | Dec 31
Goodbye, 00's
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My Favorites From The Last Decade
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"Their Eyes Full Of Tinsel and Fire"
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Random Stuff I Love Round 2
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The Little Drummer Boy--Bowie Style
“I'm actually pretty glad this week is over. I'm glad personally because I like having ...”
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Personal Music Evolution
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From My Sketchbook
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RoadTrip Fantasy
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New Layout & Other Fun Stuff
“My disappearance for the last few days is over and I have a few decent ...”
3 comments | Nov 20
Random Stuff I Love
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| Oct 31
13 Days of Halloween, Day 13–Happy Halloween
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13 Days of Halloween, Day 12–The Undead
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13 Days of Halloween, Day 11–CANDY!!!
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13 Days of Halloween, Day 9–Witches
“A witch is simply someone, male or female that practices witchcraft. Any one can do ...”
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13 Days of Halloween, Day 8–Haunted
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13 Days of Halloween, Day 7–Scary Carnival
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13 Days of Halloween, Day 6–Vampires
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13 Days of Halloween, Day 5–Gore
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13 Days of Halloween, Day 3--Horror Movies
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13 Days of Halloween, Day 2--Superstitions
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13 Days of Halloween, Day 1--Phobias
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Etamilc The Alien
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"Put some skates on and be your own hero."
“Not really any pop culture stuff to blog about, I am pretty excited about some ...”
7 comments | Sep 28
My First Home Wish List
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On doing what you love
“I used to be semi-okay with working at a job I despised. It was paying ...”
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Rip-off alert! and some legit stuff too.
“Before I begin I want to warn everybody about this company called SMC Promotions. I ...”
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Remember the choose your own adventure books?
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Recipes and Camping
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| Aug 25
Why I love antagonists
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Stop being self-conscious, Angie.
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A gamer's paradise
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Confession
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Mad libs-- still fun
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2 year anniversary
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