nepenthe's misadventures

Name: Meg
Location: E. Lansing, MI

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December 2006



Christmas Goodies and Juicy Prezzies

Thu, 12/28/06 7:43 P GMT-07
Back from Connecticut and it was a cootieful Christmas as both my sister and I were sick, but that didn't stop us from having fun!  (Including the lovely factoid that I went through two boxes of tissues in two days.  I should buy stock
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Wallflower

Fri, 12/22/06 11:44 A GMT-07
Welp.  It looks like it is just you and me.  Bloglines still isn't recognizing new feeds from my blog, so.....yup.  Just you and me.  I feel like the unpopular girl at the middle school dance....oh wait. That WAS me.  No
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Hellooooooooo?

Wed, 12/20/06 7:41 A GMT-07
It looks like Bloglines isn't letting people know when I have new posts.  I knew Bloglines did this because there were some knit bloggers whom I read regularly, but no new posts were bolded in my subscription column, yet when I went to their
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Ironsides and Sea Dragons

Mon, 12/18/06 11:24 A GMT-07
A lovely Sunday was spent at the New England Aquarium and the U.S.S. Constitution - it was time that P and I played tourist in our new town.  The highlight was seeing the leafy and weedy sea dragons at NEAQ.  I am also now officially i
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Belly Up

Sat, 12/16/06 4:09 P GMT-07
I have not been consumed by the biggest hematoma ever, although the nice lady at the bridesmaid's dress shop was more than a little impressed by both the size AND color of my left-cheek bruise.  (If you can get into your own strapless bra I
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Ok, now I am awake

Fri, 12/08/06 12:41 P GMT-07
The first thing I did this morning (beside brush my teeth and put my contacts in) was to fall down a flight of stairs.  Ah, it brings back the heady days when P and I would go mountain biking in the Sandias. My left forearm has a nice deep bruis
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Tropical visitor

Wed, 12/06/06 9:29 A GMT-07
My good friend Wu is arriving tonight after working for six months on the island of Tortola as a scuba diver.  Not bad for a Queens girl who learned how to swim in college, learned how to drive in her 20s, and learned how to knit at the age of 3
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Glee

Mon, 12/04/06 9:57 A GMT-07
  The snow has melted now, but I have lentil soup for lunch today, and my one alotted chocolate crinkle cookie.  (I subbed the white flour for wheat and it is hard to tell. Not that the switch makes up for the stick of butter, 10
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The Trifecta

Sat, 12/02/06 1:16 P GMT-07
One of my favorite movies of all time is Raise the Red Lantern (overtones of Jane Eyre and Rebecca gone horribly wrong), directed by Zhang Yimou.  Two of my favorite actors are Chow Yun Fat (I always want to spell it Chow Yum Fat - who
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New Free Pattern - Pond Ice Socks

Fri, 12/01/06 11:59 P GMT-07
The Pond Ice socks are now available through my Free Patterns link on the left, or here.  I am sure that there will be typos, just let me know if you run across something that needs to be corrected.  I would LOVE to see any socks that are k
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