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The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks

Posted on November 19, 2008 | Leave a comment

Proof positive that there really is a blog for every possible purpose, this one is my new favorite.

It’s like LOLcats for “punctuation” “geeks”!!!

The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks

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Girls *Will* Make Passes…

Posted on October 30, 2008 | Leave a comment

As always, thanks to xkcd, a webcomic.

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Paint Me Mesmerized!

Posted on October 27, 2008 | Leave a comment

This is one of the most unusual pieces of game animation that I’ve seen. The Unfinished Swan is a first-person painting game set in an entirely white world. Players splatter paint to help them find their way.

The game is still in development. You can read more about it here.

Below, you can see the tech demo. It’s absolutely hypnotic.

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The Ultimate Geek Porn Girl Accessory?

Posted on October 25, 2008 | Leave a comment

A little bling for edgy geek girls everywhere:

Geek Stuff 4 You has this pink skull ring that hides a USB flash drive.

At $149 it’s waaaaay less expensive than, say, a pair of Sarah Palin’s campaign shoes.

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I Got My Kicks… Part III

Posted on October 12, 2007 | Leave a comment

Part III

(If you click here, you can read the series entries on one page.)

As I tooled on down the coast, I switched to the CD I’d made especially for my launch onto Route 66.

David Frizelle and Shelly West poured out of my speakers:

Oh the Santa Monica freeway

sometimes makes a country girl blue.

You’re the reason God made Oklahoma,

and I’m still missing you.

I know how you hate country music. I think that’s part of its appeal. Continue reading →

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I Got My Kicks… Part II

Posted on October 11, 2007 | Leave a comment

Part II

(If you click here, you can read the series entries on one page.)

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The next morning was a little surreal. I awoke in Santa Barbara to the sound of gulls and what the poet Mary Oliver would call the “pale pink morning light”. It took me a moment to remember where I was, how I had gotten there, and where I was headed. Continue reading →

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Chocolate Fondue

Posted on October 4, 2007 | Leave a comment

chocolatehearts.jpegI was at home, practicing yoga in my living room, when there was a knock at the door.

I was stretched out in Downward Dog, concentrating on raising my pelvis and sliding my shoulder blades down my back, so I didn’t immediately jump to answer it.

There was another knock. Continue reading →

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I Got My Kicks…

Posted on September 24, 2007 | 1 Comment

Part I

(if you click here, you can read the entire 5-part series on one page.)

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We’d always talked about taking a road trip, you and I. But it seemed that one thing after another conspired to get in the way.

I had commitments, you had business trips, there were holidays, family birthdays, walls to be painted, projects to be completed, and piles of work to be done.

So when our house of tarot cards came tumbling down despite the best of predictions, I decided to take fate into my own hands and hit Route 66, all by my lonesome. Continue reading →

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Figure Study IV

Posted on September 20, 2007 | 4 Comments

Part IV – Flesh Tones

If you click here, you can read the complete series on one page.

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Iris took me by surprise when she padded up behind me entirely nude. She stood so close I could have reached out to touch her, and I did, in fact, spill wine on her in my discomfiture. Continue reading →

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One Earring Down

Posted on September 15, 2007 | 9 Comments

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Kris grabbed Meg by the arm and pulled her into the doorway.

“The meeting finished early. Let’s blow off the rest of the afternoon and have a drink.” Continue reading →

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Just Play Me John Coltrane

Posted on September 14, 2007 | 3 Comments

We danced through the first CD and continued to hold each other while a second one started.

The sun had begun its late-afternoon descent and strong light was slanting through the front shutters. Pretty soon it would be time to start a fire. Continue reading →

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Figure Study III

Posted on September 10, 2007 | 2 Comments

(This is the third in a four-part series)

If you click here, you can read all three installments of this story on one page.

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The knock startled me and I turned suddenly, banging my knee into the edge of the wood-burning stove.

“Oh man.”

I curled over my knee for a moment before limping off to answer the door.

It was my landlord. Continue reading →

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The Pedicure

Posted on September 8, 2007 | 4 Comments

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“Your stories bore me,” Cas said.
“I mean, what’s your point?” Continue reading →

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Figure Study II

Posted on September 3, 2007 | 1 Comment

(This is the second in a four-part series)

If you click here, you can read all three installments of this story on one page.

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I kept thinking about painting her.

Because of this, I had a hard time staying focused. Continue reading →

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Vision Quest

Posted on August 31, 2007 | 5 Comments

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It’s bad enough being set up on a date… but then I had to get the full report the next day from Shannon, the potential yenta in the cubicle next to me, who had arranged the whole thing. Continue reading →

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Figure Study

Posted on August 29, 2007 | 1 Comment

(This is the first of a four-part series)

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I dried my hands on my pants.

Once a pair of overalls, now pants with the bib cut off, they are crusted with a year’s worth of paint. I wipe my hands and my brushes on them when I’m working. I figure it saves on rags and paper towels. After all, they’re always within reach. Continue reading →

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Heavy Breathing

Posted on August 25, 2007 | 3 Comments

hotchocolate1.jpegTrying to keep her focus on her books stacked on the table by the window, Tracey spun around, balancing her graphing calculator in one hand, and her hot chocolate in the other.

“Oh, man,” she said, as the chocolate sloshed in her grip, tossing the blob of aerosol whipped cream onto the shoe of the person standing next to her at the counter. Continue reading →

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