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Archive for October, 2010

Zombies vs. Unicorns. Oh, my Gosh.

There is nothing NOT to like. Zombies vs. Unicorns is downright awesome. While I am firmly planted in Team Unicorn, Team Zombie had a few excellent selections. But, as Holly Black so often mentioned, they weren’t zombie-like, so we can pretend they’re not zombies.  These zombies were to real zombies as Twilight vampires are to [...]

October 31st, 2010
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Spinach Pesto Fontina Lasagne

A time consuming, if immensely delicious vegetarian recipe from Bon Appetit magazine. Oh my gosh, it was really good when I made it, and, while it takes a while, it isn’t hard. Here’s a link to the recipe on my favorite cooking site (besides Retro-Food, of course.), Epicurious: Spinach Pesto Fontina Lasagne

October 22nd, 2010
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Masques by Patricia Briggs

Yes, I am still on a Patricia Briggs binge. However, I just started reading Real Murders by Charlaine Harris, which will hold me over for a while. I’m also considering reading The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. And, of course, I am reading No Excuses by Gloria Feldt But, any way. I [...]

October 22nd, 2010
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Ugh, Really Depressing Story I Wrote for School

See, I have this thing where, if a teacher assigns me something I don’t really want to do, that involves creativity, I either, in the case of expository essays, make it boring, or, in narratives, make it depressing. Denise told me I might not want to write too many like this, because she worries that [...]

October 3rd, 2010
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Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

Geez, every time I write a  book review now, it feels like I haven’t made one in forever. So…Silver Borne… well. The series is really interesting, and I actually really liked how Silver Borne ended. Patricia Briggs is really good, but she might not be my favorite author ever, or at least, not for a [...]

October 3rd, 2010
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