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Name five impressive things about yourself. Don't list anything you are (i.e., I'm a nice guy, I'm honest), but instead things that you do (i.e., I just won a national chess tournament, I make the best chili in Massachusetts). Question from http://www.cracked.com/blog...

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I'm interested in the responses from FFers. :) - Kristin - -

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The funny thing is that while that article is certainly useful in terms of realizing what "the world" wants of you, I think it really short changes the importance of those inner qualities. For instance, itegrity is an internal quality and something that is sadly scarcer these days, IMO. But anyway... (1) I've foiled two attempted bike thefts, one time grabbing the perp and attempting to hold him until the cops could arrive, the other time scaring him away and reuniting the owner with their bike. (2) I saved someone from choking (although in my panic I forgot to use the Heimlich maneuver so I'm lucky my save didn't make it worse). (3) I sang with the Cheap Suit Serenaders. (4) I've ridden most of the CA coastline by bicycle. - Kristin - -

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45 today, 70 tomorrow, 25 on Monday. Yay, Texas.

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I'm just starting to go through my photos from my trip to San Diego. This is one of my favorites: a seal at La Jolla Cove Beach. :)

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"That life - whatever else it is - is short. That fate is cruel but maybe not random. That Nature (meaning Death) always wins but that doesn’t mean we have to bow and grovel to it. That maybe even if we’re not always so glad to be here, it’s our task to immerse ourselves anyway: wade straight through it, right through the cesspool, while keeping...

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... eyes and hearts open. And in the midst of our dying, as we rise from the organic and sink back ignominiously into the organic, it is a glory and a privilege to love what Death doesn’t touch.” -The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt - Kristin - -

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I did, too. :) - Kristin - -

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Funniest New Year's yet.

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"Only here's what I really, really want someone to explain to me. What if one happens to be possessed of a heart that can't be trusted--? What if the heart, for its own unfathomable reasons, leads one willfully and in a cloud of unspeakable radiance away from health, domesticity, civic responsibility and strong social connections ...

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... and all the blandly-held common virtues and instead straight towards a beautiful flare of ruin, self-immolation, disaster? Is Kitsey right? If your deepest self is singing and coaxing you straight toward the bonfire, is it better to turn away? Stop your ears with wax? Ignore all the perverse glory your heart is screaming at you? Set yourself on the course that will lead you dutifully towards the norm, reasonable hours and regular medical check-ups, stabled relationships and steady career advancements, the New York Times and brunch on Sunday, all with the promise of being somehow a better person? Or -- like Boris -- is it better to throw yourself head first and laughing into the holy rage calling your name." - Goldfinch by Donna Tartt - Kristin - -

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"I looked at that book you recommended. You know what else came up? People who bought this also bought Noam Chomsky. That's like Obama's thought-leader. Now you've botched my Amazon recommendations with this liberal bullcrap!"

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Oy. - Kristin - -

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*the sound of Chomsky winding up his pimp hand* - Kristin - -

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I only had to work a half a day. I had delicious Vietnamese food, got some art supplies, cleaned house, and I'll be sleeping on sheets fresh from the dryer tonight! #noAK

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Happy Birthday, Bren! I hope you have a great day and a fantastic year!

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Buon Compleanno! - Kristin - -

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Thanks, T-Ra :) - Kristin - -

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I had a dream that Carrot Top cracked me up with a hand joke. What is wrong with my brain?

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Oh, dear. - Kristin - -

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It was a jobless joke. - Kristin - -

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Let's go get the shit kicked out of us by love.

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Well, love actually is all around, don't ya know :-) - Kristin - -

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My other co-pilot. #goldenretriever http://instagram.com/p...

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My co-pilot. #goldenretriever http://instagram.com/p...

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I treated myself to a pedicure after work & brought along a book to read. As I was getting ready to leave, two of the women that worked there came up to me: "You read a lot. Are you a teacher?" "Yeah, are you a teacher? I've never seen someone read the whole time." 0_o

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Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains - with lyrics - YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

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:D - Kristin - -

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absolutely. - Kristin - -

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Each time I travel out of state, it becomes more and more obvious that Houston radio sucks. The majority of the channels are owned by ClearChannel & play top 40. Often multiple channels are playing the same song at the same time. I took my mom to run some errands this afternoon and "Royals" came on. She said, "I'm so sick of this song." We heard ..

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.. the song at least 4 more times in 2-3 hours of running errands. The last time my mom (who is one of the most patient and sweetest people you could ever meet) said, "I'm so sick of this damn song! Turn off the radio! Can't they play anything else?" - Kristin - -

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Last loaves of pumpkin bread are in the oven and the last batch of peppermint bark is cooling. Add in the cookies yesterday and my 20+ hours of baking are almost coming to an end! I have no Christmas spirit left and the dogs have taken over my couch. #needamassage

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18 ≠ 40. 23 ≠ 40. #AlwaysDoubleCheckTheMath #WorkingWithLazyPeople #getmetoPNW

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I was going to make a crack about Base 32, but 23 = 40 makes no sense whatsoever. - Kristin - -

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What is a food combination that you love that other people might find strange?

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don't know about combination, but I get strange looks when I tell people that I eat frozen vegetables. still frozen. - Kristin - -

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Saltine crackers and vanilla ice cream. - Kristin - -

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One to two months shipping on something that wasn't backordered? What year is this? Don't we have other ways to transport things besides walking?

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Oregon Trail? - Kristin - -

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it just means it's on the shelves that get buried behind the stuff everyone actually wants, so they won't be able to get to it for months. ;) - Kristin - -

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Florence and the Machine - Between Two Lungs - YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch...

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A man and his dog. #goldenretriever http://instagram.com/p...

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While in San Diego, I passed the bar where the Top Gun bar scene was filmed. Apparently going in and just taking pictures of the bar is a big thing (and according to Foursquare their food is terrible). Why would you want a picture of that bar? Now ... show me where they shot that volleyball scene ...

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My hair is finally long enough to donate to Locks of Love! Now the only dilemma is do I deal with short hair in the winter or wait until spring (which basically means February)?

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This is just me, but I find that short hair is actually hotter because it can't be put in a pony tail. So for me getting rid of it in winter is ideal. - Kristin - -

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That's great, Kristin. :) - Kristin - -

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At what age do kids normally start counting and reading?

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Counting: Maybe 2 or 3 (poorly, at that). Reading: 4 - 6, that can depend on if the parents read to the kids and/or if they had early childhood education. - Kristin - -

Sophie could count at 2. Now in pre-K (she just turned 4) she is getting better at the alphabet (recognizing letters) but she can't read by herself yet. - Kristin - -

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I'm watching Man of Steel and it makes me want to watch Contact again. Next week: Contact and Almost Famous! How's that for a double feature?!

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I haven't seen Man of Steel what's the connection to Contact? - Kristin - -

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I really, really like the first half of Contact when it's all discovery and science. It loses me when they start building The Machine. The novel was great, too, if incredibly dense in places. - Kristin - -

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