Borders emailed me this morning to tell me the cover art for the seventh Harry Potter book has been released. I couldn’t help it. I looked.
It’s not what I expected:
I mean, the book is called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The pre-cover-art placeholder was all black with white lettering. I wasn’t anticipating a bright [...]
» Read the rest of this entry ...Because it’s late and because the weeks, they just keep getting worse as the year goes on, so much that I am almost ready to hand 2007 the “Worst Year EVER” award, and it’s only March. But. That’s why TBTT is so important: It reminds me that things aren’t really as crappy as they seem.
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» Read the rest of this entry ...I saw this over at Baraka’s and found it so intriguing I did it for myself.
Many times it was hard to choose between pictures (like the art one, or the love one, or the holiday one) that I just picked something without letting myself think about it. Interestingly, I’d say the end result is mostly [...]
KEN IS QUITTING.
I… I just don’t know what to say. Who is going to threaten Burger Kings with me now? Do jumping jacks to distract the guy at the Bistro? Tell me I’m a dropout? Ask Dominique Wilkins embarrassing questions? Take my DVD player apart and try to put it back together? Call the NOC [...]
I signed up for the 3-Day.
Chicago, not Seattle, because Aasif is doing it in Chicago, and because Chicago’s closer and I’m just going to have to settle for lots of sunblock and even more water.
I’m nervous — about the fundraising, about getting into shape — but I’m also excited because it could potentially be so [...]
Because food is always, always beautiful:
1. Berries and berry season. I look forward to summer for so many reasons (baseball (duh), sunshine, Screen on the Green, the Shakespeare Festival, fireworks on the Fourth of July, etc., etc., etc.), not the least of which is the return of fresh fruit, especially berries.
The color and contrast in [...]
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