Dirty French Novel

• Look, people: A story has a beginning, middle, and end. An arc. A random collection of nouns isn’t a story. Neither are adjectives. #
• Good word of the day: majordomo (from http://www.slate.com/id/2201496/) #

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• There is no force on earth that can interest me in watching the VP debate tonight. #
• The only thing I really miss about summer when it goes is the fresh fruit. Fall has great apples but no nectarines or berries. #
• All things considered, Idiazábal cheese and crackers make a pretty good lunch. #
• Why did I pick up all this crap from today’s benefits fair? I came for an explanation of the dental plan and left with a mini first aid kit. #

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• From the “could be worse” desk: The fall didn’t damage my camera — just the lens. Which isn’t good, but I have another one. #
• If nothing else, Sarah Palin has taught me about Alaskan accents: http://tr.im/5lq (Whatever the accent, her delivery is pure Heather.) #

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• @jhewiz What I worry about is being ostentatious. I start not listening to headphones, people start talking, I dig them out — rude? Sane? in reply to jhewiz #
• Wondermark: The wrong way to ask for $700 billion. http://tr.im/4y1 #
• It took a few listens to sink in, but The Ettes’ new album kicks ass. Great music for driving down the freeway in the dark. http://tr.im/51w #
• Three minutes of googling later and I’m convinced that Ghost World doesn’t name Enid and Rebecca’s alma mater. #

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• What’s the etiquette for digging out your iPod and putting in earphones to block nearby conversations? Rude? Peachy? No one notices? #
• Five minute diversion: what’s the difference between a swain and a beau? (Current evidence: not much.) #

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• 3yo’s enthusiasm for Owly is cool, but it turns out reading comics takes longer than reading books. #

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• 3yo: “I want to do it myself!” 38yo: “Can we pay someone to do it for us?” #

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• I get to host another trivia night for the mayor. I’m going to try to make it a little easier overall, this time. #
• M. Mann: The Wire is “not only smarter than anything else that I’ve seen on TV, it’s also smarter than I am. Which I love.” http://tr.im/3cg #

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• Yesterday evening, I noticed the phrase "kinetic typography." Two hours of YouTube later and I trundled off to bed, actual tasks undone. #
• My bank failed! Sure, it was bought by another bank, I shouldn’t notice a transition, and I’d mostly switched to USAA anyway. But still. #

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• I’m officially a parent hacker: http://tr.im/2mh #
• Jeff Bercovici sums up why I can’t get on board the Palin-mocking bandwagon: http://tr.im/2ti #
• This is the third separate playlist where Genius included "Suspended From Class." I haven’t listened to this much Camera Obscura in years. #
• Qotd: "Raw energy and great ideas spark the public interest better than attention to ‘quality.’" (Suzanne Vega: http://tr.im/2to) #
• On the other hand, when I watch something like this I can only conclude that Sarah Palin’s head is full of weasels: http://tr.im/2vq #

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