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Category Archives: Sociopersonal

From services to Internet memes, back around to oddments and rants.

A couple of friends have posted responses to LibraryThing's top unread books lists. Aha! I thought, a good way to write about books I have (or, er, haven't) read. This is a popular blogging meme, yet none of the blogs (mostly on LiveJournal) include a link to the actual list —perhaps ...
Haven't posted a meme oriented entry 'till now. Considering this site's content, it's appropriate. I'm sure this meme has already made the rounds —just not with me. ;-) Yoinked from Kathleen. What are your favorite foods? So many! I'll cheat and list (some of) my favorite cuisines: Californian, French, Indian, Japanese, ...
The Encyclopedia of Life project was announced (1). Wow, this sounds very exciting! Timewarp... When I was a little kid, I used to have a subscription to Safari Animal Wildlife Cards —a mail order service suspiciously similar to those recipe card subscriptions from the 1970s. Nice, easy to read, tabular descriptions, color-coded ...
Today marks the anniversary of one the best parties I've attended: our wedding reception. I rarely post about personal things, but after the event happened I kept thinking of writing about our vendor experiences. So after a year of mulling it over, here it is. >:-) Most notably, I recommend the photographer ...
Which is to say, Dandelion cologne. The Demeter Frangrance Library has a multitude of scents you'd never think of. Like Paperback and Poison Ivy. For educational purposes, I'm sure. [via BoingBoing]