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2007.11.29: Celebrashun time... *hic!*
2007.11.27: A walk back in time
2007.11.26: Simplicity is queen
2007.11.23: In two minds
2007.11.22: Red-faced in history
2007.11.21: See Jane. See Jane console self.
2007.11.20: Halp! LOLcat be chewin mah grammarz!
2007.11.18: The books, they be multiplying!
2007.11.15: And I therefore justify my existence
2007.11.14: Not quite lost in transit, but still...
2007.11.13: The budding poet
2007.11.12: As they say: here goes nothing!
2007.11.11: But no, we should be proud we sent a man into space!
2007.11.07: Restraint
2007.11.05: Frustrations of a book shopper
2007.11.02: Outing my inner language / word geek
2007.10.20: Gobbledygook
2007.10.10: When your computer has a mind of its own
2007.10.04: Free Burma!
2007.10.03: Eye of the writer
2007.10.01: Wordiness, thou art irene
2007.09.28: Dashing damsel decries dearth of desired book
2007.09.26: Mightier than the sword, indeed
2007.09.24: Or maybe we got it by osmosis.
2007.09.13: Well, hello there! Missed me?
2007.08.30: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet?
2007.08.27: Inspired!
2007.08.25: Cake & Candles Day
2007.08.20: Lost with no land in sight
2007.08.17: Just gotta suck it up
2007.08.15: I didn't know my own lover
2007.08.14: Writing for the Web
2007.08.12: 'Twas a "Gaaah!" day
2007.08.10: Messin' with your mind
2007.08.09: Dying out
2007.08.07: Goody goodness
2007.08.05: The perfect day
2007.08.04: More snapshots than stories
2007.08.02: Too good not to post
2007.07.30: The Gender Mystery
2007.07.23: Bad news.
2007.07.22: As everyone else is talking about it...
2007.07.19: All that banning is NOT helping.
2007.07.18: Also known as...
2007.07.15: English, oh how I need you
2007.07.13: Not always fun
2007.07.11: The Time Traveller's Wife
2007.07.07: Don't know where to hide my face
2007.06.28: Slashing through preliminaries
2007.06.26: Nope, didn't leave a hole
2007.06.22: Puzzled no more
2007.06.20: My crimes exposed
2007.06.18: The nature of the beast
2007.06.15: The thought police
2007.06.13: Ask not why; it just is
2007.06.11: We same-same England veli the powderful
2007.05.29: Flabbergasted
2007.05.27: Involved discussions that are only interesting to certain people...
2007.05.23: In your face
2007.05.13: I know, I need to write more substantial entries.
2007.04.21: Who'da thunk?
2007.04.18: What have we here?!
2007.04.12: Going through the dictionary with a fine tooth-comb
2007.04.11: I ain't the only dork around here!
2007.04.10: Tricky stress
2007.04.07: Stolen words
2007.04.06: Tip of the day
2007.04.05: Well, whaddya know!
2007.04.02: Reading vs sleeping
2007.04.01: All the words we need
2007.02.06: I said light, not lightweight
2007.01.30: When academia meets real life
2007.01.18: Actually, he was actually very bright...
2007.01.17: Two Englishes
2007.01.14: Electronic technology produces better writers?
2007.01.13: Playing with words
2007.01.12: Talking to one's self
2007.01.10: Unravelling the instinctual
2007.01.09: Did you know I know?
2007.01.08: Never too old for 'em
2007.01.07: Wherein we're all freaking each other out
2007.01.05: Are they gone forever?
2007.01.03: Week One: Confusion
2007.01.02: And the "want list" grows ever longer...
2007.01.01: Autobiography vs. memoir
2006.12.30: Gaining impetus?
2006.12.26: Greatness: not on my horizon
2006.12.25: Great detectives in fiction
2006.12.24: Whimsy
2006.12.23: Must. Read. More. Widely.
2006.12.22: The spirit was not willing, and the flesh was equally weak.
2006.12.18: The perfect gift
2006.11.20: No 2 txt spk!
2006.11.03: A dream given up
2006.11.01: Spoilt by the Internet
2006.10.30: Ranting at the off ofs
2006.09.19: Restraining myself
2006.09.12: My history
2006.09.09: Being purposeful
2006.09.08: Bounty
2006.09.05: Books vs IQ
2006.08.30: Poetry
2006.08.30: Short story anthologies
2006.08.30: Crime / detective fiction
2006.08.30: Travellers' tales
2006.08.29: Does this mean I am versatile?
2006.08.28: Third-person, please
2006.08.26: Books on writing
2006.08.20: Mine... all mine!
2006.08.17: Why Asimov is famous and my bro & I are not
2006.07.21: That's what I call using your brains
2006.07.20: In other words...
2006.07.18: My sense is your nonsense
2006.07.18: The wound, it is so deep
2006.07.13: What he said.
2006.07.12: Loonerisms, I spike
2006.04.24: Everything takes time
2006.04.19: Carpe diem
2006.04.18: Writer's nerves
2006.04.14: Somebody please kick my butt
2006.04.13: Excuses, excuses
2006.04.12: I amuse only myself
2006.04.10: Taste of failure
2006.04.09: :-) ;-) :-( :-P :-| :-\ :-O :-D
2006.04.08: In which I have all the answers
2006.04.07: The sage hath spoken
2006.04.06: Outside the circle
2006.04.05: Far from prosaic
2006.04.01: Brevity is a bitch. Seriously.
2006.03.30: Rice bowl, it ain't
2006.03.29: Methinks this dish needs a pinch of salt
2006.03.27: Resist temptation!
2006.03.25: On revision
2006.03.19: Heavy night
2006.03.08: Perfect match
2006.03.04: "It was a homonym" is no excuse
2006.01.24: Giving as good as you get
2006.01.18: Wherein my lameness is exposed
2006.01.16: A rose by any other name
2006.01.12: Dilemma
2006.01.03: Wanted: Storytellin' man
2005.12.22: Joining the ranks of clock-watchers everywhere
2005.12.21: More silliness
2005.12.20: It's how you look at it
2005.12.19: Is there an exit nearby?
2005.12.15: Confuse the enemy
2005.12.06: Treachery
2005.12.02: Moot point
2005.12.01: Talking crap
2005.11.25: Wonderfully obscure
2005.11.24: Words
2005.11.11: Entangled in language
2005.11.08: Trivia of the day
2005.11.03: On being unique
2005.11.03: Defining irene
2005.11.02: This is why I love her
2005.11.01: Talk, after all, is cheap
2005.10.26: The neurotic writer
2005.10.25: The largest barrier
2005.10.09: Definitions
2005.09.30: irene's definition
2005.09.29: More lameness
2005.09.24: A bad smell
2005.09.23: Harden thy heart
2005.09.22: An explanation of sorts
2005.09.12: Not amused
2005.09.11: Sucker for sweet words
2005.09.10: Not on a first-name basis
2005.09.09: In an ideal world
2005.09.08: Disappointing
2005.08.24: Technology exists to raise my blood pressure
2005.08.20: Inferiority complex
2005.08.17: To willingly surrender such pleasure is a form of madness
2005.07.27: Pet peeve
2005.07.18: I need a mind-reading machine
2005.07.17: Why must inspiration be so inconvenient?
2005.07.07: Imponderable question
2005.07.05: When is it swearing?

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