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Aug 28, 2011, 9:47 pm
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! Comment - Like
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Jan 16, 2011, 3:04 pm
This WordPress blog is officially retired, and has been replaced by my Tumblr. To continue to subscribe to my updates via RSS, please head over to:
http://brandicesays.tumblr.com
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Jan 2, 2011, 2:00 pm
Via the new wall mount organizer we picked up recently.
Jim made his mark:
And then I made mine:
I think we can all clearly see who wears the powerful pants in this household. Ahem. Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 2010, 6:28 pm
Okay folks. My time with WordPress is done for now. I’m moving to Tumblr, where I feel the service more easily meets my current blogging/tumbling needs, and you can find me here. This blog has always crossposted to LiveJournal, and the Tumblr log will largely do the same, but not always, so I’ll... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 2010, 2:51 pm
So, above you’ll find a slideshow of the key pictures from this year, at least from what I found in my Flickr calendar. :) If you can’t see the slideshow, click here for the album on Flickr.
Resolution results for 2010:
Get DPOA paperwork and a Living Will in place (created documents but d... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 2010, 11:56 am
Here are 20 questions to help you review the year.
1. Who do you know better than you did at the beginning of the year?
This one is SO easy. I developed a really special friendship with someone who had previously just been an online friend that I wished lived nearby. After her visit to my new hous... Comment - Like
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Dec 30, 2010, 3:49 pm
Really interesting: did you know that you can view your stats in Goodreads?
I’ve read a lot more this year than last year, and even more than the year before. Interesting. I think reading the Outlander series with Laura makes up a huge chunk of the page increase. Love that Goodreads provides s... Comment - Like
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Dec 29, 2010, 6:19 pm
I’m feeling nostalgic for video blogging, so I’m going to start doing it again. :) Comment - Like
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Dec 27, 2010, 10:35 am
Last night, my husband was driving us home from a delicious holiday dinner in the Akron area, when Jim happened to notice a car in the lane next to us with its front hood flapping up and down slightly. He mentioned to me that the person’s hood wasn’t closed, and I immediately remembered a horrib... Comment - Like
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Dec 27, 2010, 10:09 am
(Photo taken in back yard, September 2010)
“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.” – E.B. White Comment - Like
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Dec 20, 2010, 11:00 am
Click on my cookie-decorating self to see our Christmas 2010 photo album:
This has been SUCH a great holiday season so far, for a lot of reasons.
1. This is our first year truly celebrating the season in this house. Last year we didn’t decorate or put up a tree or exchange gifts. It’s been so... Comment - Like
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Dec 19, 2010, 10:27 pm
Today I decided to do another side-by-side comparison of the person I am this month physically and the person I was in January, two weeks before starting my weight loss journey. Observe:
The person on the left was wearing plus size 16 Lane Bryant pants, of which she had three identical pairs, becau... Comment - Like
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Nov 28, 2010, 6:20 pm
Dear users of public restrooms who hover and/or squat above the toilet seat to do their business:
YOU ARE THE REASON THERE IS ALWAYS URINE ON THE TOILET SEAT.
Imagine that you are, as Nelly Furtado would say, like a bird. Make a nest, sit upon it carefully, and then deposit your magical eggs witho... Comment - Like
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Nov 17, 2010, 9:00 pm
1. Jim is feeling much better since his motorcycle mishap.
2. My novel is going REALLY well so far.
3. WHERE is the dang 4.2 update for the iPad? Gyarr, matey. Comment - Like
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Nov 14, 2010, 11:34 pm
Trust Me on This by Jennifer Crusie
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is a re-release of an old Crusie novel and it’s okay, but not amazing. Not enough smut, but likable characters and enough humor that it wasn’t a wasted one-night read. Not my favorite Crusie work though.
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Nov 14, 2010, 11:28 pm
Play of Passion by Nalini Singh
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
One of the better books in the series. I definitely like the changeling-changeling romances better out of all of the books in this series.
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Nov 14, 2010, 10:00 am
A few weeks ago, I had the best time ever out in the back yard on a Saturday morning, playing in the leaves with the dogs while Jim was still asleep. These dogs LOVE the colder weather, and I can already see them getting geared up for the snow…
Mae was just a total nut, rolling around in the leav... Comment - Like
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Nov 13, 2010, 10:37 pm
Things to be grateful for this week:
1. My mother had surgery and is okay.
2. Jim wrecked his dad’s motorcycle and is okay.
3. This week at work was awful, and it’s over.
4. Writing meeting today with friends was a great outlet. :)
5. I was not on call this week.
6. My friends have been ve... Comment - Like
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Nov 6, 2010, 12:07 pm
New addition to my Google Reader feed: Damn you, auto-correct!
This is pretty funny. The remix is EQUALLY IF NOT FUNNIER:
This boombox-ish thingy for the iPod/iPhone is pretty bad ass.
I’m completely caught up on Google Reader now, partitioning my external hard drive to play nice with Time Mac... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2010, 5:32 pm
1. Hair extensions are gross, Britney Spears. They always look dirty. Yuck yuck yuck.
2. I wrote over 5,000 words for Nanowrimo today. Rockstar! (http://www.nanowrimo.org)
3. The premiere of Walking Dead was phenomenal. PHENOMENAL. Go find it and watch it. (http://www.amctv.com/originals/The-Wal... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2010, 4:14 pm
This year was my first year handing out candy for trick or treat and I’m thinking we were DEFinitely the cool house on our street, with glow sticks and all fun size (NOT mini) bars.
Things I’ve learned:
1. Take little kids in a wagon, because they’re going to tucker out. I saw a LOT of paren... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2010, 12:10 pm
I’ve been a busy Brandice lately, so here on the highlights from recent weeks.
- Nanowrimo planning is well under way, and today’s kickoff party in the Canton region (of which, I am the Municipal Liaison for the 8th year in a row) is going to ROCK. I’m really excited about my 9th Nanowrimo, h... Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2010, 2:50 pm
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wow… The end of this book took me a bit by surprise. I’m still giving it some thought.
Overall, Audrey Niffenegger has a beautiful voice as a writer. I found myself just wandering through this book, not really caring what the... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2010, 8:00 pm
Feels so weird to have completed the 5-person relay for the Akron Marathon almost a full month ago… That was SUCH a great day, and it gave me a serious bug for longer running, probably an eventual half marathon next year. I keep forgetting to post a couple choice shots, so here you go. We finish... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2010, 7:48 pm
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I loved this book of the series, and I am SO glad to have some closure at the end, with the ability to perhaps take a break before the next 1,000 page volume of the series. Loved Brianna’s storyline and Ian’s coming of age especially, a... Comment - Like
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Oct 3, 2010, 11:21 am
Brandice: “I can’t stand that beer commercial with the car that’s a grill and a keg and pops popcorn! Blatantly impossible, because how did they get that stupid car to the stadium?”
Jim: “Steered it while pushing, or a tow truck.”
Brandice: “No way. There’s no tow truck shown and t... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2010, 12:00 pm
From BabyNamesPedia: Bryndis is derived from Icelandic origins. The name’s meaning is armored goddess. The names the name Brendis and the name Brindis are variations of the name.
Baby names that sound like Bryndis include the name Brindis, the English Brandace, the English Brandice, the English B... Comment - Like
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Sep 26, 2010, 10:49 pm
We did it! Cumulative chip time of 5 hours, 5 minutes, and 59 seconds, and we all completed our portions faster than we thought we would! It was pretty awesome to not only finish, but to surpass our own expectation.
I was really starting to freak out last week… I’d been sick with a cold and of... Comment - Like
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Sep 26, 2010, 10:26 am
Yesterday, Max (7) and Ben (6) explained the following things to me:
Ben: "I want to learn to drive a car so that I can drive to the store and get any time I want."
Max: "I don't want a girlfriend, because when I drive a car, she will just sit in the seat next to me and bother me all the time."
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Sep 19, 2010, 8:26 pm
Great times were had this weekend at a wedding in Youngstown. The drink below, among other drinks, contributed to the great times…
Always fun to see college friends!
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Sep 19, 2010, 4:53 am
I got you babe! #GroundhogDay http://bit.ly/bVy07c #
I love that Groundhog Day is on for 12 hours today. Of all the movies to have on repeat… :) #
Just completed a 3.13 mi run – Rough, rough run. :( Only did 2.7 of that running and wanted to try fo … http://rnkpr.com/a9qfw8 #RunKee... Comment - Like
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Sep 13, 2010, 11:05 pm
Jim just used the word “dissonance” in a sentence. I am not fooled into believing he knows what that word means, so I am giving him the Wife Blink.
*blinnnnk*
You know. The slow blink that says all those things that wives don’t have to say because they have a specific blink for it. If you ... Comment - Like
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Sep 12, 2010, 10:00 am
Various family members assured my brother Max on Labor Day that we would give him varying amounts of cash if he ate all of those green beans. I even helped him at one point, but he was thoroughly unsuccessful.
What a little nerdy ham, posing mid-nosh… He’s going to be quite a handful, that ... Comment - Like
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Sep 12, 2010, 4:53 am
Listening to nursing students grossly misdiagnose fictional psych patients in the booth across from me at Panera. *sigh* ;) #
I know this better than a lot of people… *ponders* http://tumblr.com/xn8hz155x #
Are you free from your past? http://tumblr.com/xn8hz16c7 #
Busy day, zoom zoom zoom! #
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Sep 11, 2010, 11:35 pm
I’ve been mostly using my iPad for any computing that I haven’t been able to do on my phone, and I’m also completely converted over to electronic resource lists and use my iPad all day at work.
Result?
I have TWICE this evening tried to highlight a typed word on my Macbook screen by tapping... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2010, 4:20 pm
Recently, while our Minnesota cousins were in town, the family went to see the Twins play the Indians. Sadly, the Indians lost, but a we had a great time and Jim and the boys talked trains and highway construction and other complicated topics the entire way to Cleveland and back. It was beautiful we... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2010, 1:57 pm
I haven’t been doing much blogging these days. I feel like everything I have to say is brief, succinct, not worthy of sitting down and hashing out in blog format. I REALLY think I’m close to converting Brandice.net over to Tumblr, because that just seems to fit. Or maybe I just need to treat thi... Comment - Like
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Sep 6, 2010, 1:41 pm
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
My absolute FAVORITE among the books in the series that I’ve read so far. Much better than the last book in the series, loved seeing how certain characters have grown and matured over the years, loved the new characters, the exciting setting, and... Comment - Like
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Aug 29, 2010, 7:53 pm
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I don’t think this sequel was as strong as the first book in the Outlander series, but I still loved it. A bit abrupt with the ending, the beginning just sucked me right in, some bits in the middle were a bit of a yawn with all the wa... Comment - Like
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Aug 17, 2010, 6:18 pm
Jim’s going to make salsa with the tomatoes! :) Flowers are for a friend who’s hosting a little party tonight.
Have a great evening! I’m going to. :) Comment - Like
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Aug 14, 2010, 12:56 pm
Hubby and I are vegging at Panera after my 90 minute workout and I’m playing on my iPad. I love Saturday!! :) Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2010, 9:49 pm
I had my FIRST motorcycle ride of the year this past weekend (I know! what have I been waiting for, for pete’s sake?!), and it was with my mom on her cute little Suzuki. Since I was perched behind Jim on his manly Harley Sportster, I took pictures with my iPhone.
Wheee!!
I continue t... Comment - Like
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Aug 3, 2010, 10:00 am
Woo hoo! Jim and I had a great time in Cleveland on Saturday night for our friend Mike’s 30th birthday. Click on our purdy faces for a few more pics:
We went to Luigi’s afterward for pizza (which drunk Brandice did not track properly at all… drinks = too much pizza and no mathem... Comment - Like
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