Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Nov 23, 2009, 6:32 pm
Or so goes the plan. I’m on a six week winter break from school. So I asked myself, “What productive thing can I do with all my time?” And I answered myself, “You should write ...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Nov 15, 2009, 10:57 pm
Pumpkin pancakes are the simplest fall breakfast  food out there. Just add canned pumpkin puree to ready-made pancake mix and spice to taste. I used 4 cups of pancake mix to one small can of pumpkin ...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Nov 15, 2009, 10:59 am
Edward Gorey was a writer and illustrator with a penchant for fur coats, cats, ballet, tennis shoes and macabre Edwardian settings. He illustrated book covers  and spot illustrations for Doubleday A...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Nov 14, 2009, 2:49 pm
If you want to be the editor-in-chief of top magazine (like “Teen Vogue”), you only really need three things: 1. The hair = Blond and straight with a blunt bang. Alter the shade and length...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Nov 11, 2009, 1:12 am
Holly Golightly’s (Audrey Hepburn) little black dresses in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” have long been lauded as a fashion staple. Unfortunately, other items in her wardrobe are so...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Nov 10, 2009, 4:07 pm
The zombie rights issue is very controversial and hard to navigate. Here are some basic facts you need to understand the problem: 1. Zombies are not the enemy. They are living impaired people who wan...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Nov 10, 2009, 2:13 pm
Instead of separate reviews for all the movies I’ve seen over the past several days, I present to you a brief DIE (description, interpretation, evaluation) of four films: Paranormal Activity &#...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 29, 2009, 6:04 pm
Need something to tickle your dark funny bone? Check out the Avenging Unicorn Play Set. Cause who doesn’t want to see a unicorn impale a mime? BTW were you wondering why it’s “unico...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 28, 2009, 5:15 pm
Charles Addams is freaking awesome. He created the Addams family and drew over a 1000 cartoons for The New Yorker. Unfortunately he died in 1988. I just bought a collection of his cartoons – &#...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 26, 2009, 9:17 pm
My flatmates and I weren’t the only ones celebrating Halloween early. Wag-o-ween is Savannah’s Halloween for dogs. On Saturday, furry best friends could go into a wide array of shops downt...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 25, 2009, 3:48 pm
We celebrated Halloween a little early at a costume party last night. The flatmates and I wanted wow-able costumes group style. After much brainstorming and a little thrifting we came up with this: I...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 25, 2009, 2:06 am
Did you see “White Collar” on Friday? If you didn’t,  don’t worry – you can watch it now on hulu. “White Collar” is USA’s new Friday 10 o’clock ...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 15, 2009, 9:35 am
Yesterday, after class, some friends and I went James McAvoy searching. He’s in Savannah for the Robert Redford film, “The Conspirator.” And, we found him (fan girl shriek)! In case...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 13, 2009, 4:33 pm
Garfunkel and Oates are Riki Lindhome and Katie Micucci. The two actress/singers spread their wicked humor and innocent sound in the growing genre of comedy folk music. The duo plays up the contrast b...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 12, 2009, 10:46 pm
“Bang Ditto” is a book of poems and short stories by Amber Tamblyn. Yes, that Amber Tamblyn, “Joan of Arcadia” star and cool sister of the traveling-pants-hood. I’m skept...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 10, 2009, 11:00 pm
Wintergirls is a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson (the author of reading list favorite Speak). The story follows Lia as she deals with anorexia, self-mutilation and her ex-friend Cassie’s ghost. I...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 9, 2009, 11:00 pm
Glamour magazine caused an  uproar when they used size 12 model Lizzie Miller in the pic below. Why? Women (and men) were ecstatic to see a realistic body shape in a fashion mag.  But wait, there...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 9, 2009, 9:33 am
I’m having a serious store-crush on FluffyCo. They’re a San Fran clothing and home company. FluffyCo is an environmentally friendly business based in sustainable, local supplies. And, thei...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 8, 2009, 9:05 am
According to Career Services, I am a “young professional.” As such, I believe I need business cards to present my young self professionally. I also want a friendlier (sillier) alternative ...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 7, 2009, 8:47 am
Ellen Page finds her bliss in roller derby encouraging millions to buy skate gear they’ll wear once. Whip It! is funny, warm and predictable grrl power that’s worth watching. If you live i...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 6, 2009, 7:45 pm
My friend recently dumped her boy-toy. From our knowledge of The Lost Boys and Twilight,  we concluded he was a vampire. So that you can avoid the misfortune of dating an undead blood-sucker, I have ...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Oct 3, 2009, 5:19 pm
5 reasons why we’re children: 1. Firefighters think we need plastic fire helmets. And we agree. 2. We go to the beach and howl at the moon. And people howl back. 3. Halloween is our favorite ho...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 29, 2009, 10:35 pm
In the Surrogates world, humans live from home through robots. With surrogates, people can look perfect and be safe. Sounds great, right? Not so much. The isolation  limits true personal connections...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 29, 2009, 7:37 pm
5 things I learned this weekend: 1. Despite appearances, a long curtain rod does not a stripper pole make. 2. Do not mess with the psychics tarot cards (especially if you have a pushy aura). 3. Taro...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 24, 2009, 2:38 pm
Does your hair ever get in your eyes? Do you have a sense of style? Does Blair inspire your fashion? Then you need a headband. Not just any hair thingy – but a hair thingy you have decorated you...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 23, 2009, 7:50 pm
Singing Shoeman: A Poem You there! Yes, you, you hope-killing hipster. Who do you think you’re fooling with your too tight man pants, your disheveled range rover, your ron jon surf shop sticker ...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 21, 2009, 9:36 pm
Today was the International Day of Peace. My meager effort to celebrate the holiday was to throw on a peace-themed t shirt. Which got me thinking: do message t-shirts, buttons and bags  really make a...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 20, 2009, 3:02 pm
This is a story of muffins, blueberry muffins to be precise. It was a hot and humid Sunday morning when I felt the urge to bake. So I lined up my ingredients and cookbook. These are not just any muff...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 19, 2009, 4:52 pm
Some friends and I went to see Paper Heart yesterday at the Carmike Wynnsong on Shawnee St. It is a quasi-documentary starring Charlene Yi as she tries to find out if love exists. She crosses the coun...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 16, 2009, 12:00 am
Tonight a few of the flatmates and I headed on safari in search of the elusive buff whiteout and the endangered sliced muenster. Our travels led us to Oprah’s favorite, Tarjay, and Staples, of e...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 14, 2009, 12:20 pm
I don’t think I’ll ever really understand how two authors can write a book together, but I’m really glad Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett did. Their collaboration produced Good Omens,...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 13, 2009, 11:15 am
All About Steve is really all about Sandra Bullock’s performance as Mary Horowitz, the socially awkward crossword creator. In Mary, Bullock is willing to put herself aside and take on a quirky, ...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 10, 2009, 11:00 am
Undiscovered Gyrl is composed of fictional blog posts by a seventeen-year-old girl using the alias “Katie.” Her life is pretty much a mess – even her blog readers know and email her ...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 7, 2009, 4:45 pm
Heading back to college has made me nostalgic for the things of high school: lockers, book bags, the cafeteria, the gossip. So instead of packing, I’ve decided to procrastinate with movies. Here...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 6, 2009, 7:31 pm
I picked EMERGENCY up because it had an interesting cover (and because it was on the “buy 1, get 1 50% off ” table at Borders). After flipping through, I found its sections interspersed wi...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 4, 2009, 2:03 pm
Despite what the critics say, I don’t feel qualified to name (500) Days of Summer “the coolest romantic comedy of the year.” Not because the film wasn’t great – I loved i...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Sep 1, 2009, 12:35 pm
If you’re a JJ Heller fan, then you know how terribly behind I am on this. I just discovered her a few days ago when the cover art on her 2007 cd “The Pretty & the Plain” caught my e...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Aug 29, 2009, 6:08 pm
On a friend’s recommendation, I read Audrey Niffeneger’s debut novel a year ago.The Time Traveler’s Wife is a love story between Clare and Henry, who randomly travels through time be...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Aug 27, 2009, 10:12 am
I love to read. And while there is joy in discovering new books, nothing quite touches the pleasure of rereading an old favorite. Finding Alice is one of my most beloved literary treasures. Melody Car...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Aug 26, 2009, 2:50 pm
I wanted black tights to be my new anytime staple. So, what’s the trouble? Well,  wanting to avoid the fashion police, I thought I’d investigate the fashion. I came across some conflict...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Aug 25, 2009, 9:36 am
For the final assignment in my American Moderns literature class I had to watch a movie (I know, torturous). I chose Wall Street from the list because it’s kind of a classic and, well, if  I ...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Aug 19, 2009, 7:00 pm
This book is utterly un-put-down-able. I read it straight through in one sitting. It is a collection of stories from Laurie Notaro’s crazy life. And the best part? It’s all true. When read...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Aug 17, 2009, 3:49 pm
I saw this movie yesterday with my mom. We chose Julie & Julia for the arbitrary reason that it was just starting. Wondering past the knees of already seated moviegoers we found a pair of spots and se...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Aug 7, 2009, 10:44 pm
I’m uber excited about Anna Sui’s gossip girl inspired line for target that’s coming in september. My favorite looks are from the Blair and Serena sections. What do you think? Also, ...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Jul 24, 2009, 7:34 pm
Okay, so I’ll be writing a story with an antique lamp collection and getting high off nutmeg. I’m quite busy right now, so it probably won’t be posted for another few weeks. Should b...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Jul 21, 2009, 8:49 pm
I’ve been cleaning out stuff lately – streamlining by books and my wardrobe – and I’m still far from done. But, it has been a lot more fun than I originally suspected. There is...
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Kaitlin Allen posted an article on words kill, words give life - Jul 10, 2009, 7:49 pm
My birthday’s today and my mom’s is tomorrow so she and my dad took the day off from work so we could celebrate. My present to her was a mother/daughter trip to the hair salon. I just got ...
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