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If you know me, I rarely include ads in my posts. In the sidebar, yes, but rarely in my posts. I have to really, sincerely like something before I’ll put an ad for it here. I’ll just say it now: I like love Netflix! I was skeptical at first. I didn’t sign up right away. [...]
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I love shopping at Target, and I go there at least once a week for groceries. The grocery shopping is not really enjoyable, but what makes the outing enjoyable is browsing the other departments. My favorites are the dollar bins, seasonal decorations, and TOYS! When the kids are with me, we always cruise through the [...]
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I don’t get out much, but Hubby and I are celebrating 13 years of marriage today, and we went out to dinner and a movie on Saturday night. The kids asked “What’s a date and why can’t we come?” I explained that we were celebrating the anniversary of our wedding, which happened before any of [...]
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This is my kind of holiday, because it combines Star Wars and a pun. The whole point of celebrating Star Wars Day is that you get to repeat this greeting as many times as possible: May the Fourth be with you! Get it? Today is May 4, 2009. May the Fourth! The only thing that [...]
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Wotcher! Potterheads, rejoice! A new trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince will be released later today. Grab a some pumpkin pasties and a bottle of butterbeer, because this is going to be fun! Update (later on the same evening): Whoa!!! I just watched it, and it’s very exciting! Half Blood Prince looks [...]
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I saw these Star Wars kites at Target last week, and I really really really hope they still have them when I go back tomorrow! How awesome would it be to fly the Millennium Falcon in an imaginary Kessel Run over the local park on a bright, windy day?! This image is from ThinkGeek.com, but [...]
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Oh my goodness! This is a lip-sync video of a recording by a very talented a cappella group called moosebutter. They’ve taken several movie themes by composer John Williams (including E.T., Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Jaws), and added lyrics outlining the Star Wars story. It’s Brilliant! And don’t just dismiss this because you [...]
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