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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Wrong for Twenty-Something Years
The other day I was reading a bridal magazine (researching an article, really!) and I saw a bit about Denby china. I was shocked, because although I’ve been hearing and using the word Denby since I was a very little … Continue reading
Revenge Of The Artichokes
No matter how obscure an activity is, you can find other people on the internet who do it too. Saw this in my Google analytics today: I guess I’m not the only person to battle the artichokes, and lose. Tweet … Continue reading
He’s Also A Vampire
Stick asked if I wanted to go see a movie with him. His recent movie choices have included a subtitled documentary about skyscraper tightrope-walkers, so I was a bit cautious. “Um… what’s it about?” I asked. “It’s a secret Harry … Continue reading
The Chocolate Bean
The Chocolate Bean 280 Meeting St Cary, NC 27518 I’m lucky enough to do a lot of my work via my laptop, so I’ve been looking around for a local coffeeshop with wifi. I’ve been shopping around, and discovered that … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged cary, chinese, coffee, Eric, Rome, Starbucks, Stick, Western food, wo ai xi can, Xidan
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King Henry VIII Joins Twitter
King Henry VIII joins Twitter tomorrow, according to the Brand Republic News today. LONDON – One of England’s greatest kings Henry VIII will be Tweeting from beyond the grave, updating Twitter followers about events from 500 years ago which helped … Continue reading
Chatham Hill Winery
Chatham Hill Winery 3800 Gateway Centre Blvd. Suite 310, Cary/Morrisville, NC 27560 We went on a really interesting winery tour taught by the owner and winemaker, Marek Wojciechowski, a biochemist who took up winemaking as a retirement project. Yes, taught … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged adventures with Stick, cary, e3, Grace, NPR, wine, winery
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Armchair Coaching
Today’s Captcha must be about when Stick watches football. Tweet this!
A Good Family Name
Stick thinks I should change my name when we get married. I say no, not because I don’t like the Malavette name, but because there are lots of Mrs. Malavettes but only one Meg Stivison. So I came up with … Continue reading
Faerie Solitaire Review
I have a review of the new Faerie Solitaire up on ThumbGods. I’m a bit late posting this because every time I went to get another screenshot or check a fact, I got sucked into playing a few hands of … Continue reading
Posted in game culture, Game Reviews, my other writing
Tagged e3, Faerie Solitaire, Fashion Solitaire, Game Reviews, games, garden, indie games, ThumbGods
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Pokemon Detractors
We gave our students a practice verbal SAT test in class this week. “What does circumlocution mean?” asked one student, who wrote a hilarious career essay on becoming a successful Pokemon master. “I can’t tell you that,” I said, “I … Continue reading
