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“An earthquake is such fun when it is over.” George Orwell

March 31, 2014by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

If you haven’t heard – or don’t care, like literally all of my family apparently from the lack of concern or calls – the earth is moving a lot more […]

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“Try a little harder to be a little better.” Gordon B. Hinckley

February 26, 2014by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

It’s weirdly almost March, I have no idea how that happens. Time really does fly when you are having fun, or something to that effect. So 1/6 of the year […]

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“Doing nothing accomplishes nothing, gains nothing, changes nothing, and wins nothing. You have to make a move.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich

December 31, 2013by librocubicultarist 2 Comments

New Year’s Eve! On this day I usually spend some time thinking about resolutions – those things that sound like a really great idea this minute but will seem like […]

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“To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual.” Oscar Wilde

October 21, 2013by librocubicultarist Leave a comment

And yet… I’ve done practically nothing about the new blog. It’s up, it’s going to look way better, I swear, but for now it’s kind of a mess. Here’s the […]

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Crybaby, Random

“From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.” Winston Churchill

August 20, 2013by girldetective1 Leave a comment

This is relatively old news by now, but I can’t get over it. I literally can’t get over it. The Oxford English Dictionary has just updated the definition of “literally” […]

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Crybaby, Getting it off my chest, Random

“Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.” Oscar Wilde

August 16, 2013by girldetective1 Leave a comment

Some time ago, my grandfather died very suddenly. It was, and still is, one of the hardest things I’ve ever been through. He was amazing, and the clearest example of […]

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Books, Friends, Random

“She was not one for emptying her face of expression.” J.D. Salinger

August 12, 2013by girldetective1 2 Comments

So, anyway, back to what I was saying. Well, actually, I wasn’t saying anything. I’ve been throwing an enormous figurative temper tantrum and I’m (sort of) done, so I’m back. […]

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Crybaby, Random

“The disturbers of happiness are our desires, our griefs, and our fears.” – Samuel Johnson

July 8, 2013by girldetective1 Leave a comment

I just don’t know anything anymore. I want to go to Brazil. But I do not want to go to a soccer game in Brazil where the referee ejects a […]

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Crybaby, Friends, Random, Travel

“What I should have said was nothing” Mike Birbiglia

June 30, 2013by girldetective1 Leave a comment

So, I am missing my deadline even as I sit here and type. I have conservatively decided not to include several instances of backsliding, a surreal elevator ride, a terrifying […]

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“Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.” Louis Pasteur

June 27, 2013by girldetective1 Leave a comment

For no reason at all except that sometimes I tire of eating like a twelve year old, I went on a sort of juice sort of cleanse today. Sort of. […]

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