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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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2013 in review

December 31, 2013by librocubicultarist 1 Comment

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about […]

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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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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” Mark Twain

August 31, 2013by girldetective1 1 Comment

Well, it will probably surprise no one that I have become this person. The kind of person who attends city council meetings and argues with elected officials about the sanctity […]

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Getting it off my chest

“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” Sylvia Plath

August 27, 2013by girldetective1 Leave a comment

For a number of reasons that I can’t really talk about, I can’t really write about anything I actually want to talk about. All I will say is that it’s […]

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Crybaby

“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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“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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This is how I feel today

August 14, 2013by girldetective1 Leave a comment

Poll – is it ever okay to tell someone that you had a sex dream about them? Actually, no. Not a poll. Statement – it’s never okay to tell someone […]

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“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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