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who will be king?

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i’m in south lake tahoe. it is weird because it’s actually winter here. there’s snow everywhere and it’s supposed to snow another foot tonight up in the mountains. it’s possible i’ll be trapped here. i can’t really say i mind as it’s so beautiful and i have a lovely hotel room with a king size bed. which is just insanely too much bed for me.

i spent yesterday sprawled across the king bed chortling with horrified glee as i read eldest by christopher paolini. the only person i know who’s read this besides me is nuala. and i’m willing to bet she liked it more than me. this boy started writing book 1 of the series when he graduated homeschooled high school at the age of 15. he’s now 21 and just published the second book in 2005. it’s modeled (aggresively) after lord of the rings. and in some ways–the horribly drawn-out descriptions of travel/places and the made up, really bad, poetry by elves–are quite similar. though a lot else is just way more juvenile and the plotline is so easily deduced it’s laughable. which is not to say that i haven’t bought and read both books already in the course of less than a week. it’s just that i’m ashamed of it. very, very ashamed.

now i’m back to reading lamb by christopher moore. a book i had to stop reading a couple weeks ago because i’d overdosed on moore reading bloodsucking fiends, fluke, and island of the sequined love nun one after the other. if you haven’t read c. moore, i recommend him wholeheartedly.

my current job buying back textbooks at this community college is very slow. so far i’ve had one customer in an hour who chatted me up about being from san francisco. how did he know where i was from? freaky. the one other boy who was almost a customer abandoned me and turns out to work here. in a tibetan shirt and very silly hat no less. this looks to be a very boring 3 days.

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christmas 2005

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i put up some pictures from my christmas in oregon. not as many as i put up last year so you can all breathe a sigh of relief.

christmas was good this year. i was allowed to make my sweet potatoes. john and katherine stole my stocking stuffers. (i know you’re reading this katherine and you are a thief. ha, why don’t you comment now?!) i have a video of myself can-canning in the kitchen while wearing an apron and singing a song with lyrics such as “baby butt lICKer, i’ve never been sICKer!” which none of you will ever see. emphasis goes up on the ‘ick’, keep this in mind if you’re trying to sing it to yourself. and i won at monopoly. not just won, but won impressively with the other player owing me about $11,000. last, but not least, not only did i try pot cornbread for the first time (i don’t recommend it) but we also played a brilliant card game called “weed” that i bought in new zealand wherein you try to grow your own pot garden. though watch out for potzilla (“potZEERA!”) who will trample your whole crop (unlike the damn dirty hippies who will just smoke up one plant). seriously, best game ever.

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braided boatswain

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the alarmingly loud sailor moon clock went tootling along in all its theme song glory this morning right as i was about to board the pirate ship. which is good actually since i was beginning to regret the $20 i was going to fork over to the bosun to have my hair braided.

in conclusion: dreams are weird.

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i love the sound of you walking away, you walking away

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a typical evening at kristen and gene’s now that i’ve been privy to it:

THE TIME OF…

kristen: pajama time!

gene: she gets nude faster than anyone i know.

me: pajama time!

gene: wow, uh, you’re actually faster.

NINTENDO

kristen: shall we play nintendo?

me: bubble bobble!

gene: (rolls his eyes)

kristen: i’m a dinosaur!

me: i blow angry bubbles at you! grrrrrrr!

kristen: bubbles of joy! eeeeee!

me: eek! belugas!

kristen and i: corn dogs!

MORE TIME OF…

gene: hot cocoa time.

kristen: cornflake time.

gene: hot cocoa time.

kristen: cornflake time!

kettle: eeeeeeeeeeeee

kristen: it’s too lumpy!

gene: i stirred it.

kristen: not enough. grumble grumble.

gene: you always say that.

WHERE I FEEL LIKE AN INTERLOPER

gene: do you want to sleep in the bed?

me: nooooo!!! ARGH!!! I’M TOO MUCH TROUBLE!! I’LL LEAVE RIGHT NOW! I DON’T WANT TO BE A BOTHER!!

kristen: clean the bathroom floor when you finish the dishes.

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