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1. It is not okay, after 4 years of celiac disease, to forget to ask the waiter at the Chinese restaurant about the possible wheat gluten content in your Chinese food meal. Your intestines will gripe about it later.2. Nothing brings distant friends together like an "Engaged" status update on Facebook.3. Scrapbooking is an art, and those who are good at it are legitimate artists.4. twosecondsaway

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I've been going through my photos today, trying to prepare myself for the massive task of scrapbooking my college years. I assume that for most people, this is a fun thing to do. Hey, look at my funny hair! Hey, what kind of a face is that kid making?! Wow, we were just beginning to be friends! Look how young we are! Etc. On top of the reminiscing, some people are just naturally attuned to photos

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I'm dedicating this post to my summer place of employment.Here is where I work from 7 am to 3 pm: the illustrious illuminative office of Spangler Graphics, creator and shipper of Premier School Agendas. That is my lovely leading boss lady Lilly in the background. I freely admit that this job would be a horror without her.on the left is Holly and on the right is Lilly, 2 of the 3 amigas de la

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i'm sitting at the Bistro where i really ought to be cranking out this very last literature essay of my college career. i'm supposed to be writing about his poetry compared to his poetry. got to love those old dead white guys. (really, though...if you ever want to read about wrestling with pride and grace, salvation and self-condemnation, God and man...try them. they are sweet.)God has blessed me

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after a lovely long Spring Break in Jacksonville, Florida, i came home to my beloved Kansas City.and picked up the flu.today is day 5 of me vs. illness. i have done nothing the past 2 days but lay in my bed, chug orange juice/apple juice/H20, and read "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer. i find it a satisfying conclusion to the series. one more teen "must-read" i can say i've read. maybe i should

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Here's something sweet I learned about this week in British Survey I. On the western border of England and Scotland, there is an ancient stone monument called the Ruthwell Cross. It is considered one of the most valuable monuments in the development of the English language because inscribed on it are 3 languages, the evolution of Old English transfixed in stone. There are pictographs (depicting

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today. for no reason. i decided i would get on Facebook and watch 3 of my friends' wedding slideshows.these 3 women are 3 of the most beautiful women everrrrr. and they're all in the same family. not even kidding. (i'm like, Lord, share the wealth, please!) and their bridesmaids are beautiful. and their families are beautiful. even their grooms are beautiful...handsome?everything. beautiful.i

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like so many others, i witnessed history today - on tv. i sat on the couch downstairs with around 7 or 8 of my sorority sisters, folding my clean laundry and watching the 44th president take office this morning. it was remarkable - to say the least. however, it wasn't until this afternoon that i realized how deep the emotional impact of Obama's inauguration is felt by people in minority groups in

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how do you become a successful blogger?here are my guesses:1. be hilarious and witty about interesting things.2. write, write, write. (this i've heard since grade school, but still i have trouble with it.)3. have a really sweet layout and tricked-out design.4. become a big deal.more later on which of these are actually achievable.anyway, you always hear people say that the best writing comes from

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in 3 days, my last official semester in manhattan begins.it will be a lot of lasts, i think.last semester living in the kappa house...last semester having frequent just-down-the-street access to 2 of the best coffee shops i've ever studied and hung out in...last semester to take undergraduate classes, to walk around campus, and to spend time with the wonderful array of people i've known for 4, 3,

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