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Image via technabob.com Many years ago, an article about 3D video game characters (this one?) introduced me to the uncanny valley concept. To borrow Wikipedia’s summary, “The uncanny valley is a hypothesis in the field of robotics and 3D computer animation which holds that when human replicas look and act almost, but not perfectly, [...] 
Years ago, my big sister told me about YouTube— this website where one could watch short video clips. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. Clearly, my imagination was broken; I saw no use in such a thing. I did a quick check for Dobie Gillis clips, didn’t find many, and resumed ignoring YouTube. Until the fateful [...] 
My older sister makes her own liquid laundry detergent. When I asked her how, she sent me this recipe, which I see was later revised and clarified. As a lover of novelty and new experiences, I set forth to boldly assemble my own laundry detergent. C’est très facile, yo! My ingredients:
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Friends, it has been far too long since my last self-imposed challenge. I aced Fancy Underwear Week and [nearly] trounced a whole month of Body Hair Laissez Faire— but those were 6-7 months ago. Time is a’wastin! NEW GOAL: 30 Days of Vegan Eating Oh look, it’s a brand new 30 day month! August however, [...] 
My friend Annie made me a touching, personalized greeting card: Turns out she’s held onto the illustration since 2004. I was honored. 
Bitch magazine (which is real and fabulous) introduced me to Vag magazine (less real, a comedic work in progress). This led me to discover Fennel of Vag magazine, who elucidates the ins and outs of feminism though her helpful video series That’s Not Feminist: And for those who haven’t seen Vibram Fivefingers, I’m wearing [...] 
“Back in the day when many if not most of the ‘traditional’ Christian hymns were being written most people could not read musical notation. There were a generally accepted set of tunes used for worshipful music, and the hymnals would have the hymn lyrics written down in a poetry format, with a note indicating which tune should be used [...] 
(Yet another trip back to my misspent youth; in this case, March 30th 2007) Great hair, kid!
Yesterday, as I was basking in the warm, sensual glow of Wikipedia, I learned something that made me sit up straight, raise my eyebrows and say “Huh! Whaddaya know!” several times. What I [...] 
(Originally published on my old, defunct, way-too-personal blog… back on January 12, 2008 at 11:34 pm) Oh look, five stories!
Things I’m Betting You Never Knew About Yours Truly 1. When I’m facing a vending machine, I sometimes shop by chord name rather than actual product. For example, I gravitate [...] 
A recent exchange: Mr. S: “Beth was telling me recently about having ants in her pants.” Me: “Oh, was she feeling antsy?” Mr. S: “No. She had ants in her pants.”
Naturally, this reminded me of a favorite Wondermark strip:
Ah, memories.
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