Archive for August, 2010

Secret Life of a Nerd Girl: Loulou Edition [FaN Favorites]

Aug 26, 2010 Comments Off

. a favorite blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach Gudrun Says: I decided to rerun The Loulou Edition because now, nearly a year later, it’s good for me to see how things have changed. I’ve come a long way in my French step-mothering, and I have a long way to go. I may not have the patience [...]

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Three Line Lunch: Full Moonset

Aug 26, 2010 1 Comment

a diary in three-line poems by Jeff Rogers, day 373 Full Moonset for Elise out on her journey Ripe orange white and round it slides right down sky and snuggles between mountains. On morning patio I sip my coffee. Full moonset over Elysian Park.  

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Procrastinate on This! Hamlet’s Ophelia Was a Stupid B-word [FaN Favorites]

Aug 26, 2010 Comments Off

As a former English major with a Dramatic Writing MFA, of course I had to re-run this … From March 3, 2010 Thank you, thank you, thank you to Zacki from “Tall Glass of Shame” for posting this on his regular blog. On a side note, this reminds of a story that I wrote in [...]

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Nerd in Transition: Seriously, One Day At A Time…

Aug 26, 2010 Comments Off

. a favorite blogumn by Kelly Kaboom Lett Kelly Says: This blogumn got me in some hot water when it first appeared on FaN. At the time I was coaching roller derby to girls between the ages of 8-16, and while I had discussed my addiciton previously, never had I gone into such great detail. [...]

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Dear Thursday: GET KNOWN BEFORE THE BOOK DEAL [FaN Favorites]

Aug 26, 2010 3 Comments

I chose this book review just b/c now that I’m on the other side of publishing, I still think it’s the marketing book that every writer should read like yesterday. From February 11, 2010 I’ve been reviewing mostly fiction up to now, but as I mentioned last week, I’ve become very interested in fully learning [...]

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One More Thing Before We Go: I Like Capri Sun [FaN Favorites]

Aug 25, 2010 2 Comments

This post only got one comment when it originally ran, but I was amazed at the horror it still strikes in my heart, so… From July 1, 2009 I like Capri Sun, but this is just wrong. Seriously, why? [Source: Jezebel]

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Fierce Foodie: Shrimp Toast, Candy Apples, and BBQ Ribs [FaN Favorites]

Aug 25, 2010 Comments Off

. a favorite blogumn by Roya Hamadani Roya Says: I picked this entry because it’s a great dish from my Persian heritage, and because I love the idea of bottling leftover cereal milk on a commercial scale. From October 15, 2008 I’ve spent the last three days visiting family in Boston, sharing shrimp toast and [...]

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Procrastinate on This! I Have Something Great to Reveal [FaN Favorites]

Aug 25, 2010 Comments Off

I  still don’t understand why the below concept didn’t go viral. From March 15, 2010 Okay, if you watch one PoT! this week, watch this one, especially if you know me IRL. And then after you watch, find out how we did it and do it yourself here. Then leave us the link to your [...]

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Wonderfully Awful: A Rant With Teeth [FaN Favorites]

Aug 25, 2010 Comments Off

. a favorite blogumn by Robin Rosenzweig Robin’s on a wedding-induced hiatus. But I chose this teeth rant as my favorite of her blogumns, b/c it’s absolutely true. That’s all. From April 7, 2010 As someone who gets massively geeked out on television, I know as much as the next person that sometimes you have [...]

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Wow! It’s Wednesday! How Do You Spell Yay?

Aug 25, 2010 4 Comments

So I picked this blogumn as a favorite, b/c not only did we have a rather intense comments discussion about this, but also b/c Friend of FaN, Sallie Patrick, convinced me that it should be spelled “yay,” and I’ve spelled it that way ever since! From July 29, 2009 Image Credit: Khantipol So I have [...]

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