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a few weeks ago, dad showed me the results of an unsuccessful attempt to
fix the colours on some old, yellowing photos from the 70s. he had used a
cheap photo program, and the result was awful: oversaturated and fake.
being the good daughter, i opened up photoshop and showed him how to use
the auto-levels and auto-colour adjustment tools to fix those old shots...
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so yeah, cindy and i went to the roller rink on saturday for someone's birthday, but it was an aborted mission. after an hour-long trek on the bus and walking through -20 degree weather till my face had no feeling in it, we made it to the "sports dome" only to be told they were closing in 5 minutes.

so we watched the hipsters go...
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rollerskatin' tonite!

i discovered today that my ex-boyfriend Les has done a series of paintings of...

The Paintings of Marge Simpson

my Cat Casserole co-star is going to be an SG!

Barclay

nothing too exciting is happening here...it's the usual winter doldrums.

but a bunch of us went skating in the park the other night and despite not having skated in years, it felt almost magical. we wobbled around the lake, hiding in the shadows of the pine trees and gliding around the little islands. it was very quiet, with only the sounds of us giggling and...
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haiku love for me?
think 5, then 7, then 5
poems bloom? we'll see

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so i've succumbed and bought one of those hideous puffy down coats that come down to your knees and have a yucko fake-fur thing trimming the hood.

it's fucking cold!!

i've also been very antisocial. just last night i finished seasons 2, 3, and 4 of buffy (sister lent them to me on dvd). i am having a buffy withdrawal crisis. i have a crush...
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what's your score?

i'm sick. the kissing contest is off.

how are y'all? i see that my fantasy hasn't come true yet! sigh.

so...this year's present from my mother: a Biotherm "Biopur Instant Touch Pore Refiner." mom has always cared way more about my skin than i have. in fact, she's been on a mission to improve my looks since i was a teenager. she can't seem to accept that one daughter was born quiet...
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OH MY GOD!! a movie about sylvia plath! starring stick insect! (ok fine, gwyneth paltrow.) i can't wait! however, because i have visualized all the pivotal events of her life in my mind's eye, this could either be gratifying or just disappointing. i will probably watch it with a derisive, know-it-all air. "it didn't happen like that!" etc.

there is also a new ronnie...
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i had a great b-girl moment the other day.

it was the second breakdancing class of the year, and a third of the class had already dropped out. there were 10 of us lefthalf guys, half girls. during a water break, two more girls disappeared, unable to keep up.

"swerve" led us through a routine with some toprock, some simple threading, a sort of scissor...
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