Tag: Chris
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Leaving Athens was not easy
After spending a week with one of my best friends and getting to decorate, write and organize (3 of my favorite things!), and having great moments with him and our other friends that will last a lifetime … of course leaving was not easy. Tears and hugs abound as I won’t see Chris for a…
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Beer, coffee, writing and tampons
OK, there are many more reasons than this, but after staying with Chris for a week I had to share a few reasons why he’s one of the best friends a girl could have: 5. He lives in the awesome downtown of Athens, Ga., and we can walk to like 100 bars or something crazy like…
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What song lyrics have you misunderstood?
Song lyrics I have misunderstood: “Woke up this morning / got a boom-boom in your eye” What Alabama 3 actually sings: “Woke up this morning / Got a blue moon in your eyes” “Hold me closer, Tony Danza” What Elton John actually sings: “Hold me closer, tiny dancer” [apparently I am nowhere near the first person to…
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Observations on writing a novel (#nanowrimo)
1. Writing a novel is not easy. 2. Writing a novel is one of the best things I will ever do. National Novel Writing Month kicked off at midnight Nov. 1, and I was there with many of the rest of my peers, abstaining from fun Halloween partying in order to be alert and ready to…
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I’ve been tagged
Amy tagged me for this … Here are the RULES: Link to the person who tagged you and post the rules in your post. Share 7 random/weird facts about yourself. 1. I’ve never been tagged before, until now. Not on MySpace or anything. I’ve always been kinda sad to see others tagged. So thanks, Amy!…
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I hate change.
When I was a sophomore in high school I had it all. Great friends that I had grown up in the town I’d lived in since I was 3, a great social life that included hanging out with BFF Amy literally every day, and great times in the neighborhood with more friends and family. Then…
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I will write a novel in 30 days.
Before the end of the year, I will have completed my first novel. I have not started it yet. Writing a book is something I have always wanted to do. When I was 10 I decided I wanted to be a novelist for a living. When I was 11 I decided that would be too…
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I am addicted to coffee.
It started my sophomore year of high school. My parents are coffee drinkers, and they always had a fresh pot around. I never paid much attention to it, as coffee was for “grown ups.” Then one morning, after a late-night phone conversation with Kyle, I was bemoaning to him between classes that I was tired and…