Monthly Archives: August 2007

Aug 31
2007

City of Heroes – The Rikti Invasion

[  Mood: Shocked ]So, just wanted to post my thoughts about the Rikti invasion that City of Heroes (CoH) has unveiled in the last month. CoH uses free game upgrades, what they call issues, to keep the content fresh. Previous issues … Continue reading

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Aug 29
2007

Fool Moon – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio One ]So I have just finished the second book of the Dresden Files and what can I say but yum. This book allows Harry to come into contact with werewolves, but unlike other … Continue reading

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Aug 21
2007

Lady Knight – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]So I stayed up way too late last night reading and finished Lady night by Tamora Pierce. This is the last book of her Protector of the Small Series. This one follows Kel … Continue reading

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Aug 20
2007

My Brain is Now Full

[  Mood: Confused ][ Currently: Getting ready for bed ]I am currently attending a math teacher’s workshop at the University of Waterloo. For the next three days I am going to learn how to better integrate problem solving into my math class. … Continue reading

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Aug 17
2007

How Not to Treat a Customer – Part Deux

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Watching Classic Doctor Who with the guy in the cricket outfit with t ]So I got an email response from the store. They apologized and explained the entire fiasco as follows: "Unfortunately the store manager was on … Continue reading

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Aug 16
2007

Squire – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Sleepy ][  Currently: Watching CSI:NY ]This is the third book in the "Protector of the Small" quartet by Tamora Pierce. Longer than the first two, this book is much better than its predecessors. In this installment, Keladry has been chosen … Continue reading

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Aug 13
2007

Tris’s Book – A Quick Review

[  Mood: Happy ][ Currently: Drinking Royal Begal Tiger Tea ]Woke up a bit too early to get going this morning, so I finished Tris’s Book by Tamora Pierce. Another good solid offering from Pierce, this is the second book of the … Continue reading

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Aug 12
2007

How Not to Treat a Customer

[  Mood: Shocked ][  Currently: Working on Peach Fondue Jam ]So the husband unit and I went clothes shopping for him on Friday. (He’s a bit of a clothes horse.) We went to the Rideau Centre here in Ottawa to do our … Continue reading

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Aug 09
2007

Giving into the Nerdgasm

[  Mood: Silly ][  Currently: Eating Breakfast ]So yesterday, I finally made the trek to the local comic book shop, appropriately called the Comic Book Shoppe. My purpose was to track down the Black Canary/Green Arrow engagement issues. Apparently the rest of … Continue reading

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Aug 06
2007

Trixie Belden and the Mystery of Bob-White Cave – QR

[  Mood: Silly ][  Currently: Watching Grease: Your the One That I Want (Old video tape) ]When I was a little girl, I loved the Trixie Belden series. Nancy Drew was a rich, goody two shoes that had life handed to her … Continue reading

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