Like most people I go through periods where I am at odds with my consumeristic nature. For many of us these feelings of guilt or other emotions creep up on us around Christmas. However, this post has nothing to do with any feelings of guilt. I really can't apologize for the fact that I am looking forward to opening any presents that I...

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I always get the tiniest thrill when I find one of my photos on another blog or somewhere on the web.Today I was browsing technorati, and I found one of my photos from the recent strike on this blog. and thanks to this group on flickr, this photo was also featured as one of the photos of the week on labourstart.org. ...

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as if to say Originally uploaded by *raffaella. "If I could work my will,” said Scrooge indignantly, “every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!--Charles Dickens A Christmas CarolBeginning to wrap presents has put me in the holiday mood. ...

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I have watched a string of good movies at the local cinema lately. This could just be good luck or I have been more selective in my cinematic experiences. Some recent gems, the last Harry Potter film, Rent, Walk the Line, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe. Speaking of Narnia... it had been years since I read the...

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Should anyone so desire... (and by anyone I'm referring to all those lovely folks out there who might be looking to buy me a mercedes benz or other such extravagant gifts), I have a PDF list of the majority of the books I already own. If you would like to verify that you will not be buying me duplicates please send me an...

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My room often resembles a small warehouse. Keeping with that theme, I spent the afternoon and evening cataloging my prize possessions (my book collection) using this fabulous application called delicious library. It was a bit labour intensive since I had to transport all of my books from the neat stacks in the corner on to my bed so I could input the ISBN...

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I enjoy this site, let them sing for you... I used it to earlier today to reprise a lecture for my younger brother. I wrote: "stop lying to your mother brother those devil games will make your mind disappear"My mother told me that my sense of humour has gone awry. ...

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hills like white elephants Originally uploaded by *raffaella. it's shocking to think that December is here already and the year is very nearly about to disappear. I wish that my student loan could disappear as quickly as time does. ...

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