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How to make chicken noodle soup for your nerd in 100 degree weather

My nerd was sick. He came down with something at Gencon, or perhaps I brought it home from Blogher (I later got it myself) We’ll never know. All I know is I had a sick nerd at home drinking OJ out of his Star Wars cups, who needed some TLC. And some soup. There was only [...]
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The honeymoon is over

It’s been nearly six lovely months since Mr. Quirky and I tied the knot, and I’m here to tell you that the honeymoon is over. It ended overnight, to be specific. In an act of grave violence, I allegedly slugged Mr. Quirky in my sleep. So one of two things could be true: A. I am a [...]
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Martha Stewart did not approve her guest list and other things gleaned from Blogher10

I’m pretty sure Martha Stewart did not screen the bloggers who were invited to attend her swanky rooftop party. And I’m ok with that. Because had she been reading, I’m also pretty sure that the queen of all things put together, poised and polished would not have included the Queen of Quirky on her guestlist. [...]
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Yipyipyipyipyip BLOGHER uhhuh

Mr. Quirky came back from Gencon with a t-shirt featuring the lovable, curious and repetitive aliens from Sesame Street. For two days now, I’ve been walking around with yipyipyipyipyip uhuh in my head. And in a way, it’s kind of a great recap of my entire Blogher10 experience. When you attend these massive shows, you do [...]
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Pretty much ruined chance of dining on frog legs with Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi has tasted some of the most divine frog legs on the planet. She can describe the tenderness of the meat and the decadence of the preparation in such a way that you are mesmerized simply by her mouth as she’s speaking. Or, was that because I couldn’t stop staring at her in general when [...]
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