December 2010
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New Year's Eve Stir-fry
from Jamie’s Food Revolution
Note before starting: Chop. Everything. You are working with a super hot pan, and you need to be able to just head, dump, and stir. :) Also, have an extra bowl on hand and a slotted spoon/pasta server for the removal of the meat halfway through.
Yes, I’m boring—I’m spending New Year’s Eve at home, but that’s OK! I like my own...
Lemieux enjoys alumni game reunion, has two points →
Ahem, Kevin Stevens should be in the HOF. He was one of my favorite players, back in the day.
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Alumni All Smiles After Outdoor Game - 2011... →
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Reverb10 Day 31: Core Story
Author: Molly O’Neill Harper Collins Children’s @molly_oneill
Prompt: Core story. What central story is at the core of you, and how do you share it with the world? (Bonus: Consider your reflections from this month. Look through them to discover a thread you may not have noticed until today.)
My life has definitely had a theme, if you want to put it that way (imagine Miss Shields...
Noel by Anne Porter | The Writer's Almanac with... →
A beautiful poem for Christmas tide (h/t: Karen Edmisten)
Winter Classic Links and Notes Leading Up to the... →
Despite impending rain, NHL expects Winter Classic... →
Crosby's shootout goal made for an instant Classic... →
Winter Classic alumni game sparks memories of... →
Man, what a game! Pieterangelo! “The save”! Brian Trottier! Paul Coffey! Murph! Ron Francis!!!! (And yeah, Mario is there too.)
If you have no idea who these people are, you are obviously not a hard core Pens fan.
NHL Winter Classic puts hockey rivalry at center... →
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Reverb 10 Day 29: Defining Moment
Author: Kathryn Fitzmaurice The Year the Swallows Came Early @KFitzmaurice
Prompt: Defining moment. Describe a defining moment or series of events that has affected your life this year.
The women’s silent retreat I took back in April was big for me. During the weekend I was able to spend a lot of time in prayer and reflection and consider where my life was heading, and that some things...
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“Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I...”
– Louisa May Alcott (via booklover)
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Reverb 10 Day 27: Ordinary Joy
Author: Brené Brown The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are @brenebrown
Prompt: Ordinary joy. Our most profound joy is often experienced during ordinary moments. What was one of your most joyful ordinary moments this year?
Probably the most joyful day I had this year was my fifth transplant anniversary—July 11, 2010. That was...
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Reverb10 Day 26: Soul food
Author: Elise Marie Collins An A-Z Guide to Healing Foods: A Shopper’s Reference @mysticflavor Prompt: Soul food. What did you eat this year that you will never forget? What went into your mouth & touched your soul?
This year, I got to revisit my last meal—as in, the meal I would eat if it was the last meal I was going to get on Earth. Sadly for me, I have to go 12 hours to get...
The Doctor vs. the Computer - NYTimes.com →
Almost every doctor I see has now switched (or is switching) to computer charting. And while it is great for some things—like having all my providers at Children’s able to access my med list immediately, and make changes, immediately—it can also cause some issues, like the one mentioned above. I know this is the digital age, but there is something to be said for old-school...
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Reverb10 Day 25: Photo
Author: Tracey Clark Expressive Photography: The Shutter Sisters’ Guide to Shooting from the Heart @shuttersisters Prompt: Photo - a present to yourself. Sift through all the photos of you from the past year. Choose one that best captures you; either who you are, or who you strive to be. Find the shot of you that is worth a thousand words. Share the image, who shot it, where, and what it...
St. Petersburg native taught Mila Kunis how to... →
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Natalie Portman Engaged And Pregnant - Music,... →
Wow. That was fast!
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Reverb10: Day 22: Travel
Tara Hunt The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business @missrogue
Prompt: Travel. How did you travel in 2010? How and/or where would you like to travel next year?
This year the vacation was to the Outer Banks (Duck, NC) again, but this time with my mom, dad, and sister—and it was great. We had a fantastic house, and the swimming, food, and weather was...
Ballet world lauds Black Swan →
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Merry Christmas!
I hope all of you had a very Merry and blessed Christmas. I will have photos, stories, etc. in the next few posts (I’m at my parents’, no camera cord here.).
Troops headed to Afghanistan →
This is from the NYTimes…I think it’s an incredible shot.
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Reverb10 Day 19: Healing
Author: Leoni Allan 2011 Creating Your Goddess Year @GoddessLeoni
Prompt: Healing. What healed you this year? Was it sudden, or a drip-by-drip evolution? How would you like to be healed in 2011?
Realizing that complete trust in God is the only way to go is what really healed me this year. Not that I really needed healing in a traditional sense. I’ve always sort of known this idea, but...
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Reverb10 Day 18: Try
Author: Kaileen Elise kaileenelise.com @kaileenelise Prompt: Try. What do you want to try next year? Is there something you wanted to try in 2010? What happened when you did / didn’t go for it?
I think next year I want to finish at least one more story, no matter how long it is! I also want to audition for more productions, of varying types, and maybe even take some acting classes to ...
Black Swan: Well, 2010! I didn’t know you had it... →
Earnest tickets! →
On sale now! 8:00 curtain for all shows!
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HISTORIFUL: The Magic Words: "Yes Virginia, There... →
This is very a propos:
historiful:
Dear Editor—
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia O’Hanlon
“Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the…
Homework has already begun for rink-builder Craig... →
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Reverb10: Day 17: Lesson Learned
Tara Weaver The Butcher and the Vegetarian @tea_austen
Prompt: Lesson learned. What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?
I learned that I can do things I set my mind to.
I know this sounds really odd. But, really, a lot of things I’ve done in my life I see as a matter of course. Finishing college with my class?...
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The Simple Woman's Daybook--Dec. 20, 2010
Outside my window…cloudy, snow on the ground. We’re supposed to get a snow storm/shower on Christmas Eve AND Christmas Day. Since this is the only two days of the year I like snow, I say—bring it! I am thinking…it’s nice to have a night off, especially when doing 24 hour cardiology monitoring and you have a funny looking thing the size of a cellphone under your...
Kate Middleton's 'commoner' status stirs up... →
Interesting…
Columbus Civic troupe to expand run of shows | The... →
Hey it’s US!!! :)
Black Swan puts spotlight on pressures that... →
Journeys of a Catholic Poster Girl » “What’s the... →
City to reap cold cash from Winter Classic →
The King's Speech :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews →
Black Swan :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews →
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Popcorn: Black Swan
If a movie is really good, I usually need time to recover from it, or digest it.
Such was the case with Black Swan. The last time I left a theater feeling like this, I’d just seen The Hours.
If you’ve been following me, I’ve been really intrigued/excited about this movie for awhile. I love ballet, and the premise—how far one will go to create great art—intrigued...
Michael Jones: Black Swan -- A Second Time →
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Reverb 10 Day 15: 5 minutes
Author: Patti Digh Creative is a Verb: If You’re Alive, You’re Creative @pattidigh
Prompt: 5 minutes. Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010. Meeting my bestest friend
Trip to Duck
Oliver!
Earnest auditions.casting
Tiff’s wedding
The Lost Colony
5 year...
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Culture Cat: BalletMet's The Nutcracker
As a rule, I don’t see The Nutcracker every year, since I am usually very busy in the Christmas season, but with the lure of new scenery and costumes for Act I, plus live music from the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in the pit, how could I say no?
This very-well attended performance was almost flawless, and the revamped Act I was particularly enjoyable. Jimmy Orrante did a fine job as Herr...
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It's Jane's birthday!!
And in her honor, here are some ideas:
Read: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park (or my thesis on said novel!), Emma, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey or the unfinished novels and juvenalia.
Watch Colin Firth dive into the lake. Again. And again. And, what the heck, again. Also watch the BBC’s new versions of Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, and Mansfield...
'Black Swan' makeup artist shares the secret to... →
Want to be the Black Swan? Here’s how to do the makeup!
A study in contrasts | Fr. Z's Blog – What Does... →
Hmmm…the second one makes me want to vomit.
