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LJ Idol Season 10, Second Chance Round 3: "Getting to Carnegie Hall"

The GrindThe San Francisco Scrabble Club has had some interesting homes over the years. When I first attended, it was based in a Carl's Jr. near the Embarcadero, a location frequented by transients and generally not conducive to focus and concentration. My clearest memory of playing there was a game against Chris, our director. We're sitting there ( Read more... )

tiles and tribulations, games people play, memory lane, pen to paper

LJ Idol Season 10, Week 2: "That One Friend"

Lean On Me

(These stories are true, as far as I can remember. Names have been changed.)I shift uncomfortably in Maria's chair as she talks on the phone. "No, it was good...They screamed, they hugged me...yeah. Alright, gotta go. Love you!" Maria hangs up on her mother ( Read more... )

life or something like it, memory lane, all in a day's work, first person, me myself and i, one is the loneliest number, office space, you've got a friend, heart of glass, makes the world go round, pen to paper

LJ Idol Season 9, Week 21: "The Music Made Me Do It"

Pulling StringsSeveral months ago, to honor the release of the most recent Muppets movie, our Monday night karaoke group decided to coordinate Puppet Night. Everyone was to bring their favorite puppetry and be prepared to do silly things ( Read more... )

all the world's a stage, memory lane, it's my party, first person, join the celebration, the voice within, worth a thousand, pen to paper

LJ Idol Exhibit B, Week 2 (Um...)

"Noteworthy"

By the time I reached the start of my senior year of college, most of my core requirements had been taken care of, and I was free to put a couple of electives on my schedule. Looking through the course catalog, a public-speaking class caught my eye, so I figured I'd give it a whirl. Gain some confidence, meet new people, learn some ( Read more... )

words words words, school of hard knocks, memory lane, first person, the voice within, isn't it ironic, open mike, pen to paper

LJ Idol Exhibit A (Second Chance), Round 6: "Can't Get There From Here"

Stupid Ocean!

Skype chat transcript, September 24th, 6pm PST ( Read more... )

wonderful when it works, memory lane, ticket to ride, far far away, on the road again

LJ Idol Exhibit A (Second Chance), Round 5: "What the Heck WAS That?"

Too Close for Comfort

Jessie leaned against the frame of her front door, watching as her friends played a rousing game of Spin the Bottle. Hope things don't get out of hand. Turning to look outside at the rest of her graduation party, her face darkened as she saw them.

Marcus, her boyfriend of three months, saw her expression and walked over. "What's ( Read more... )

life or something like it, memory lane, murder by death, in the line of fire, room with a view, first person, pen to paper

LJ Idol Season 10, Second Chance Round 3: "Getting to Carnegie Hall"

LJ Idol Season 10, Week 2: "That One Friend"

LJ Idol Season 9, Week 21: "The Music Made Me Do It"

LJ Idol Exhibit B, Week 2 (Um...)

LJ Idol Exhibit A (Second Chance), Round 6: "Can't Get There From Here"

LJ Idol Exhibit A (Second Chance), Round 5: "What the Heck WAS That?"

LJ Idol Exhibit A, Week 2: "Throw Back the Little Ones"

LJ Idol Season 8, Week 22: "Bridge"

Scrabble 2010

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