...The twinkle of mischief in a bright eye?
The gleam of a fresh cheerful smile?
The delicate arch of a slender neck?
The low throaty chuckle of genuine good nature?

Yes, all these and much more.


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This is fascinating, I never realized before that the first maps made of Australia showed a central lake where there wasn't errrr wait a minute.


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It's the darndest thing, but checking my stats for the month, there's a dramatic spike in repeat views when big pictures of Kate Beckinsale and Summer Glau are featured prominently. Not a surprise. However, rest assured that Retro-Scans will maintain its integrity and not shamelessly promote itself by posting huge life-size highly detailed photos ( Read more... )

It looked close for a while in our delusional contest between these two lovely women. Summer Glau was ahead on points from the juggling and accordian events, but Kate Beckinsale really won everyone over with her buffet of international cuisine; her daeji bulgogi (spicy pork Korean style with fermented radishes) was a big hit, the Tums came out like ( Read more... )

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Well, I've spent hours now trying to come to some decision about the choice between Kate Beckinsale and Summer Glau. This beats "Bailey or Jennifer" and "Mary Anne or Ginger?" hands down*. The phone has been ringing, my email box is full, the reporters on the front lawn are drinking coffee and waiting for the final word. But I'm torn. So let's try ( Read more... )

We're still debating the Summer Glau/Kate Beckinsale quandary. Which is the prettier, which is the finer actress, which is the greater humanitarian and better human being---


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We were never meant to sit hunched over an infernal device in the gloom, reading endless lines of text on a dimly glowing screen. But we do it anyway. I think we should spare a few minutes to metaphorically rinse our eyeballs with these.


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Just what do you think you are doing?!


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