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Indescribable. Well, ok, somewhat describable. Out of control online rave review of Neutrogena hand cream. Seriously- out of control.

BTW, did you know that (a) the flag on Neutrogena is Norwegian and (b)Neutrogena is not a Norwegian product, but rather a branch of the American company Johnson and Johnson, founded in the 1930s? Fact!

I want to use all of these at once. I want a burdock leaf on my navel, agrimony under my pillow, thyme in my pillow, vervain&lard stuck in my sekrit parts, a crushed clove in my cheek, a honkin great wad of yarrow up my nose, parsley on my scalp, steaming pots of borage and burning heaps of myrrh on the stove, and a stomach full of marsh mallow ( Read more... )

The question has often been asked of our Sales Associates:
Is The Da Vinci Code out in paperback?

I got this in a Borders mailing a few weeks ago, and I can't get it out of my head. Oh, BTW, the seder was terrific- all the food turned out great, though I did not stuff the carp's head. It was very bloody anyway, I promise.

2 of the, like, 25 people on my "read first" filter are posting from in or near the Vatican today. Is this caused by HBO, History In General, or just pure chance?

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Let's face it I'm tired. I'm back at my favorite internet cafe- a real cafe, near King's Cross-- Bread and Butter on Judd St, next you're in London. Couldn't find one in York, so Albus didn't post from there as intended- too expensive from the hostel to do more than email. A few bullets I still have in my brain, while I'm still on this side.

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*Chamber music concert tonight at St Martin in the Fields-- unexpectedly sexy. First of all, I decided to go after going in the church the other day and OMGLUV. Not always a big fan of Baroque architecture, but this is just so light and perfect and full of delicate roundnesses. I bought a ticket which permitted me to sit anywhere I wanted provided ( Read more... )

5 commercials that are on TV these days:

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I never totted it up before, but I realized with a shock this weekend that all my friends in Boston (where I'm from originally) are amazingly high-minded and public-spirited. Most of them didn't grow up there, but it's like some kind of regional heritage of justice-activism and puritanism. I had a moment on Sunday of feeling like a Useless Person ( Read more... )

There was near-unanimity where I was watching the Oscars, so I am shocked, shocked, to find it wasn't universal.

No competition:

Best speech: Morgan Freeman

Best dressed: Cate Blanchett. (By a mile, and it wasn't just the dress, though that was spectacular, including the belt; she was a goddess.)

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