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Finished Time Enough for Love a little while ago. Stuff I liked and typed up. ^^’ “Although long life can be a burden, mostly it is a blessing. It gives time enough to learn, time enough to think, time enugh not to hurry, time enough for love.” –Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love from [...]

Lucy: Pacific?! Schroeder: That’ll be $1200 Lucy: I don’t have $1200! Schroeder: So that means you declare bankruptcy. Lucy: I’m not bankrupt! … Schroeder, how would you like a beep on the nose? Schroeder: A what? Lucy: A beep on the nose is a sign of great affection. *beeeep* :D [edit: I should probably add [...]

As a teenager, I would watch others starve themselves. I, on the other hand, was wishing I could be more voluptuous. But, alas, nothing worked: drinking milk, chest exercises, prayers, nothing. I was an odd-looking girl; I didn’t fit the American standard of beauty. I hated my appearance, and I hated me. Within my community, [...]

From Seventeen: Do you feel any pressure to live up to the whole L.A. image? Kelly Osbourne: Oh no. You think the people there are beautiful, but they’re just plain ugly. I hate England, too. I like New York City a lot — it’s big but very small at the same time, and there’s just [...]

O_o I just saw a commercial for Get Real. (Watching an old Simpsons tape … y’know …) I saw the daughter, and I said, “Wait, who’s that? What? Who is she??” Then I saw the grandmother, same reaction. So off to IMDb I went … results: the daughter was played by Anne Hathaway *jaw drops* [...]