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The Amazing Adventures of Alex and Alia: Inception
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Thursday, November 11, 2010. Well, it's been done. Inception. For those of you who have seen the movie, the titular procedure's success was tentative, as the entire film was a subversion of reality. But, I am pleased to announce to you today that my lovely and amazingly astral empowered wife has done it. She tricked herself into studying while she sleeps. Were it not for the awful sleep I had last night. I'd say it was about 3:30 am. The scene? Wake up, you have to wake up! Now, I was beginning to wonder...
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The Amazing Adventures of Alex and Alia: March 2013
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Friday, March 8, 2013. The Dimensions of Words and Writing. 8212;and let the words, like living things, spill to the page.}. Use your words…. F—Ox. Fox! M—An. Man! From Bob’s Books to Ralph Waldo Emerson, I’ve long been fascinated with the scope of the English language. I’ve always been impartial to the sappy stereotype of the high-shcool diary consisting of typified teenaged girl dialect: “Dear diary, blah, blah, blah.” Thou shalt abstain from feckless writing! Have to be profound, it. No Indeed, betwee...
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The Amazing Adventures of Alex and Alia: July 2010
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Saturday, July 3, 2010. A random Giant troll by the ski jump. Jam Session outside of Skien tonight. The fjord where we swam and jammed. I think she wanted to pull out her sword in excitement. The enormous ski jump above Oslo. I wish I could convey how huge it was. From a distance, it looks tiny. It's not. And, it's pure awesome. I have the hugest desire to try jumping on one some day. An interesting monolithic pillar. It is. One rock, took 14 years to carve. A very large garden. Artsy with the pillar.
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The Amazing Adventures of Alex and Alia: Get Me to the Church on Time: What does "Yes" mean?
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010. Get Me to the Church on Time: What does "Yes" mean? Three little letters. One short word. Of course it implies simple affirmation- nothing nebulous about it. But what does it mean, really, in the matrimonial sense? The decision to marry by two people who love each other is a larger than life decision, one that has the potential to outlive a mortgage. Celebrating a 25th wedding anniversary is not the same as making the final payment on a 25-year mortgage. Means exciting plans...
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The Amazing Adventures of Alex and Alia: Couple's Creative Hobbies
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010. Well, world, I don't know if you noticed but Alia and I have been married for almost THREE MONTHS. I know it isn't a particularly long time in a geologic sense or anything, but it still seems like it has flown by to me. See, in the past, I measured my worth by the attractiveness of girls I dated. I won't say that I was always the best (no offense to any ex's that read this (why are you reading this anyway? Were all married too. So, what was I to do? After some really deep soul...
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The Amazing Adventures of Alex and Alia: September 2010
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010. The Wedding Dinner: a series of delicious events. What a beautiful night! We were treated to a lovely and veritably feast, courtesy of the Crandalls. The candle-lit dinner was further illuminated by the loving presence and comments of friends and family who attended. Thanks to everyone who made the night so memorable. Here's Mollie reading an excerpt from the her wedding gift to us- a book of photos memories that we will cherish for years to come! Links to this post.
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The Amazing Adventures of Alex and Alia: Productivity Block
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Saturday, November 13, 2010. What do you mean you don't have dry erase boards? I bark at the elderly woman sitting behind the Customer Service counter at Home Depot. "I can buy a cement mixer, hot dogs and a heart-shaped toilet seat but piece of fiber board covered in glossy plastic is beyond the scope of Home Depot? I am searching for a dry erase board because I have Productivity Block. You know, like writer’s block only extending to any and every endeavor in life. And through the flawless...Because I c...
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The Amazing Adventures of Alex and Alia: Lessons learned in 20 months
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Monday, April 16, 2012. Lessons learned in 20 months. So, Alia and I have been married for 20 months, give or take a few hundred thousand seconds. And, sometimes I feel like that is a lot. Then, I realized if an elephant got knocked up on our wedding night, it wouldn't have even given birth yet. Mrs Elle Phant at Lamaze class (breathe in through the trunk). It doesn't matter who made the mess. Still have to clean it up, and lickity-split at that. Say "Yes" to the dress (and the receipts). Sometimes, I'll...
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The Amazing Adventures of Alex and Alia: Baby names
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010. Anyway(s), it has become a focal point of our.um, how did she phrase it? The problem being that I don't like any boy names. None. I hate most other boys, and I have always thought boy names were stupid. Girl names are so euphonious; the way they lyrically drip off the tongue like warm syrup onto the Eggo's of my ears. Alia is a prime example. Beautiful name, good job Ang and Rich. Or some other fantasy book/video game. I don't want to name my first son Turin Turambar. Well, ...
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The Amazing Adventures of Alex and Alia: April 2012
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Monday, April 16, 2012. Lessons learned in 20 months. So, Alia and I have been married for 20 months, give or take a few hundred thousand seconds. And, sometimes I feel like that is a lot. Then, I realized if an elephant got knocked up on our wedding night, it wouldn't have even given birth yet. Mrs Elle Phant at Lamaze class (breathe in through the trunk). It doesn't matter who made the mess. Still have to clean it up, and lickity-split at that. Say "Yes" to the dress (and the receipts). Sometimes, I'll...
