Almost the last day of the year. Won't be too sorry to see this one go on the heap.

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Working. Finally nabbed a topic for which I don't have to struggle to pull words like stubborn weeds with deep roots. And that's a relief. If I can get caught up or ahead tonight (even if I don't) I have a date to see "Avatar" tomorrow morning and I am WAYYYY excited about that.

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I think I will be taking the weekend off. Unless something too good to pass up pops up. I need the rest, and I wouldn't mind doing some fiction work.

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From the Vaults of Personal Experience (by special request):

Carrot juice is actually very yummy. So is hummus.

Pain is a powerful motivator. Maybe THE most powerful motivator.

My favorite scene in all the "Firefly" episodes is the opening one in "Trash". Capt. Mal Reynolds is sitting naked on a rock in the middle of the desert. "Yup," he says. "That went well."

If life was easy, everyone would do it.

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Your video of the day: for some reason, the lyrics really speak to me and the melody is so pretty. I think a short story just whispered to me. Shhhh.....