The Haunted Palace

Review: Trunk Music

Carla — Sun, 22 May 2011 22:17:55 +0000

Trunk Music by Michael Connelly
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I didn’t like this addition to the series as much because Mafia stories don’t truly interest me. But I have to add to that: I wanted to reach into my iPod and snatch Bosch up by his collar to pull him away from yet another seriously damaged/damaging woman. Ai yi yi!

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But what a way to go!

Carla — Sat, 07 May 2011 21:43:59 +0000

@carlamagpie you know if you keep reading like this your head will explode!—
Beau Henderson (@beaudh) March 04, 2011

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The Royal Couple

Carla — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:25:15 +0000

The Official Royal Wedding photographs

Originally uploaded by The British Monarchy

Official photograph, thanks to the British Monarchy’s Flickr pool.

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I am now afraid of that little mustache…

Carla — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:31:54 +0000

…and jaunty, primary-colored overalls.

Why? For one, this imagefile from the code from Super Mario Galaxy 2:

What in the world…?!

Read these articles from Cracked.com, and see if you’ll ever look at Mario, Luigi, or Princess Daisy the same way again:

8 Creepy Video Game Urban Legends (That Happen to Be True)
->the source of the above imagefile
6 Bizarrely Creepy Moments from the Mario Universe

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Review: Thirteen Reasons Why

Carla — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:51:56 +0000

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am a better person for having read this book, which I devoured in less than 24 hours during the work week.

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Review: Love, Stargirl (Stargirl #2)

Carla — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:31:32 +0000

Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I loved it, just as I loved Stargirl, but for one thing that got in my way:

I do not like Dootsie Pringle.

I think I, the reader, am supposed to like her, to be charmed by her. But she’s often unpleasant, needy, pushy, and selfish. The phrase that kept coming to mind was “need machine”.

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Banjo, not sugar, helps the medicine go down

Carla — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:58:41 +0000

Differential diagnosis work plus @SteveMartinToGo bluegrass. DSM-IV-TR plus sweet banjo for the win!—
Carla Hufstedler (@carlamagpie) April 16, 2011

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Knitting plans: New mittens and hat

Carla — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:27:48 +0000

I received a new coat for Christmas from my dad, who was ~~horrified~~ not pleased that I was tooling around in only a down vest. So, I have the coat equivalent of my cheerful pink vest in a cheerful turquoise.

I knew I’d be knitting the accessories to match in bulky or superbulky yarn, because I’m a post-graduate student with a full-time career as well, and I’d like to wear the hat and mittens this winter. I chose Knit Picks’ Wool of the Andes Bulky in Caribou.

The mittens’ pattern was inspired by the mittens Bella wears in Twilight and New Moon (Ravelry).

As a companion hat, I chose one I’ve been wanting to knit for a while: the Irish hiking hat
(Ravelry).

Looking forward to seeing these chunky cables appear on my needles!

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Santa really did visit Dad. And hung out for a while.

Carla — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:21:20 +0000

Santa really did visit Dad. And hung out for a while.

Originally uploaded by Carla216

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Review: Bon Appetit The Christmas Season

Carla — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:00:45 +0000

Bon Appetit The Christmas Season by Bon Appetit Editors

For this holiday season, I’m made two recipes so far–the creamy eggs, and the cinnamon French toast–and both were hits!

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