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A New Manifesto

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.             ~ Thornton Wilder Last week, a friend posed the question Why I Blog. (Why Do You?) The post was perfectly timed, because I had been struggling with the premise behind this blog for the past few weeks. Technorati's 10 most popular blogs as of November 22, 2009 Lately I have become disenchanted with the blogsphere, by the mere corporatization of the blogging world and its community. I no longer consider the top blogs blogs. I consider them internet magazines, run by staff, featuring multiple writers, subject to corporate scrutiny, and driven by profit. Little by little, I found myself glancing over their headlines, ignoring them, then unsubscribing to some altogether. I...

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Steam Perm

My natural hair is stick straight and has the tendency to hang straight down with no body or movement, as you can see from this photo of myself at 16: The Asian glamour photos that were so popular in the 90s. No matter how short I cut my hair, how much layers were cut in, how much products were used, my hair refused to maintain any body and sat plastered to the sides of my face. When I entered my 20s, I decided that a perm might be the answer. I had heard that the new perms developed by Japan and Korea were different from the frizzy, kinky puffballs of the eighties. The curls were looser, they lasted longer, and were less damaging...

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In Two Hours, I’ll Be Waiting in Line…

No, not for Twilight (err, New Moon? Pale Moon?). I hate Twilight. I thought the book was so poorly written that I found the movie — which I downloaded to watch one night while battling insomnia, then trashed immediately after viewing — to be better because at least all the pages full of "staring longingly into each others' eyes" were gone. "Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people...

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The Black “Bee” of the Group

Being accepted as a blogger for Weddingbee has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I have forged amazing friendships, learned a great deal about blogging (and being a better person in general), and have found a treasure trove of inspiration for all aspects of my life. That being said, I sometimes get annoyed that the internet community only seems to see me as "Mrs. Peony from Weddingbee." Readers follow this blog, or subscribe to my Twitter, expecting to see wedding/crafts/DIY/newlywed updates...

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