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Karen

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About Me

I have a Ph.D. in English literature from UCLA, and I am a professor of English. I have been happily married to Skid of the band Love/Hate for twelve years. We have two daughters.

I LOVE books, music, symbolism, lip gloss, swimming pools, peanut M&Ms, and red wine.

I am hard-working, motivated, dependable, open-minded . . . a total push-over, cynical, insomniac, neat-freak, . . . . a red balloon searching for an anchor.

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My Blog

Love/Hate U.K. Tour

What a wonderful week it was!  We went to five cities:  London, Milton Keynes, Leeds, Dudley, and Manchester.  I met some really interesting people and made excellent new friends. ...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:25:00 GMT

Let Them Read Twilight

I think the Twilight series is awesome, and I'm not the only one.  Stephenie Meyer has sold 10 million copies worldwide.  But what is it about these books that makes some people so mad? ...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:32:00 GMT

Best Girls in the World

Forgive me for bragging, but I have the best daughters in the world.  Okay, okay, I know . . . I am their mom, so I'm supposed to feel that way, but it really is true:  Tess and Shae are the...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:26:00 GMT

Bittersweet

Bittersweet . . . . good news and major disappointments all in one week . . . On Wednesday, December 12 at approximately 1:40 P.M., I learned that I will be going on sabbatical next year.  Hoo...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:20:00 GMT

Love/Hate Tour - I cannot go!

Love/Hate Reunion Tour 2007 The reunion shows in Southern California were so much fun that my lover-ly husband, Skid, and his band LOVE/HATE will soon travel to the UK for a mini-tour. December 17 &n...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:59:00 GMT

Too Good to Be True?!?

At the college where I teach, every seven years, professors are offered a sabbatical.  If we have enough teaching units banked, we don't have to teach for two semesters, but we still get full pay...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:24:00 GMT