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bithy

Booyakasha

About Me

I don't like soaps that smell like food.

My Interests

Symmetry, patterns, sledding, cigarettes, maps, beekeeping, teacups, sneakers, books, libraries, knitting, apologetics, travel, plants, coastlines, fireworks, hats, making soap

I'd like to meet:

My real dad.

Music:

the radio lately

Movies:

Igby Goes Down, Rushmore, Sense & Sensibility, The Graduate, Titus, Gaslight, Spellbound, The Jerk, Dial M for Murder, House of Sand and Fog, My Life Without Me

Television:

Don't say you watch C-SPAN. I know you don't.

Books:

Veronika Decides to Die, Good Omens, Nine Stories, BFG, Ravelstein, The Stories of John Cheever, A Year in Provence, The Alchemist, Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder, Botany of Desire, the Douay-Rheims, Persepolis, Cookbooks

Heroes:

St. Augustine

My Blog

Aerie Tuesdays

Why "Aerie Tuesdays"?  It used to be I could watch Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars without having to sit through the chatterings of a bunch of fuzzy-slipper-wearing girls who "can totally relate ...
Posted by bithy on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:47:00 PST

I love rites of passage

I have survived my first NoDoz experience.  I was up until about 5:30 this morning working on an essay, a powerpoint presentation, and studying for a map quiz.  The essay is off to a decent ...
Posted by bithy on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:29:00 PST

Word of the Week II

Repartee:(n) 1. A quick, witty reply in conversation. 2. Cleverness in making witty conversation. Nomenclature:(n.) 1. A system of names used in art or science. 2. The procedure of assigning names to ...
Posted by bithy on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:56:00 PST

Words of the week

Last week I was going to start posting some of my favorite words.  Words that are new to me and old favorites that I have known and used, as well as words I like but  hadn't yet bothered to...
Posted by bithy on Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:11:00 PST

Back in PA

After a vacation that was much too short and a drive that was far too long, here I am.  I can't say I'm glad to be back.  I started plotting my escape from this place the hour I set my longi...
Posted by bithy on Wed, 04 Jan 2006 10:58:00 PST

Quit this

The patch is itchy! I had to put it on my chest, so I am constantly aware of it. I might miss smoking this Lent, but I am really going to miss crossword puzzles!
Posted by bithy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

buns

If hot dog buns were life-sustaining, I would be the happiest girl in the world.
Posted by bithy on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST