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Title:	Tangy Watermelon Salad
Topics:	food
Date:	2009-07-03 @ 18:40
Security:	public
Location:	32730
Music:	laundry!
Mood:	busy

This is that AWESOME watermelon salad I had Wednesday at our work 4th of July potluck. I've seen other ones like this with onions and black olives, but I think those would completely overpower the watermelon.

4 cups cubed seedless watermelon
2 tbsp. olive oil
3 tbsp. lime juice
1 tbsp. red wine vinegar
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint or Italian parsley

1. Place watermelon cubes in large bowl.
2. Whisk olive oil, lime juice, and vinegar in small bowl and pour over watermelon. Toss to coat. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Gently stir in feta and mint or parsley. Serve immediately.

I used a lot more watermelon, a little less feta, and a little more mint (I prefer mint over Italian parsley).

Very tasty and refreshing! We're eating it with grilled steaks, baked potatoes, and salad for dinner tonight.

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Title:	Twit
Date:	2009-06-27 @ 12:03
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Title:	Shakin'
Topics:	dance, iphone, so
Date:	2009-06-09 @ 18:09
Security:	public
Location:	32789
Music:	An awesome baladi in the studio
Mood:	Excited

I've finally re-re-however-many-times-re-enrolled in bellydancing with Suspira. I've really missed this, and Suspira is great. I swear I'm going to keep up with it this time!

Life is good. Nothing much else to report. Having a boyfriend that regularly leave little treats in my purse before I go to work is awesome. :)

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Title:	www.omniglot.com is made of awesome
Topics:	random
Date:	2009-06-08 @ 16:25
Security:	public
Location:	32751
Music:	Office noises
Mood:	silly

Mein Luftkissenfahrzeug ist voller Aale!!

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Date:	2009-06-07 @ 12:03
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Title:	I can has Tweets!
Topics:	twitter
Date:	2009-06-07 @ 00:09
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Shannon says...

19:40 Fish and chips = fish donut and fries. #
23:35 I think I'll call her Jade. twitpic.com/6t0mw #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
Topics:	twitter
Date:	2009-06-06 @ 01:32
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14:01 @kam31uf It's like calling "the internet" "the internets." Did your asst vote for Bush? #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
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Date:	2009-06-03 @ 00:11
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09:24 Everything is conspiring to annoy me this morning. #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
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Date:	2009-05-29 @ 00:12
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14:04 WTF - People actually still say "Star Track???" The geek in me cringes. #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
Topics:	twitter
Date:	2009-05-28 @ 00:15
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10:14 I just giggled @ radio report of "Kim Jong-Il is ill." And ronery. Apparently I don't take nukes srsly. #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
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Date:	2009-05-27 @ 00:11
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10:05 I can't think about North Korea without thinking about Team America. It's inebitabuh. #
11:02 @extremecollins OMG ME TOO. Tuesday is ADD day. #
13:13 All Irish songs are about either drinking or war. Discuss. #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
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Date:	2009-05-24 @ 00:12
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08:55 @wilw it's only a model. #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
Topics:	twitter
Date:	2009-05-16 @ 00:12
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17:29 @cyborgirl Yes, that would be awesome. #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
Topics:	twitter
Date:	2009-05-15 @ 00:12
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21:23 GO MAGIC!! #

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Title:	Will wonders never cease?
Topics:	so, whoa
Date:	2009-05-14 @ 21:37
Security:	public
Location:	32730
Music:	Magic vs. Celtics
Mood:	blah

I'm actually watching a basketball game.

I miss my babycakes.

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Title:	Bits and pieces
Topics:	books, family, health, so
Date:	2009-05-13 @ 21:30
Security:	public
Location:	32730
Music:	my computer is too loud
Mood:	sleepy

Our new house is awesome. I love coming home to it everyday after work, and I hate to leave it in the morning. I think having Steve here might have something to do with that.

Speaking of Steve, he's off on a grand seafaring adventure for a few days. Just sailing down the coast of Florida from Merritt Island to Miami with some friends of his. Lucky sea dog!

I'm still with Weight Watchers. I've lost 9.4 pounds already, and hopefully by my weigh-in tomorrow that tally will be up to 10 pounds lost. I'm so happy I'm making this work.

We invited Michele and Maddie over for Mother's Day this past Sunday. Charles was sick, and so was my mom, so I couldn't just leave Michele hanging on her first Mother's Day (yes, I realize it's a completely fabricated "holiday," but moms are important). She was so tired having to take care of Maddie by herself on Saturday, the day after a very long 8th grade field trip with her students, so I let her take a nap in my bed while I watched Maddie. It was a wonderful day. You can see the pictures here.

I kinda feel like playing WoW right now, but I'll probably keep on reading Breaking Dawn. I've found the Twilight series entertaining, but I really don't understand the hype. Unless you're a teenage girl. I mean, I can't relate to any of the characters, and the storyline is rather predictable. Something about it - the writing, the story, the characters, maybe all three - is a little off, so I can't feel completely connected to it all like I do with other books. Well, whatever. They're entertaining.

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
Topics:	twitter
Date:	2009-05-12 @ 00:15
Security:	public

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21:41 Oh, for fuck's sake. Up and down and up and down and up and down... #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
Topics:	twitter
Date:	2009-05-10 @ 00:11
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09:00 I like this new Twitterrific app. Looks good. #
09:02 twitpic.com/4ub86 Me last night @ Jay's. He's pipe crazy. #

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Date:	2009-05-09 @ 00:12
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14:05 @extremecollins What does one put on a donut sandwich? I vote Nutella. #

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Date:	2009-05-07 @ 00:22
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18:17 Modem is fuxxored. On day 3 of a nasty sinus headache. Not in my happy place right now. #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
Topics:	twitter
Date:	2009-05-02 @ 00:13
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08:31 @BrentSpiner Ah the suspense! What happened next? #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
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Date:	2009-04-30 @ 00:14
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09:07 Today is Internet Day at our house. Woo hoo!!! #
20:55 Had a great dinner with my honey. Finally have internet @ home. Dowloading WoW patch. Life is good. #

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Date:	2009-04-29 @ 00:13
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13:22 @wilw Kids did that to me in school, too. It's all okay now. They suck and we're cool. #

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Date:	2009-04-25 @ 00:14
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10:52 I will finally have internet next week. Yay! #
11:48 @kam31uf its really awesome :) #
13:48 Pandora is being good to me today-B52s, Talking Heads, Gary Numan, Police. #

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Date:	2009-04-23 @ 00:13
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14:06 @donttrythis YES NPR TIVO FTW!! #
17:34 @meme_river Dr straight-outta-Compton!! Grats dude!! #

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Date:	2009-04-18 @ 00:12
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23:02 Cavity-inducing framboise lambic twitpic.com/3i0kz #

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Date:	2009-04-16 @ 00:13
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18:24 The cats love the camp chairs in the dining room. twitpic.com/3ddid #
20:24 Gah, moving sucks!! twitpic.com/3dlv7 #

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Date:	2009-04-15 @ 00:15
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20:33 This is the slowest Walgreens pharmacy ever. Never coming back. #

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
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Date:	2009-04-10 @ 00:09
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08:26 Lobby is always freezing at doc's office. Brrrrr. #

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Title:	Rootless - for now
Topics:	moving, so
Date:	2009-04-09 @ 20:10
Security:	public
Location:	32801
Music:	La radio de la mer
Mood:	sneezy

I hate moving. Really, really hate it.

I hate the upheaval. Having torn up deep roots at one beloved location and not yet sunk them firmly at the new location. I feel like I'm floating and not quite real. I'm in that in-between stage of being halfway in this apartment and halfway in the new house and everything's a mess of boxes, dust, and cat hair.

This little apartment has been a wonderful haven for me for the past two years. A place to lick my wounds, rediscover myself, make new friends and loves. I'm going to miss Elmwood Street and downtown Orlando, and I'll especially miss having my mom a block away.

But when I start feeling crappy about it and want to stop doing anything, I remember what I'm moving on to. I'll be living with my love in a great house with a yard and a patio. It's close to work and not all that far away from the people and places I like. It feels like a place to really live in, not just to stay at. A place we can build a future in.

So that's my motivation as I sit here trying not to cry from frustration, eyes itching and nose running from all the dust. Moping and procrastinating will just delay my future.

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Title:	I can has Tweets!
Topics:	twitter
Date:	2009-04-04 @ 00:08
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22:10 I'm a firm believer in saying what I mean and meaning what I say. #

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Date:	2009-04-02 @ 00:09
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14:34 @meme_river april fools, right? please?? #

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Date:	2009-04-01 @ 00:09
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15:42 LOL it's hailing. So much for March going out like a lamb. #
21:28 @meme_river You twatter! #

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Date:	2009-03-29 @ 00:08
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15:10 ZOMG totally forgot about shuttle landing! I just about jumped outta my skin! #
17:51 Going through old stuff is depressing. Let the suckiness of moving commence. #

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Date:	2009-03-27 @ 00:09
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16:25 @wilw I'm having an awesome day, and Rabbit Seasoning is one of my faves. Thanks for the smile! #

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Date:	2009-03-26 @ 00:08
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11:57 I want to strangle my mom's boss. How dare you call her on her vacation and then call me, her emergency contact, for a work-related issue? #
16:31 @kam31uf I didn't answer and they didn't leave a msg. I'm so pissed off. #

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Title:	LOL WHUT
Topics:	videos
Date:	2009-03-22 @ 11:26
Security:	public
Location:	32801
Mood:	silly

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Date:	2009-03-22 @ 00:07
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23:32 Orange blossoms are heavenly. #

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Date:	2009-03-16 @ 00:07
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22:05 @kam31uf Was there any "lightning bolt! lightning bolt!" action? #

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Date:	2009-03-13 @ 00:07
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21:22 Early bed tonight. Trying to get rid of evil sinus headache + dizziness. #

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