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16 Dec 2009

Kindle: A Review & A Reminder (Contest ends Friday!)

kindle-2I’ve had the opportunity to play around with the Kindle.  And if you haven’t entered to win one yet, be sure to do it, because there’s only a couple days left!

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16 December, 2009 at 19:20 by J.T. Oldfield

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1 Nov 2009

NaNoWriMo: I’m Doing It

nano_09_blk_participant_120x240.pngI only finally decided today, the first day of National Novel Writing Month, that I’m going to participate.  I signed up and everything.

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1 November, 2009 at 14:27 by J.T. Oldfield

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9 Sep 2009

Iye Can Haz Idea 2 Gives U a BBAW Happy?

funny-pictures-cat-has-an-ideaUgh.  I really wasn’t going to post about this.  I felt that I said what I needed to say in the comments section of Rebecca’s Post regarding the BBAW shortlists and gotten some answers in reply, and then got more answers after reading a post on Book Smugglers and that was that.

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9 September, 2009 at 15:09 by J.T. Oldfield

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19 Jul 2009

Lit Tripping

lrticonYou know, it’s where you drop some acid and read your favorite classics.  No no no no.  That’s something completely different from what I’m talking about.  I’m talking about a Literary Road Trip.

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19 July, 2009 at 17:01 by J.T. Oldfield

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17 Jul 2009

Book Bloggers Represent!

bbaw-button2009I’ve been in your blogs, messin’ up your stats. Last wednesday, the first day open for nominations for this year’s Book Blogger Appreciation Week, I was on your blog, and then poof! I was off again. I came from Google Reader, from Google Search, from links throughout the interwebs. I affected your bounce rates, I’m sure. But it was not in vain! It was for a good cause! I was getting my nomination on for the Second Annual Blogger Appreciation week! I was copying links to your home pages, memes, and best posts.

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17 July, 2009 at 10:16 by J.T. Oldfield

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18 Jun 2009

My First Give Away: Three Cups of Tea

I am happy to announce that I will be giving away a copy of Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin! 

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18 June, 2009 at 13:33 by J.T. Oldfield

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13 Jun 2009

Mitch Albom Is Detroit Sports

“No cursed bounce or haunted ricochet,” Mitch Albom wrote in today’s Detroit Free Press, about half way down the article, on the Red Wings’ loss last night. 

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13 June, 2009 at 15:49 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: lit crit, sports
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10 Jun 2009

Iye iz in ur dictionry, countin ur wordz: Web 2.0 Becomes English Language’s Millionth Word

shakespeare-seriously-noobWell, I already knew that English was freakin’ awesome.  I’ve been saying it for years.  Some people complain about the fucked-uppedness of its rules, but I’ve always countered that it’s just because of the inclusive nature of English.  We don’t translate; we adopt.

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10 June, 2009 at 12:52 by J.T. Oldfield

Tags: linguistics, mathematics
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1 Jun 2009

Tweet Tweet

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1 June, 2009 at 16:25 by J.T. Oldfield

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1 Jun 2009

Book Lusting

nancy pearl action figureI’ve just joined BookLust, Nancy Pearl’s wiki site.  I don’t know how much I’ll use BookLust, but I like Nancy Pearl.  I mean, she’s a librarian with her own action figure.  What’s not to love?

1 June, 2009 at 14:04 by J.T. Oldfield

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