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15:00 evil RT @Nochez: I

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15:00 evil RT @Nochez: I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included.” ~Bernard Manning #
20:44 RT @NotoriACE: Any leads on a rental at big bear or mammoth for two peeps that are not flying home?? Need to get out of LA! #
22:49 @tirana glad to hear he is getting better. #
23:39 RT @cbehrlich: Wow. Have u seen this from Google? www.google.com/advertising/holiday2009/ #

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I found a place to buy eBooks called Fictionwise, they offer a discount program called MicroPay where you place money into an account prior to purchasing the book. So, if I wanted to buy the second book in the Abhorsen series - which is for sale on the site for $6.99 - I could pay with my MicroPay account and it would only be $3.59 which is a $2 savings from the discounted price of both Barnes & Noble and Amazon. One downside is that though I'm getting a discount on the book - it's only after paying the full purchase price so I have to have $6.99 in my account in order to purchase the book at $3.59. Doesn't make too much sense to me but the discounts can really add up. Case in point: I bought the first Outlander book by Diana Gabaldon and have decided to - of course - buy the rest. The total for the remaining six books (and the reference companion) is $81.94 - but I get $53.04 off the total if I pay with MicroPay making the total only $28.90. To buy the remaining six in the series - minus the companion - would be $35.55 from Barnes & Noble meaning I get the companion for free and then some. Now if I knew I was going to spend more than $250 at the site I would also join their club - but I really doubt that. I'd have to buy 50 $5 books and I don't see that happening in a single year. I could be wrong - but I don't think I am.

In other news, my Nook got it's first update today. I keep my Airplane Mode on in order to conserve battery life so it wasn't until I read on the forum that others were getting it that I tried to force mine. I'm sure they fixed some of the background kinks - but the noticeable ones is the fact that the clock shows in the upper right hand corner when you're reading a book now, while before you had to go back to the home page. Also, they moved the page numbers to the bottom right corner. It no longer has to format a book that you're in the progress of reading (before, you'd leave the home screen using the "now reading" option and it would reformat your book). This might seem inconsequential to some, but to me who is not having any major issues with my Nook, this is nice :)

Evy amazed us all this weekend. She actually has a FOURTH tooth as well, growing exactly opposite of her third. She also started crawling - REALLY crawling - which was amazing. She also started clapping which is a big developmental stage and today she's started tossing her toys and then picking them up again.

O-MAZING. I'm going to take some new pictures tonight, hopefully she'll let me pry open her mouth and take a picture of her teeth :P

17:11 the 1st batch of

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17:11 the 1st batch of cookies is in the oven! Alexis' chocolate chip: bit.ly/8bIJUy #
17:45 @marianiles so many good choices at the Ferry Building. Like Acme bread & Cowgirl creamery & Schaerfen-Berger Chocolate. mmmm... #
19:10 @clamhead so sorry to hear that. it stings. and stinks. #
20:56 @leahjones were you using tablets? i have found that on our old dishwasher, best to just leave soap dish open & put tab in. #
23:09 cookies! cookies! cooki es! #
23:19 RT @pasadenaviews: Pretty darn cool use of Facebook marketing by IKEA - is.gd/5vOsO #

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14:58 Weird things happen to

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14:58 Weird things happen to us on our way to Disneyland. Waiting for aaa in the driveway. Battery is dead again. #
15:09 @Mjausson yes, it has been like I have been missing a part. #
15:09 Aaa is here! That was so quick!! #
15:11 Testing battery. #
15:15 Battery failed. But they can replace right now! Yay!! #
15:16 @coolzebras have fun! #
15:17 Monday is National Fried Sh rimp Day! (via @Chef_Jay) #
15:18 @Chef_Jay that sounds like a fun one to celebrate! #
15:19 @mamapigeon check marthastewart.com. I hear her eggnog is the best. #
15:34 A reminder to remember to smell the roses. yfrog.com/35hgej #
15:42 And we are off. New battery in place. Yay! #
15:42 @tencentwings I used to know that one. Not in December. You are right. #
15:44 @tencentwings not bad for 1-handed with an iPhone. #

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11:49 @Mjausson we don't know

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11:49 @Mjausson we don't know that it is a hamster. given # of times alarm went off, seemed even a cat would be bored. #
18:27 I'm back! Now with video. Watch out world. #
22:51 We're not going to Guam, are we? #
00:18 my new iphone is sync'd and set up with mobileme to find it! don't mess with my iphone. #

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14:49 RT @UChicagoMag: Observing dark

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14:49 RT @UChicagoMag: Observing dark matter takes some ingenuity. #UChicago's Michael Gladders has creative suggestions: bit.ly/8ASPCY #
18:31 poor @onetake left the car lights on. AAA is on the way. This is ONLY time living an hour away is good. Battery can recharge. #
18:32 the neighbors apparently still haven't trained their hamster to not set off their house alarm. #
18:58 RT @tommytrc: State Of California Doesn't Know How To Accept $14 Fee bit.ly/6I3tSD #

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11:46 @tirana me too!! #

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11:46 @tirana me too!! #
12:13 :( RT @onetake: RT @LATimescitydesk: Roy Edward Disney dies at 79. Walt's nephew helped revive animation: bit.ly/7Sugff #
12:16 @Chef_Jay did you know that Godiva is now owned by Campbell's? #
12:26 @Chef_Jay missed that one. Guess it hasn't made the chocolate any better. #
12:29 RT @ScanMyPhotos: I met Roy Disney years ago at Beverly Hills Hotel during Kodak Rose Queen brunch, he was an Americsn icon #
15:02 Today only: use code bmc1216w for 25% off order @borders. bit.ly/YFp5e Plus get 6% back from ebates: bit.ly/196Ndu #
15:22 RT @imarriage: RT @GuyKawasaki: A marriage proposal in pictures (grab tissue) om.ly/dDwS #
15:23 @StarrGazr you made great time! happy to hear you arrived safely. #
23:32 feels like the christmas cards are mocking me now. #
23:34 hey @onetake! can you @tivo this? Look for Miss Piggy on The Bonnie Hunt Show Friday 12/18 bit.ly/5Rk7qb #

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03:47 @StarrGazr 335 miles #

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6 days ago
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03:47 @StarrGazr 335 miles #
03:52 @StarrGazr so about 5 hours, 40 minutes #
15:12 @onetake when was this? that's the best movie for the holidays! #
15:13 @misfitina definitely okay. wow! #
15:15 @onetake i hope the tivo hasn't missed that movie. #
15:38 @onetake netflix? #
15:39 RT @KPCC: California expedites unemployment benefits extensions: Some relief is on way for tens of thousands of unemp.. bit.ly/6fRmYT #
16:05 RT @faboomama: RT @latimes: O.C. soup kitchen loses $50,000 worth of holiday food and gifts in an early morning fire bit.ly/7bYm7d #
16:16 RT @NortonSimon: Launched our online store. Lots of art books, stationery, posters & prints. Browse & give feedback: bit.ly/6TBppq #
16:25 @misfitina wow! sending good thoughts his way. what a day. #
17:41 First 50 people to whisper "coconut" or "vanilla milk chocolate" at Sprinkles Newport receive that cupcake for free! #
17:42 @onetake is that cooki crisp? hopefully not your lunch. #
17:43 @idealistique ow! are you okay? had that happen while playing tether ball - was hit by a basketball. yes, i have talent. #
17:44 RT @hardlynormal: Stacy was homeless 2yrs. As we move her into apt she tells me this is the bast day of her life post.ly/FCep #
18:22 @CRA1G there is a reason they sell 'i survived catholic school' tshirts. Are you sending that post to school tomorrow? #
18:50 sirens followed by helicopter is probably not a good sign. #
20:31 @RochelleVeturis have you seen the light show? They make it look frosty on the clock. Amazing! #
20:35 the lemon cupcakes are in the oven for National Lemon Cupcake Day. #
23:45 @ladyguenivere next one I know of is pie day - 1/23. Follow @chef_jay for more. #

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08:35 Sprinklesmobile is bringing cupcakes

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08:35 Sprinklesmobile is bringing cupcakes to Justin Herman Plaza in SF 11-5 today! 100% of proceeds will be donated to San Francisco Food Bank! #
08:51 @tencentwings what are you getting? #
08:53 @kodakCB your boss probably doesn't feel quite the same way. ;) #
09:06 crazy Kiehl's sale - free shipping for 3 hours only - no min. Use code DASH. www.kiehls.com #
09:09 plus it's cyber monday 2 at ebates so you could also get 8% cash back. sign up here: bit.ly/196Ndu #
09:09 @kodakCB i would probably turn him down if he asked you to sit in his chair. #
09:23 send a postcard to military stationed overseas. it's free & easy: bit.ly/6rLptv #
09:24 RT @abc7: Watch live: President Obama delivers statement on economy bit.ly/7g6tYa #
15:56 @charlottegeary you might want to get some shout wipes to carry in your purse. they work if you get stain right away. #
20:04 how is it 8pm alre ady? #darn3hournaps #

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19:22 @coolzebras my goal is

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Dec 14, 2009
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19:22 @coolzebras my goal is in the mail by the 15th. It's still doable. I just need a magic pony. #
19:28 @coolzebras the magic pony or the christmas cards? ;) #
19:29 @padschicago i don't think anyone apprecitates those. #
19:59 @DrYueh but are they buying? or just saving on the heat? #