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Sunday, September 29, 2013

It is Decidedly So: Magical Magic 8

A mere five months ago, magic happened.

An idea was discussed, a story unraveled and a world and new lives were created. 

Meet Marcus Miller and Mei Li Zhang.

(Devin Paisley, Jingchu Zhang)

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Magic 8 was born and completed  in just five months..

Although…I should probably also mention that its follow-up novel, Lucky 7, was finished during that time, as well.

Wowza.

An idea + 5 months of writing every day=2 novels

Not bad.

It was only appropriate we celebrate with our own Magic 8 balls and Chinese food.

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So what did Magic 8 ball say about Magic 8’s future?

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(Without a doubt)

Tuesday, October 8th, 8:00 p.m.

8 queries…

 

Dragon Adoption

Welcome, Sam!

We’re happy to have your fire-breathing, scaly, facial-hairy  little self!

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We can’t wait for you—and your beard--to grow!

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Dirty Thoughts…about the Dirty Dash

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Oh, man. Those people are really muddy. I wonder what we’ll look like…

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How do you warm up for six miles in the mud?

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Is it time yet? I’M READY FOR THIS!

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Okay, just try to step around the mud…

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(In slow motion) Ooooohhhhhhh noooooooooo. Annnnnnnngellllla…..noooooooooot faaaaaaaaace fiiiiirrrrrrrrsssssssst…..!!!

Never mind—just go through the mud. Swim in it. Embrace it.

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It’s only been 2 miles?Dirty Dash (30)

I have to walk THROUGH that river?

Well…this is the first time I’ve been okay wading through an icy river. I feel so…mud-free.Dirty Dash (38)

Isn’t there ANY dry ground around here?

This is the craziest thing, but man, I’m glad I have crazy friends.

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(Teeth chattering…mind numb….)

Do you think this is good for my skin?

I’m crawling through a muddy tube.

CRAWLING!

MUDDY TUBE!!

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Did we really sign up tot his for FUN? And PAY FOR IT?

I’m oddly grateful for shower caps.Dirty Dash (4)

This cloudy day is heavenly.

Midway is simply beautiful.

Oh, cool. The dried mud on my skin makes me look like a lizard.

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I need to wipe my sunglasses, but…what’s  the point?

No way! I never knew mud was so buoyant!

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THIS HYPOTERMIC SHOWER UNDER A HOSE IS THE MOST HORRIBLE PART OF RUNNING SIX MILES IN MUD!!

What a bunch of dirty girls. Filthy, dirty girls, the lot of us.

Man, I've got cool friends.

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We’re going to be so glad we did this. When we’re clean and warm at home. :)

It is as if a giant picked us up and dipped us in his chocolate cake batter. I’m a dipped human….

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Please help me not see mud for another year at least.

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Monday, September 23, 2013

Mastered the Masters and… Doctored the Doctorate?

Oh no—there as no doctoring of the Doctorate. It’s legit. We have the debt to prove it. Well…we HAD the debt…

Grad school costs money, right?

What happens when you have TWO people who attended grad school simultaneously?

Double the education and…double the cost.

So seven years ago during two separate graduation ceremonies, we each received  a rather large and sturdy piece of paper stating I’d received a Master’s and Christopher a Doctorate.

YAY! (The crowds go wild.)

Then we were handed rather large and sturdy bill for all the fun and achievement.

Ummmm….thanks? (The crowds grow silent and sneak out the back door, glad it’s not them.)

This is where we started seven years ago:

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(Yeah, that’s right—the middle number. The one that looks a lot like the amount of a small home.)

This is where we find ourselves today:

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ONE MORE PAYMENT, PEEPS!!

And we bid farewell to Sallie Mae….FOREVER!

Too Cool for School

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Favorite things to do: Go to friends’ houses, play with stuffed animals and cars, eat treats, skip

Something you want really badly: A lot of toys

What do you want to be when you grow up? A grandpa. No—a police.

Favorite place: Everywhere we go

Favorite Book: I don’t know what to call it.

Favorite food: Spaghetti

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Favorite movie: I don’t know

Favorite summer memory: Tubing

Favorite song: Diamonds by Rhianna (eww)

Favorite thing to do with Mom: Play with her

Favorite thing to do with Dad: When he throws me in the air

What makes you happy? Treats

Do you like to kiss girls? No no no no no no no no

Best friends: Lottie, Liam, Logan, Lola

What are you most excited about for preschool? Toys

 

Kid Day 2013

A day set aside and dedicated to the budding scientists among us.

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(And budding scientists NEED Little Bear pancakes from Blue Plate Diner before they begin their experiments.)

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The Leonardo

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Clark Planetarium

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