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Halloween Weekend 2003 Kelly Link and Lena DeTar look on as Justine Larbalestier and Gwenda Bond argue over who the real mastermind is. Steve Pasechnick, Gwenda Bond, Cecilia Tan, Scott Westerfeld and Christopher Rowe dissect strange matter on the bed. Tragically, Gwenda Bond and Kelly Link are unable to resolve their differences. Kristen Lindvahl, Rick Bowes and Bill Shunn discuss their shared mormon past.Posted by Justine at 11:00, October 31st, 2003 under Cons & Other Gatherings, Musings, Sport | Comment now »
Why I Use the Term USian
Because everytime I forget and call them "Americans", I get in trouble from my Mexican and Canadian friends. I hate being in trouble. The Mexicans tell me I should call them "gringos" or "yanquis", but then it turns out that they'd also call Canadians or English people or me a gringo (okay, gringa, whatever), thus limiting the usefulness of the term. I have a Texan husband who points out that yankee does not apply to the people of the southern states of the USA. (Though from my brief sojourns in the south I noted that Southerners more commonly use the term "damnyankee" to refer to USians from the northern states.) I'd love to call them sepos, but sadly the word derives from ...Posted by Justine at 22:16, October 22nd, 2003 under Musings, New York City/USA, Praising, State of the World, Words & Language | Comments Off
Going Home
Justine can't get "Goin' Home" as sung by Mel Tormé out of her headPosted by Justine at 22:17, October 9th, 2003 under Musings, Sydney/Australia, Travelling, Whingeing | Comments Off

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