I missed episode 1 of this show, but I heard it was hilarious. Maybe it’s an acquired taste, but I’m just not finding it that funny. The “bride” is a Catholic schoolteacher and the “groom” looks and acts like John Belushi in Animal House. The premise of the show is that the bride must convince [...]
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I’m glad I didn’t spend money on this book, but I do feel a little guilty that I requested this book from the Iowa City Public Library. I was expecting a book similar to Bobby Brown Beauty Evolution but I got a book geared for McEvoy fans. Instead of demonstrating makeup techniques, most of the [...]
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On Monday, I started The South Beach Diet. Since I don’t own a scale, I’m not quite sure how it is going. There are some benefits to this diet, the biggest ones being that I’m not hungry and I don’t have to give up caffeine. I’m not completely following the plan, but overall it is [...]
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Monday night, I attended my first ever Iowa democratic caucus–even though I have lived in Iowa all my life. I have always been opposed to attending a caucus because it requires you to declare a political party (democrat or republican) and I have always registered as an independent. Registering as an independent has some advantages–especially [...]
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I love to read magazines. In fact, magazines are the only thing I ever remember my mother reading. She never read books to me as a child–yet I love to read. I subscribe to many magazines, and I actually read all of them. Yesterday I received my February More–, Elle, and my personal all time [...]
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