“There’s this water cooler in the office that no one ever fills up,” Amy started telling me. “So I came up with an idea for a contest.  People mark on a sheet when they fill it up and at the end of the month, the winner gets a prize.” “That’s a good idea.  What kind [...]

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[note: picture has nothing to do with this entry] Heard in the E.R. today: “Stick around, there’s bound to be some hand injuries.” “No kidding, people just don’t get it — don’t hold onto a lit firecracker.” “Last year, some guy blew his throat out with a mortar.” “No way.” “Yeah.  It didn’t go off, [...]

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  Amy’s been using her Nintendo DS as a little diary lately (via the Hello Kitty PDA) – oh, it’s called micro-blogging now?  Great.  Anyways, I’ve been getting a kick out of reading her minimalist daily summaries (posted with her permission), below: Dec. 25, 2008: *heart icon* SCOTT GOT THIS FOR ME FOR X-MAS! Dec. [...]

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  Valentine’s Day was atraumatic this year. Amy made me promise not to get her something this year and she would do the same. She probably wanted to avoid another hissy fit from me about dissimilitude in gift giving which I can understand. This is the “card” Amy made for me (below). It was in [...]

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I liked Amy’s Hell O’ Kitty inspired pumpkin above (although I had to tell her the eyes were too close together). I was impressed by the bow.   This was Sun Su’s (above). Classic, child-like, with a hint of grotesque horror. Daddy like.   This was Ooseung’s. She was a bit frightened by the final [...]

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