Courtesy of my boss, who saw the classified ad...

"Complete set of encyclopedias. Don't need anymore; got married, and wife knows everything."

Here's to learning, eh?

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  Unshapely Things, Mark del Franco
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Have a great new year! Have some nian gao and dumplings.

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  Shadow's Edge, Brent Weeks
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A beautiful way to welcome the new president: Anthony McGill (clarinet), Itzak Perlman (violin), Yo Yo Ma (cello), and Gabriella Montero (piano) perform a John Williams composition during the inauguration of Barack Obama's inauguration. I hope this is available to download somewhere.

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from The Commercial Appeal (Memphis)

Huzzah, Barak Obama. Good luck, Prez.

Also...Moonlight comes out on dvd today. A shame that CBS canceled the show; sometimes networks just don't get it.

More? Make your own Obamicon here.

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  Mean Streets, Jim Butcher et al.
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I've celebrated Orlando's birthday every year since 2002...nearly forgot this time, but it would be a shame to stop now. Images courtesy ka-bloom.org and sxc.hu.

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  The Way of Shadows, Brent Weeks
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Just in case you're having trouble converting. Click over to xkcd for full size, and because it rules.

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  Thunderer, Felix Gilman (debut novel)
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