Archive for December, 2006
Emilie Simon — elle est magnifique!
About a month ago, a one-line post on MetaFilter tipped me off to the existence of Emilie Simon, a musician and producer who already has quite a following in her native France. After visiting the links to her music and hearing how good it was, I was surprised she hadn’t broken over here yet. I [...]
Posted: December 31st, 2006 under music.
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A Wii bit of fun
It looks like Colbert cheated his way to dominance over the Decemberists in the guitar duel. I should have guessed! Read all about it here.
In other news, hubby got me a Wii for Christmas. It’s good fun — and more interactive than I anticipated. I played Wii Sports for several hours Christmas day, and the [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2006 under games / gaming.
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I missed the battle
Well, crap. I missed the Colbert Report tonight, so I guess I have to wait ’til the Colbert vs. Decemberists battle appears on the Comedy Central web site (or YouTube). Can’t wait to see who won (heh, heh).
Things might be slow around MF for a few days — I’ve got a full schedule over the [...]
Posted: December 20th, 2006 under music, pop culture.
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Windstorm 2006 — the aftermath
So the storm proved to be worse than predicted — four people died, several homes were damaged or destroyed, and over a million folks lost power. (That poor woman in my last post who was stuck in her flooded basement was one of the people who died. Her name was Kate Fleming, and she was [...]
Posted: December 16th, 2006 under seattle.
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Batten down the hatches — it’s Windstorm 2006!
The next storm is upon us, so I am once again weather-blogging. This time I avoided a nightmare commute by leaving work early. According to the National Weather Service, we’re about to get socked by nasty winds:
THESE HIGH WINDS WILL CAUSE FALLING TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. THERE MAY BE DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES. [...]
Posted: December 14th, 2006 under seattle.
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