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Do you know someone who doesn't have an office supply fetish? Get them help.

The folks at io9 put together a list of supplies of the future, which got me to thinking of my own list, of course.

First and foremost, I need a notebook that changes appearance every day. New covers, with different colors and weights of the paper, and variations of line spacing.

That may address my regular purchase of new notebooks - and my collection of barely-used castaways.

I also need a pen implanted in my finger. I've been known to lose a pen while writing. Bet you didn't know they could fly.

The pen needs a perfectly smooth flow, in never-ending bright blue ink.

I need file folders that organize and catalog the contents, without ever getting bulky. I like flat file folders. In pretty colors.

These would make me a happy fetishist.What's on your list?

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WTF is your problem? Do you think blogging to entertain you is ALL I have to do with my time? Between starting with a new company, house hunting, traveling across the country and back, I've been a little busy. Okay??

Sorry, it's just my blog-less guilt talking. I've missed you too!

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Random company Stysen is creating the B01 i-Knock, a USB companion who knocks itself on the head to notify you about incoming IMs. And, to ensure you wind up knocking yourself in the head as well, it talks and makes sounds to match your emoticons.

Fucking genius.

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My parents had a hell of a time teaching me to tie my shoes, which of course is a requirement to enter public school. Actually, it wasn't that I couldn't tie them; it's that my artistry wouldn't stay tied. My aunt Rose was the one who eventually taught me shoelace staying techniques before kindergarten.

I was a long and lanky child... my limbs and appendages grew before their time. I was looking over the top of kids' heads through the fourth grade, where they started to catch up. Truth be known, the early spurt made me appear perpetually spastic as I was full of energy but fairly uncoordinated. Hence the lace issues.

Anyway, while I don't want to buy a pair of zippered Converse clones today, they sure would have done wonders for me back in the day.

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Okay, between packing, appointments, rebooking flights, and every other ridiculous chore I had today, I thought about the 10 novels I would recommend reading before death. Or at least before you claim to be a grown up somewhere in your 30s.

- To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
- The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
- War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy
- The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
- 1984, George Orwell
- Catch-22, Joseph Heller
- Charlotte's Web, E.B. White
- The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
- The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
- The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame

While I think the AOL book list sucked, it's not easy to compile. And even though this is my own rant based on Dan Brown delirium, I can’t help but meme it – so let me start with Erin, Jason, Ron, and Nancie. Feel free to share.

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Gone With the Wind.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
The Catcher in the Rye.
Atlas Shrugged.
Harry Potter…
Angels and Demons.....
The Da Vinci Code.......

Seriously? Dan Brown twice? This is truly a weird mix of books with no clear logic.

And not to pick on Mr. Brown, I enjoyed Angels and Demons, but for what sounds like such a critical list, I wouldn't rate his work above say, that of Hemmingway, Dickens, Swift, even Austen. Should I go on? I do find the inclusion of Stephen King’s The Stand interesting.

So, I guess I must pull my own list(s) together or quit bitching. Mhm.

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Particle board is possibly the geekiest-cool material known to man. Seriously. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, are a step closer to developing metamaterials that could render people invisible. Invisible!

Hm. Just to the human eye, or all seeing creatures? The article omitted this important detail. Invisibility is awesome but not reliable if you have a line dogs tailing you. Wait – won’t they smell you and chase you anyway? And what happens if you get caught in the rain – do you make a clear outline like Kevin Bacon did in the trashy Hollow Man? Then there’s the inevitable wearing off, where you wind up naked in a crowded room. Plus the invisible man always winds up mad. Like a hatter. Have Zhang and company taken all this into account?

They probably watch far less B movies than I do.

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You have been a constant in my life for 11 years. Oh sure, we only fooled around the first two years in the greenhouse, but we’ve been mutually exclusive for the past 9 years.

We’ve shared a lot of good times – a handful of great times – and our relationship survived more than its share of mishaps and mayhem. But you helped me see the world, supported my personal and professional growth, provided comfort and shelter, and introduced me to a lot of wonderful people.

You were often there when I needed you, and I was there for you, too. Even when some of my family and friends didn't care too much for you, I stood by you and guided others to feel good about you too.

So, it’s hard to tell you this, but in the past few months I have been seriously thinking about ending our relationship. I did consider trying to take our relationship in a new direction, finding different things to do together, but I feel the only way to preserve what we once had is to end this for good. And I have a hunch you have grown tired of me too.

The truth is I’ve moved on. Next week I'm going on a trip out west, and while I’ve always kept in touch while I traveled, you won’t be hearing from me this time. Let’s face it – letting you tag along would just be awkward now.

While it is a little sad for me knowing I won't be able to rely on you anymore, some of my friends still do. Be good to them.

Best Regards,
Suzie

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Between travel and the pisser of my blog crash, I fell two weeks behind on checking fave blogs. I'm sorta caught up now. Anyway, there's a cool meme happening on my blogroll; Maria captured the instructions and creating this was easy. And it's pretty.
1. My first name.
2. My favorite style of food.
3. My high school.
4. My favorite color.
5. My celebrity crush.
6. Favorite drink.
7. Dream vacation.
8. Favorite dessert.
9. What I want to be when I grow up.
10. What I love most in life.
11. One word to describe me.
12. My Grandmother’s first name.

Note on #5 - I searched Christian Bale and this rendering pulled up as Jason Bateman (his character is Patrick Bateman in American Psycho). But this works for me.

Erin (the trendsetter) and Francis made one. How about you?

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