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    <about><![CDATA[as an instructional designer, i read and am on the computer all day, so my eyes don't always cooperate for leisure reading the way i would like, but sometimes i can trick them into doing what i want:).<br/><br/>i'm a bit of a food snob, have a huge cookbook collection, love to spend time with friends savoring a great meal, yelling at a ballgame, tasting some wine, enjoying the sunshine on a boat ride, staying connected with our inner drama queens at a play, or just catching up on the latest gossip at a local hangout. i'm close with my parents, i moisturize every day, and i always have too many receipts in my wallet. oh yeah, and i'm currently obsessed with blueberries and milk in a box.<br/><br/>check back later for updates:)]]></about>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:52:14 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
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    <updated_at>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:46:21 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I found this book to be moderately entertaining; the best parts of it were the main character's interior monologue and e-mail exchanges. overall, however, i didn't understand her relationship with her best friend that was rife with codependency. frankly, the whole situation was unsettling and her ow...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20found%20this%20book%20to%20be%20moderately%20entertaining;%20the%20best%20parts%20of%20it%20were%20the%20main%20character's%20interior%20monologue%20and%20e-mail%20exchanges.%20overall,%20however,%20i%20didn't%20understand%20her%20relationship%20with%20her%20best%20friend%20that%20was%20rife%20with%20codependency.%20frankly,%20the%20whole%20situation%20was%20unsettling%20and%20her%20own%20histrionics%20left%20me%20feeling%20more%20than%20a%20little%20annoyed%20at%20times.">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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