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Jul.19.2008
The Emmy nominations were announced on Thursday, and it didn’t surprise me that I didn’t know any of the shows nominated, or some of the nominees. I knew America Ferriera because I’ve seen Ugly Betty, but lately I’ve just been bored with television.
I don’t know when that...
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Jul.18.2008
First off I want to thank many of you who have corrected me on some mistakes I made about Paul Rauch's varied career. I made corrections when need be on the blog in question. There was a lot of debate, however: He's great at what he does! No he's a jerk! No he's what soaps need right now! It made...
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Jul.18.2008
I haven’t gotten my stimulus check yet. I don’t know why. Well, maybe the fact I forgot to include my deposit slip with my tax return. You have to understand, I was swearing under my breath when I was doing taxes this year because I had to pay. Forty-five dollars, but I had to pay! Anyway, when I...
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Jul.17.2008
I just finished a bio about Chez Panisse, the la-di-da restaurant in Berkeley. Right near my bed is a copy of Eleanor Coppola's book that a friend gave me for my birthday. I opened it up this morning and I read a passage how Coppola went to a luncheon honoring Alice Waters, the woman...
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Jul.16.2008
I’ve been trying to keep my soap opera blogs at a minimum because honestly, it depresses me. Now writing about the classic age of soaps, heck get me started and a Bartle and Jaymes in me and I can chat about it for hours until you start to back away and say “Stay away from this girl! Stay far away...
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Jul.15.2008
I just found out I’m getting Lifetime Movie Network free this month. How could I missed it? How could’ve I missed the Lifetime Movie Network? It plays twenty-four hours a day and shows Tiffany Amber Thiessen getting murdered, Tori Spelling getting killed or sleeping with danger, and Kellie Martin...
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Jul.14.2008
It’s Monday, so it’s time for another Grammarphobe lesson! Yes, it’s me, the Grammarphobe girl (thanks, Dennis Shay, for the new title) First off, I want to give a shout out to other RedRoomers who are writing about grammar. And boy, do they know more than I do-Francoise Renoir and June Cassagrade...
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Jul.13.2008
Francoise Renoir just issued a meme about what books influence our lives. It's a little bit late because I was taking care of my niece, aka the Little Pistol. It's always tricky to talk about books, because your taste might not be like any other person's, or they might look at your picks and say,...
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Jul.12.2008
As many of you know, I used to love soap operas. Yep, I loved my stories. I don’t so much anymore, for many reasons I’ve written about. However, I do keep track of the soap news, and here’s the big news for the week: Genie Francis, who became famous when she portrayed the role of Laura Vinning...
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Jul.11.2008
Gentle Readers, I’m about to do something unusual. I’m going to write a plea to a fictional character. It might sound odd, but bear with me. It’s also not a political rant, so you have nothing to fear. First, some background.
I started reading For Better or for Worse when I was ten....
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Jul.10.2008
Note: I'm about to go off on a political tangent. Gentle Readers, if you don't what to read one of my political tangents, go ahead and re-read my thoughts on money, Nancy Drew and Ryan's Hope. Also remember I'm hot and my house doesn't have air conditioning. Don't say you weren't warned!
Dear...
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Jul.10.2008
I've been thinking about money. This makes me crabby. I even thought about not writing today because of my money crabbiness. Now logic wise this does not make sense, because I have money in my account right now, and I'll be paid tomorrow. I have enough to go to Safeway and buy vitamin waters and...
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Jul.09.2008
When I think of summer, I think of long hot days, writing more because I always write more during the summer, sticky thighs, popsicles, and sitting in an air-conditioned movie theater. I think of peaches, catching up on my soaps, and I think of books.
Like many people, I...
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Jul.08.2008
I always knew I was going to be a writer. It was just one of those things I was sure of: I was a girl, I had blue eyes, and I was a writer. I started to be published on a regular basis about nine years ago, but they were for e-zines that didn't pay.
Around that time, I...
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Jul.07.2008
For those of you joining me from the Tips page, I welcome you to the Grammarphobe Lessons! I'm Jennifer Gibbons, and I am a recovering grammarphobe. I started this series of grammar lessons to teach myself grammar again because I hate grammar with a passion. Considering I'm a writer, I know this...
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About Jennifer
Jennifer Gibbons lives in Lafayette, California. She is the grand prize winner of the Red Room Housewarming contest and one of the winners of the Summer Reading Experience Contest. She is working on a young adult novel and a book of essays.
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Causes Jennifer Gibbons Supports
Gilda's Club, Greenpeace, Rosie's Broadway Kids,Westwind Foster Family Agency, Amber Brown Fund, Linda Duncan Fund for Contra Costa Libraries
Jennifer’s Favorite Books
p>To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith
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