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My life, as Amelia Edwards once said, is the "satisfaction of a purposeless curiosity."

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Monthly Archives: January 2009

Today Sucked More Than “Twilight”

January 12, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

So today was a rather crappy day, not only because I am battling a life-threatening head cold, but because I don’t like apples. That may not sound devastating, but it […]

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Egyptians in Arizona and Dinosaurs in Africa? What?

January 10, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Today has been one of the more fascinating days of my life, mind opening, I guess. I will get into that later. Before I get started on today’s entry, I […]

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closed…closed…closed…closed…

January 10, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Another thing that I miss about America is rampant, society-consuming commercialism. We force immigrants and the poor to work during the weekends, holidays, and odd hours — times when they […]

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Really, Really Bored

January 9, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

I don’t think that Ma ever really slept last night waiting to leave. I did, because I knocked myself out with NyQuil (whoever invented that should really get some kind […]

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The Death Knell Ringeth

January 8, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

When I woke up this morning, I could sense the dreadful signs of illness creeping upon me. Every hair on my body ached, my limbs felt like dead antelopes (and […]

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Loony In The Tube

January 7, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

As I mentioned before, I have been trying to see the tomb of Edith Piaf for two days now. Yesterday there were Navigo delays, but today was worse. After we […]

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Passion For Fashion

January 7, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Paris is known to be the “City of Lights,” “The City of Lovers,” and the cultural center of Europe, but it is also the fashion capital of the world. After […]

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Le Cordon BOO, (That Was Stupid)

January 6, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Of course today began too early for my liking, but who am I to stop the sun and moon?, so I fell out of bed… Barely coherent, Ma launched me […]

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Bureaucracy Of Snowy Poo

January 5, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

So like every morning that has ever passed by my eyes, I was too tired. I must have some kind of sleeping disease, but I’m not a hypochondriac, so I […]

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Loove Not Loovrah

January 4, 2009by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Mother yelled at me at least fourteen times to wake up, but I didn’t really want to, so I didn’t. Then she yelled some more and I finally got myself […]

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