Category Archives: humor

Where I try to be funny.

I wanna be a hockey player

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Marie Loughin

That seems like an odd desire, after watching the deconstruction of the Canucks last night.  (For those living on the other side of the moon, the Canuckleheads got their butts kicked 8-1 in the biggest display of testosterone-gone-wild that I’ve … Continue reading →

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Ruminations on Monster Hunters Incorporated (or “I wanna be Pitt Zastava Owens”)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Marie Loughin

I’ve been trying to get into shape for the last three years.  I started with boot camp, but had issues with snotty young instructors who have no respect for other people’s knees. So I moved on to a self-designed program … Continue reading →

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Ruminations on Thor

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Marie Loughin

As I said in my last blog, I’ve found the “I wanna be…” theme to be too restrictive, so I am introducing a new feature called “Ruminations on…”. Initially, I was going to call the feature “REVIEWS.” Catchy title, I … Continue reading →

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Clarification

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Marie Loughin

I want to perfectly clear: I was not trying to imply that my beautiful daughter in any way looks anything like Gollum.  Here is the picture of Jules. Here is a picture of Gollum: Any resemblance is purely coincidental. For … Continue reading →

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I wanna be CEO of Universal Studios

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Marie Loughin

Sorry to be quiet for so long.  We took our annual vacation to visit grandparents in Florida and I elected to use the computer as little as possible to rest my beleaguered hands/arms.  Hence, no blogging. In case you’re wondering, … Continue reading →

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I wanna be two-handed

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Marie Loughin

(FYI: In case you access my blog via rss feed or subscription, I’ve changed my settings so you just get a summary in the feed/e-mail. Click on the link to go to my blog site and read the whole post.) … Continue reading →

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I lied . . .

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Marie Loughin

Who am I kidding? Of course I wanna be Neil Gaiman. What writer wouldn’t?  If his personal assistant has near-rock star status, it’s because she’s near the real thing.  (Not to sell her short – I’m sure she’s a nice … Continue reading →

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I wanna be Neil Gaiman’s Personal Assistant

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Marie Loughin

I got the idea for this entry weeks ago, before I had a blog or was even mentally committed (obvious remarks aside) to having a blog. When I went to SiWC and became convinced, for the second year in a … Continue reading →

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