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How to Make a Mason Jar Snow Globe: An Obsessively Step-By-Step Guide to Obsessive Crafting

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In which Emma offers a festive holiday craft tutorial. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Forty-Two

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In which Emma combines Instagram, poetry, and general misanthropy in an attempt to make the most obnoxious blog entry ever. Continue reading »

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“She knows there’s no success like failure …”

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In which Emma explains why she has not been blogging, though she does not apologize (and explains why not). Continue reading »

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

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In which Emma offers a great many links to what she’s reading on the Interwebs. Continue reading »

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Join Me Where Learning Lives!

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In which Emma announces her courses at the Carnegie Center with great excitement! Continue reading »

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On the Melodious Voice of My Future Husband Josh Groban, or How to Love the “Mach” Chord

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In which Emma discusses duende, Mach compositions, her future husband Josh Groban, and whether or not poetry can actually aspire towards music. Continue reading »

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Slow Down, You Move Too Fast / Got To Make The Moment Last . . .

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In which Emma shows you some photos of stuff that makes her happy. Continue reading »

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Happy New Years and Such, Facebook Addict Style

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In which Emma lazily allows The Facebooks to do her end-of-and-beginning-of-year-summations for her. Continue reading »

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“Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, / the flying cloud, the frosty light; / the year is dying in the night; / ring out, wild bells, and let him die.”

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In which Emma lays down a very unusual New Year’s message. Continue reading »

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So, that whole 12 days of blogging thing didn’t work out so well — but there’s always the epiphany!

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In which Emma wishes you happy holidays by humiliating her noble felines. Continue reading »