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That Was The Week That Was: Week Forty-One

Posted on November 8, 2012 by emmabolden • Leave a comment

In which Emma is tired and skips the intro. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Thirty-Three

Posted on September 13, 2012 by emmabolden • 2 Comments

In which Emma has a crazy busy week and takes pictures of it. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Twenty-Two

Posted on June 24, 2012 by emmabolden • 6 Comments

In which Emma transitions into summer vacation and explains how “vacation” is a misnomer. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Eighteen

Posted on May 26, 2012 by emmabolden • Leave a comment

Here is where I offer a short summary of my blog entry. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Thirteen

Posted on April 15, 2012 by emmabolden • 2 Comments

In which Emma offers a glimpse of her week, mostly in terms of candy and cute animals. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Nine

Posted on March 22, 2012 by emmabolden • 11 Comments

In which Emma reviews the start of her wild and crazy spring break. Continue reading »

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The Eighth Day of Christmas: August

Posted on December 22, 2011 by emmabolden • 1 Comment

In which Emma discusses the merits of placing French fries in your nostrils. Continue reading »

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The Videography of Alice B. Toklas

Posted on February 2, 2010 by emmabolden • 1 Comment

In which Emma uses her new iTelephoning Device to film Alice B. Toklas as she is simultaneously unbelievably bad and unspeakably cute. 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!

Posted on December 26, 2009 by emmabolden • 2 Comments

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

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Epic Fail, but Epic Pedagogical WIN.

Posted on May 30, 2009 by emmabolden • 3 Comments

In which Emma turns an epic FAIL into an epic WIN. Continue reading »