<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xml:lang="en"><title>Latest entries from bigmouth.blog-city.com</title><rights>Copyright 2009 bigmouth.blog-city.com</rights><subtitle></subtitle><author><name></name></author><updated>2009-11-18T22:59:00Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/index.rss"/><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009:1</id><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-11-18:links.412191440</id><title>too busy</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/too_busy.htm"><![CDATA[Sorry, I&#39;ve been too busy working on my NaNoWriMo blog to post anything here.&nbsp; Maybe I will post a link from this one to the other one at some point, when I have the first draft done.&nbsp; I went to the doctor today and got good news.&nbsp;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/too_busy.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-11-18T22:59:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-18T22:59:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-10-30:links.412188655</id><title>Aleksander Solzhenitsyn?!?</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/aleksander_solzhenitsyn.htm"><![CDATA[Here&#39;s a kind of a funny story from work.&nbsp; A coworker forwarded everyone a link to www.booktour.com, saying it&#39;s a good website to see what authors will be visiting the local area.&nbsp; So, I checked it out and saw an event scheduled fe]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/aleksander_solzhenitsyn.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-10-30T02:28:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-30T02:28:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-10-24:links.412188040</id><title>Halloween Music Mix</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/halloween_music_mix.htm"><![CDATA[Halloween Theme  - John Carpenter The Boogie Monster  - Gnarls Barkley Nightmare On Elm Street Thriller  - Michael Jackson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Living Dead Girl  - Rob Zombie&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lullaby  - The Cure&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Is There a Ghost  - Ba]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/halloween_music_mix.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-10-24T22:45:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-24T22:45:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-10-17:links.412186855</id><title>New Movies I&apos;ve Seen So Far This Year</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/new_movies_ive_seen_so_far_this_year_1_1.htm"><![CDATA[Ranked on a 5-point scale:Up: 4.5 (not to be confused with What&#39;s Up )The Hangover : 4.25Star Trek : 4Harry Potter &amp; the Half Blood Prince : 3.75The International : 3.25Angels &amp; Demons : 2.75X-Men Origins: Wolverine : 2.5Terminator Salvat]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/new_movies_ive_seen_so_far_this_year_1_1.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-10-17T22:05:00Z</updated><published>2009-10-17T22:05:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-09-27:links.412184273</id><title>Hey, It&apos;s Banned Books Week!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/hey_its_banned_books_week.htm"><![CDATA[I like to celebrate Banned Books Week  each year by reading a banned book.&nbsp; I started in 2006 with Robert Cormier&#39;s The Chocolate War .&nbsp; In 2007 it was Chris Crutcher&#39;s Athletic Shorts .&nbsp; Last year I read Living Dead Girl, a ne]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/hey_its_banned_books_week.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-09-27T15:27:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-27T15:27:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-09-21:links.412183423</id><title>New Movies I&apos;ve Seen So Far This Year</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/new_movies_ive_seen_so_far_this_year_1.htm"><![CDATA[Ranked on a 5-point scale:Up: 4.5 (not to be confused with What&#39;s Up )The Hangover : 4.25Star Trek : 4Harry Potter &amp; the Half Blood Prince : 3.75The International : 3.25Angels &amp; Demons : 2.75X-Men Origins: Wolverine : 2.5Terminator Salvat]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/new_movies_ive_seen_so_far_this_year_1.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-09-21T06:00:00Z</updated><published>2009-09-21T06:00:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-08-28:links.412180709</id><title>From the Bad Idea Files...</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/from_the_bad_idea_files.htm"><![CDATA[...if you&#39;re a high school librarian and you invite a local public librarian to come to your school and spend an entire day signing up students for library cards, then you might NOT want to:-make snarky comments about her eating habits-tell the s]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/from_the_bad_idea_files.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-08-28T23:44:00Z</updated><published>2009-08-28T23:44:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-08-22:links.412180135</id><title>When Bad Lyrics Happen to Good Songs</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/when_bad_lyrics_happen_to_good_songs.htm"><![CDATA[Songs with catchy music but shitty lyrics that I try to tune out:1. &quot;Sex on Fire&quot;  by Kings of Leon&quot;Lay where you&#39;re laying; don&#39;t make a sound. I know they&#39;re watching, they&#39;re watching. All the commotion, the kiddie-l]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/when_bad_lyrics_happen_to_good_songs.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-08-22T17:30:00Z</updated><published>2009-08-22T17:30:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-08-05:links.412178585</id><title>Songs That I Would Use For an Indie Movie Soundtrack...</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/songs_that_i_would_use_for_an_indie_movie_soundtrack.htm"><![CDATA[about Quirky 20-30 somethings...The World at Large  by Modest MouseMissed the Boat  by Modest MouseJigsaw Falling Into Place  by RadioheadSymphony 9 &amp; the Sunshine  by Emily WellsSick Muse  by MetricThe Clock  by Thom YorkeAway from the Snakes  b]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/songs_that_i_would_use_for_an_indie_movie_soundtrack.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-08-05T03:10:00Z</updated><published>2009-08-05T03:10:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-07-29:links.412178097</id><title>Favorite Stupid Question answered by the Straight Dope.</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/favorite_stupid_question_answered_by_the_straight_dope.htm"><![CDATA[What&#39;s the deal with Grape-Nuts?  They contain neither grapes nor nuts. And another stupid question that I had to research on my own.&nbsp; Visit the links for answers! Are mules really sterile?&nbsp; Do they not have genitals, or do they just &q]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/favorite_stupid_question_answered_by_the_straight_dope.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-07-29T23:53:00Z</updated><published>2009-07-29T23:53:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-07-27:links.412177846</id><title>New Movies I&apos;ve Seen So Far This Year</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/new_movies_ive_seen_so_far_this_year.htm"><![CDATA[Ranked on a 5-point scale:Up: 4.5 (not to be confused with What&#39;s Up )The Hangover : 4.25Star Trek : 4Harry Potter &amp; the Half Blood Prince : 3.75The International : 3.25Angels &amp; Demons : 2.75X-Men Origins: Wolverine : 2.5Terminator Salvat]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/new_movies_ive_seen_so_far_this_year.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-07-27T05:31:00Z</updated><published>2009-07-27T05:31:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-07-23:links.412177631</id><title>Songs That Make Me Hyper</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/songs_that_make_me_hyper.htm"><![CDATA[1. Float On  by Modest Mouse2. Police On My Back  by The Clash3. All These Things That I&#39;ve Done  by The Killers4. Halloween  by Matt Pond PA5.&nbsp;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/songs_that_make_me_hyper.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-07-23T20:22:00Z</updated><published>2009-07-23T20:22:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-07-04:links.412175981</id><title>Something That Everybody Should Know</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/something_that_everybody_should_know.htm"><![CDATA[(But That Some people Apparently DO NOT know)Insulting somebody is not an effective way to persuade someone to do a favor for you.&nbsp; i.e. Calling someone a &quot;wimp&quot; when they say that they do not want to march in the 4th of July parade wi]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/something_that_everybody_should_know.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-07-04T03:27:00Z</updated><published>2009-07-04T03:27:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-06-08:links.412173507</id><title>The Run Is All That Matters</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/the_run_is_all_that_matters.htm"><![CDATA[It&#39;s been quite a while since I&#39;ve posted a gross-out story, so allow me to indulge my nastier side.&nbsp; I got beaned in the nose by a softball today, and for a split second I thought my nose was broken.&nbsp; I was at 3rd base, and all I w]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/the_run_is_all_that_matters.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-06-08T01:37:00Z</updated><published>2009-06-08T01:37:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-05-30:links.412172592</id><title>Instead of Bitching...</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/instead_of_bitching.htm"><![CDATA[Here&#39;s a list of things to be happy about:1. Softball starts tomorrow!2. Tickets to Pitchfork have arrived!3. My blood test results were spot-on this month!4. There&#39;s leftover Chinese food in the fridge for lunch!5. A nice note from my Dad ar]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/instead_of_bitching.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-05-30T16:28:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-30T16:28:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-05-09:links.412169220</id><title>Creepy Commercials, Part 2</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/creepy_commercials_part_2.htm"><![CDATA[Kathleen has already guessed the second commercial that creeped me out, which either means that a) she&#39;s psychic b) I&#39;m not the only one who&#39;s creeped out by White Castle&#39;s foray into pulled pork or c) both a &amp; b. I&#39;ve seen a]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/creepy_commercials_part_2.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-05-09T16:54:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-09T16:54:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-04-29:links.412167469</id><title>Creepy Commercials, Part 1</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/creepy_commercials_part_1.htm"><![CDATA[There are two commercials airing now that really creep me out.&nbsp; I was all set to post a little thing about each one and include a link to the videos on youtube, but guess what?&nbsp; Neither one seems to be on youtube.&nbsp; At least, I can&#39;]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/creepy_commercials_part_1.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-04-29T13:40:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-29T13:40:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-04-25:links.412166354</id><title>Dear Blog,</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/dear_blog.htm"><![CDATA[I&#39;m sorry that I&#39;ve been neglecting you lately.&nbsp; It&#39;s not that I haven&#39;t had time to update you, it&#39;s just that I haven&#39;t had enough important things to say.&nbsp; It&#39;s not you, it&#39;s me.&nbsp; I&#39;ve been unfait]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/dear_blog.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-04-25T05:38:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-25T05:38:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-04-14:links.412164031</id><title>Let&apos;s Dance</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/lets_dance.htm"><![CDATA[I don&#39;t usually dance in public anymore, not because I don&#39;t like to dance, but because (a) I don&#39;t like looking and feeling like a huge dork, and (b) the music that makes me want to dance is never played at the right time.&nbsp; I will g]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/lets_dance.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-04-14T02:59:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-14T02:59:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-03-30:links.412160997</id><title>Library Patrons: A Brief Introduction, Part III</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/library_patrons_a_brief_introduction_part_iii.htm"><![CDATA[Beach Bum - Middle-aged California surferish-looking dude who calls or visit multiple times per day with random series of questions.&nbsp; Many questions he seems to already know the answers to (like, is there and Ace Hardware in the community? What&]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/library_patrons_a_brief_introduction_part_iii.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-03-30T23:05:00Z</updated><published>2009-03-30T23:05:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-03-28:links.412160600</id><title>Facebook is the Devil!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/facebook_is_the_devil.htm"><![CDATA[You know how I know why?&nbsp; It&#39;s distracting me from writing my blog.&nbsp; If I&#39;m not updating my status or trying to figure out where all my fan pages have disappeared too, then I&#39;m taking stupid quizzes or sending people imaginary p]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/facebook_is_the_devil.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-03-28T02:15:00Z</updated><published>2009-03-28T02:15:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-03-14:links.412158409</id><title>Bah!</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/bah_1.htm"><![CDATA[I normally love technology, but sometimes it makes me mad.&nbsp; I was just trying to renew some library items for Dave, but was unable to log in to his account.&nbsp; That means I&#39;ll have to renew them in person the next time i go to the library]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/bah_1.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-03-14T04:32:00Z</updated><published>2009-03-14T04:32:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-03-11:links.412157907</id><title>plugging the holes</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/plugging_the_holes.htm"><![CDATA[I got an email to my personal address from someone who I work with, so I decided to Google myself and see what other information they might have found.&nbsp; Thankfully, not much, other than flickr photos and a few professional networking profiles li]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/plugging_the_holes.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-03-11T01:33:00Z</updated><published>2009-03-11T01:33:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-03-01:links.412156436</id><title>Where All Good Bunnies Go...</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/where_all_good_bunnies_go.htm"><![CDATA[For the last several days of her life, Stewie&nbsp; had seemed especially intent on getting out of her pen.&nbsp; Yesterday, she actually jumped out twice while I was at work and almost made it out a third time, but my mom stopped her. I wonder wheth]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/where_all_good_bunnies_go.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-03-01T00:10:00Z</updated><published>2009-03-01T00:10:00Z</published></entry><entry><id>tag:bigmouth.blog-city.com,2009-02-28:links.412156373</id><title>R.I.P. Stewie</title><content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/rip_stewie.htm"><![CDATA[:(&nbsp; Stewie died peacefully at home, some time between 7:00 and 8:00pm.]]></content><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://bigmouth.blog-city.com/rip_stewie.htm"/><dc:creator>Bigmouth</dc:creator><author><name>Bigmouth</name></author><updated>2009-02-28T04:51:00Z</updated><published>2009-02-28T04:51:00Z</published></entry></feed>