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		<title>Fashion for Dummies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who knows me is probably wondering why I&#8217;m writing about fashion. I go around most days wearing my uniform of jeans and a blouse with running shoes. I don&#8217;t really care about what the latest trends are or even &#8230; <a href="http://alcinachiu.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/fashion-for-dummies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alcinachiu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8546530&amp;post=200&amp;subd=alcinachiu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2012 &#8211; The Year of Fulfillment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 is supposed to be the year the world comes to an end. Now, I personally don&#8217;t believe that December 21st will bring the apocalypse or some spiritual awakening to issue forth a new era, but it is fun to &#8230; <a href="http://alcinachiu.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/2012-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alcinachiu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8546530&amp;post=198&amp;subd=alcinachiu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ginger Cookie Recipe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late to post this week. Have I mentioned December is a little crazy?!? I&#8217;m cheating a little. This post has nothing to do with what I think, except that I think this is the best recipe for ginger cookies I&#8217;ve &#8230; <a href="http://alcinachiu.wordpress.com/2011/12/22/ginger-cookies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alcinachiu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8546530&amp;post=195&amp;subd=alcinachiu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call, Text, Blog?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warning: I meant for this to be humorous but I reread it after I finished and it can come across as serious and depressing. Take it how you will. In the olden days, people used to get together in person. &#8230; <a href="http://alcinachiu.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/call-text-blog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alcinachiu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8546530&amp;post=193&amp;subd=alcinachiu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Universe Works in Mysterious Ways</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, this isn&#8217;t a post about science fiction, though my title would imply that. That said, it was a crazy set of circumstances. Let&#8217;s go back to last Tuesday, when this story started&#8230; I&#8217;ve always wanted my own piano. Specifically, &#8230; <a href="http://alcinachiu.wordpress.com/2011/12/12/universe/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alcinachiu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8546530&amp;post=187&amp;subd=alcinachiu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Camp Video #2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahh, it&#8217;s December! Yes, I&#8217;m a little late realizing that, seeing as it&#8217;s already the 10th. However, December generally creeps up on me and then flies by in a whirlwind of rehearsals, concerts, parties, and other engagements. I&#8217;ve been so &#8230; <a href="http://alcinachiu.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/summer-camp-video-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alcinachiu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8546530&amp;post=182&amp;subd=alcinachiu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;ve got to be one of the worst entrepreneurs &#8211; I know nothing about running a business, I have no capital to support what I do, and worst of all, I hate asking for money. While I know there &#8230; <a href="http://alcinachiu.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/making-money/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alcinachiu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8546530&amp;post=130&amp;subd=alcinachiu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you get all worried, no, I&#8217;m not going to rant about how technology is ruining our world and blah blah blah. This is entirely about my relationship with technology. I was born before the technologically-savvy generation. Despite having built &#8230; <a href="http://alcinachiu.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/technology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alcinachiu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8546530&amp;post=154&amp;subd=alcinachiu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The REAL Lyrics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than usual, in the past few days, my brain has been coming up with well-known poem and song snippets (albeit slightly altered) that fit my circumstances. Here are a few of the more interesting ones: Sitting in the middle &#8230; <a href="http://alcinachiu.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/the-real-lyrics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alcinachiu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8546530&amp;post=166&amp;subd=alcinachiu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Death by ??</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My body and doctors get along as well as my dog and the postman. Not that my appendages have gone chasing MDs down the street. They just don&#8217;t quite see medicine eye to eye. I&#8217;m a generally healthy person (with &#8230; <a href="http://alcinachiu.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/death-by/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=alcinachiu.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8546530&amp;post=171&amp;subd=alcinachiu&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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