Chris Lanphear A thirty-something trying to find my way.

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To appease those of you on Facebook who have endlessly tagged me with this meme, I present to you 25 random things about me. The facts are free, the snark will cost you… While I’ve spent nearly my entire life here and identify as a Colorado native, I was not actually born in Colorado. (Real […]

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This time last year, I was (very) seriously considering not returning to dragon*con as a staffer. 2007 was a draining, hellish year for the ‘con and easily the one where I enjoyed myself the least. There were large, intense problems from minute one and the hits just kept coming. Everyone seemed to be strung out […]

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So I replied to someone’s version of this, so I guess that means I’m on the hook to post mine as well. 🙂 COMMENT HERE AND I WILL: a) Tell you why I friended you. (no such thing as friending here) b) Associate you with something a fandom, song, color, photo, etc. c) Tell you […]

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Gotta love internet memes. They’re the online version of being the kid on the playground who looks at what everyone else is doing, and says to himself, or out loud, “Me too!” This one comes from Jeff via Amy. Seriously, blame them. The idea here is that you get a random article from Wikipedia, that’s […]

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I’m baaaaaack! You can’t keep a good duckie down, I guess. It’s been seven months since I’ve put anything of substance online, and today seemed as good a time as any to start up again.

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The adage goes something like this: If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? The conclusion I have come to is — sadly — no. This experiment has all but proved this to be true for me. For the past seven years and […]

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I haven’t been this tired in quite some time.  When does this ride stop?  Can I get off now? Love, Duckie

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…have gone from bad to worse. no matter what I do, I’m somehow going backward with each passing day. I’m physically and psychologically exhausted, and I’m ready for things to start getting better any time now. Oh well.

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…was a long day, a hard day.  I really don’t have the energy to say more than that at this point, despite what I’m wanting to write for NaBloPoMo.  Here’s hoping that the second half of the month goes much better.

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I had planned to write more here tonite, but I really shouldn’t — and honestly, can’t — right now.  In the interest of NaBloPoMo, I figured anything was better than nothing, although as far as I’m concerned, this barely counts as a post. Substance shall return soon.  Either that happens, or I’ll just give up […]

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