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What is a Bork?
Hi and welcome to my blog! I’m Mandy, a San Diego teacher and Bork. A Bork is a book dork, and while I was given this moniker by a friend for my seemingly ridiculous amount of reading, I like to think...
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Anecdote: George R.R. Martin and My Awkward Fangirl Flashback
I reflected upon this over at The Insatiable Booksluts and thought I would share here… This last summer, I was a totally awkward fan girl when I happened upon my current favorite author at Comic-Con....
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A Love Letter to Ellen Ripley and Alien(s)
Ripley: I can handle myself. Hicks: [chuckles] Yeah, I noticed. -Aliens; written and directed by James Cameron As a child of...
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Halloween, Stranger Danger, and Buffy Love
It’s Saturday, when I like to just share the random, disconnected thoughts in my head. I have a whole lot on my plate and they’re not all necessarily book-related. Really, I’m just putting off the...
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Mandy’s 2011: Year in Review
The blushing bride after getting hitched! It’s December 31st, the last day of 2011, and looking back, I realize this has been a really big year for me! I have had a lot more ups than downs in my life...
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The Sleepover Friends
Last night, I sat with my husband Jesse on the porch–I was waiting for my cheeseburger and salad to be ready for pickup; he was waiting for our friends Tim and Pat to pick him up. As we watched Pat’s...
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BOOK REVIEW: Locke & Key, vol.1-3 by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
• Locke & Key, volume 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez • Hardcover: 158 pages • Publisher: IDW 2008 • ISBN: 1600102379 • Locke & Key, volume 2: Head Games by Joe Hill...
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Final Fantasy, Skyrim, and Tolkien…What’s My Gaming Mood Telling Me?
I am a warrior. I carry an Elven Greatsword, poisoned with Drain Magicka. I am equipped in full Steelplate Armor. Four brown dragons have attacked me in various towns–I have taken them all down with my...
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