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	<title>Michelle Schwartz Chronicles</title>
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		<title>From the Archives &#8211; Random Ephemera</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just this last week, I finally had all my stuff shipped from New York. With it came lots of boxes full of stuff that I have always kept around, sometimes for reasons unknown. When they got here and took up the entire floor of the living room I had a moment of panic over the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/chronicles/2010/08/20/from-the-archives-random-ephemera/</link>
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		<title>Project: Lucky Cats &#8211; Frankenfurter Kitty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that we&#8217;ve finally gotten a bit settled into the new apartment, I finally got around to loading these photos to Flickr. They are of the last lucky cat I made &#8211; Frankenfurter for my friend Laura. I wanted to get it to her before she left New York for Colorado. He&#8217;s holding Eddie&#8217;s teddy, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/chronicles/2010/08/07/project-lucky-cats-frankenfurter-kitty/</link>
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		<title>I hate you, Canada Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I sent out two lucky cats on the same day in March. One to T. and one to D. The one that was sent to T. arrived fine in a couple of days, the one to D. took much longer.
This is what it looked like when I sent it: 

So it arrived at her local [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/chronicles/2010/05/10/i-hate-you-canada-post/</link>
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		<title>Projects: Cooking &#8211; A Birthday Surprise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For Christmas, Stark bought me a copy of Lidia&#8217;s Family Table, and much like our friend C. and a certain Halloween magazine, upon presentation of this book Stark announced &#8220;I expect results.&#8221; So, for Stark&#8217;s birthday, I attempted to deliver some of those results. 
For anyone interested in cooking, I highly recommend Lidia&#8217;s books and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/chronicles/2010/01/31/projects-cooking-a-birthday-surprise/</link>
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		<title>Projects: Cooking &#8211; Latkes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For Hannukah, I managed to put together some pretty decent latkes. I used a recipe I found on The New York Times website. They were the simplest and closest to what I remember as a kid. Frankly, if you&#8217;re talking about a latke that doesn&#8217;t involve grated potatoes, I&#8217;m not interested. If it ain&#8217;t broke, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/chronicles/2009/12/31/projects-cooking-latkes/</link>
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		<title>General Life Updates: My 2009 Running Log</title>
		<description><![CDATA[View Toronto Running in a larger map
RACES:
Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon, September 28, 2008 &#8211; 2:40:56 (10:57 m/m)
Toronto Goodlife Half-Marathon, October 18, 2009 &#8211; PB 2:02:00 (9:19 m/m)
MILEAGE TOTALS:
477.45 miles (up from 283 miles in 2008)
Best month: September (81.47 miles)
Worst month: December (5.03 miles, not counting warm up runs on the gym treadmill)
Average miles/month: 39.8
GOALS FOR 2010
Run [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/chronicles/2009/12/31/general-life-updates-my-2009-running-log/</link>
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		<title>Project: Cooking &#8211; Ribollita, Chinese lettuce thing, rice balls&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been on a bit of a cooking kick lately. Stark&#8217;s enthusiasm for the kitchen is contagious and as I&#8217;ve successfully completed smaller tasks, my confidence to try bigger and better things has been growing. Stark and I have been trying to cooking big dinners on Sundays, enough to feed us for at least [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/chronicles/2009/12/02/project-cooking-ribollita-chinese-lettuce-thing-rice-balls/</link>
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		<title>Reviews &#8211; Books: Oscar Wao, Winterson, Spook Country, Empathy, Jokes, Gommorah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Book roundup:
1. The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz: B-
2. Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson: B+
3. Spook Country by William Gibson: B
4. Empathy by Sarah Schulman: B+
5. Jokes and the Unconscious by Daphne Gottlieb and Diane DiMassa: A
6. Gommorah by Robert Saviano: C 
Stuff I&#8217;ve acquire recently that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/chronicles/2009/11/14/reviews-books-oscar-wao-winterson-spook-country-empathy-jokes-gommorah/</link>
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		<title>Reviews: Product &#8211; HTC Dream Smartphone and Google Android</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After I left the States and started working from home, I couldn&#8217;t justify owning a cell phone. I love cell phones, but it&#8217;s sorta stupid to pay for one if you never leave the house and you don&#8217;t actually know anyone to call. I promised myself that when I got a new job, my reward [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/chronicles/2009/11/03/reviews-product-htc-dream-smartphone-and-google-android/</link>
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		<title>Project: Worm Bum &#8211; Upholstering Insect Ends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Project Finish My Halloween Costume Before Halloween&#8221; is moving along smoothly. Party prep is in full swing on this fine Halloweek. The decorations have been up for weeks, all we have to do is switch out some light bulbs for spoooky ones and set up the epic number of Jack-o-lantern candle holders I bought at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michelle.koenig-schwartz.com/chronicles/2009/10/27/project-worm-bum-upholstering-insect-ends/</link>
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