Thursday, January 10, 2008

tatoos and hello kitty

What do tatoos, Hello Kitty, Beethoven, working dogs, and Holland have to do with each other?

Give up?

They are all topics of the research papers I find myself correcting and soon grading.    Other topics include New York City, diabetes, the Disney princess (an awesome paper by the way), the MINI Cooper, online gaming, and Louis Vuitton.   I am learning so much.

Dear blog, 
I miss you.  Will be back soon. 
~amanda

Jan 10, 2008 8:06:21 AM | what's up

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Ashley

Good luck! Please stop by my blog when you get a chance! :)

Posted by: Ashley | Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 05:31 AM

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