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Articles by Sarah D. Bunting

The Chronicles of Lardnia
April 13, 2007 – 11:07 AM | 19 Comments

The new digital camera arrived today.Little Joe is still fat.Prepare to be dazzled.

The Vine: April 13, 2007
April 13, 2007 – 10:21 AM | 26 Comments

Hey Sars,
Following a recent incident whilst travelling — overweight bags + evil airline check-in lady = me with eighteen layers of clothes on — I have finally decided to convert to the layering trend. I …

The Vine: April 12, 2007
April 12, 2007 – 11:02 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have an unusual problem, and I hope you can offer some insight.
I am a twenty-five-year-old virgin. I have had virtually no romantic or sexual experiences — ever. Essentially, I am afraid of sex …

MUSHROOM! MUSHROOM!
April 12, 2007 – 10:12 AM | 24 Comments

I’ve recently gone back to recapping on Television Without Pity — on a show that’s in progress right now, so I had to start cramming episodes frantically to get caught up.For the last week, I’ve …

My latest recap
April 12, 2007 – 8:51 AM | 3 Comments

From Brothers & Sisters 118: Three Parties:
“She’s trying to ask you for a date, dicksmack. A little respect for the moment? Oh, I forgot. Your milkshake brings all the girls to the yard. And I …

Signs
April 11, 2007 – 9:07 AM | 16 Comments

On my block, there is a deli.It is not a good deli; the coffee is awful, the ice-cream “selection” is buried in a grimy chunk of Hoth, and between the lottery people, the OCD bacon-sandwich …

The Vine: April 11, 2007
April 11, 2007 – 8:31 AM | No Comment

Sarah,
I found your site through a Google search. Great article on usage, but it still leaves me with a question.
I’m writing a scene, and Zeus says to Roger (my main character): “Not only have …

Fonts de Leon
April 10, 2007 – 10:10 PM | 19 Comments

You know that scene in Field of Dreams when Busfield looks around and goes, “When did all these baseball players get here?”   That’s kind of how I’m feeling about the font on TN right …

The Vine: April 10, 2007
April 10, 2007 – 4:07 PM | 11 Comments

O Wise One,
 
My best friend/roommate, I’ll call her K, works with this guy J. We all went to a lot of the same parties so J and I got to be friends and eventually …

Hee, “fungoes”
April 9, 2007 – 8:20 PM | 2 Comments

It’s a funny word.   And now it’s a blog also.