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I'm currently on a blog vacation.  After the intensity of a 365 project, I thought 2 weeks to veg sounded like a swell idea.

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After the intensity of a 365 Living Curiously project, veg-ing is overrated.  I'm a bit . . . . bored.

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I'm not the kind of person who does well with time on her hands.  I like projects.  Without a project, I resort to mind-numbing activities such as watching too many DVR'd episodes of <em>Real Housewives</em>.

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Last night, in my greatest moment of shame yet, I found myself glued to <em>E! News</em>.  Unfortunately, I am not making this up for comedic value.  I really am <em>that pathetic</em>.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #800080;"><strong>So....one more week to go!  Yay!  I'll be back with Lost Footage from the Late Bloomer Vaults as well as a few Real Time Surprises through 2011.</strong></span>

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #800080;"><strong>On January 1, 2012 we will launch into Chapter Two:  The Year of . . . . (Shhhhh....It's a secret for now!)</strong></span>

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For those of you interested in joining my Wishing Club* aka a book club focused on the book <em>The Wishing Year</em>, I have started a discussion board on the Diary of a Late Bloomer facebook page.  As <a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/coffee-talk/275019/" target="_blank"><strong>Linda Richman</strong> </a>would say, "Discuss!"  (Go <strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=155985501079157&amp;topic=376" target="_blank">here </a></strong>to do just that.)

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As for the next week . . . .

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As God is my witness, I will never watch <em>E! News</em> again!

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* You can read more about the Wishing Club<strong><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/2011/10/25/day-364-would-you-like-to-join-my-wishing-club/" target="_blank"> here.</a></strong>  For now, just start reading the book, Cupcake.  We're reading from now through December 10th-ish.

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** Before I found myself swimming in the <em>E! News</em> gutter, I used my brain cells to contrive a cerebral Halloween team costume idea for the Halloween Party over at Noble Publishing Superpower.  The costume?  Henry VIII and His 6 Wives.  (#6 is not pictured above because she had to leave early.  She chose her unbelievably adorable newborn bundle of joy over us.  Go figure!)

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #800080;"><strong>We won "Most Innovative".</strong></span>

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I've never seen the show <em>Modern Family</em>, but I was told that our little office episode was something right out of this reputedly smart and clever show.  Perhaps I could watch this week in an attempt to restore the brain cells lost during <em>E! News.</em>

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I cannot take full credit for this unique costuming idea which <em>I am sure</em> will be all the rage next Halloween.  It takes a village -- or a few colleagues -- to dream up an idea this "innovative".  A shout out to Mr. Now-Not-So-New Male Team Member and Megan, as well as to my other teammates who always humor me by playing along on bloggy days and beyond.

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