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		<title>Bookishness is in my blood&#8230;god help me</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2009/02/18/bookishness-is-in-my-bloodgod-help-me</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Nerdom]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Death of publishing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[James P Blaylock]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mean, I have a master&#8217;s in English, an MFA in creative writing, teach writing and I work in a bookstore. You all (all six of you) know this. Everyday, though, I am starting to become ever more concerned about the state of publishing/books/literacy in this country. Remember the HarperCollins … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2009/02/18/bookishness-is-in-my-bloodgod-help-me"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Second Post Today, Also Not a Comic</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2009/02/13/second-post-today-also-not-a-comic</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Nerdom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bay to Breakers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HarperCollins now just Harper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kindle 2]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[See, I have free time today between class and work. I also have a short story to finish but there were some news style items from the past week I wanted to highlight. First off, HarperCollins is now just Harper, I guess. It was announced this week that the Collins … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2009/02/13/second-post-today-also-not-a-comic"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reports of my demise have been&#8230;slightly&#8230;exaggerated.</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2009/02/04/reports-of-my-demise-have-beenslightlyexaggerated</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Nerdom]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coraline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Neil Gaiman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phineas and Ferb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romantic-style-comedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Graveyard Book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The kids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So it has been a month since the renewal of the gregorian calendar we affectionately know as &#8220;the new year&#8221; and there has been little to no activity on the ol&#8217; NR. I am, in theory, less busy now than when I was still in school. I&#8217;m only teaching one … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2009/02/04/reports-of-my-demise-have-beenslightlyexaggerated"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Just a bit before the real post</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/11/22/just-a-bit-before-the-real-post</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aleister Gilgrim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Nerdom]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oddities]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not gonna make a long post here, because there&#8217;s to be a longer one up on NR soon enough. But in the same vein as the upcoming NR post (WITH a NEW comic!) I also made this quick gif which i thought I would share&#8230; and yes, I have absolutely … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/11/22/just-a-bit-before-the-real-post"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Ever Wanted to Meet My Hero&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/28/in-case-you-ever-wanted-to-meet-my-hero</link>
		<comments>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/28/in-case-you-ever-wanted-to-meet-my-hero#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Nerdom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James P Blaylock]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s your chance! For those of you who don&#8217;t know, James P Blaylock&#8217;s (yes THAT James P Blaylock) latest novel, Knights of the Cornerstone comes out on December 2nd. I believe I mentioned that he will be at Mysterious Galaxy on December 13th, but if you live north of San … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/28/in-case-you-ever-wanted-to-meet-my-hero"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Instead of a comic&#8230;.?</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/25/instead-of-a-comic</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aleister Gilgrim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Nerdom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apologies for not updating the comic yesterday as planned it should be up either Mon or Sun&#8230;. put simply, shit is wack, and shit done got out of hand. But so it goes. But, instead of comic, how about a live appearance, and better yet how about the chance to … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/25/instead-of-a-comic"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some Interesting Developments</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/16/some-interesting-developments</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Nerdom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invisible Escalators]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Behold&#8230; Your regularly scheduled comics will continue shortly. Until then, I did want to take a moment to offer to all faithful Normalinauts a piece of literary advice. Another member of my graduate program has started a facebook group to promote / advertise / publicize his novel Invisible Escalators. I&#8217;ve … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/16/some-interesting-developments"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Attention Exsulis: Engage Nerdgasm!</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/09/attention-exsulis-engage-nerdgasm</link>
		<comments>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/09/attention-exsulis-engage-nerdgasm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Nerdom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Sanderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nergasm!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After it was announced that Brandon Sanderson would be the man to finish The Wheel of Time, our friend Exsulis took it upon himself to read everything that Mr. Sanderson has written. Well, I&#8217;m trying to remember Exsulis&#8217; exact itinerary (he&#8217;s headed off to the land of koalas) but I&#8217;m … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/09/attention-exsulis-engage-nerdgasm"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Checking In</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/07/checking-in-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/07/checking-in-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Nerdom]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Don DeLillo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[I am the winner!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gilgrim has informed me that he might have a signing event coming up later this month. The exact day/time/location are, as of this moment, unknown to me but I can assure you that when I know, you will know. This is fortuitous because I&#8217;ve had two copies of the Cemetarians … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/10/07/checking-in-2"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I am a swimming in, how do you say, books.</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/09/30/i-am-a-swimming-in-how-do-you-say-books</link>
		<comments>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/09/30/i-am-a-swimming-in-how-do-you-say-books#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Nerdom]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m reading three books right now; Geek Love, The Street of Crocodiles, and The Posthumous Memories of Bras Cubas.  I just finished The Names three days ago.  I&#8217;m also trying to write three (reasonably short) papers and grade 37. As I type this, there are more than 25 books in … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/09/30/i-am-a-swimming-in-how-do-you-say-books"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Of course we knew how it would end.</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/09/08/of-course-we-knew-how-it-would-end</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JK Rowling, having scored one for the BIG GUY, has won her copyright case against Steven Vander Ark and his publisher RDR Books. You, faithful Normalinauts, may remember I opined on this subject most vehemently once&#8230; To this day it remains one of the busiest, in terms of site views, … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/09/08/of-course-we-knew-how-it-would-end"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>JK Rowling has deigned that the &#8220;little people&#8221; are allowed to read.</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/07/31/jk-rowling-has-deigned-that-the-little-people-are-allowed-to-read</link>
		<comments>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/07/31/jk-rowling-has-deigned-that-the-little-people-are-allowed-to-read#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Horribly Unnecessary Collectors Editions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember when JK Rowling, saint that she is, made seven bourgeoisie copies of Tales of Beedle the Bard, and auctioned one off for charity? Well, I guess she decided that more than 7 people should be allowed to read the thing because it&#8217;s going to be released to the public … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/07/31/jk-rowling-has-deigned-that-the-little-people-are-allowed-to-read"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Either this guy is stupid or&#8230;no, he&#8217;s just stupid.</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/07/11/either-this-guy-is-stupid-orno-hes-just-stupid</link>
		<comments>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/07/11/either-this-guy-is-stupid-orno-hes-just-stupid#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Retarded Criminals and/or Businessmen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So a dude walks into a library in D.C. with a copy of Shakespeare&#8217;s first folio and asks if the staff there can authenticate it. It just so happens that exact folio was stolen from Durham University Library (in Jolly ol&#8217; England!) 10 years ago. The guy claims to have … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/07/11/either-this-guy-is-stupid-orno-hes-just-stupid"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vague Impressions and Writing Related News</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/06/11/vague-impressions-and-writing-related-news</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things of a nature most interesting are evolving for gilgrim, myself, maybe the both of us together(?)&#8230; Everything not connected to my current &#8220;job&#8221; today has been very good indeed. The &#8220;job,&#8221; well&#8230; A few pieces of interesting writing news, two via Mojo, one via Gaiman: First, this story about … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/06/11/vague-impressions-and-writing-related-news"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More Delay Horrors&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/06/06/more-delay-horrors</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kilian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For me, this has been a thoroughly terrible week. Mostly thanks to family related issues, I&#8217;ve not slept very much, or very well. I&#8217;m tired, and bitter, and sick of being at work. For Gilgrim, as near as I can tell from our scant communiques of the past few days, … <a href="http://www.normalityrestored.com/2008/06/06/more-delay-horrors"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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