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Monday Miscellany

1. I saw 2012 this weekend. It was...not good. Not even for people like me, who love disaster movies . More on why it wasn't a good movie for me, personally, later this week, but really, save your money. All the best destruction happens in the previews. 2. Last week I failed to buy a car. Or, rather, I should say that the dealership I wanted to buy a car from failed to sell me a car. My official explanation for their failure is this: they failed to engage in a serious discussion about price. I know! A used car dealership decided that, instead of trying to talk me into buying a car I (a) really wanted (b) already had financing for and (c) had already had inspected by my mechanic, they would rather let me walk away than engage in a serious discussion about price.* I guess the economy is recovering after all. :) 3. I find that watching old episodes of The West Wing helps me with my snappy banter. 4. I went to the local Nanowrimo write-in on Thursday, which was fun. Wr