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MAGPIE
A lifestyle blog that's kind of a mess from a broad just doing her best
The magpie is a mouthy bird who hoards sentimentality, lives unabashedly, and will eat almost everything. That is me. I’m the magpie. Also my name is Maggie. See what I did there?
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The greatest di…
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. -William Jones
maggiemac
Mar 17, 20141 min read
Adventures in Linguistic Analysis!
This video is crazy cool. She speaks gibberish in different languages to show how it sounds to foreigners. It’s also extremely...
maggiemac
Mar 17, 20141 min read
Book Review: Divergent
Alternative Title: Adventures in Half-hearted Dystopian Futures *Author’s Note: I had a lot of fun writing the movie reviews so I thought...
maggiemac
Mar 12, 20142 min read
MASKS by Shel S…
MASKS by Shel Silverstein She had blue skin, And so did he. He kept it hid And so did she. They searched for blue Their whole life...
maggiemac
Mar 11, 20141 min read
I Do Love Literary Humor
Alternative Title: Adventures in Well-Read Funnies Author’s Note: These make me laugh and I hope they make you too! (Just click on them...
maggiemac
Mar 10, 20141 min read
Music Installment #3: Songs of My Childhood
Alternative Title: Adventures in Auditory Memory [Author’s Note: This is a completely different list than songs that I know from my...
maggiemac
Mar 10, 20143 min read
That is part of…
That is part of the beauty of literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated...
maggiemac
Mar 5, 20141 min read
Fascinating People in History: Nancy Wake
*Author’s Note: She just lived a fascinating life. None of use today can even imagine risking our lives like she did; heck, we can rarely...
maggiemac
Mar 5, 20142 min read
500 Days of JUST LOVE HIM ALREADY!
As this desperately frustrating yet charming film starts off: “This is a story of boy meets girl. The boy, Tom Hansen of Margate, New...
maggiemac
Mar 3, 20141 min read
The best moment…
The best moments in reading are when you come across something- a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things- which you had thought...
maggiemac
Mar 1, 20141 min read
Wit
Wit is educated insolence. -Aristotle #quotes
maggiemac
Mar 1, 20141 min read
Fascinating People in History: Hugh O’Flaherty
*Author’s Note: I’ve been compiling lists upon lists on my computer desktop for years now because I’m an information hoarder. I started...
maggiemac
Feb 28, 20142 min read
Music Installment #2
Alternative Title: Adventures in Pop Alternatives Sometimes all I want to do is listen to something peppy and upbeat but not have to deal...
maggiemac
Feb 24, 20141 min read
Imaginary Conversations with CS Lewis
As I’m reading “Mere Christianity” for a class, I came across a quote that I’m sure CS Lewis would say in response to the whole Miley...
maggiemac
Feb 23, 20141 min read
Looks Like I’m in Europe Again…
Alternative Title: Adventures in Cultural Studies It turns out I’m not in the United States. As I look around at the birthplace of the...
maggiemac
Feb 23, 20143 min read
Ever Watched Disney Lately?
Alternative Title: Does “Beauty and the Beast” Contain Any Logic? *As any college-aged girl will tell you, usually in a high-pitched...
maggiemac
Feb 21, 20142 min read
Music Installment #1
Alternative Title: To Be Quieted *Author’s note: I thought I’d start sharing some of my mood music. I am one of those people whose moods...
maggiemac
Feb 21, 20141 min read
Minuit à Paris
Author’s Note: this is my very first attempt in movie criticism. I might enjoy it so much I continue. Even though this Woody Allen flick...
maggiemac
Feb 19, 20141 min read
An Open Letter to the Author of “Don’t Date a Girl who Travels”
Alternative Title: Adventures In Trying to Understand My Generation *Disclaimer: I did my very best to write in the approved style of...
maggiemac
Feb 18, 20143 min read
Provencal Photos
I compiled all my favorite pictures from France in chronological order with my favorite song that I really think captured the semester....
maggiemac
Feb 10, 20141 min read
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