An American reviews Doctor Who

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Could someone please explain to me why it's such a big deal? A few days ago news broke that Peter Capaldi would be replacing Matt Smith as the Doctor. The blogosphere exploded. The American scratched her head in wonder. 

So I finally hankered down to watch my first episode on a friend's couch last week.

Why you should switch to eBooks

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I have every book I've ever read. I keep them all stacked in rows upon rows of novels, and wedge the excess in sideways. Fairy tales, fantasy, the Dragon Chronicles (when I went through a dragon phase) the classics, the Unicorn Chronicles (when I went through a unicorn phase), scripts for my first school plays, science fiction, books on magazine publishing (when I realized I wanted to be a journalist) and my first favorite books: The Harry Potter series. 

Unfortunately my apetite for reading has put my parents through hell.

My secret weapon

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I'm not very good at applying makeup, but I'm awesome at taking it off. I can't risk raccoon eyes in the rain or if I spontaneously burst into tears so all my eye makeup is waterproof. The problem is, mascara is the hardest thing to remove, and sometimes I would wake up looking like a hungover hooker. My secret weapon: