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New Year, new Blog!

Hey guys,

I know I have not posted in almost two years but I decided to try this blogging thingy one more time! Originally this blog was meant soley for class purposes but lately I have been itching to find a new outlet to express myself, and what better way to do that than to blog? I don't believe in twitter so really this is the only way for me to go. Oh by the way I think I will change the name of this blog as I haven't been in the Linguistics of Food in two years! Its high time I change the scope of this blog to something more personal and more me.
While change is on the agenda that does not mean I will stop talking about food! On the contrary, I cannot get enough of food and I plan on pulling a Julie and Julia. More to come soon!

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