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		<title>OCD: Out of the Closet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OCD
Our Obsessive Compulsive tendencies used to be private, and they were hidden because we were ashamed of our compulsiveness.
But that all changed once we got a hold of &#8220;blogs&#8221;. There is a blog for everyone and every compulsion. From bad cake decorating to a fascination with the morbid. Out there, there is someone else totally fascinated with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opheliaswims.com/blog/?p=881</link>
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		<title>One Bowl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Oliver Twist has asked for more!&#8221; &#8211; Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
We are a lucky lot to be able to ask for more and not be recriminated for it. It is American to ask for more, more of everything. The more you have, the higher the standing you have. You can sit on a mountain [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opheliaswims.com/blog/?p=878</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Fear the DIY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I sat on a panel up in Portland OR, the topic was DIY and will it threaten the livelihood industrial designer.
Since the beginning of time we have been a DIY society. DIY is about saving money by &#8220;doing it yourself&#8221;, from home repairs to making a sweater for your son. The idea of a homemade [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opheliaswims.com/blog/?p=875</link>
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		<title>WEb 2.0 &gt; App 1.0</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There is no difference between Time and any of the three dimensions of Space except that our consciousness moves along it.&#8221; From the Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Before the internet, change was measured in increments that spanned years, now it is measured in versions. MORE&#62;

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		<link>http://www.opheliaswims.com/blog/?p=872</link>
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		<title>Her Choice Her Voice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy 
-  Louisa May Alcott

From the Slips of Paper Collection

Based on :
Cleopatra with an Asp
Guido Reni (4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642)
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		<link>http://www.opheliaswims.com/blog/?p=868</link>
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		<title>DIY &amp; the future of Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday evening August 3 from 7-10:00pm at Ziba, Portland OR.

Our panelists are:
Lauren Holden Kilbane – freelance Brand, Consumer and Experience Strategist, Creative Director/Copywriter, Travel Writer and Recipe Tester.
Spencer Nikosey – Alum, Designer, Entrepreneur and Founder of Killspencer
Martin Smith - Chair Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and former Chair of Product Design at Art Center
Ophelia [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opheliaswims.com/blog/?p=864</link>
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		<title>Opening the door without permisson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not in my backyard, or to be more precise, not in my Facebook.
I received an invite to join BranchOut, a new application on Facebook that allows me to see where my friends work, where friends of friends work, and to expand my career network. MORE&#62;

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		<link>http://www.opheliaswims.com/blog/?p=856</link>
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		<title>Small Explorations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Koloist, small explorations in the Kolo travel book. MORE&#62;
Thank you Heather Covault at Kolo for your support and kindness!

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		<link>http://www.opheliaswims.com/blog/?p=852</link>
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		<title>Over the Wall Into the Blue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The large light filled room was white; the cool light from the blue sky gave the space an underwater crystal sharpness, I was wearing a flowing blue and white halter dress, music played in the large foyer. I looked over to the musicians and one of them was my ex-husband. I looked around and walked [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opheliaswims.com/blog/?p=843</link>
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		<title>Bringing back the Oldies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was a Columnist for the critically acclaimed technology/business blog How To Split An Atom for the amazing Steve Spalding.
How To Split An Atom
Articles for How To Split An Atom
Purgatory
The Fun Fair
True Believers
Hand Over Hand
Wind Sock
The Handshake
31 Million Flavors
You Are Invited
Anatomy of a Coffee Stain
The Dead Mail Dept.
The Dinosaurs of Tomorrow
Only On Sundays
There is no [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.opheliaswims.com/blog/?p=840</link>
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