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(September 08, 2007) Our Work Is Never Over

As time goes on, I realize more and more that the less you do to change things, the more things stay the same. That should be an obvious statement, but it came to me as an epiphany today. My life has always been about change, so to realize that things...

(June 23, 2007) Answering Questions About Braces

Adult braces... No fun, right? Well, mine are off, so I can say, "Haha, suckers!" Well, surprise, surprise, I answer a lot of emails with questions about braces. I don't mind at all; I think it is quite flattering that anyone would like my opinion on anything. One of these...

(February 12, 2007) Ready, Set... Taxes?

As some of you may know, I like to do my own taxes. And sometimes my family's too. Since it's tax time again --yes, I like to do them early-- I thought I'd post some websites that might interest a few of you, Americans. I haven't used any of the...

(November 01, 2006) Booty, booty, booty, booty, rockin' everywhere

Since I'm going to a wedding this weekend, I've been mentally going through my closet. I haven't begun to decide what to wear, but I've certainly been keeping a few things in mind: Blue and White Paul Frank dress that is too tight around the gluteus maximus... CHECK Dark Blue...

(August 23, 2006) She Poppin She Rollin' She Rollin'

There's a part of me that has always wished I were a minimalist. Seriously, how great would it be to live a life of clean lines, clean colors, and clean sheets? Linen and natural and fiberous, with just the bare necessities. Every once in a while I get in a...

(July 22, 2006) Baring My Guts To The World

I went out last night with my new coworkers to the tiki karaoke bar, Alibi. After one margarita, a Samoan Sunset, another fruity drink, singing songs ranging from Billy Ray Cyrus to Talking Heads, 103 degree weather... I ended up praying to the porcelain god this morning. Ugh, it was...

(June 24, 2006) Since it had four sturdy legs and three horns on its face, that means I'm stubborn yet reliable!

Richard Stevens says "I believe that people who do not have a favorite dinosaur are people who did not have a proper childhood." I could not agree more. While growing up, my favorite was the Triceratops, but recently (and perhaps due to the popularity of Jurassic Park), I find Raptors...

(April 22, 2006) Earth Day Lesson

Holy crap, it's Earth Day. Also known as that day, several years ago, that Tommy Hilfiger gave me a free tree to plant with a purchase of Tommy Girl Cologne. Yea for Tommy saving the world one teenage girl at a time! Well, I laugh now, but at the time,...

(January 10, 2006) don't buy diamonds, don't buy Nestle, and don't buy anything

A friend decided to share "Ten Reasons Why You Should Never Accept a Diamond Ring from Anyone, Under Any Circumstances, Even If They Really Want to Give You One" with me tonight. Perhaps because I'm one of the last to be engaged, but also because I'm notorious for being pathetically...

(August 19, 2005) Are you registered R, D, or N?

I am hoping that everyone here is registered to vote. Of course, I know that with age limitations and sometimes just plain laziness or ignorance, that is probably not the case --but a girl can hope. Few of you may know that the party you choose to be affiliated with...

(August 16, 2005) Quote of the day

There are some very funny people at my internship. I wish I could post everything that occurs in the mailing list, but there's probably an unspoken rule against that. I just thought I'd share a token by Allison, my fellow female techie. "I've always found it ironic that we champion...

(August 13, 2005) Days Later And This Quote Still Makes Me Chuckle

"Politics is show business for ugly people." Celebrities and Politicians definitley share the ego factor. So is the internet show business for ugly, nerdy people? Or ugly, lazy people? Or ugly people with low self esteem? Or not even ugly at all? Some blogs are definitley like D-list status preteen...

(July 08, 2005) This week was tough at Internship

Schedule has been ridiculously hard. Today I woke up at 5am, to get to bus at 5:45am, so I am at my internship at 7:15am. Boyfriend works graveyard, 7pm until 7am. He drives to the internship office, so we can chat for 30 minutes. Then, I have internship work to...

(June 14, 2005) 12 hours a day?!?

Yesterday I was at my internship 8:30am-8:30pm, today I started at 7:30am to meet my mentor, and now I end the day with phone-banking until "whenever we finish." (Btw, phone-banking has nothing to do with an actual bank, like I originally thought it did!) I'm going to start right after...

(June 09, 2005) Moving, Moving, Moving

The idea of moving is fun. The process of moving sucks. That is all....

(December 26, 2004) Braces For Christmas

I don't know why, but this year I thought the hoopla over Christmas was really lame. And, in my honest opinion, I think America has too many holidays. I enjoy the days off, but honestly, I would like some stores to be open so I could actually do something with...

(December 10, 2004) I've Been Told I'm on Good Drugs

Going on day number three. Have 15 pills of 'Acetaminophen & Hydrocodone' left. Have never taken pain medication before, but I've been told this is the good stuff. Note: This is the first time I've been awake for more than an hour since Wednesday. I take my medicine every four...

(November 03, 2004) Advice of the Day

Remember - if what you're doing isn't working, change what you're doing. It may not be better than the first thing, but at least it's something else to try....

(October 02, 2004) Apparently, I'm Racist

My roommates are hung over, so I went over to the store. They said they wanted saltines, because that would help them. I was a little confused about what saltines were, so I figure they're crackers, but the guy at the store says nope, they're salty crackers. Guy At Store:...

(June 23, 2004) Meeting the New Doctor

I met my new doctor today. It was really time consuming. I had to fill out all these forms because I was new to the office, and then they were asking me all these questions --and, on top of it, my insurance was being silly. Office Lady: Umm. Okay. So,...

(April 19, 2004) My First Speeding Ticket

I received my first speeding ticket yesterday. I cried... a lot. There's no feeling like a speeding ticket. It's that last minute glance to the side of the road, seeing the cop, automatically taking your foot off the gas pedal whilst looking at the speedometer. Then, for a split second,...

(April 04, 2004) If I were President of the United States

I think the government should give everyone free high speed internet. I don't know why I just thought of this, but I think it's very important. If I were President, I would wire the nation. Or make it wireless. One or the other, but nobody should still be on the...

(March 17, 2004) My Biggest Fear

I visited with Mary yesterday. It was her birthday. We started talking about our biggest fears. Hers has always been very Dawn of the Dead-esque. (When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth. Being the last person around, etc.) My biggest fear has always been...

(November 12, 2003) Why does it surprise friends to see my nose piercing?

From previous attempts, I thought my nose stud did not could not move. It really does not budge when I play around with it, in or outside of my nose. Yet, from an unintentional yank from it getting stuck on my shower loofah --I realized I was wrong. Very wrong....