Archive | June, 2007

splendors in the grass

June 28, 2007

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cows, pigs, chicken, and things

June 25, 2007

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At a certain point "just" just ain’t gonna fly.  "I just gave birth to twins" stops being just, just about when exactly?  When can it stop being an excuse for your weight or fatigue?  "We just moved in" isn’t really…

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the beatles lied

June 22, 2007

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I was watching her microwave a bagel when she said it.  It was one of those moments where your actions make you completely unaware that you’re even having a conversation.  My mouth was moving, and we were most certainly talking,…

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cougars and kittens

June 19, 2007

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cougars and kittens

"No, it's cool.  You can totally call, but don’t freak if someone else picks up" said Justin Silverman, the young boy I was dating who still lived with a roommate.  Worse yet, it was a female roommate, which always made…

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thank god for small miracles

June 18, 2007

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thank god for small miracles

And for email.  Said in a deep sing-song voice to the sad (read: hated!) tune from Oklahoma announcing “Pore Jud is Daid,” I’m here to say “My mac is dead.”  The hardware went kaput.  I backup regularly enough, but I…

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heavy weights

June 14, 2007

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heavy weights

So it’s no secret that I’m obsessed with Bravo’s Top Chef.  I’ve been known to watch the rerun marathons, just because, well, because I can.  No matter that I watch each episode at least twice, I’ll still manage to leave…

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porridge

June 13, 2007

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I knew it as hot cereal they ate in nursery rhymes, or perhaps in Oliver.  Though maybe that was gruel.  It looked like Cream of Wheat, farina, something from my own childhood.  I was passing it down to a new…

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hermes scarves and babies

June 13, 2007

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