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conversations I would have with my younger self

November 1, 2009

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What would I say, if I could, to my younger self?  You know, if we went for drinks at a Mexican joint, and I began a sentence with, "Okay, there’s something you should know…" what would follow?  It’s easy to…

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the secrets of objects

August 12, 2009

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the secrets of objects

(Finding the Extraordinary on an ordinary rainy day)
I sometimes think there are hidden secrets in our lives. Not things that we don’t want to tell people, or things about which we’re embarrassed, but the kind of secrets the universe…

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a death row pardon 2 minutes too late

February 25, 2009

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a death row pardon 2 minutes too late

“I‘m afraid that if I start dreaming, I’ll lose my way.” I wrote it in my journal just the other day and immediately saw the irony. When we stop following our dreams, isn’t that when we’ve lost our way and…

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win or lose love

October 13, 2008

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win or lose love

When it comes to weddings, I think of breakup songs, and when it comes to birthdays, I think of death. I’m still the girl who smears her name with her pinky, and wears the cake icing on her nose before…

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imperfect love

September 3, 2008

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imperfect love

Whether we insist on sleeping without socks, or if we’re the type who unconsciously squints when we really like something, we want so much to be adored for our sidelines. For the little things most people miss, the smaller streets.…

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why we look our best + realize it least

May 13, 2008

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why we look our best + realize it least

Upon viewing some of my past skinny pictures, someone recently commented, "Seeing how amazing you look at 118 pounds, what keeps you from going on an extreme diet to recapture that?" I have an answer.

Ignoring the wrongs of "extreme…

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the line outside the velvet ropes of the wiggle room

November 13, 2007

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the line outside the velvet ropes of the wiggle room

I didn’t so much mind the velvet ropes, just the bouncers and the authority games.  Being on the list.  Even being at a place with a list.  It was annoying and not at all who I was.  And even at…

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mean people suck, what will you suck back?

October 25, 2007

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mean people suck, what will you suck back?

Imagine, as you must, that I get a pile of shit everyday from drive-by readers who want to bitch me out because they honestly believe I write this blog to entertain them.  Now double it.  I of course get your…

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