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breaking up with your therapist

April 23, 2009

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breaking up with your therapist

Thank you for taking the time to meet with Stephanie and me yesterday.  You seem like a very nice person and your studies are consistent with Stephanie’s desired counseling techniques as well.  Upon leaving we did have some questions.
The…

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he said, she said: couples therapy starts now

April 22, 2009

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when you’re in the mood: clothes a la mode

April 20, 2009

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when you’re in the mood: clothes a la mode

 
I’m sure it’s a Mars and Venus in the Bedroom thing (Yes, I’ve read this book). Or written in some 1001 Ways To Be Romantic book: a tip for men, to help them understand woman. Something like, "If she…

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“If you were to die, which of your friends would you want your partner to end up with?”

April 17, 2009

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“If you were to die, which of your friends would you want your partner to end up with?”

I have a big mouth. All those times I’ve completed the Myers-Briggs test, something hasn’t added up right. It always pegs me as an introvert. I certainly don’t see myself as an introvert, just moody. Sometimes I’m that person at…

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is there a corpse in jennifer aniston’s cargo?

April 16, 2009

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is there a corpse in jennifer aniston’s cargo?

Henrik Ibsen, a 19th century Norwegian dramatist, has likened not "getting over it" to carrying a corpse in the cargo of a boat.  That is to say, we can try to sail forward, brave new waters, but if you’re carrying…

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easter sunday drive(L)

April 14, 2009

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easter sunday drive(L)

 
PHIL:  I love marketing as much as the next guy but you see that?
STEPHANIE: What?
 
PHIL:  The Walgreens electric billboard.  "Scott toilet paper $1.49. six rolls"
 
STEPHANIE: And?
 
PHIL:  Someone decided the best way to…

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love: it’s a sadass coldplay song. sorry, but it is.

April 11, 2009

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love: it’s a sadass coldplay song. sorry, but it is.

 
I was dating Oliver, who believed Coldplay’s "The Scientist" was actually about a scientist.
"Have you not listened to the lyrics?" I asked as I swigged down the last of our wine.
"Yes, baby, and it’s very sad. No…

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celebrating pain, and all that comes with it

April 8, 2009

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celebrating pain, and all that comes with it

 
Kind of weird if you really stop to think about, the notion of birthdays. Celebrating the day your mother asked for more drugs. The day she was terrified of having your father in the delivery room, for fear of…

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