Moral: Julie and I met while BEING AWESOME.
СВЕТИ ГЕОРГИActual conversation in the car on the way home from dinner:
Cassidy: Mom, how did you meet Julie?
Ben: In a strip club.
Me: OMG we did NOT MEET in s STRIP CLUB. WHY WOULD YOU EVEN?! DUDE!
Cassidy: hahahaah So, how did you meet her?
Me: Street racing.
Ben: BECAUSE THAT IS SO MUCH BETTER!
Me: Yes, it is.
Naked dancer or criminal street racer. Pick your poison.
My poison was driving fast down long straight farm roads in the dead of night.
Moral: Julie and I met while BEING AWESOME.
Ask & Answer!
БогородицаI’m bored and all you people need to amuse me so ASK! QUESTIONS! Going to try and answer AT LEAST two a week in a video. They’ll be crappy iPhone videos but still. I’m lazy and don’t want to type so instead you all get to see my awesome mug. I promise next time to put SOMETHING on my face other than brownie crumbs. I forgot my makeup bag at home today so never put any on and wasn’t about to for a 2 minute video. HA!
GO!
I’m going to go make some bacon.
So about a month ago I decided that I needed to eat Mexican food or I would die after physically harming every living creature within 75 miles. I might have been a little premenstrual. Or a lot, whatever.
I love Mexican food. When I want to feel like a kid again, it’s my go to meal. I was lucky enough to be raised with a Mexican extended family. Like, REAL Mexican. Not that Americanized crap you get in a restaurant with premade tortillas and rice from a mix. Enchiladas made with love, mole made with 84 ingredients and simmered ALL DAY LONG then eaten with a batch of tortillas made fresh that day with REAL ACTUAL LARD from a tub. Real Mexican food is made with tubs of lard. TUBS OF LARD, PEOPLE.
Ben: Why do you want Mexican food?
Me: I don’t WANT Mexican food, I need it.
Ben: …
Me: Don’t look at me like that. LOOK AT MY OVARIES!
Ben: You are going to feel like shit later.
Me: No I won’t. Mexican food is MAGIC.
Ben: Yes, stomach aches are magic.
Me: Enchiladas.
Ben: Endless bathroom trips.
Me: Nachos.
We ended up getting Mexican food. Before I put my fork down the magic stomach ache started. As we were leaving the restaurant I started to blame Ben for allowing me to make such a stupid, estrogen driven decision. WHAT WAS HE THINKING!?
I was up ALL NIGHT LONG. The cramps. And the magic stomach ache.
It was bad.
So the next morning I was up before everybody else which is not something that happens on a weekend. EVER.
Cassidy was walking downstairs as I was sitting on the couch after having spent about 20 agonizing minutes in the downstairs bathroom finally ridding myself of all that lardy Mexican poison. LARD IS POISON, PEOPLE!
Cassidy: *deep breath*
Me: *looks innocent* Dude, sorry. I totally turned the fan on.
Cassidy: Did you make… bacon?
Me: What?
Cassidy: It smells like bacon, did you make breakfast?
Me: WHAT!?
Cassidy: I smell bacon!
Me: The only thing I’ve made today is POOP!
Cassidy: What?
Me: I made poop and YOU THINK IT SMELLS LIKE BACON!
Cassidy: EWWWWWWWWW!
Me: HAHAHAHA Mexican food is MAGIC!
For the past month when anybody needs to, you know, do THAT BUSINESS in the bathroom we refer to it as “makin’ bacon” or “I’m going to go make bacon”.
There are three morals to this story:
- Mexican food is MAGIC.
- Teenager are actually CRAZY.
- My poop smells like BACON. Fuck roses, man. BACON!
MAGIC. CRAZY. BACON.
IN ALL CAPS.
Aren’t you glad I blogged now, honey?
No eggrolls for you!
While watching the funeral scene in Grand Torino there were people carrying in platters PILED with food on them for the old grouchy guy because his wife died and I guess they assumed that men aren’t capable of making a sandwich or something.
Me: We should pretend like I died. For the food. Then, when people get here we can be all HAHAH JUST KIDDING… but leave the eggrolls.
Ben: I think that’s a good idea. But let’s not pretend.
Me: …
Ben: haha I was kidding.
Me: I am blogging this right now.
Ben: Why are you suddenly blogging everything I’m saying!?
Because, Ben! There needs to be a public record of things like this. Now watch, when I die, YOU AREN’T GOING TO GET ANY EGGROLLS!
HA!
NO PRESSURE!
Ben is pretty awesome at a lot of things. LOTS! Like, he’s very good at never EVER leaving a toilet seat up. He’s a champion cookie eater. And he’s the best dog cuddler you will EVER MEET.
But one thing he’s far above average at is driving. We joke back and forth quite often (mainly I joke) about who is a better driver but he is hands down one of the best drivers I’ve ever gotten into a car with. And I don’t just mean every day driving around town. I mean like, get him on a track and he will give you a ride like you have never had before. The times I rode with him I often hopped between THIS IS TOTALLY AWESOME and OMG WE ARE GOING TOO FAST TO MAKE THAT TURN then followed that up by I AM GOING TO HURL GET ME OUT OF THIS CAR!!
Watching these videos often makes me nauseated. When you are in the car, those high speed turns, the force of the car fighting against what all the laws of nature say should not be possible… the video just doesn’t do it justice. It’s a pretty awesome feeling.
Ben hasn’t driven like that since his accident. I know he misses it. It’s in his nature.
So Monday when he sent me an email about going Karting with some of the guys from work I was like YES! GO DO THAT! Because Ben after driving fast is the best kind of Ben to be around.
I was totally kidding.
Kind of.
But I had no doubt that he’d come home with these:
It’s a good thing too because he’s also an excellent source of heat on cold nights. I can’t imagine how much it would cost me to have to try and stay warm if he wasn’t around.
Happily married for 1367 days.
Tonight as Ben was explaining something to me:
Ben: It’s happening consistently and regularly.
Me: Consistently and regularly is redundant.
Ben: You aren’t contributing to the conversation.
Me: I’m contributing to your education.
Ben: You are contributing to my hand to your face.
Me: HAHAHAH! BLOGGING THIS RIGHT NOW!
<3
This is normal. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Moral: Julie and I met while BEING AWESOME.
СВЕТИ ГЕОРГИActual conversation in the car on the way home from dinner: Cassidy: Mom, how did you meet Julie? Ben: In a strip club. Me: OMG we [...]
23
Ask & Answer!
БогородицаI’m bored and all you people need to amuse me so ASK! QUESTIONS! Going to try and answer AT LEAST two a week in a video. They’ll [...]
19
I’m going to go make some bacon.
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23
No eggrolls for you!
While watching the funeral scene in Grand Torino there were people carrying in platters PILED with food on them for the old grouchy guy because his wife [...]
22
NO PRESSURE!
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20
Happily married for 1367 days.
Tonight as Ben was explaining something to me: Ben: It’s happening consistently and regularly. Me: Consistently and regularly is redundant. Ben: You aren’t contributing to the conversation. [...]
19
I blame Edward Cullen.
So yeah. NaBloPoMo. Fail. I blame Edward Cullen. Thursday was crazy. I bought tickets for The midnight premier of Breaking Dawn Part 1 at the beginning of [...]
17
Postdate.
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16
Question and Answers with Cassidy. Two years later.
February of 2009 I shot this video of the Cassidy. She said something funny and I was like WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!? So I grabbed the [...]
15
Ummm, yeah.
I really hate to do this, HATE, but I’m kind of phoning it in today. I’ve been trying to find a new theme to put up here [...]
14
Fire list.
Most people who know me know that I’m agnostic. I have a science mind. I believe proof. If you can prove to me that Santa Clause is [...]
13
1 year with Samus.
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12
Saturday Snapsots.
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11
Ranty Friday.
So I’m feeling a bit better. Man, I read through those last few blog posts and kind of wanted to punch past me in the face. Seriously, [...]
10
Thursday Meme Fail
I was going to cop out of this post by doing a Thursday type meme but I looked and all of the ones I found were lame [...]
9
Wordless Wednesday. Except I use words.
Good News: I didn’t cry at all today. Bad News: I ALMOST cried when I let The Hormones talk me into eating a bagel at a meeting [...]
8
Tune in tomorrow when I cry because the toilet paper is on the roll the wrong way.
You guys, I’M SORRY. I apologize in advance for how much this post sucks. My day was just, you know, a day. Wake up before the sun, [...]
7
Time change should be outlawed. For the airheads.
This time change thing? Yeah, not meant for people of the airhead population. First of all, Ben’s been replacing all the outlets in our new soon to [...]
6
Pictures of a Sunday.
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5
Quickly with bullets.
I woke up this morning at 2:30AM and thought somebody had broken into the house to do dishes. Turns out it was just Ben cleaning up after [...]
4
Friday.
FRIDAY! Isn’t there some really annoying song about this day? I think so. I kind of hate “here was my day” posts. Except Becca’s. I love her [...]
3
Mostly it’s the endorphins.
I don’t know if you know this but I’ve started running. Specifically, I’m on Week 3 of Couch to 5K. If you follow me on twitter and [...]
2
Wordless Wednesday. Except I use words.
In a more perfect world, these girls wouldn’t live 200 miles away from me.
1
HALLOWEEN 2011
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23
One and a half weeks down, two and a half to go! BRING IT!
A little over a week ago tonight I made a bet with Ben. At the time I was like I AM SO SMART! I AM TOTALLY GOING [...]
27
Most of the time.
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23
Why I will not selectively remove you from my ticker and why YOU are responsible for YOUR OWN security on Facebook.
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20
My Case for Torrents.
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11
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иконописBecause I don’t have the energy for a long post, here is my birthday weekend wrapped up in pictures. Breakfast and my favorite place with my mom, [...]
8
#WINNING
Ben and I might be a little competitive. It’s mostly fun and light-hearted but you can bet your ass if we pay mini gold, SOMETHING IS ON [...]
27
Pinetiquette.
икони на светциI’m writing this as a sort of guide for people that use pinterest. And by guide I mean, I want you all to fix these [...]
15
August 30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 14
иконографияКартиниFlower. Some random blooms creeping over our arbor in the back yard. I’m pretty sure they are from the neighbor’s yard but I don’t mind.
14
August 30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 13
Far away. We are surrounded by mountains. These are to the East of us. The mountains to the West always have a blanket of marine layer just [...]
13
August 30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 12
Up close. Pink Lemonade Cupcakes They turned out REALLY well. I think you all need to go make them RIGHT NOW.
12
August 30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 11
Something fun. Cassidy and I really have been having so much fun redecorating her room. I’ve pretty much let her have freewill as far as colors, placement [...]
11
August 30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 10
Something I made. I made that scarf. And that kid. I am pretty bad ass at making things.
8
August 30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 7
Childhood memories. These are a small sampling of the many photo albums that my grandma would make for us (my cousin Stefanie and I) at the end [...]
7
August 30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 6
So today was actually “childhood memory” but somehow I got it confused with tomorrow and thought today was “something new”. So I’m going to reverse them. Because [...]
5
August 30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 4
Favorite color. This was an intersting dilemma for me because my favorite color really depends on what you’re asking me about. Clothes? I love black and gray, [...]
4
August 30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 3
Clouds. I think this picture is actually pretty horrible but there were NO CLOUDS IN THE SKY! I was in the car heading away from work and [...]
3
August 30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 2
What I wore. We have a new “business casual” policy at work and I HATE dress pants so I’ve been wearing a lot of really comfy cotton [...]
2
August 30 Day Photo Challenge: Day 1
Self Portrait: Because I can’t ever take anything seriously.
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August 30 Day Photo Challenge
I’ve decided to do the August 30 Day Photo Challenge. And I don’t mean to be nitpicky but there are 31 days in August so it just [...]
24
Moments like that.
Today was one of those days where I sat down at one point and the house was completely quiet. Cassidy had left to spend the night at [...]
6
I really need to stop jinxing myself.
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2
And I am angry.
I get annoyed when absent bloggers apologize for not having written in awhile. Like they OWE you an explanation. Dude, you have a life, live it and [...]
15
Copping out.
I know that bullet point posts are kind of a cop out and so here I go. Copping out. Work is busy. Like stupid busy. Like, most [...]
17
Zoya winner is Dez! YAY!
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14
This post had no other point than to be whiny and let you all know that sometimes being a responsible adult sucks balls.
I have been BUSY at work. In all caps and bolded. I can’t get into specifics because I don’t do Work Talk here for obvious reasons but [...]
12
Pretty soon I will have ALL OF YOU as obsessed with Zoya as I am.
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7
To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent.
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6
Motivation. Time to BRING IT.
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1
Zoya Sunshine Collection. LOVE IT!
Zoya has had a few REALLY great online deals lately. The first one was three free polishes so having never purchased Zoya before, I got three and [...]
31
Just in case you didn’t know, today is Thursday.
I spent all day today thinking it was Wednesday. It doesn’t make any sense because I ate my leftover salad from OD’s for breakfast and OD’s isn’t [...]
27
In which I want to punch every HGTV host who’s ever said “You can do it, it’s so easy!” right in the face.
Okay so I’m going to TL;DR this weekend now and finish the full recap which I actually started a week ago. Yes, for this weekend. It’s a [...]
24
Friday Five: Unreasonable
FRIDAY FIVE! Go do it, yo! 1. What’s something you have an unreasonable fear of? Death. Very, very unreasonable. I don’t like the finality of it. And [...]
17
I’m not asleep… but that doesn’t mean I’m awake.
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10
This is why I drive a Pius.
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6
Reekend Weecap.
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27
And then there were 4.
This weekend our friends Kim and Melanie went up to San Francisco to celebrate Kim’s birthday so we dogsat their adorable two dogs Reyna and Maizy. Reyna [...]
23
1096 days later.
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20
This is why I don’t post every day.
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9
It takes a village. And a facebook group. And a twitter feed.
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4
Friday Dinner Conversation.
I have been complaining for three days about the fact that there are TRAILERS for COMMERCIALS now. Companies have been releasing teaser trailers for the ads they [...]
30
Sunday morning conversation.
Me: Looks like things aren’t getting any better in Egypt. Ben: You should get on that. Me: I should get on fixing Egypt? Ben: Yes! Me: *nod* [...]
28
Taking a nap now.
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24
Princess Danica has the flu.
I know that you are probably SO SICK of hearing about our dogs but… I’m going to talk about them anyway and I mean, THIS IS OUR [...]
15
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
For as long as I’ve know Ben he’s wanted dogs. But we started out living in an apartment, then rented a house with a tiny back yard, [...]
10
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?
On the way to have Ben’s surgery today we were listening to an NPR session featuring TED2008 winner Karen Armstrong about the Golden Rule and how it [...]
6
Whatta day!
Whatta day. I’m going to write this and then I’m going to pass out. 6:30AM – Leave house, drive from Gilroy to Mountain View for Ben’s orthopedist [...]
6
Get your free Zoya Nail Polish!
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2
Project 365 (2011): 002/365
I know I just posted earlier but I just wanted to get this out there real quick. I’ve decided to attempt AND COMPLETE Project 365 this year. [...]
2
Write it, cut it, paste it, save it, load it, check it, quick – rewrite it!
So I know that normally at this time of year for people to do the obligatory year end review post but I like to look ahead, not [...]
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Friday Five: Condiments
This Last week’s Friday Five just seemed odd and yet worthy of posting. Because odd is what I do best. 1) What’s something that demands ketchup? I [...]
28
Obligatory stuff.
I am overly tired but have been wanting to blog for over a week and every time I sit down I have this perfectly written post in [...]
3
Typical Thursday Night.
Ben asks me what I’m knitting (a pink striped scarf) and I can see in his eyes that he’s very much NOT in love with my awesome [...]
17
Introducing: Samus Aran Hirsch
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you’ve already heard about this but there is enough cute to warrant a blog post and I did one [...]
23
I’m not sure why we had to spend $14,000 to find out I had colitis when he could have diagnosed me with a $4.00 jar of peanut butter.
Cassidy fell asleep on the couch last night at 8:30PM. This is really odd for her because usually on Saturday nights she’s not even in bed till [...]
20
Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn’t have anything to do with it.
So. If you read blogs or have twitter or facebook or any account anywhere online I’m sure you’ve seen the cast of Glee half naked in GQ [...]
20
WIRtW: 0006
When I Rule the World: Any contractor that uses white grout on kitchen counters in the construction of new homes will have a punishment inflicted equal to [...]
10
Gratuitous Puppy Faces.
Ben’s dad came to visit this weekend and like every single guest that we have at the house, Kumo instantly thinks that we’ve brought home this new [...]
10
Friday Five: Mementos
I do Friday 5 on Sunday. Because that’s the way I roll. 1. Do you still have your senior yearbook? Where is it? I do! It was [...]
6
Back in the day..
When I was growing up I spent every summer in Pennsylvania with family. I loved it. When I look back on my life some of my most [...]
6
Billy’s Savings Club
In my last post I mentioned that one of the services we have kept active as a “need” is internet service. I know that for some people [...]
6
And so it begins.
When we went from REALLY RICH (we never actually were but looking back now IT FELT THAT WAY) to a one income family we had to start [...]
5
#4 – Eating bacon.
A few weeks ago my good friend Julie posted to facebook a list of her priorities. Kids first, then her relationship, then work, then working out (health), [...]
4
TWELVE.
Cassidy turned 12 today. I can’t believe that my baby has one year left till she’s an official TEENAGER. HELP! We had a pretty kick back day [...]
2
80085
Last week Cassidy was sitting at the kitchen table eating a bowl of cereal and playing with a calculator. She suddenly popped her head up and yelled [...]
29
Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.
I really REALLY wanted to write out a nice post about all the fun we had this weekend. The funny conversations, the great food, spending time with [...]
27
In which I stand on my soapbox.
Ben, Cassidy and I spent a fabulous weekend with my ex-mother-in-law, her boyfriend and my little-adorable-tween-sister-in-law. I plan on writing a little “weekend recap” blog but I [...]
20
Metallic Mouth and a Manic Monday Meme.
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18
I’m probably going to have to take a nap after I write this.
I’m going to try and break this post up into days because it’s easier to remember things that went on in that order for me. But here’s [...]
23
7th grade.
Cassidy started 7th grade on Wednesday. SEVENTH. GRADE. I know, right? On October 1st, 2003 I wrote about her first homework assignment and mentioned being “put out” [...]
6
QUICKLY
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19
Questions Answered: LISA!
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18
Questions Answered: AMY!
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12
Spring my form.
I feel like what we need is a good old ask and answer session. So here you go, free reign. Ask me anything you want in the [...]
10
In which I hiked.
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3
Peddle Faster!
So I kind of quietly started a new round of P90X on Monday. I didn’t really tell anybody but Julie and Ben because that meant having to [...]
28
Television is to news what bumper stickers are to philosophy.
I’m exhausted. This is actually pretty normal for a Friday night but this week it’s worse because I spent the last two days at work trying to [...]
3
In which I declare the rest of us Gods.
On the way into work this morning the DJs were talking about John Mayer’s recent switch from twitter to tumblr. John made a post on his tumblr [...]
19
Introducing: Bean
So now that the first week is over and I feel like I have some distance between our rocky start, I’m ready to introduce the newest member [...]
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The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.
All of Cassidy’s inbound email is sent to me. I get it ALL and unfortunately she’s new enough to this whole email thing that she gets all [...]
4
Hang on lady, we going for a ride!
You know that scene in Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom where Mola Ram rips out that guy’s heart and it catches on fire but the [...]
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Because you all don’t think I’m crazy enough.
Let me just say this: Trim it down to size with a light bulb. The End
29
Last goodbye.
We had to run by the car grave yard today to grab two cables that go to the head unit (iPod and USB cable) so that we [...]
29
Friday Five: “Second star to the right, and straight on ’till morning.”
I kinda miss doing the Friday Five so I think I’ll start again. As usual it’s three days late and not the one actually from this week [...]
25
In the meantime.
It’s been a hell of a month. I was in an accident. My car was totaled. I’m sad about it but Ben and I had already been [...]
2
Women usually love what they buy, yet hate two-thirds of what is in their closets.
So, I’ve needed new jeans for about a month and a half. I’ve been rotating between THREE PAIR and trying to dress them up in different ways [...]
25
*flex*
I know that some of you have been asking me WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU YOU!? And the answer is here: http://health.aflux.net/ I started P90X 11 days [...]
2
Purge
I’ve been thinking about this for awhile. A purge. Then things like the earthquake in Haiti happen, or you read a particularly moving piece about a homeless [...]
19
Either you run the day or the day runs you.
I promised in a past post that I’d update you all on this weight loss thing and how it’s going. So here we go. I’ve lost 31.5 [...]
13
Help Haiti
I’m sure if you are reading this on the internet, or have been near a TV or a radio or a newspaper or another human being in [...]
11
Beer Can Chicken
Ingredients: 1 4-6 pound whole chicken. 1 can of beer (you can use whatever beer you want but we use Modelo Especial) Seasoning that you like My [...]
10
OH HAI!
LISTS! Because, why not? I’ve lost a little over 30 pounds. Believe me, I have A LOT MORE TO SAY ABOUT IT and that will come soon [...]
15
And The Lame Excuse of the Year Award Goes To:
This moron who ran a red light and killed somebody: Some communities began installing cool-burning LEDs more than a decade ago, and it wasn’t long before drivers [...]
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In 10 minutes or less.
Kumo: NOM! Danica: Oh yeah?! Danica: I’ll bit your tail! Kumo: I’ll bite your face! Danica: YOU’RE GOING DOWN! Kumo: AND YOU’RE GOING TO FLY! Danica: Wait, [...]
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Reintroducing Danica “Tauntaun” Hirsch
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29
Introducing Danica
We got Kumo a sister. We’ve wanted to get him a playmate for awhile now and had been looking at puppies and dogs online and decided last [...]
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The first thing you lose on a diet is your sense of humor.
I’ve lost 15 pounds. I’m not sure exactly where that 15 pounds went. My pants feel a little less painted on in the morning but other than [...]
15
And The Beat Goes On
I’m back. Well, as much as I can be. Because I needed a change of pace, I decided it was about time to revamp things a little [...]
3
When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.
This is a picture from the last day my grandma and I spent together a little over a year ago. It was warm. We went to a [...]
31
Treat please.
Breakfast @ 6:30AM: I need to work more protein into breakfast. Even if it means getting up earlier to cook something at home. I don’t WANT to [...]
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It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all.
Today Cassidy and I spent an hour upstairs in my bathroom playing in my makeup. Her first school dance was tonight. Halloween. She went as Alice Cullen. [...]
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Sunday
Today I: Got up Went downstairs to spend cuddle time with Ben. He’s having to sleep downstairs on the futon because his back can’t take the soft [...]
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#TeamTaylor
Because you are going to be sick of hearing it by the end of the day I’m just going to get it all out of my system [...]
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Friday is so full of Random.
So is this post. And lots of hard breaks. Because they’re fun. See? They really get the point across. Like, THIS SENTENCE is DIFFERENT than the last [...]
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‘lil snippets
Ben: What did the fisrt person who landed on the moon say? Cassidy: OH MY GOSH! Me: *laugh*
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Friday Craigslist LAWLS
Remember all those rocks I mentioned before? The ones we removed, one at a time, from the GIGANTIC pond in the back yard? Well, we’ve been meaning [...]
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6th grade
Cassidy started 6th grade today. SIXTH. GRADE. I started taking a picture of her on the 1st day of school a few years ago but last year [...]
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The grass REALLY IS GREENER!
Dude. We have a badass backyard. When we first moved into the house we had a pond in the back. I was so looking forward to getting [...]
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I am so awesome that it’s like a VORTEX OF AWESOME that is SO STRONG it can SUCK PEOPLE THROUGH THE TUBES OF AWESOMENESS and land them on my AWESOME WEB PAGE.
On July 6th, 2009 I posted the following comment on this post about what an idiot Kathy Lee Gifford is. I wanted to give fair warning so [...]
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BANG!
Last Monday we missed our first Intermediate Dog Training class because Kumo was having some ‘potty issues’. In order to be in this Monday’s class we had [...]
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WIRtW: 0005
When I Rule the World, if you walk out of the break room after having drained the VERY LAST DROPS of water out of the dispenser and [...]
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Anybody that tells you not to cry over spilled milk has never actually SMELLED spilled milk.
Over the last few days my car started to develop a rather odd smell. I just brushed it off as a food container and when I got [...]
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In 140 (plus possibly 673 more) characters or less.
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I should tweet that” only to find that it’s just not possible to get your iFriends to fully appreciate the awesomeness [...]
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Recently. In a list.
The last two weeks in numbers: 0: Number of days I was at work the week before last. Ben’s knee surgery didn’t go as well as the [...]
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TEAM ADAM!
First off let me just say that both Kris and Adam are extremely talented singers and both deserve their top two spots. Actually, I would have taken [...]
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LOST!
Yesterday on the way home: Ben: LOST TOMORROW OMG! Me: I bet it will be SO GOOD. Ben: Yeah, it will be answers to some of the [...]
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Lady in White
Once upon a time, 1988 to be exact, when I was an innocent 10 year old child that knew nothing of the world but flowers and rainbows [...]
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I’m banned to the house, bored, sick, tired and hacked too.
Just a quick note to let you know that somehow aflux was molested and impregnated with some kind of malicious spawn. Ben and a few others were [...]
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YouTube RealTime Invites.
I have 23 17 remaining YouTube RealTime invites. What is that? You can read about it here: link It basically makes YouTube finally move more into the [...]
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Hypocrisy and distortion are passing currents under the name of religion.
I don’t very often get hatemail so when I do get it I get kind of excited and giddy. Then I’m immediately let down as I go [...]
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Book Giveaway Winner!
Congrats, Ms Constantine! You won the signed copy of “It Sucked and Then I Cried”! I’ll be emailing you in just a minute so that I can [...]
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Giveaway: It Sucked and then I Cried
I discovered dooce.com and Heather Armstrong the day she posted the photo of Leta’s birth. That one small post captured me and I spent the next several [...]
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In which I use bullets to distract you from the fact that I haven’t posted in a month.
People Updates: I have a very small hairline fracture on my ankle. That in itself isn’t painful. The severe sprain has me still limping around in a [...]
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Reasons.
Reason #8,395: I love Ben. Reason #7,666: I love Matt and want to adopt him as my official little brother. Reason #5,387,798,477,265: Ben is going to eventually [...]
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In my mind and in my car, we can’t rewind we’ve gone to far.
So, I got a Flip Mino HD for Christmas/Valentines Day/our Anniversary. *shakes fist at mortgage payment* So far I’ve just been filming silly little things here and [...]
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If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.
So, the other day I was tagged in a meme on YouTube. I hastily set up the camera on the floor in our master bathroom because I [...]
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It. Is. FEBRUARY.
I had to go to campus today to get my annual TB test. If you work for the hospital you have to have one every year. It’s [...]
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You can’t put a price tag on love, but you can on all its accessories.
I could have found any number of ways to wish you all a Happy Valentine’s Day with hearts and cherubs and sentiments of love… but lets face [...]
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Vlog: What’s your favorite iPhone app?
I had to cut about four minutes off this video because stupid YouTube is all Nazi and demands that videos be under ten minutes. I was really [...]
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That’s what she said.
Last last night, possibly very early this morning as we were getting into bed: Me: If you get up before 9:00AM I am going to kill you. [...]
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Itty Bitty bit.ly
So I mention various bits of geekery on different websites like twitter and then end up having to explain it and often times I think, “HEY YOU! [...]
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This is the kind of post I look back on a year later and think, “Somebody give that girl a shot. QUICK.”
I shouldn’t write blog posts when I’m under the influence of ‘fucking annoyed’ but I’m going to anyway. And I’m going to bullet it because I’m being [...]
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Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
I was originally going to write something eloquent, like what John Armstrong wrote, about this awesome day. Something graceful, full of meaning, faith and excitement for what [...]
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Me Today.
So I realize that I said a long time ago that I’d start doing more vlogs and then I realized that the most important parts of the [...]
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Welcome, gentle Sir Knight, to the Castle Anthrax!
We had a big family gathering yesterday because my cousin Sarah is carrying a big plump BlueBerry in her belly which will miraculously manifest into a perfect [...]
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You are too much for me, Home Depot! I wish I knew how to quit you.
Last Satruday morning Ben woke me from a beautiful and blissful sleep to tell me that I was snoring. This doesn’t seem so abnormal except that he [...]
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We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Oh wait, that was, like, a week ago. Lets start over. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I really hope that everybody had a FANTASTIC Christmas. Our was [...]
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Just Like A Tuesday.
At dinner tonight Cassidy asked about the relationship between cat and human years. I didn’t really know but I assumed that the general 7 years used for [...]
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Snap, crackle, pop.
OKAY! My dad has pointed out three times now, once in a comment and once in a voicemail and then again later on the phone, that I [...]
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swoon (verb): to be deeply affected by passion for (someone)
Ben informed me tonight of his dislike for the word ‘swoon’. When I asked him to explain he said it’s because other than the fact that the [...]
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Powerful.
I know I said it would be the end of the political blog posts for awhile but I think this is somebody every single person in the [...]
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Day 6 (plus 8 hours): In which I embrace my slacktitude.
OH HEY! LOOK AT THAT! There was no post make yesterday. OOPS! Actually, I totally sat down to post at one point but accidentally ended up playing [...]
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Day 5: Declaring the winner.
I’m glad that Obama won. I was elated. I teared up during his speech. It was moving, and hopeful and exactly what I think the entire nation [...]
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Day 4: In which the fate of the entire civilized world is determined.
This is what I’ll be glued to pretty much non stop till the election is called. If you live in a western state YOU STILL HAVE TIME [...]
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Ethics 101: Don’t Profit from an idea you oppose. It doesn’t make (ad)sense.
*deep cleansing breath* The following is a transcript of a google chat Ben and I had this morning. Bimmerforums is a HUGE BMW community visited by thousands [...]
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Day 2: Sleep with one eye open.
I’ve out a LOT of effort into being as lazy as possible this weekend. It was rainy and overcast and cloudy the couch was REALLY comfy and [...]
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Day 1: Only 29 more chances to fail!
Today is day 1 of NaBloPoMo and I’m blogging which means I haven’t failed yet! Day 1 has been lovingly sponsored by the bullet list, the Internets [...]
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Children are a great comfort in your old age – and they help you reach it faster, too.
Last Thursday we found out that Cassidy and her friend, Laura, had been going to a corner store in the morning and buying candy and other assorted [...]
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LOST: MY SANITY
If found, please return at once. I’ll be easy to find because I’ll be here blogging every single day for the next 30 days (starting November 1st) [...]
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BOO!
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Halloween? The silly immature 10 year old in me still thinks it’s awesome that once a year I get [...]
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That to me in which that Sarah Palin that which has that officially lost her mind. That.
Sarah Palin has officially come out and said that she supports and wants to “take action against” gay marriage stating that she’s FOR a constitutional ban on [...]
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Hello, my name is Anna and I’m a serial series watcher.
I get REALLY HOOKED on a show, usually after it’s already either 1) well into the the season, or a 2nd or 3rd, etc., or 2) it’s [...]
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The Post.
“The Post” is live. If for some reason you’re logged in and you can’t see the post below this one titled “3298 words that lead to nowhere…”, [...]
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3298 words that lead to nowhere….
Warning! This post is kind of ALL OVER THE PLACE and reading through it just now it seems as if I have the grammatical efficiency of a [...]
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It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.
OKAY! There’s a link over there to the right at the top of the right sidebar to register and a little blurb about why registering is, like, [...]
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I’m sorry for not posting more than I have. I have things on my mind that I don’t really want to talk about openly, out here, for [...]
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Pink for October ’08
Oh hey, look at that! Aflux went and got all pink on me! As the massive HEADER WITH WORDS up there is pointing out, October is National [...]
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Answered!
Thanks for all the questions, girls! They were fun to get to answer. I’ll have to do this again sometime but now it’s your turn! If you [...]
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“In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.”
ASK! ME! ANYTHING! I want to interact with you all. I’ve been trying to be better about returning comments (if I haven’t, totally call me out on [...]
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Because I break everything just so I can fix it.
UPDATE – It looks like everything got moved over an all I lost was one comment on this post. YAY! If you notice anything off or not [...]
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The road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination.
From PCWorld: Graphics chip developer Nvidia plans to lay off 6.5 percent of its workforce, the company announced Thursday. About 360 people worldwide will lose their jobs [...]
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I am 30.
Does this mean I have to start acting like an adult? I certainly hope not! Thanks for all the comments and emails and tweets and plurks and [...]
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No man is truly married until he understands every word his wife is NOT saying.
So a question was posed on a message board about your feelings and if you share them with your S/O and it reminded me about a conversation [...]
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She was experiencing an ID10T error.
So I walk into work this morning and before I can even set my stuff on my desk The Temp says: Temp: My computer won’t come on. [...]
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Every man has a right to be wrong in his opinions. But no man has a right to be wrong in his facts.
I get pretty annoyed when a blogger presents completely skewed and misrepresented facts then closes comments because OMG somebody might not agree with them. If your opinion [...]
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How not to kick off your vice presidential campaign.
According to this CNN article: Palin said when running for governor in 2006 that she would support funding for abstinence-only education in schools, according to Eagle Forum [...]
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Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
My birthday is in 13 days (September 10th in case you want to mark your calendar). I will be 30 years old. I guess there should be [...]
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Hard work has a future. Laziness pays off now.
I can’t get to aflux from home. I don’t know if it’s a DNS error or what but it sucks balls. We’ve been busy, busy, busy working [...]
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20 year old interview.
My little brother turned 20 years old yesterday so I decided to do an interview while we were at Olive Garden eating dinner. For the record I [...]
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Macro Monday: Burned out.
This is a shot I took last week but wanted to use it for my Macro Monday shot today. This is the guts of a light bulb [...]
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OH LOOK A NEW THEME YAY!
I wanted to make my twitter and delicious lists prettier and of course I couldn’t stop there! You should click them and follow me so that we [...]
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Five years later.
Five years ago tomorrow Ben showed up at my house in Bakersfield at 3AM and told me “Move now or we are going to fall apart.” I [...]
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You’re not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.
So, I’ve been really BAD about getting photos up but it PAINS me to have to take a bunch of pictures of BOXES in the NEW HOUSE [...]
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As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.
We are officially in the NEW HOUSE. I will continue to capitalize till the NEW HOUSE feel wears off because that’s how I say it in real [...]
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If you don’t want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.
*deep breath* I deactivated Intense Debate. It hurt my heart a little to do it because all the folks there have been REALLY AWESOME with my constant [...]
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Testing
I had a really cool first post from the new WordPress iPhone app all typed out and then the save button disappeared and the app ate it. [...]
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Das Ende.
Tonight we spent an hour and a half signing the final paperwork for the house which means NO MORE HOOPS!! YAY! The papers should arrive at the [...]
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Stress: The confusion created when one’s mind overrides the body’s basic desire to choke the living daylights out of some jerk who desperately deserves it.
If you ever get the idea to buy a house let me just give you some advise right now: DON’T. If anybody told me that it was [...]
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Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.
Like most good geeks I downloaded and installed the 2.0 software yesterday and then downloaded EVERY SINGLE FREE APP AVAILABLE (and one paid app). Special thanks to [...]
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“The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.”
Edit to Add: Ben blogged about this subject today, and he’s a much better expert on how he’s doing than I am, so once you’re done here [...]
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Tweet or Feed?
Okay, so there has been this debate of sorts going around the tech/geek community for the last week or more basically paring twitter vs FriendFeed. And like [...]
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Macro Monday: Window
Seriously needs to be viewed large to appreciate. For Reese’s Macro Monday.
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Macro Monday: Cupcake Lipgloss
I love Macro Monday! I never should have let all those Monday’s slip by with no shots. SHAME ON ME. I got these little lipglosses at a [...]
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Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion.
I had mentioned a awhile back that I was working on a project and that as soon as I had some content up, I’d be revealing it… [...]
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Two weeks, 7400 boxes, 1 big headache.
Have I ever mentioned before how much I hate packing to move? Because I do. More then I can even express in word. Well, I’ll try: I’d [...]
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No day is so bad it can’t be fixed with a nap.
Thank you all SO MUCH to those of you who have offered well wishes and thoughts and prayers and crossed fingers for Ben this last weekend. It’s [...]
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People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?
So we recieved a ‘Verbal’ acceptance on the house. That means we got it but I’m not going to bank or count on anythng till we have [...]
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This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.
So, I had this great idea for a blog post to announce our most recent BIG NEWS. Don’t you love the BIG NEWS?! I was going to [...]
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“There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.”
I’m back I think. I needed some blog decompress/think/brainstorm time. A long time ago I was able to speak freely and openly here. I wrote in great [...]
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Out of Office
I need a bit of a break. And I hate to do the whole dramatic OMG HIATUS thing but I just need to step away from the [...]
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Solid proof I need a vacation: I blogged and forgot to title the post.
This post is pretty much going to consist of me being a whiny bitch and all poor me and FEEL SYMPATHY AND PAT MY HEAD AND TELL [...]
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Happy Mother’s Day.
Yesterday I took my mom to Tyrolean Inn for dinner for Mother’s Day. It’s really cool to get to hang out with my mom like we’re old [...]
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Dear Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb,
It pains me to write this because I really liked Hoda before today but: What the fuck were you thinking? Seriously. I always liked to believe that [...]
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Insane people are always sure that they’re fine. It’s only the sane people who are willing to admit that they’re crazy.
Remember that project I mentioned in the last blog and how it was only going to take a few more days and then I’d get it up [...]
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“It’s not the end of the world, but you can see it from there.”
Comments links are showing up in IE again! The folks at Intense Debate seriously rock! My iPhone was stolen. Okay, I know. I just heard you gasp [...]
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OMGHAI!
Yes, I’m alive. Yes, I’m a total asshat for not posting in so long. I don’t really have an excuse except that I know when I sat [...]
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Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.
So, I color code everything. At work I have the same form but for three different tax ID’s so to make it easy to identify when I’m [...]
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Macro Monday: Peanut
Reese started a cool meme called Macro Monday. I love love love macro photography and will take any chance I can get to put that 100mm lens [...]
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Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Lets party!”
Last year, like ever single year before it, I swore that this year I’d make a more solid effort to beautify the outside world by planting… things? [...]
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“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”
My dad and fabulous step-mom came to visit us while my dad had some business to do locally this week. I seriously love them both and and [...]
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The one in which I try to grovel for being such an inactive schmuck.
I should apologize for the fact that I haven’t written a blog entry in, like, two weeks but I’m really not sorry. I was sick. NON FUCKING [...]
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If writers stopped writing about what happened to them, then there would be a lot of empty pages.
I am really bad about meme-ing. I hardly ever do them when I’ve been tagged because I can never just give a one word answer, everything requires [...]
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It is bad luck to fall out of a thirteenth story window on Friday
I know that some of you have been twittering for quite some time and some of you have just been recently introduced to the obsession. It doesn’t [...]
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Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
MARRIED! It’s still sinking in a little. And you have NO IDEA, dear Internet, how hard it was to keep all this a secret from you! Like, [...]
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I feel like I just sold my soul… For a Diet Pepsi.
So, I’m dying for a Diet Pepsi. DYING. One of the girls that sits by me tells me ALL THE TIME to just have one of her [...]
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Laugh a lot, and when you’re older, all your wrinkles will be in the right places
*squeel* Friday I will be announcing BIG NEWS and while I’d love to spill the beans RIGHT THIS VERY SECOND, I’m not going to. And you have [...]
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If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics?
EDIT – Is anybody else not seeing the comment links? I see them for the older, non intense debate posts, but not for the current two. Or [...]
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“Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?”
Good lord the amount of money tax payers have had to dish out on Britney Spears in the last few months is a godamn joke. Court costs [...]
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New theme: Now with more ads!
I really grew tired of the dark theme and the custom theme I’ve been working on is taking longer than I expected… because I am teh lazy. [...]
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I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.
Dear Wednesday, Could we possible start all over again? Because so far, YOU SUCK! Love always (except today), Antigone Lets recap: 5:15AM: SHIT! LATE! Check calendar on [...]
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Does the noise in my head bother you?
Honestly? This is why I love this man so much. When I’m PMSing and I come across this thing that I think is SO GODDAMN AWESOME but [...]
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Like mother, like daughter.
Jenn tagged me! And normally, I don’t do the meme thing because I sit down and am FORCED to think of six things and, HI! Have you [...]
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You’re never too old to become younger.
While putting the lid back on a Tabasco bottle: Cassidy: Is Tabasco a drug? Me: Uhhhh, no. Cassidy: But on the back of my book it said [...]
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Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.
Yesterday Cassidy and I took turns playing Guitar Hero III all day long. Then today she went to her friend’s house (and ended up spending the night) [...]
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Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character to be understanding and forgiving.
So it has come to my attention that while I’ve been in internet hybernation that the world has continued to revolve around me and there’s so much [...]
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Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.
Oh, the New Year, it as come at last. Except not at last, more like: ALREADY?! Is it just me or do the years get shorter as [...]
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Finding my place.
So as part of my 365 challenge, I’ve joined a group called 30 secrets in 30 days and I think it’s kind of a cool idea so [...]
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Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year.
OMGHI! I know that I’ve been Teh Suck at updating regularly and I could totally lie to you and say it’s because I’ve been SO BUSY with… [...]
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It’s all about me.
I’m always fascinated when people throw the “narcissistic” ball at bloggers. And there really isn’t a valid way to argue against it, right? I write about me [...]
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“You don’t need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.â€
At what point in your life do you realize that holding on to animosity and grudges rob you every second you dwell on them? I guess everybody [...]
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Blog meme.
Jenn posted this meme the other day and I sat down and wrote out half of it and got sidetracked and didn’t finish till today. 1. Do [...]
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Five things I’ve learned since my last blog post. Bulleted.
When you get to the grocery store and there is not a single cart outside, run. As fast as you can. Away from the store. That is [...]
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The only reason people get lost in thought is because it’s unfamiliar territory.
I’m a website Nazi. I like eye candy. Web 2.0 graphics and simple design that allows content to shine while not feeling like you are being slapped [...]
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I’m not offended by all the dumb-blonde jokes because I know that I’m not dumb. I also know I’m not blonde.
This morning I woke up with the imprint of the remont control on my stomach. Hot, right? I can’t help it. It just comes to me naturally. [...]
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Three equals one.
I’ve been trying to write this post for three days now but it’s just not happening the way I want it to. I can’t get the words [...]
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There is no relief like the sight of her face.
I’ll start this post by saying that I am having the worst period OF MY LIFE. The only explanation to the amount of blood I’ve lost in [...]
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You could be my flamingo.
It’s on it’s way. And it’s PINK! Flamingo pink actually. Shut up. I hit refresh on the refurbished Dell website about 562,226,529,526 times today and there was [...]
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So money.
I’m sitting at my NEW DESK(!!) on my NEW CHAIR(!!) in front of my computer that is actually on and in the desk and working for the [...]
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Kickin’ it old school.
I’m lazy. So here ya go! I’ve a recycled theme I coded in 2005. Look at all of it’s old skoolness. The really close together white font [...]
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Please don’t lie to me, unless you’re absolutely sure I’ll never find out the truth.
Monday on the way into work what I can only assume was a drunk soccer mom swerved across two lanes and almost side swiped my car. Lucky [...]
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Where a kid can be a kid and the parent can go clinically insane.
Next time I mention in my blog that I’m taking Cassidy to Chuck E Cheese, I expect all of you to virtually back hand me. Repeatedly. With [...]
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Excuse me… have you seen my sanity… I think I lost it.
Sinus infection back. Pain. Blood when I blow my nose. More pain. Urgent Care. Pharmacy full of MORONS. Poop. LOTS OF PAIN. Vicodin. Sleep.
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It takes 46 muscles to frown but only 4 to flip ‘em the bird.
Last Friday in a moment of complete madness and click happiness I okay’d an upgrade on the iPhone from firmware 1.0.2. to 1.1.1 and within 30 minutes [...]
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Normal in what sense?
So I have put off writing about this for over two weeks because as soon as you mention the most trivial TMI/personal info situation on the internet [...]
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go pink
Last year aflux went pink for the month of October to help promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I will be doing it again this year. Today [...]
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And on the 11th day she came back to life.
A horrible plague has attacked my house. In the last two weeks I’ve been to the doctor twice, Cassidy once, Ben’s not had a single day where [...]
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Note to self:
Next year, try not to fuck up back on birthday weekend. Or the day before your birthday. OR EVER AGAIN. I am this close *hold finges an [...]
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For years Gene and I would always claim 29. No matter how old you get, when asked, say 29. I always thought WHATEVER, it’s so far away [...]
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I’m too young for this.
Saturday Cassidy, my mom and I spent the day running around to get some last minute school shopping done. She grew like 4 feet over the summer [...]
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OMGHI
OMGHI! I’m like, alive and stuff. Barely. Silly girls. Ummm, I haven’t really blogged because I’m just… ummm… I’m going through stuff that I’m not really sure [...]
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4 and counting.
Four years ago today Ben drove to Bakersfield and told me, “Move up with me or we need to move on.” So I moved up. And although [...]
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Well, hello!
I’ll be in Marina, CA ALL DAY today for a Car Control Clinic. Then back there again tomorrow ALL DAY for an autocross. WEEEEEE! Have a good [...]
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17 31707 1*
When I was 14 I demanded a pager from my mother. I told her if I didn’t get one I’d run away to my boyfriend’s house. AGAIN. [...]
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An open letter
Dear Hollywood Starlets, Please eat. I have an almost 9 year old daughter and it kills me every time we see you on the TV and you [...]
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Harry Potter: The End.
I talk about the book below but will warn you before is starts. 7:00PM Friday – We got to Barnes and Noble because I decided to go [...]
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T minus 7 hours… AND COUNTING!
I’m going MIA till I’m done with Harry Potter. I read the last book in a day so I’m sure it won’t be long. MSNBC already has [...]
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I *heart* Harry Potter.
For awhile I was really debating what to do come July 20th. I mean, it’s the last book. This is the last time that Cassidy will have [...]
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quickly
1) I have some more pownce invites if anybody wants one. Just comment with a valid email address (won’t be shown) or email me one. 2) Cassidy [...]
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Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Saturday Ben asked if I wanted to go look at some new stereo stuffs for my car. My M3 still has the stock head unit in it [...]
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Friday Five: The one in which I talk Geek.
It’s been far too long since I’ve done a meme. I never do the actual Friday Five on the week it comes out it seems, I look [...]
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Fiji
Because I’m a responsible blogger and Surge is a DREAM KILLER, I thought that I should add that I’m doing my part to kill the planet, one [...]
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there’s a spider in there?
Ben had a CT Scan of his head done yesterday to find the cause of the never ending headache. The results came back today and it looks [...]
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Because I laugh. Every day. At my own expense.
Tuesday I was craving Italian food. Badly. Ben was pleased because its not a normal craving and NO JULIE I AN NOT PREGNANT! Soon after we pulled [...]
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I DON’T kill everything I grow.
I grew tomatoes!!! TADA! I know, I know. Big deal right? Well, YES! It is a big deal! Because I’ve been trying to grow them for THREE [...]
20
Akismet hates me.
So Akismet has determined that I’m a spam bot. I’ve already had to contact TWO bloggers to ask them to mark me as ‘Not Spam’. I was [...]
18
1st class.
You know what’s classy? Taking your New Girlfriend (decked out in mini skirt, belly top and fishnets) to the child support devision for an appointment you know [...]
14
Graduation Day.
Last night I ate pasta. I couldn’t help it. It came on the plate with the chicken I wanted and it might have accidentally wrapped it’s way [...]
14
Gerald.
This is a picture of Cassidy’s first step. She didn’t walk till after she was year old because she was STUBBORN as hell. I tried for MONTHS [...]
13
Redoable.
After I got the site back from being hacked, I decided to do a complete overhaul. Like, everything has been touched. I’ve updated WordPress and every single [...]
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DEAL!
I’m deleting/adding things all over the place to (hopefully) get the new theme up and in mostly working order before I go to bed. Hang tight, and [...]
8
4 days.
My first photo hit Explore today on flickr. The highest it got was #371 #299 #210(!!). I’m excited because I’ve secretly wished to have something Explore but [...]
5
OMGHI!
I should probably write out the long version of this but I’m exhausted and Aunt Flow is here and this is what you get! Last Thursday aflux [...]
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One more fickrite added to the family.
Holy shit!! Hell finally froze over (and boo to that because I hate the idea of spending eternity IN THE COLD) and Ben FINALLY registered a flickr [...]
27
Shifting gears.
And now for a tomboy post. If you aren’t into total tomboyishness you might want to just skip to paragraph three. Saturday morning Ben and I got [...]
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Typical afternoon conversation:
After Ben explains to me his want need for some 5 gallon fuel tanks to put on the trailer full of 100 octane fuel. Keep in mind [...]
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So, apparently I AM a hiker. Maybe.
Ben and Lisa were chatting and decided that the four of us (Lisa, Stuart, Me, Ben) should all go hike Half Dome. Remember I referenced Half Dome [...]
16
Pissed.
They are having an “Ice Cream Social” at work today for some reason. Yesterday I asked what brand/flavor it would be so that I could check the [...]
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BFF
Watching Carrielee and Cassidy together is magical. They love eachother SO MUCH. Cassidy looks up to her like she is a big sister. She wants to do [...]
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OUT!
I’m heading to Bakerfield for the weekend in a few hours. My cousin Sarah is getting married and her sister is throwing her a bridal shower. I’m [...]
10
Lens Envy Redux
I’ve really been having a blast with the new macro lens. I’ve been wandering around outside after work (because it’s been SO. NICE. OUT.) and taking pictures [...]
8
Cakewalk.
Lately I’ve been really, really, really, really bad about wheat consumption. Times four. I know that I can have it in small quantities. Very small quantities. So [...]
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Where all the magic happens…
Yesterday Ben said we should go look at bedroom furniture. OKAY LETS GO RIGHT NOW YOU DON’T NEED SHOES!! LETS JUST GO! This man does NOT like [...]
5
Sucking up.
Last week for about 24 hours I lived one long perpetual blond moment. It felt like everything I touched turned to ripe pile of dog poo. The [...]
2
Bubbles, bubbles everywhere and not a drop to drink.
So, HI! How have you been? I’m great. Just swell, thanks for asking! We ended up going to the track this weekend. After Cassidy got up Friday [...]
27
So ready for this week to be over.
Timeline: Last Saturday – I lay on couch all day trying to fight back vomit. Have headache also. Tuesday – Up till 2AM with Ben who has [...]
24
Lens Envy
Last week I bought a Canon 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro lens for the XTi. It’s. Amazing. Simply amazing. I’ve only just begun to explore around and play [...]
23
My uterus, my right.
I really wasn’t going to go ‘there’. The abortion debate is everywhere and when reading blogs and message boards I’ve managed to stay out of it but [...]
18
Remember Imus?
(EDIT – I wrote this yesterday, 04/17/07) Go take a look at MSNBC and tell me what is missing… Go ahead. I’ll wait. What happened yesterday was [...]
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33
My heart is breaking for the parents that are waiting by the phone to hear news about their children attending VA. Tech. You are all in my [...]
13
WIRtW: 0004
When I Rule the World, Friday the 13th will be considered a National Holiday. Thus the National Holiday policy will be in effect. So. Why didn’t somebody [...]
12
I am not a hiker.
Did I ever tell you all about that time in Maui when Ben tried to kill me? I’m not sure if after proposing the first day he [...]
10
Unable to Joostâ„¢.
So I got home and fell asleep. Only after Ben kicked me off the big couch so he could lay down. Totally over that though. Let it [...]
10
JOOST!
WEEEEEEEEE!!! I just FINALLY(!!) got a Joost invite and now I’m too excited to get any work done because I want to try it out. I will [...]
7
WOW!
Cassidy left to spend the week with her father this morning. They got into town at 7:30AM so I had to be up early to get her [...]
6
Kick my ass??
I laughed till I cried. Just TRY and watch this and not laugh. If you do, you have a stone heart. And no sense of humor.
5
Why I didn’t get naked today.
I had originally intended today to participate in CSS Naked Day ’07. I’ve become increasingly more strict with myself when it comes to coding. Things like valid [...]
3
If you don’t mind. And you don’t. Trust me.
When I lived in Bakersfield there were two freeways. One went East and West, the other ran North and South. EASY! If you want to go West [...]
2
A birthday wish…
…to The Love of my Life. My rock, my hero, my friend, my fiance and He Who Puts Up With All My Shit. Happy Birthday, Ben. (k)
1
Polar Opposite
I made up for a busy weekend last weekend by being as lazy as humanly possible this weekend. Saturday I shopped a little then spent three hours [...]
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STOP CYBERBULLYING
I mentioned yesterday that today was a Stop Cyberbullying Day and I have quite a bit more to say about this now that I’ve had some time [...]
29
Diligently working…
On a new theme. So far I’m about 40% done with the Photoshop mock up. So it’ll be up sometime… around Christmas maybe? I can’t seem to [...]
29
Doh!
So, I get an email saying that Rosie O’Donnell has updater her flickr photostream and when I look it’s a camera phone shot and her phone has [...]
26
Hates me, It does.
I’m sorry for any whiny crybaby-ness this post may contain. Having said that, you are not allowed to complain at the end. I am SO ON MY [...]
19
*click* *snap* *post*
Cassidy and I planted a bunch o’stuffs this weekend. I wanted to get some shots of everything today but when I got home the sky was really [...]
16
Lesson’s learned.
So, I know that in the past I’ve mentioned some of my co-workers and some of the problems I had forming relationships with them. It was really [...]
14
It’s not me, it’s you.
I have this blog all typed up complete with points and counter points and bullet lists and links to support everything I believe and I know to [...]
13
Note to self:
Next time you go over a month without any coffee and you decide that you need a little pick me up in the morning don’t get the [...]
11
Dear Firefox,
Normally I have warm, fuzzy, wonderful feelings about you. Tonight I’d like to shove sticks under your thumbnails and force you to eat slugs. Can you just [...]
9
Quite possibly the best picture of Ben and I EVER.
Taken by Jason Thrasher. I can’t tell you how bad I’d like to include this on our wedding announcements. heh heh.
5
I really had nothing to say when I sat down to write this.
I didn’t get ANYTHNG done this weekend. ANY. THING. Friday I got home from work and was going to jump on the computer to check some email, [...]
1
Fluff.
I want to post about something but I can’t because it’s a surprise and it’s SO COOL but it will have wait till Sunday. And there will [...]
27
Saying No to the N-Word
Brian Lehrer of WNYC had a segment onhis show this morning discussing The N Word that I found interesting. For the sake of this blog post, I’m [...]
26
Something exciting!! And the rest, not so much.
I’m at that part of the day where I’m WAY over productivity and looking for things to do to pass the time so you get to hear [...]
24
WOW!
We are alive. More importantly, for the first time in almost four days, Cassidy didn’t spend the entire day laying on the couch coughing. The fever is [...]
21
Pneumonia
Cassidy has pneumonia. Bed/couch rest for the next four days + antibiotic + cough medicine with codeine = NOT A HAPPY 8 YEAR OLD!
20
WIRtW: 0003
I will start doing these again. I kinda forgot that one fortune teller told me I’d be Queen of the World one day. It might be soon [...]
19
How NOT to start your Monday morning:
Last night I set my alarm for 4:30 like every workday morning. I really needed to get up on time because the night before I put, like, [...]
15
Yes, I know, I have a problem
I ordered all six of the eye shadows from the Barbie Loves MAC collection today. Plus some stuff. *is giddy* I also took a picture of the [...]
14
V-Day ’07
I was telling Ben this morning how silly the girls are here at work. The ones that didn’t get flowers make sure to point it out and [...]
14
Dear UPS,
You suck. Seriously. I took the SK2′s to the UPS store by our house Saturday morning. I was there when they opened the doors at 9AM. The [...]
12
Comedian
Sometime in the last week, I think it was last weekend, Ben mentioned to me that he had a wound on the big vein that is on [...]
6
Before/After: Take 2
ACTION! Cassidy insisted that the pictures were not “real enough” and suggested a video tour so here you go. You’ll have to excuse Ben and Hans. Apparently [...]
6
Before/After
I have some pics up of the before/after of Cassidy’s room. I realized looking at the pictures that it looks like the entire IKEA childrens department has [...]
6
FS: SK2′s
I’m selling both of our Sidekick 2′s since we both love the 8525′s. BOTH for $150. Not $150 EACH, but both phones, with chargers, ear pieces, two [...]
3
Like Martha Stuart
Only I can still vote. heh In the last week I’ve rewired a power cord to make it work with a sun shaped ceiling light, rewired a [...]
2
Super Secret Stuff.
AKA: Operation SSS. Tonight I’m installing a mod that will allow me to limit who can see certain posts to registered members who I’ve allowed access. I’ve [...]
2
Beware: Girl talk ahead.
So maybe giving up coffee wasn’t the best idea when I’m in the midst of the worst PMS I can remember having since that time I was [...]
1
Dropping a line.
I don’t blog enough. It’s not for lack of things to say. I have PLENTY to say. As a matter of fact Ben would probably love it [...]
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Proposal
The first full day we were in Maui we made the Road to Hana trip. Well, we got about half way. And I survived! I’d heard so [...]
15
San Jose if very COLD.
We got home late last night and I’ve spent the last 24 or so hours sorting through pictures and trying to keep my toes from freezing and [...]
14
tattoo
Permanent reminder of the best trip of my life. Other than the bling on the LEFT hand of course!!
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Rainbow
Funny story. We were leaving the condo to head to Lahaina for some last minute shopping and I told Ben I was tired of carrying the camera [...]
10
House
Yay!!!! There is House in Maui! We just got back from a Luau with a fire dancer. It was awsome. Times 10. I got some really cool [...]
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snorkling wound
we bought snorkle gear for the beach at the hotel and it was BEAUTIFUL down there. I saw an octopus!!! I can’t wait for thursday and our [...]
8
Henna
We spent today shoppping and exploring Lahaina. I love little beach shopping communities. And Ben WANTED to shop!!! We got some shirts and I got a cute [...]
7
I said yes.
As I climbed out of a waterfall on a beautiful day in the most beautiful place on earth was the most wonderful man waiting for me. With [...]
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aloha
We made it! We got into Maui around 5:00 our time and to the condo at about 6:30 because the upgrade at Hertz had to be inspected [...]
6
Delayed
We were supposed to leave at 9:15 but the plane is delayed till 11:00 so we are eating cinamon buns and watching the sun rise.
5
Packing theory:
So I have a theory that you actually pack less but only what you NEED if you wait till the last second. See, if you start packing [...]
5
My comedians.
Yesterday talking about airport security on the phone: Me: Well, I want to take some makeup on the plain with me but Sandra said they threatened to [...]
4
TaDa.
So, here’s the thing… This theme has a long way to go. Having it finished, cleaning the house, getting myself and Cassidy packed for 9 days and [...]
3
Theme?!
No really! The other layout that I talked about in September… it actually EXISTS! While Cassidy was gone for a week I worked on it a lot. [...]
3
Playing with macro settings
EDIT – This was just a test to see how well ShoZu works with WordPress. You may ignore it. I really don’t like the way the girl [...]
30
Holy Stollen Bandwidth
I was skimming over my site stats for the first time in a few months because… well, because I was at 127% productivity for the week and [...]
26
The Snot Revolution.
Yesterday was great. Cassidy love ALL her presents. Score one for Santa. We had a REALLY relaxed day. Opened presents, ate cinnamon rolls, Nana came over so [...]
24
Don’t forget the cookies!
Happy Holidays, everybody! Enjoy the time however you choose to spend it. And don’t forget the cookies!!! We’ve been making cookies for DAYS now. These ones were [...]
22
Bombay Garden: Death of Pasand
Wednesday, since we were over by the old ‘hood, Ben and I decided to go to our favorite Indian place for dinner. I fell in love with [...]
19
Good news… and GOODER news.
The phones arrived. Ben pulled a fast one on me and told me they’d be backordered AGAIN. But when I got home they were sitting on my [...]
14
Making a list…
I did the first of my real Christmas shopping last night. I know, I’m a total procrastinator. I do this every year and every year I say [...]
11
I like t-shirts.
How did I not know about this site till now?! I love t-shirts. I LIVE in them. 80% of my closet is screen print tee’s in various [...]
10
Sugar and spice and everything nice.
I’m exhausted. I had two of our friends girls Saturday for a sleep over. Cassidy is exhausted too. It was a lot of fun. Arts and crafts, [...]
4
Tis the Season to spend money…
I asked Ben to start emailing me idea’s for Christmas gifts so he sent me a link to a nice set of headphones for work. Then he [...]
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vanity < confidence
About a month ago I joined 365. I really thought that taking a single picture of myself everyday would not be too far reaching since I have [...]
26
Cleaning House
19 days ago I started taking Lexapro. I tried to come up with some witty way to start this blog. Some way to lighten the paragraphs that [...]
16
Hug your mom.
Last night my mom was about 30 miles north of Sacramento at about 6:00PM traveling south to come home when traffic stopped. SHE stopped but unfortunately, the [...]
6
A tale of Two Princesses
This weekend was so fantastic. If not for the 4.5 hour drive home I’d do it again and again. And again. I don’t realize just HOW MUCH [...]
3
Out of office.
I have a lot to write. A lot to say. But I think I need the weekend to properly form the thoughts into something that doesn’t come [...]
1
Temp!
This theme is back up temporarily till I can get the redesign finished. I actually didn’t work on if for almost a week straight. I’m back at [...]
31
Kelly.
Today marks the end of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s also the last day that Kelly, an inspirational breast cancer survivor, will be working with me. She [...]
29
Halloween Sp00ktacular
Last night was SO. MUCH. FUN. I laughed more than I have in MONTHS. The best part was seeing Ben so happy. He’s a happy drinker. The [...]
27
Reconnecting.
I need some time to decompress from the last few months. Tomorrow is the Halloween party. Sandra is bringing mummy mojito mix! FTW!! Sunday Cassidy and I [...]
27
Look in the mirror while you point that finger.
I was going to email this to you but I thought it would be more fun if your friends read it first before they copied it and [...]
26
Everything I wanted to say and didn’t…
…in the last email I sent you because I was in a hurry and knew that saying these things would not accomplish my end goal. Don’t tell [...]
23
Less is more.
I wrote a blog out today that included phrases like “will retake the place of the catty, manipulative, bitch you wanted to backhand a month ago” and [...]
19
Flu = Pwned
I just got a flu shot. And I don’t have TB. I guess this is one of the “perks” of working at a Major Medical University. Yearly [...]
18
At the end of the day…
Oh there’s so much to talk about and I really wish I had the energy or the time or the desire. I’m not sure this is the [...]
11
6 Things About Myself That are Weird
So Mandi tagged me for 6 Things About Myself That are Weird. I like to read back through these and follow links and read answers. It seems [...]
11
Because I have no self respect
Note: I originally wrote this MONTHS ago and it didn’t work but the newer version or WP seems to allow it so, YAY! Also, I went on [...]
5
Let go.
So, Cassidy’s father called her yesterday for the first time in three months. Nice, eh? It actually IS nice because it had been six moths since he [...]
2
Like Spring. Only NOT.
Why do I obsessively clean whenever Ben’s parents come to town? I clean for maybe an hour when my dad and Cherie come to visit. Maybe. But [...]
2
IE < Firefox
Yes, I realize that the sidebar doesn’t work in SOME versions of IE. When I have to use IE (I only use it when checking to see [...]
2
Dear American Citizens,
Please stop shooting our children. Please stop walking into schools (the ONE place our kids should be allowed to roam and learn and grow without being scared [...]
1
The Princess had a party.
I’m exhausted. We had seven kids to Chuck E Cheeses for Cassidy’s birthday party Saturday. Afterwards, The fejj brought over his girls to play and Cassidy had [...]
30
Aflux is Pink For October.
I mentioned in a previous blog that aflux would be going pink for October. Normally at this time of year I’m making cute little Halloween layouts (2005, [...]
25
Dinner, a drive, and a date with teacher.
Saturday: Clean, laundry, dinner with The Crew. Cassidy spent most of the DAY running back and forth between our house and the neighbors WITH random neighborhood kids [...]
22
She got her wish.
My mom used to say to me in the throws of battle, “I hope you have a daughter one day!!” At the time I’m sure she envisioned [...]
21
Pink for October.
I have decided to participate in Pink For October, a breast cancer awareness campaign. From the site: Now the challenge is to convince as many sites as [...]
17
Oh what a beautiful day.
Goodness it was a beautiful weekend. It was supposed to get pretty warm here today but it never really did. Cassidy and I walked to the farmers [...]
13
XTi
Sweet. Sweet. Love. I was reading Dasbecca at work today and she was talking about getting the XTi. YESTERDAY they were still showing as preorder on Amazon’s [...]
11
Dear girls,
If you haven’t already, get to MAC as soon as possible and pick up the Viva Glam VI Lipglass. As much of a makeup whore as I [...]
11
Five years later.
There are so many blogs out there where people with much more eloquence will write. People who have deeper insight and who have personal stories to share. [...]
10
28
I make one of these posts every year. 25, 26, 27 and now 28. For some reason this year the whole “getting older” thing didn’t really seem [...]
7
Huh?
So I guess I’m gonna have to track down Erika and shove her hair down her throat now. Ewww. I’m not even sure if I’ll watch the [...]
7
Team Janie
There’s gonna be a big turning point in BB tonight. The only “good” outcome I see right now is Boogie winning HOH and sending Erika packing. That [...]
4
And you wonder why I’m 95% insane.
Saturday afternoon as we were getting ready to leave the house: Cassidy: Mom? Me: MmmHmm Cassidy: I kinda might have accidentally got gum in my hair. Me: [...]
31
Ground Control.
I’m very proud of how often I’ve been updating Cassidy’s Vox. When I had WP set up on her domain I was never motivated to get over [...]
22
M3 Updates.
That motor is no longer on the stand and has made it into the engine bay of Ben’s M3. I can’t really explain just how wonderful it [...]
18
Why I love this man.
He’s willing to (virtually) pull my Dad’s finger. From: Benjamin To: Mike, Cherie Cc: antigone78@gmail.com Date: Aug 18, 2006 8:26 PM Subject: I thought of you Mike, [...]
18
Cast.
This is the closest I could get to a picture of the cast. If she stops moving sometime in the next six hours I’ll get a better [...]
17
Vox
I really thought long and hard about what to do when it came to ranting about work and having a “private” place to blog. A lot of [...]
16
What?
Ben got me an amazing, thoughtful, cute, wonderful, FANTASTIC black gift for no reason at all. I’ve wanted one for awhile and when he happened across some [...]
8
Fractured.
Cassidy was walking Nathans bike back to his house yesterday and fell down. Walking the bike, not RIDING it. She fell down. While WALKING the bike. *slaps [...]
3
A disclaimer.
I needed something different. Will probably mess with the CSS a bit more but for the most part.. TADA! I changed an image and some hex codes. [...]
30
The only job I’ll never ever quit.
Cassidy is completely infatuated with Hans. Completely. She spent most of the day making him beds, decorating his “room”, chasing him around the house with toys, BEING [...]
30
My baby is home.
All is now well with the world. . And becuase it’s just too cute not to post… she made a “room” for Hans. I’m SO GLAD that [...]
25
Meme #3153164135
I thought this was a cute meme and since I said that Julie and Kristen would be the most likely to reply I figured I better let [...]
24
Dear Electricity,
I know that we have been spared so far. You have hit two block south, and just a few blocks East. Then you decided to fluctuate for [...]
19
To the far left of the far left.
Ben and I have determined the President is gay. In a completely non-heterosexual kind of way. In other news, as much as I love MSNBC, this article [...]
18
No, I haven’t updated. I’m half way through the 300 pictures Cassidy took Saturday night. No, I don’t feel bad about it. Well, maybe a little. But [...]
12
Two Days.
I miss her SO much. Two days. I keep telling myself that I’m doing this because I’m a good mom. Even though he doens’t call for six [...]
11
Blech
Last Friday Ben’s motor went into limp mode just before the crest of turn 5 at Thunderhill (think, mini corkscrew-ish a la Laguna Seca). He made it [...]
6
Media Fed
I got 46 out of 50 before I had to cheat. Two were very regional. If you are on the West Coast with me you probably won’t [...]
3
Hives: Day WHOCANCOUNTHTATHIGH?!?
I went 6 days having pretty much no wheat. I’m sure there were a few offenders that made it in there because I’m still learning what does/does [...]
26
Introducing: Hans Stuck
The newest member of our family. Hans Stuck can do Nurburgring in 7:07. You are jealous. We have the fastest cat EVER! The cuteness is too much [...]
23
BB7: Go vote!
Also vote for Kaysar. He’s not as into self promotion so he doesn’t have premade banners but VOTE FOR HIM ANYWAY!! So stupid excited for the show. [...]
21
Hives: Day 74
Turns out I’m allergic to wheat. This might not even be what’s causing the hives but the only way to really find out is to cut wheat [...]
19
Trying not to fall apart.
Once again. I told Cassidy that I’d call her tonight to see how she is. Called at 3:30 and she wasn’t with her dad. He works out [...]
16
How to f’ing drive.
Kris Linquist wrote a little rant/article on his site entitled: How to f’ing drive. I was nodding in agreement the entire time I read it and wondering [...]
13
Love > Biology
Cassidy will be leaving to go to her biological fathers house for a month and a half on the 18th. As much as I try to not [...]
5
God speaks to Lion: Kill nutcase.
Lioness in zoo kills man who invoked God KIEV (Reuters) – A man shouting that God would keep him safe was mauled to death by a lioness [...]
2
Nathan
The letter writer. In the flesh. When I took this picture Cassidy’s head turned 360 degrees and flesh burning acid shot out of her eyes and instantly [...]
30
Goodbye dear Civic…
You won’t be missed! HA! So, on May 7th I posted the GTI on craigslist. Two weeks ago I posted it on Autotrader. ONE person came to [...]
30
Three Day Weekend.
Friday Cassidy received her classes Superstar Award. She’s been DYING to get this award all year and about two months ago her teacher told her that if [...]
30
Monday Rant: Girl Gamers.
Women gain prominence in video game world Beyond these stereotypical male fantasies, women were all but absent from the billion-dollar gaming industry. But that’s changing, thanks to [...]
26
G/F
Because people have asked how the whole “girlfriend” thing happened. Here it is in chat logs. I messaged Ben as I was walking in the house from [...]
24
Why is it?
Why is it that I find MySpace so annoying and I never post there? I’ll give you the short list: StupidSlowâ„¢ load times. Page after page of [...]
23
Growth
There’s a new layout. In case you hadn’t noticed. I really really really love the way it’s turned out. I downloaded a free theme from nifty.nu then [...]
22
Wonderful Surprise.
What a wonderful weekend. Wonder. Full. Before I do anything else I need to thank Ben. For a beautiful ocean view, for an awsome massage that left [...]
20
Surprise!!
EDIT – It’s 4:00PM. I’m slightly tipsy amd waiting to start an hour long deep tissue massage. *has died and gone to heaven* /EDIT So last night [...]
17
Butt Cam
As Ben and I were walking through the aisle at the fabric store, I turned suddenly and heard the SideKick2 cam click from my back pocket. I [...]
10
How I met a crazy boy and ended up driving the car of my dreams.
I wasn’t sure how to start the story of my new car. So, I’m starting from the very beginning. The first time I met Ben was online. [...]
10
The Aftermath.
Shortly after I wrote that last post Ben came home and he, Cassidy, and I shared some leftovers from the night before at Bucca De Bepos. My [...]
8
Today.
Today is one of those days you wish you could go back and start all over because the second time around can’t possibly be as bad as [...]
3
Link Bomb
I’m not dead. I’ve been swamped at work. Cassidy has had a lot of homework. Ben and I have been kinda wrapped up in a “project” that [...]
29
:(
The Princess is sick. She threw up in the sink last night and didn’t even tell me!! When I asked her why she didn’t come wake me [...]
27
Hives. Day 26.
When you take medicine that says “May Cause Drowsiness” what they really mean is “You Will Snore”. This isn’t so bad. Unless you snore while still in [...]
26
Akismet. Scratching. ANTM.
I finally activated Aksimet to get control of some of the comment spam. YOU don’t have to worry about it because you never see it but I [...]
26
Editors Pick
I had a bit too much coffee to drink this morning and realized it had been awhile since I’d taken a vanity shot. I guess I got [...]
21
Spam is whack, kids.
The comments are getting spammed like a mofo. 200+ yesterday, 70+ today. It seems as if every once in awhile some spambot comes around and starts hitting [...]
20
Subscribe!! All the cool kids are doing it…
To make it more convenient to listen to my bitching, I’ve added a subscribe button up there under the title. *points up* Enter your address and you’ll [...]
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Kinda bitchy
It has recently come to my attention that I come across as “kinda bitchy” online. I’d like to clear this up… I come across as “kinda bitchy” [...]
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Hives. Day 18.
Worse than ever. All over chest, hands, arms, neck, jawbone, knees, thighs. Absolutely miserable. Had a shot of steroids yesterday. Taken today: 3 Atarax, 1 Singulair. No [...]
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*scratch* *scratch*
(Wrote this yesterday.) I fully intended to come home today and clean, clean, clean because my dad will be here to see our new house for the [...]
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Spring Hair ’06
(EDIT – Another hotlinker skoold. And one more.) As promised below, more reminders of my cuteness. ; ) I lightened my hair today. Needed a change for [...]
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Have you heard enough about the site yet?
Less fat. Less filling. The new layout is up. TADA! The about section is empty. Meh. That has always been my most challenging section. Write about myself? [...]
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Blargh
The new layout was up. For like 10 minutes. Ask Julie, she saw it! So did Ben. Really! There seems to be an issue with IE. *hates [...]
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Ben’s Super Secret Party Fantasticoâ„¢
I spent about three weeks planning a surprise birthday party for Ben. Karting at LeMans Karting then caravaning back to our house for cake and ice cream [...]
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My new extended family.
A little over a year and a half ago Ben purchased NorCalBMW. Before he bought it he told me that he wanted a way for all the [...]
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No, really!!
You know the site overhaul I talked about, like, two months ago? I think I might actually get it up by the end of the weekend. Just [...]
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Word of the day: Yackass
I listen to The Brian Lehrer Show everyday on the New York NPR station, WNYC. Shoutcast = love. Anyway, today he had on Barbara Wallraff, contributing editor [...]
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Blowout
I had planned on writing more about this here on TheFlux. Like how terrified I got when one second my car was fine and I was planning [...]
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Navato
I’m laying in a bed. In a hotel room. In Navato, CA. Watching some reality TV. If you know of anything else to do in Navato PLEASE [...]
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Because KristEn said so.
If my week had consisted of more than coughing uncontrollably, watching 24, sleeping, and taking as many drugs* as it required to make it through the work [...]
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H5N2
Cough… Check Phlegm… check Sniffles… Check Sinus pressure… Check Zero energy… Check Sore muscles from going to the gym when sick which was really really really stupid [...]
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It’s a beautiful day**
The sky today looks like something out of a picture book. It’s hard to believe that yesterday it was cloudy and dull. Last night Ben and I [...]
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M.A.C
For Valentines Day I had the choice of a present or putting money away for something I have planned but am not going to talk about here [...]
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Dear Internet,
If you are here because you are wondering why instead of a picture of a cute child with a pencil hanging from her nose you are suddenly [...]
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My colon loves me.
Earlier Ben and I decided that since it was Valentines Day I should not have to cook. Well, I decided it really but he totally agreed and [...]
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To: Netflix
From: thebestboyfriendever@gmail.com To: me@gmail.com Date: Feb 13, 2006 2:42 PM Subject: Something to blog about http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/10/netflix.renters.ap/index.html – Thanks, Ben ______________________________________________ From: me@CTU.com To: whatthehellareyouthinkingdept@netflix.com Date: Feb 13, [...]
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24: Season 1
*sigh* We watched the last episode tonight. I hate endings like that. I’ll just leave it at that. It’s ridiculous how attached I get to characters in [...]
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You know you’re addicted to 24 when…
We watched Season 1 Disk 5 last night. w00t! There are 4 shows per disk. Each show is one hour “real time” but with commercials cut out [...]
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What am I going to do at 13?
Cassidy and I have been butting heads lately. It seems like when she turned 7 somebody pulled her aside and told her that lying to me was [...]
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GO STEELERS!
Ben being from Washington and my Mom’s whole family being from Pennsylvania with my grandpap having worked in the steel industry in Pittsburgh most of his life [...]
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24
Ben and I are both hooked. Ben had not see the first seasons at all and I had caught shows randonly so we’ve started Netflixing them. We [...]
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If I could think of a snappy title it would be here.
I know that I said that as I completed content for the new redesign I’d make it live and update you all. And I totally lied. I [...]
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Four Things.
I was tagged by Mandi, who’s site I stumbled on while browsing and I instantly liked her. Her little one is cute enough to gobble up for [...]
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Free Day Blues
Today is our “free day”. Before, when I was doing BFL I’d dream of the free day. I’d long for it. I’d dwell on it. And live [...]
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Five track mind.
This post is going to be all over and around the corner and up the hill and back again. Stick with me. *puts the post in gear* [...]
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-6
As of yesterday I’m down six pounds. *is proud* Typical meals for the day: Special K w/ Red Berries & Fat Free Vanilla Soy Milk Lean Cuisine [...]
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Yang
I’m laying on the couch typing this from the laptop that Ben brought home from work to keep him company while he recovered. This is the first [...]
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I’m alive. Behind the scenes.
I know that I’ve been slacking on the site. I have the colophon page’s content 95% done. I have the about page 25% done. I have the [...]