February 2012
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My mom called me last night to wish me a happy...
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“No woman’s health should depend on who she is or where she works or how much...”
– President Obama’s full remarks on preventive care (via kileyrae)
shorterexcerpts replied to your photo: Sometimes I get really tempted to chop off my…
How much do you rely on long hair to keep you warm? I’d say that’d be a factor weigh against the time saved by not blow-drying longer.
Haha…minimally. I’m one of those strange people who is usually about 5-10 degrees warmer than everyone else in the room. Especially when I drink coffee. In...
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What do you do when life gets emotionally...
I love watching The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
January 2012
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Rest in Peace, Mr. Pitt.
The actor who played Mr. Pitt, Elaine’s boss, on my favorite TV show of all time, has passed away. Sad day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMnNvjUOd3Y
There is a positive correlation between my age and...
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http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/25/102350... →
When I read news stories like this, and the bigotous comments that stream for days afterward, I die a little inside.
It makes me so sad for humanity. But at least there were some intelligent people who opposed all the hatred and insensitivity.
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Last week, I decided I was going to pursue my...
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There's something about enrolling in my first FSA...
This GOP response is so terrible. "Scare tactic,...
I've created a budget worksheet for 2012. It's...
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Taxes are done!!! Bring on the refund!
Although… I finished them last night, after 3 or so large glasses of wine.
And I inadvertently changed the password on my account, because of said wine. But all is right with the world today. No harm, no foul.
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I was so excited to start my income tax return,...
Yes, I am one of those people who really enjoys filling out all the paperwork to get a little money back. I do my own taxes. It’s like winning the lottery for me.
And I could have finished them tonight, too, but the silly DirectLoans site doesn’t have my tax info ready. Says it’s “being prepared.” Psssshhh. Get it together, people. Mama wants her refund.
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I've worked out 3 days in a row now!
I don’t actually remember the last time I accomplished that. It feels good. I feel a little more energetic. I’m hoping my back pain will start to decrease. And I gotta tell ya, the whole being-forced-to-shower-every-day thing is nice, too. Not that I didn’t bathe before, but I like to go every other day sometimes.
The only things I don’t like right now? Well for one,...
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I am so over it right now
As the oldest of 4, I’ve spent most of my life taking care of my siblings. I basically helped raise my sister and youngest brother. Since my parents’ divorce, I’ve had to step in and be the mom at times. I buy the gifts for our parents on the holidays. I sign and mail the birthday cards. And I buy them things. They text me or call when they want to talk, and I’ve...
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It was more than just a football game...
Yesterday, I sat down to watch the NFL playoffs with 4 other very intelligent, strong women. We got our pizza and wings and braced ourselves for the Steelers v. Broncos. A few of the group didn’t much care for football, and a few weren’t fans of either team on the field. I’m a Broncos fan.
But I am NOT a Tebow fan. Actually, of the 5 young women sitting in my living room,...
Watching these speeches after the Iowa Caucus...
I don’t know why the GOP thinks they represent ALL Americans when they stand against sooooooo many.
Tonight you’re representing Republicans in Iowa. Literally, that’s what you won.
And Romney and Paul did well. Possibly because they aren’t near the whack jobs that Perry and Bachmann are.
So… thank goodness for that, I guess.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! :)
December 2011
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If everyone accepted that no single human being or...
And the reason tumblr rocks? I get to read...
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And another reasons facebook makes life...
I have to see ignorant, idiotic, and often offensive posts from people who I otherwise liked and respected. And then I have to sit there and think, “My gosh, do I have any feasible reason to stay friends with this person?” I actually had a total stranger call me a “loser” and a terrible person who had accomplished nothing in life and had made no significant impact in the...
Make that 64 hours of work this week. I'm spent.
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I know I go MIA sometimes...
but it’s seriously because the majority of my life is spent at a computer these days.
9 hours today = on a computer at work
2-3 hours tonight (additional) = will be spent on the computer trying to finish up a report for work
12.5 hours tomorrow = I will spend at work, on a computer. And fingers crossed I won’t have any of this report left to do afterwards, because…
9.5-12.5...
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I'm just "at that age" where...
I firmly believe that my mom buying me a temperature-controlled body pillow is her way of trying to get me to want a body next to me at night.
I have no concrete evidence of this; it’s just a feeling I have. But mom, I already want that. Life is just not that simple…
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Gaaaaah Facebook, whyyyyy
I hate it when someone in a couple posts the most inane, trivial segments of their lives just because they involve the significant other doing something. For example: Dude sprains his ankle, asks his gf to get him some ice, and she puts it in an H&M bag. Wait for it…waaaaait for it…NOPE. That’s the whole fucking story. And it somehow deserved a status update and moments...
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Oh coffee, you are my little gentleman...
November 2011
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yrfriendliz said: yeah it’s funny how less than 5 years can really make it weird, right??
Actually, correction. He turned 24 today lol. Boys are late bloomers. And I was just reading over your Croatian rugby post… I totally know what you mean. But we can’t trade...
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And here he comes with the "I'd love to see you"
Maybe he’s not heading to Australia right away? To quote Richard Gere, “Impossible relationships.”
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And that is why I didn't want to get involved with...
The last person I had any sort of interest in was a 23 year old, who I stopped seeing because he was going to travel internationally for like, 2 1/2 months. He didn’t have any plans for what he was going to do when he got back, but it sounded like he might consider living here.
He’s back now, so I thought, “Ok I’ll feel things out here. Why not?”
Why...
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Yahtzee!
Finished up my report and won’t have to take it home over Thanksgiving! Nothing but family time :) :) :)
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Have you ever felt obnoxiously antsy, emotionally,...
I can’t shake this feeling in the last few days like I need to do something, but I have no idea what it is or why. And it is definitely NOT that I don’t have things to do; frantically working on a report right now so I won’t have to take it home with me on Thanksgiving. Possible reasons for my antsy-ness:
1. Two very large mugs of coffee today, and a Dazbog chiller...
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Why am I so tired all the time?!
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(701): She's still too new to the group to be...
This reminds me of freshman year in the dorms when us besties would watch an old VHS of 1970s porn and laugh and laugh and the terrible plots and bad hair.
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That wonderful epiphany...
I thought I was completely content in my job, but I now realize how ready I am for new challenges and more responsibility (and mo’ money) and I’m really excited about it. So not a career-driven person. But I’m competitive, and maybe a bit of a perfectionist.
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I need a good gif of a brain imploding...
Approximately 4 hours ago, I was asking my ex why he suddenly started ignoring me again when I asked if he was free to meet for a drink. And he was busy telling me that I should have just known that he was still with his girlfriend, and blaming me for being inappropriate.
Approximately 3 hours ago, our intense argument continued and he pointed out that we do the same shit over and over again...
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“Change means that what was before wasn’t perfect. People want things to be...”
– Esther Dyson
Things feel better than before.
My ex and I are talking again. But it feels really different this time. He’s been sweet and considerate, and we’ve both agreed that we don’t want to repeat the mistakes we’ve made before.
I don’t think either of us...
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Reflections on a Sunday Morning
I might be pretty lame for staying in both Friday and Saturday nights, but waking up WITHOUT an intense urge to vomit, an indescribable headache, and regret? Priceless.
And now I get to enjoy a Sunday Funday and watch Tebow get creamed again. If only my Broncos weren’t suffering in the process…
I will NOT be drinking any bottomless mimosas this weekend. Learned that lesson 2...
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My little sister just got her first college...
Snow tonight? Allegedly :(
But if that means that I’ll be able to work from home, in my PJs tomorrow…well, then, I guess bring it on.