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Archive for July, 2009

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Could fry an egg on the cement, it’s so caliente! I know other people have probably discovered this about the internet before now, but it really is totally awesome to be able to say, “Hey, do you remember this :fragment of song: from :television show of my childhood:? How did the rest of that go?” [...]

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As a volunteer appreciation gesture, we sometimes get to get free books from the Friends of the Library bookstore. Today I found a copy of A Fisherman of the Inland Sea, and have mostly finished it this afternoon. Ursula LeGuin gives me a headache, but in the good kind of way. I like her short [...]

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I just got home from seeing the Indigo Girls at the Zoo with my mom. I bought the tickets, she bought the ice cream, and we both had a fabulous time singing along. They played lots of songs that we hadn’t heard before, which is always fabulous when a concert gives you something new, in [...]

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I feel like I’ve been punched in the jaw, but in actuality I was attacked by a periodontist wielding a CAVITRON 5000. (I may have made up the number bit, but the rest is totally true.) Best part is I get to go back next week so he can do the other side of my [...]

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Because the world would not be complete without a Lego sculpture of the Second Defenestration of Prague.

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Marriage is making me soft. I can’t remember the last time I carried my own suitcase.

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To do today: 1. Shower 2. Breakfast 2a. Update US travel map 3. Unpack 3a. Step one: move suitcase out of the living room 3b. Toiletries 3c. Clothes 4. Sweep 4a. Clean the catbox 4b. Clean up cat puke on the blue chair Ryan took care of this one, he’s such a sweetie. 5. Lunch [...]

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I’ve been avoiding posting lately because I’ve gotten mostly talked out about our trip telling it to my mother, and the only other thing I’ve wanted to talk about is work, which is horrible, and I don’t like talking about horrible things. We’ve got a new manager (again) and he’s throwing his weight around trying [...]

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I had my appointment with orthopedic specialist number two yesterday. Ryan was a sweetheart and came with me, and we had ice cream afterwards. The doctor actually made me feel a whole lot better. He was very nice, and explained a lot of things better than they had been explained to me previously. He basically [...]