Today at Lunch

If I just spent 70$ on purple purses and things cable knit at Marshalls, will donating a dollar to the juvenile diabetes research fund at the checkout help redeem my karma?
Considering the above, will saving $1.20 by not getting artichokes on my pizza help redeem my bank account?
Is the discovery that my sheer brown shirt [...]

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Success!

Once, a long time ago, I swore off buying clothing for boyfriends as presents.  It was Christmas a couple years ago.  My mother had visited me a few weeks earlier, so I sent a lot of my presents home with her for appearances’ sake when company came.  Look, we are so bountiful! 
I came home the [...]

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That was a first…

We have a new temp in my department at work–which is wonderful because she’s doing work we really need someone to do.  Plus, she’s a really sweet, out-going person in her 20s, and lord knows I could use a friend here (says the girl who actually visited the fish in her cubicle over a long [...]

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Just Because

I saw this over at Dancin’ Fairy’s place.  I think it’s interesting how lame even my Rock Star and Detective names are.  I am chronically lame..
YOUR ROCK STAR NAME (first pet and current street name)
Ellen Roosevelt
Seriously?  Seriously? My ROCKSTAR name is practically that of the woman generally believed to be the most unattrative yet practical [...]

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Weekend Stats

Miles I-66 was backed up for my drive home on Friday: 8 (a miracle, I tell you!)
Number of favorite food and booze places I got to take the Boy over the weekend: 5 (which is pretty much all but one in existence…)
Number of books I bought at the Book Fair:  7 (a record in smallness)
Number [...]

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Erm, book report?

The other night I pick up this book while dog sitting at my friend’s house:
 Me Times Three, by Alex Witchel
I finished it up last night, and I would like to state that it was nothing like what I expected. It was not about cheating fiances!  I mean, it was a little, but it was mostly about AIDS [...]

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Of Drinks and Editors

Co-worker:  How’s That Big Project That Makes Us Want to Die going on your end?
Me:  A lot slower now that Our Boss has become involved.  This is not a good system; it should not require this many rounds of edits.
Co-worker:  Have you started on XYZ?
Me:  No, I haven’t started proofing XYZ..  I’ve spent all day [...]

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Living Someone Else’s Life

Sunday and Monday nights I dog and house-sat for some friends of mine. They have a lovely three-level townhouse and the best behaved dog I’ve ever met. They also have an enclosed patio equipped with fancy furniture and a gas grill. The Boy and I took full advantage.
Sunday evening we headed over around 6:30 to [...]

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