“Don’t cut your hair.” “Hm?” I look over at the older gentleman who’s sharing the elevator with me. He’s finely dressed, with a trenchcoat, hat, and suit underneath. “Don’t cut your hair. You’re a big-haired girl. Let it get big.”…
Archives for February 2007
Morning thaw
A minor benefit to having a dog around is the opportunity to take walks that aren’t of the “strange-woman-by-herself” variety. There is a park across the street. It has a lake that is starting to thaw. It makes for a…
Normalcy
Max is spending the next few days with me as contractors redo the bedrooms in the house. I want him back with me fulltime. To that end, I may abandon my dee-luxe apartment in the sky when the lease is…
Letter to myself, six months ago
Hey. You’re in a pretty bad place right now. You’ve never lived by yourself before. You’re scared and you feel alone. (You’re not alone, by the way, plenty of people have your back…you just don’t see them.) I want you…
Nobody cares about this post
From my cell phone! Multimedia message For lunch today i had Wegmans Asian bar. Potstickers and shrimp purses. And i read this book for blog ideas. Darn. Blew it already.
Valentine's Day 2007
Daisies are my favorite flowers. Hope springs eternal. From my cell phone! Multimedia message Flowers by the Wandering Minstrel.
Office MacGyver
Since having moved from my dee-luxe-apartment-in-the-sky-office to a cube that’s only a few inches wider than my wingspan, I’ve found the need to get rid of a lot of junk. One day I found this charming artifact from pre-internet times…
Apologies to Hallmark and Lifetime TV
You’ve surely seen the newest diamond conglomerate ‘style’ — the Journey collection. The diamonds start small at the top of the pendant and they grow as your Love grows through your life’s journey together. (vomit break) (wiping her lips) Ahem…so…
Cellphone: Saved 43%
In January, I took a long hard look at my finances and realized I was spending money in the wrong places. So I made some changes, and today I saw my first positive effect of what I’ve been calling “The…
I'm going to Disneyworld!!
Mom and I will be doing another crazy 4-day weekend there at the beginning of March. It’s been quite a while since I stepped foot in my favorite place in the world. Yes, I was at Disneyland in July, but…
Weekend roundup
It was quite a lovely weekend! (waits a few for the shock to die down) Friday I ended up going to happy hour with a group from work. I hadn’t gone in the longest time, and I had a ball….
night
I still wear the ring I got for the 8th anniversary. Sometimes at night if I’m lonely I slide it on my left ring finger so I can remember what it felt like to be married.