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Growing up

Friday, June 5th, 2009

I had a thought.  It’s not much, and I don’t even know why I’m feeling it acutely these days, but here it is.

It bothers me when people use their singleness as an excuse for continued adolescence.

I don’t want to use my singleness as an excuse for continued adolescence.

That’s all.

Understood

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Finally.

Truly?

Monday, May 25th, 2009

I never thought I’d see the day, but sure enough.

Like the Terminator, like Backstreet…

Scrunchies are back.

I need both

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Nashville is a squeal of delight.

But Seattle is a sigh of relief.

The first 2 lines of a poem I couldn’t bring myself to write

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

If I were a nun, I’d be so happy
And sad.

A recent IM conversation I had at work

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Me: “Don’t you want to roll your eyes at people who don’t know the difference between stationary and stationery?”

Him: “It’s an easy mistake – the only way I remember it is that e goes with envelope.”

Me: “I remember it because e goes with letter… which, now that I think about it, is a completely useless mnemonic device.”

Forever nerd

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Emma is a very cool place with very cool people.

But on Sunday, PZC asked me, “So, now that you work at Emma, are you going to be one of the effortlessly hip?”

“Um… no, probably not.”

“I know,” he replied.

Julie made a great joke

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

Me: How can they tell how old an eagle is?

Her: They measure its crow’s feet!

As of tonight

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Number of times my car has been towed: 1

Place holder

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

A blog is coming after lunch. Patience, my people. I’m moving a little slow today…