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Since I arrived in Nashville, I have been subsisting on a steady diet of: * Breakfast: egg on toast * Lunch: one piece of bread with mustard and turkey (no cheese) * Dinner: tomato soup with 4 Ritz crackers crumbled in. Yesterday, my mom reminded me that I am NOT at the bottom of the…

Good: A baby.Better: A baby chipmunk.Best: A baby chipmunk singing “Blue Moon.” Good: A tree.Better: A tree made into paper.Best: A tree made into paper made into an origami tree. Good: Jim Halpert.Better: Jim Halpert in my living room.Best: Jim Halpert in my living room…

After attending a church service on Sunday night, I offered to give a new friend a ride home. As we walked toward my car, she stopped. “Wait, this is YOUR car?” “Yes…?” I replied, hesitantly. “My roommate and I have seen you all over town! We’ve been wondering who you are. In fact, we were…

Everything is bigger in Texas. Including my blog audience. I recently installed a blog tracker simply out of raging curiosity about who reads this blog. While it doesn’t tell me WHO is reading (go ahead and breathe that big ol’ sigh of relief), it does show me where the readers are coming from. And not…

I wanted to thank all of you who have sent me well-wishes for this new season in my life – either via blog comments, or emails, or Facebook messages, or phone calls, or… I don’t know, there are so many modes of communication flying around these days, it’s ridiculous. Regardless of how the message was…

Til the Water Runs Clear from Annie Parsons on Vimeo. I’m here, Mom. I miss you, too.

Days wandered – 118Blogs posted – 78 States visited – 24. Pounds gained – 10Flat tires – 1. Speeding tickets? ZERO. (Take that, State Patrol.) I wasn’t sure when the official endpoint would be, but I am determining that as of tonight, The Big Trip is coming to a close. Tomorrow, I will wake up…

Dear Burt’s Bees, I don’t know what to say. I am utterly flummoxed. After years of faithful service, you have let me down. How could you? HOW COULD YOU? Did you want to cause me havoc and harm? Kick my 2008 off to a despicable start? Or, worse yet, did you think this was a…

Good: A little hummingbird. Better: A little hummingbird carrying a tiny tulip. Best: A little hummingbird carrying a tiny tulip over a rainbow. Good: Having legs. Better: Having shaved legs. Best: Having shaved legs forever. Good: Peace. Better: World peace. Best: World peace – and everyone gets a brownie!

I am proud to say that I have made it through 2007, and it wasn’t quite as dark as I originally anticipated. One year ago tonight, I was in a deep depression, and terrified of what the coming year would hold. But now, I am happy – at least, most of the time, which is…