Emergency ( Read more... )

Look, NBC, I love Michael Phelps too, but you're kind of creeping me out with your continuous love letters to his incredibly flexible ankles, so-called double jointed knees and elbows, size 14 feet, and 6'7" condor-like wingspan. Maybe you could lay off a little? I know it's probably too much to ask, because Costas and Rowdy Gaines are probably ( Read more... )

MANNERS MEME
1. Visit emily post.com
2. Choose an etiquette tip at random, or find your favorite
3. Post it to your journal for etiquette education!

Is it OK to talk on your cell in a public restroom? Is no place sacred? You’d think you’d be safe in the bathroom! Someone who makes a call there is invading your privacy by forcing you to listen ( Read more... )

Instead of telling you about my day/week/month, I think, I will show you the receipt from my stop at the grocery store on my way home, which followed my stop at Old Navy for 2 more pairs of those super cheap shoes, during which I found myself wondering, "Does the murder show on my face?"


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A. It's the end of the second summer session, and I think the conclusion I'm coming to is just that I tend to fall apart, organizationwise and timewise and stresswise, at the end of semesters. Which is fine, I guess, it is something that I can be fine with, except for how this time, the end of the semester was coupled with a Digital Data Loss like ( Read more... )

1. I've made a terrible mistake: The only appointment available with my hair stylist was for 9:45 this Saturday morning; beyond that I'd have to drive to the other end of town because they're moving this weekend. I'VE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE ( Read more... )

TEARS TEARS VOMIT: A PHOTOESSAY IN ONE IMAGE
( I AM A PHOTOJOURNALIST )

For reasons I cannot divine from either my assortment of small animal bones OR my coffee dregs, someone has decided that it'd be a really great idea to have it be 75 degrees in here today, and ---I'm sorry, clever maintenance man, I know you were so proud of your idea, but your idea sucks. 75 is not a comfortable working temperature. Between that ( Read more... )

CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING ( Read more... )

This morning I a) slept in b) took the time to read the flist at home c) skipped coffee d) got blood taken ( Read more... )