i am empty none to fill me so much space inside no place to hide i’m laid bare feeling nothing my mind’s checked out my heart is vacant i’ve forgotten how to love and be loved i don’t know if i want to remember SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “”, url: “” }); Originally published at www.liakela.com. Please […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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It’s getting harder and harder these days to tell what is spam and what is not.  So my new rule is this: if you are a spammer, and you comment on my blog, have the decency to at least admit to it. I may not mark your comment as spam, thereby allowing you to hawk […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Last night after work, I went to the Dollar store in search of cheap kidney beans and those awesome rubbermaid bowls with the twist-tops.  I found them, and also a great spray that my coworker friend Sara had bought from this same store.. Renuzit pet something or other.. in a Citrus scent. It’s wonderful stuff, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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So, it’s getting harder to deal with this no fast-food, no restaurant deal.  My brain is constantly trying to come up with ideas that it thinks I might actually fall for, rationalizations, etc.  Here’s just a few: Subway is healthy. And you have to stand there and watch them make your food.. you’re consciously aware […] ↓ Read the rest of this ( Read more... )

Ok, so.. I came to my own personal realization and acceptance of the fact that I use fast food and eating out as a crutch.  It keeps me from doing two things I dislike doing by (and more importantly -for-) myself: shopping and cooking. Cooking for people is awesome. Shopping for that is also ok.  […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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My body: HOLY CRAP. You have to go pee. RIGHT NOW. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Get up, run across the building! This is an emergency! Yes, leave Vicki to handle the phones by herself, she will understand!! Me: Holy shit, ok! OK! Fine! *run run run, 1/2 way there pause to think of dry […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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I had a dream last night about Mikey, Brit, and Michelle.  We were “tourist shopping” in Wickford Village, in Rhode Island.  But it had turned into something that looked a lot more like Sturbridge Village, in Mass.  Very kitchy and touristy.  At one point, we lost Michelle, and Mikey said, “Oh, don’t worry. You know […] ↓ Read the rest of this ( Read more... )

I’ve got a great ex-coworker and friend who posted something on his LJ that I think is worthy reading for all of my friends.  http://fragbert.livejournal.com/442522.html?view=4547226#t4547226 There’s nothing non-work-safe in the entry, but he does have ( Read more... )

Grandma & Newborns Just fourteen years ago, this very minute, I was being wheeled back into my room, and I don’t remember a lot about what was going on around me - but I knew that I was now a mom, forever and ever.  I remember their dad telling me about the birth, since he […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Thanks to Laura Potts for bringing this to my attention: They will be collecting school supplies for Knox County Teacher Supply Depot in lieu of fines May 3-10, 2009 at all library locations. One approved school item will wipe out $10.00 worth of fines with a maximum of $50.00 worth of fines removed. Fees for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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