So yesterday was Valentine's Day. Although neither John or I am that romantic, we did use the "holiday" as an excuse to try a new restaurant.


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Nothing too exciting going on these days. The daily grind is pretty good so I'm actually happy about that ( Read more... )

So, last week at work was pretty rough. I was catching up on things, and a bunch of new matters came in... so I was setting my alarm for 1:30am somedays. I was usually at my desk by 3:15am or 3:30am, and heading home after 6pm.  I was tired.  That week is over, thank goodness ( Read more... )

So on Sunday we started the fall/winter season for my volleyball team, "I'd Hit That!"


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I've been told I have cute friends.  It's all subjective.  I will say this, I'm friends with people because they are genuinely nice and add value to my life. As my tastes have changed, I find my network of friends less and less 'cute' the older I get. And to the extent I agree with the cute factor, that's just a plus.


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I learned how to cook at a very early age.  My parents were big on self-reliance. Moreover, Mom often worked evening/night shifts and Dad only knew how to cook with the temperature up on "high." So I cooked quite a bit in order to avoid eating heavily burnt food.  At some point as an adult, however, I got tired of making meals for one and my income ( Read more... )

The last couple weeks have been a mix of work, recovering from the flu, starting up dodge ball, continuing with the volleyball season, and dealing with the new apartment.


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Since I got the new job, I find myself updating LJ less and less. Must. Not. Get. Complacent ( Read more... )