I have way too many obligations to have to worry about severe weather, too ( Read more... )

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I have always wanted these.

This weekend, I got these instead. Along with this. (And subsequently got a red flag on my bank account. Whoops ( Read more... )

After a frustratingly blunt conversation with one of my dearest friends last night, I took the first step in my professional betterment and signed up for a Public Speaking Workshop today ( Read more... )

I fear unhappiness. I hate people being mad at me and so take every course of action to avoid such a fate, including postponing telling someone potentially bad news ( Read more... )

First day = done! A bit boring since my boss is stranded in New Jersey thanks to the snow-pocalypse that hit everywhere but the DC area ( Read more... )

Scary thunderstorms are a lot more threatening when I have work to get to in the morning and rely on public transportation to get me there. The coffee lounge and both entries to the courtyard were flooded, the bus was late (then again, so was I) AND rerouted, and traffic was even worse than usual. Not a good start to the morning. There wasn't even ( Read more... )

After spending the night in a grown-up apartment, I flipped through the IKEA catalog this morning to gain inspiration for both my bedroom and the living/guest room. I think I do both for under $200. We just need a curtain to separate off the dining area and a low bookcase/bench to add storage. Maybe a bean bag-ish chair and stand-up lamp for my ( Read more... )

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Met some Marines on Friday, laid out by the pool on Saturday morning, then played our weekly game of Drunk Scrabble with John. A good weekend, I'd say!