so Michael, what's to stop you from doing this?

[aruan]

I turned 25 on the 30th, an experience best left as low-key as it was; there's no joy in being able to measure one's lifespan in terms of a century. My father and aunt came through town for a whirlwind lunch at Olive Garden on the 1st, leaving Godiva chocolate and some wicked good nutty mini croissants in their wake. My mom spent the past weekend

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[callsigns]

I only watched the first episode of Kid Nation, but called Michael's excellence back then!

Happy belated, babycakes; keep making a difference to those people.

[aruan]

He's so quietly awesome, and he never seems to say a single malicious or non-profound thing. Taylor, on the other hand, should've been voted off the island long ago.

Thanks, love. I'm trying, but without being a natural schmoozer, journalism is just not something I will ever be great at.

[paper_pusher]

Last week, on a deadline crunch, I actually turned to my assistant and told him, matter-of-factly, "I'm going to need you to go ahead and..."

I cried for hours that night.

[aruan]

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o.O With any luck, I'll be within glaring distance the next time.