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did you know that the air inside (especially at home) is 2-5 times dirtier (i.e., more polluted) than outside air? this is why we tend to get sick in the winter; we spend most of our time inside during colder months. this leaves cause for concern with airborne germs, but keep in mind that most of the harmful germs reside on surfaces anyway ( Read more... )

friday is my last day at my temp job, about three weeks earlier than when they told me i'd be done. i'm out three weeks' pay. good thing i got that part-time job at delias, at least to hold me over. i guess i just won't be able to do all the traveling i originally wanted to ( Read more... )

i love it when people make fun of nj, largely bc most of their claims revolve around newark and newark alone. i would say camden is a close second ( Read more... )

lol this is what it's like in my house (ratties everywhere! especially crawling on my head while i'm on the phone).

i miss the udel campus. i don't miss the douchebags, 'hos, or school itself, but i miss walking around on campus. it was home. it was more like home than my parents' house ever was.

to cheer myself up, here is a picture of the most beautiful kitty cat in the world. (whom i also miss very much but her pictures make me feel better.)

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Action Verbs to Use Sparingly on Resumés.
BY DAVE ASH

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bastardized
misappropriated
corrupted
pissed away
undermined
blamed
sodomized
obfuscated
extorted
fondled
marred
pimped

FOLLOWING MY CREATIVE WRITING TEACHER'S ADVICE TO WRITE "LIKE MY PARENTS ARE DEAD ( Read more... )