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August 27, 2010

Home to Black Rock City

I’m out, people.  One last shower then it’s off to the playa with crazy Maser. Thunderstorms are forecasted for this weekend.  If it rains, that’ll be the first in my nine years of going.  Fun! Super excited.  Will try to…

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August 26, 2010

Start of My Vacation

I’m on vacation!  I’ll be out for two weeks and when I come back, I’ll still have another three weeks of vacation left for the year. Let’s travel, people! I started the day with a chocolate chip cookie, peanut butter…

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August 25, 2010

Brand New Ring

I don’t know if anyone noticed, but I stopped wearing my engagement ring.  I just got annoyed by it. Even after they resized it and inserted bumps at the bottom, it would hang by the side of my finger.  I…

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August 24, 2010

Mother of the Year

I know plenty of mothers–friends, family, coworkers.  A ton of moms in my network.  I think they’re great.  They’re attentive.  They’re all good cooks.  They’re the glue that holds the household together. But there’s someone special that I had the…

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August 23, 2010

Dancing with the Stars: My Lineup

I love Dancing with the Stars, but whether or not I watch completely depends on who’s on. So here’s my lineup! The Situation – I hear he’s already locked and loaded for the show.  I’m addicted to Jersey Shore because…

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August 22, 2010

I Call Fucking Bullshit

I just saw the most disturbing thing.  The loser who used to cheat off of me in freshman year algebra indicates on his LinkedIn profile that he graduated Cum Laude from Cal.  BULL FUCKING SHIT.  I so want to call…

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August 21, 2010

Weekend Trip to SoCal

Here are some pictures for your image-starved eyes.  I got lazy about posting pics.  Sorry! We flew on JetBlue to Long Beach airport which is small and perfect.  Easy in, easy car rental, easy out. – We stayed at the…

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August 20, 2010

Would You Rather…

Would you rather drive 12 hours round-trip to LA or spend over $600 to get your ass there in 90 minutes and rent a car?  From now on, I swear we’re going to drive. Here’s how our big-ticket expenses added…

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August 19, 2010

Blog to Bookmark

Marc sent this my way.  So funny.  The current post (Expectations vs Reality) is hilarious. Read it now. Hyperbole and a Half

August 18, 2010

Book Club

We had book club last night to discuss Zafon’s The Angel’s Game.  The plot was so twisted, especially the ending, that I’m glad we had the chance to debrief and clarify.  I needed that! The debate is what really makes…

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