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October 22, 2005

The Curse of ‘I Love You’

Twice in the past year, I’ve been in the situation where some loser has said those three words to me and regretted it. My advice? Restrain yourself. Think very carefully about the repercussions. Situation #1 I’d gone on a handful…

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October 22, 2005

Me and Therese on a Hawaiian cruise 

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October 22, 2005

Wonder Twin Powers Activate

As you can see, my older sister and I look very much alike. We’re often confused as twins. Therese used to teach music in our hometown. Whenever I go home to hang out with my parents, I always pay a…

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October 19, 2005

Golden Gate Bridge 

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October 19, 2005

Craigslist: San Francisco’s Beloved Site

I love Craigslist, San Francisco’s foremost community website. Thanks to Craigslist, I found the majority of my apartments, furnished my home, sold furniture, and befriended a handful of fellow Burners. In business school, for my New Ventury Strategy class, we…

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October 15, 2005

Richard Diebenkorn: Untitled (Scissors, Reflected) 

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October 13, 2005

Conversation with God

For love, I sold my soul. I’ve been dating someone who couldn’t care less about me. He really couldn’t give a shit. For this one guy, I’ve forgiven rampant tardiness, a couple no-shows, infrequent communication, neglect, cheapness. Didn’t I just…

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October 12, 2005

Me and My Godson, Nolan

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October 11, 2005

I Love Kids, But

My pregnant sister is planning on a brood of four. Four! One baby, two baby, three baby, four! I’m so excited; I know I’m going to think of them as my own. But if someone told me that I would…

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September 22, 2005

Caption from Someone’s Flickr Album: “As I stood on the sidelines of the B2B, I befriended an older woman who was cheering on and “woowooing” everyone who passed by. We started shouting out to each other whenever we saw the…

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