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August 24, 2012

Countdown to Central America

After a week of misery, I’m back to my old self. I’m feeling confident and hopeful. I’ve got myself a great lawyer who is going to take care of everything so I can relax and enjoy vacation. The hourly countdown…

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August 21, 2012

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

Something happened to me last week that has forever altered my life. During the occurrence, I tried to burn little details in my mind to write about everything, but upon further thought, I think writing about the tragedy will be…

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August 15, 2012

Update: Church, Child, and Choice

Like a good Catholic girl, I went to this site late last year and made note of all the holy days of obligation in my calendar. These are special days when you gotta go to church. Considering I go to…

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August 14, 2012

The Burning Man Ethos

While Burning Man is technically a massive party for a week in the desert, it’s truly about building a community that supports each other, is generous and giving, and that genuinely believes in each individual’s creativity and power. Everything about…

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August 13, 2012

Money Monday: Gift Cards

I’ve talked about this site Plastic Jungle previously, but in the context of selling your gift cards. Goes both ways. Buy gift cards here and save. Want a new suit at Banana Republic? Buy a discounted gift card for 20%…

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August 12, 2012

Future Home

I want this house, would die to live here. Coming home would be like stepping into a Palm Springs spa every day. I wouldn’t leave. No need to vacation. This would be bliss. It just went on the market last…

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August 11, 2012

Plain and Simple

Once when I was vacuuming, Dean said, “You don’t need to do that now. Why don’t you sit down and relax.” I responded, “I don’t know if you noticed, but I enjoy vacuuming. It relaxes me.” Every other week, I…

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August 10, 2012

Fashion Friday: Eyelash Curler

I’ve been using the Shu Uemura eyelash curler forever. Ladies, it’s time to get rid of that tool and move on to the Japonesque curler. It’s $10 cheaper and works better. I never thought anything could work better than my…

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August 9, 2012

Born Identity: The Injustice of Patrilineal Naming

I had a recollection in my dreams last night that reinvigorated in my mind the importance of keeping, maintaining, and respecting a woman’s maiden/birth name. Culturally, the dominant tradition is for a woman to take her husband’s last name after…

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August 8, 2012

Food Truck vs Restaurant

I don’t understand the food truck craze. There are food trucks sprinkled throughout the Financial District with long lines of people in suits waiting to order and then waiting for their food. If you’re going to wait in the windy…

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