August 21st, 2009

In which I shop online… for clothing. Oops. But it’s not like I don’t need clothes.
Etsy is crack. Do you know this? OMG a zillion things I could totally wear right now!
It turns out that since the mall in this town is half torn down, I doubt Macy’s is going to carry anything I want, [...]

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January 15th, 2009

In which I publicly admit to stealing resources* from my employer.
I’ve been running a little eBay side business from my desk this week. In between calls I’ve watched my auctions, printed shipping labels (with the work printer, on the work paper*), and packed Priority Mail cartons with old electronics (and taped them shut with work [...]

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November 21st, 2008

In which I never got anything this cool from an employer before.
Today during our weekly company meeting, admin announced that we wouldn’t really be having a proper Christmas party this year – only a luncheon – but then they got all giggly and ran into the back and then came out and proceeded to pass [...]

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In which I am TOTALLY not worthy!
Kaje and I had Big Plans for last night. We were going to make epic tostadas with all the fixings! and watch two (or even three!) entire episodes of Doctor Who. But someone – either Netflix or the post office – screwed up royally, and the disc I was [...]

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October 29th, 2008

In which you’d never believe I could be quite this enamoured with something that you’d normally think is not my style, but I love it so, so very much!
Over a year ago, Baby Girl turned me on to bidz.com. Last week, I freaked out and bought a couple of rings from them… no reason whatsoever, [...]

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In which there are fun times, my babies, fun times!
Saturday was Sibling Errand Day! My bro and I went to Chevron together and then to Taco Loco for GIHUGENT BURRITOES!!! Later we went to Walmart, where he bought a DVD player and blank media, and I bought some much-needed clothes (a long-sleeved t-shirt, three pairs [...]

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April 24th, 2008

In which I accumulate.
Yesterday, my tax refund was deposited into my account. (I put basically all of it into savings ’cause I’ll need it to see Amma in Seattle at the end of next month.) Yay!
Today my PO box contained my new MOO cards! I love MOO cards. So cute. You should get some. And [...]

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In which I’m still boring and you shouldn’t even be reading this.
My new 120Gb hard drive arrived yesterday. I got it so cheap I can hardly stand myself! It came in an envelope instead of a box… I’d forgotten how tiny laptop drives are. It’s still sitting in its anti-static container, waiting to be installed [...]

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December 28th, 2007

In which I complete an unpremeditated transaction.
I woke up this morning to the sound of my cell phone trilling. I had a text message. The message informed me that my paycheck had been direct-deposited into my account. Money! Yay!
During my lunch break this afternoon, I dutifully went to the post office and bought two money [...]

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November 29th, 2007

In which I get a second belated b-day present!

From Chelsea, who is superior in all ways.

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November 27th, 2007

In which there’s a box in my box!
Yesterday on my lunch break I went to the post office to check my post office box, and there was a ticket that said, ‘Parcel too large for box.’
Yay!
I stood in line and the hawt red-headed postal guy took the ticket and in return gave me [...]

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September 5th, 2007

In which it’s probably true that McDonald’s isn’t so good for you. On more than one level.
There’s a story about a monk who suddenly and inexplicably becomes obsessed with the news. It turns out that the servant who prepares his food does so while reading the paper, and the subtle vibes in the food have [...]

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