1. Colin Powell resigned yesterday. And Ms. Rice couldn't keep that gappy grin off of her face as she made her speech today accepting her nomination to replace him. Could she sound more insincere when she mentioned what a "great" man he is? I shall light a candle in front of my Colin Powell doll this evening in a vigil for my political true love ( Read more... )

going to vote. at 7am. well, you can't tell me i'm not dedicated.

but you can tell me i look like death warmed over at 7 in the morning.

ok, off to scare the old ladies at my designated polling place!

1. Tell me one thing you love about me ( Read more... )

ange here at work badgered me into getting a myspace account. i was wooed by the prospect of having something to do here at work, so i signed up. then once i got to my 'profile', it said, in large red letters, 'Nicole Has 0 Friends'. feeling like the website was mocking me, i closed the window and came to livejournal, where i have friends. ( Read more... )

wooo hoooo! office scandal! meltdowns and breakdowns and back-stabbing and quitting and raises and power outages and alllllll that good stuff. no time to do homework today. no siree ( Read more... )

i scanned some pictures of my fabulous puppy, mr.duke. well, 3. maybe 4 if i can get this computer here at work to cooperate. the others were too blurry to even bother. it's hard getting a puppy to be still. but i've already started taking new pictures....i'm such a mom. goodness. but all should go look here: Read more... )

this has been a weird week. tuesday would have been jeremy's 30th birthday. dad was very introspective. i'm glad we have duke though, i think having him helped. not that duke fills the place of a child...i don't know, i'm not expressing myself correctly. dad left early in the morning, and i had to work, and i didnt go to the cemetary. i feel ( Read more... )

so last night, i got home from work, watched a little lost, ate a cookie, and then the top of my head proceeded to come off. i have never had a headache like that before. and i get migraines. my mom was positive i was dying after i managed to stagger upstairs and then developed a weird tremor in my right hand. eventually, i fell asleep ( Read more... )

the copy machine here at work is broken, hence, no one is here. this means that i could finally work on my analysis of 'fever 1793' a work of historical fiction that appeals to children aged 10-14 blah blah blah... i actually was fighting the procrastination demon that lurks deep inside me, had written 3 pages, then glanced at the computer, which ( Read more... )

well, i didn't think we would get a dog for awhile, but my dad really needed one. and the house felt so empty. so....we got a puppy yesterday. i wanted to name him brody, but my dad overruled and named him the duke. (as in the duke john wayne...haha:)) he's a terrier pomeranian mix, which is an odd combination, but he is uber cute. a ball of ( Read more... )