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This blog is going the way of the dust bunny: swept up unceremoniously and tossed to the side.

There is a lot in this here blog that must be retired. Old heartbreak, ancient adventures, terrible grammar, and silly inanity. Also, having a more public job merits the internet ( Read more... )

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I came across this just in the nick of time:

Pep Talk: Be gentle with yourself, my darling. There’s no need for all this pressure. You’re doing great, life is getting better by the moment, and, in reality, you have no problems.

Thanks Daily Pep Talk From A Best Friend. Kindness and ( Read more... )

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Things are good here. Really good, in fact. This is notable considering my lingering issues with sleep. Mostly in that it totally escapes me. I am watching A LOT of Daria these nights.

On to the good bits:

• I got the Dream Job. My official title is Web Producer. The desk will be in ( Read more... )

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The universe gifted me with a blanket of still and quiet and fat flakes floating from above, soothing my rattled nerves. Seattle came to a halt, and I took the hint. I slowed down, appreciated the moment, and crawled within myself.

How subtly, yet dramatically, the scenes change; ( Read more... )

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Best of 2010 from Serene Careaga on Vimeo.

Song: Jonsi, “Go Do”

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Ah, Sleep, that sweet mistress that lulls your tired soul into a dark and isolated magic land in which you go to bed in a depleted state and awake a new person.

That is, if you can sleep.

You lucky ones who go to bed confident that sleep will be had without anxiety make me jealous ( Read more... )

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You guys, I graduated.

(This is about as climactic as it’s going to get, as I am a Fall graduate without any pomp or circumstance or tassels or stupid Mylar balloons, so bear with me.)

The weird thing is, I feel as lost as I did before I came back to school. This feeling is really ( Read more... )

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Two weeks of school left.

One week of internship left.

First day of December.

Half-way to 32.

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Just in time for falling leaves and scarves. YES.

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Happy Dia de los Muertos!

I really do love this holiday, and not just because I’m half-Mexican. If you have endured the pain of losing someone, you may find comfort in marking a day to remember and celebrate their lives. I find great joy in remembering laughter and funny stories; ( Read more... )