So, things.

For example, a beautiful beautiful wedding dress that is two inches too long and borderline impossible to shorten. A trip to Iowa with a rental car and an iPod. A ticky-tacky home in the suburbs in which I enjoy making scrumptious and meatless dinners and romping in the yard. And, AND!

A yellow dog.


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So, for some reason, I thought of this thing tonight?

I made cookies tonight--snickerdoodles, actually, with the soft insides that turn to sugary goo when they cool. My new class is crazy smart. I wear heels almost every day. I'm getting married June 16th. We bought foreign cars and didn't feel guilty.

Tell me what's new with you.

I'd really like to stop making my life as difficult as possible, one of these days.

That'll happen.

I hate people who think it's a terrible pity that everybody doesn't get out of America and see the "rest of the world." Nine times out of ten they mean western Europe, and eight times out of ten they aren't the ones who have to pay their bills ( Read more... )

It is hotter than ass outside. The drive home made me sweat. Too bad the air doesn't reach into my room ( Read more... )

Today is 55-gallon drums of suck. And it's Birthday Thursday, and don't think I'll even get to go.

So my mom just calls me and says "I have to ask you something, and don't get mad, it's just an idea." She proceeds to tell me that her new assistant has a hot, loaded (her emphasis, not mine) 26-year-old brother with whom they'd like to set me up ( Read more... )

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First of all, thank you to everyone who called, emailed, IMed, commented, and/or got or will get me drunk for my birthday. It means a lot to me that you thought of me!

It was good times. At midnight Sunday night we went to the bar. If any of you should ever find yourselves blowing out the candles, so to speak, at the West End in Des Moines, Iowa, ( Read more... )

On your current playlist, hit shuffle and pick the first 40 songs on the list (no matter how cheesy or embarrassing), and write down your favorite line of the song. Try to avoid putting the song title in the line. Then have your friends comment and see if they know the songs. Answers will be posted in a few days.
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My doggy died.