it will be fred and i's one-year wedding anniversary on jan. 17.


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The man of the house has gone to work,
selling chairs and sofas in a failing store.
His wife stays home and stares from the window into the trees,
trying to recall the life she lost, though it wasn't much.
White flowers of frost build up on the glass.
-Mark Strand, from the poem "Poor North"

I'm trying to get better at being alone on the weekends. ( Read more... )

i try so hard not to take application rejection personally, but it's impossible. i also try not to get my hopes up too much, but that also seems impossible. bloomberg just rejected my application. and i know they're this incredible global purveyor of financial news that probably only hires reporters who went to top-tier universities and double- ( Read more... )

i pretty much wish i could buy my work wardrobe from anthropologie and the rest of my clothes from uo.

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as soon as i'm allowed back on galveston island i want to be there helping my friends clean out their flooded homes. a few of these people are reporters and have been working non-stop. in addition, i'm thinking about going to some stores and stocking up on some small stuff they might be missing or need. it's hard to get into what their mindset ( Read more... )

it has been raining for four days, but the water hasn't washed away my stagnation. i feel in a rut, like i'm standing still. i only do work to pass the time, waiting impatiently for clock-out time or for the weekend to approach. when get in the car to go home i already feel the weight of the next workday upon me and i realize how short my evening ( Read more... )

reason no. 83593239401930037563 that i love my husband.

this is what he wears to go jogging:


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we thought fred's theater work would begin in august. surprise! he doesnt go back until sept. 24. and its not for a full-time position either, its more stage crew (contract) work. i'm left cursing the fact that our rent equals more than i make per paycheck. negative account balances and overdraft fees loom ahead. during this last week, since ( Read more... )

i know it's belated, but here are some shots from when we went out on fred's stepdad's boat for july 4 weekend. what did you do for your


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