The bright streaks of the fireworks I was experiencing only months ago have faded, leaving only smoke and the smell of sulpher in their wake. I feel I am that little girl again waiting on the hill, waiting for that one last burst long after the crowds had disappeared and the dark has settled ( Read more... )

Well, it's officially winter in Indiana. Yesterday, it was in the mid-50s, and today it's 24 degrees. My car door was frozen shut this morning, which necessitated much kicking. Then, on the way to work, some guy hit some ice and nearly T-boned me. Nothing like living in a city with a salt-truck shortage. Hurrah for three months of terrible driving ( Read more... )

So my latest romantic opportunity went down the drain last night, according to my spies. The gentleman in question--we'll call him SC, or Sushi Chef--was expressing interest in me for the past few weeks, and I thought that there might have been a shot there. But alas, data has come in that he got back together with his ex, which explains why he ( Read more... )

The Short List of What I've Been Up To--

1) Losing weight like crazy--It seems that Jesus has seen it fit to bless me with a tapeworm. (God, if there was such thing as a tapeworm you could take out safely, I'd be on board for that in a second). Actually, I've been working out a lot. And not eating a lot. And basically not giving into my bad genetics ( Read more... )

 I stare at his back all the time. I can't help it ( Read more... )

I lied.

I've kept almost every conversation--even the bad ones.

And though it saddens me to know that it is no longer the case...it makes me happy that once upon a time, I was desired...or at least what I gave him.
 

 I started a diet today.

I call it the "I need to lose weight before going to California so the locals won't cringe at/spit upon/or hunt down with large sticks and attempt to take me down like a wild boar."

Ok, ok, I'm not that big. But I'd like to look better. I'd like to be healthier. And I really, really, really want to get these sexy frocks.


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Wisdom for the day

'I don't remember anything else about that book, but I recall one crucial sentence perfectly. "Some patients," it said, "mistakenly believe that their loneliness is a product of another person's absence." I stopped and reread this maybe 10 times, but it still baffled me. I could have sworn that my loneliness was a product of my ( Read more... )

Dare a look ( Read more... )

Holy Tornados, Batman!

So I'm working late tonight, and there are tornado watches all over evansville at the moment (must be from this rather odd 60 degree weather we've been having).

A funnel cloud has been sighted downtown, and right down the road from Mead-Johnson, where I work.

Apocalpyse, anyone?

If you need me, I'll be cowering in the basement.

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