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google "your name needs"

Maren needs to shut down the entire cell phone network of Chicago.
Maren needs her hair washed and combed (a twenty-minute chore filled with tears
and shouts)
Maren needs that advice at Tall Trees Lodge.

a 14 year old got stabbed to death in a fight around the corner from my house last night. i didn't know about it until we were walking the dog down meigs st. and we saw all the people with flowers and the tv cameras. before we got close enough to really see what was going on, two little girls in their yard stopped us, "excuse me ( Read more... )

LJ Interests meme results

1. birkenstocks:
   well, i still have my birkenstocks from 4 years ago...and they do make some nifty vegan version.
2. burt's bees:
   oh great, i seem all hippied out now. but seriously, on a whim i asked a store clerk if she could recommend a lip balm, and she said "actually, i'm a ski instructor and i recommend burt's bees to ( Read more... )

last night i was at wegmans to buy orange juice and the guy in front of me in line was buying carob soymilk, organic raisin bread and some odwalla bars. this is true love, i think. i will write an "i saw you" personal ad, and he will answer it, and then we'll get married and bake vegan pizzas together forever.

around the corner from my house there is a greek orthodox church, and this weekend they had their annual greek festival. we all went over there tonight after dinner and looked around-- smelled the food, tasted the greek beer, saw the traditional greek dancers ( Read more... )

i feel like i have to fight against the fall. like i'll lose something more than greenery and time spent on the front porch ( Read more... )

i've applied for at least 5 jobs in the past two days that i would LOVE to have, and a few more that i wouldn't mind. but what's the deal with people not calling me ever? is my resume that terrible? the funny part is, i'm pretty sure they'd love me as an employee if they gave me a chance. i've got a decent work ethic...work quickly, get there ( Read more... )

people of the world, this is my appeal to you:

somewhere hiding in your basement, in a box meant for the-garage-sale-that-never-happened, there is a copy of home alone. i know it's there, don't be embarrassed ( Read more... )

when i came and looked at my friends page, the first two entries i saw both started with "my mom..." this post is not about my mom. i'm breaking the cycle ( Read more... )

okay. in the early or mid 90s there was a tv show that was sort of like an african-american 90210. the only thing i remember about it was that the opening credits panned across several different colored rooms.

anybody?