once again, leila prevails over corporate america! i had three movies from H. video out for 52 days, costing me an upwards of $100 in fines, plus the humiliation of being confronted by a clerk in front of a long line of people. a real headache, if not for H. videos current promotion where they drop all of your fines if you sign up for unlimited ( Read more... )

who's the worst driver on the road? in my opinion, the suburu driver. the problem is that a suburu handles VERY WELL- it's the sportscar of the suv. unfortunately, this causes the driver to forget the length and girth of the car, endangering every cyclist and pedestrian. so when im riding my bike down hawthorne, i'm not yellin obscenities at the ( Read more... )

i love valentines day. it's all about the free love, free candy, free booze. good stuff mostly ( Read more... )

it's moving weekend, and i am sooo sick. there's a terrible cold going around and everyone in my family has it. i don't want to move anyway. living with mom is great- free food, free rent, good location... what more could i ask for ( Read more... )

new crush/love of my life. his name's bryan. i already lived with him, so, got that out of the way. he's really smart and funny. i want to spend all my time with him. too bad i have to go to work ( Read more... )

i volunteer at the science museum in the interactive chemistry lab. part of my job is designing new experiments for museum visitors. i have this FANTASTIC idea for an experiment where every person who comes into the lab will be able to design their own solar panel. making a simple solar cell is easy, and it will draw a lot of publicity. also, just ( Read more... )

i blew out my ear drum today. was doing some yard work and a branch went right into my ear. it really hurts. when it first happened, i cried hystarically because i thought i was going to have to go to the hospital, and don't have health insurance. it would be terrible if just as soon as i start making money i rack up more debt than i will ever be ( Read more... )

im at work right now. slacking off. my boss is gone for the day so there is no one around to manage me. what will i do! good thing he prefers that i slack off, so that he has a good excuse to boss me around. otherwise, i wouldn't need him. i could start my own company and hire him as the custodian ( Read more... )

"smith girls are easy. that's one thing college taught 'em: to put out," said dan gruppi to hollis and ross. it's nice to know that he has sooo much respect for me. you'd think that umass woulda taught boys about manners, to slow down on the porn and actually think about something. what did i expect. a sincere apology and some flowers? i'm ( Read more... )

the last time i ran out of a job crying was when i quit clean water action. it was hard work, customers didn't respect me, i didn't get along with my coworkers... it's one of the less dignified ways of quitting. i usually fantasize about quitting by flipping off the boss and trashing something on the way out, but for some reason it never works that ( Read more... )