last week, one of my staff emailed me on sunday to tell me she was quitting, effective immediately, meaning she wouldn't be there monday, despite knowing that we probably wouldn't be able to find coverage on such short notice. i won't even go into how shitty, selfish, and unprofessional that was, because surely anyone with a brain and a conscience ( Read more... )

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i've been working on de-cluttering for a few weeks now, but today i finally read about the incredible amount of work being done by the crap-a-thonners over on glitter (http://www.supernaturale.com/glitter/viewtopic.php?t=11021&sid=a0857f1f7c45be55253ef27f1638e706). i was inspired by all their hard work, but knew there was no way in hell i was going ( Read more... )

we went to the mall today to get shawlene's hair cut (very cute it is, too!) and i tried on 101 pairs of jeans. the GAP long & leans didn't work (it would've helped if they'd had my size/length...) and everything else i tried on was less than spectacular, so i ended up getting a few more pairs of  levi's 515 nouveau boot cut jeans. they were on ( Read more... )

cooper has a bright future in the circus, if he's interested. he's part clown, part acrobat, and all about being the center of attention. here he is leaping up to get the toy i'm dangling above his head:


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here's the truth: i am obsessed with makeover shows. well, not all of them, but two in particular:  what not to wear, and queer eye for the straight guy. i really love the original (bbc) wntw, but we don't get bbca, so i never get to see it any more. still, the tlc version does satisfy my need for makeover magic pretty nicely.

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glenn's coming! glenn's coming! glenn's coming!

see for yourself: http://www.glenntilbrook.com/index.html

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the housefairy came today. i knew she'd been here as soon as i opened the door and was greeted by the smell of incense. she did a great job, as usual. i just wish we'd managed to get the massive, ancient, broken tv hauled down to the alley in time for bulk garbage pick up week, because having it hulking in the hallway definitely detracts from the ( Read more... )

(and i do mean CLOSE!):


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