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It is no news that sickness renders everything quite surreal. It is also no news that I am sick. Again. Ugh.
I suppose there are times when it is possible not to detest a cold but to embrace it as an excuse to forget the mobile an the email, curl up with a book, catch up on sleep, lose a pound or two on porridge/soups. This is not one of those ( Read more... ) -
First month, first paycheck, first name card, first real role
I have been MIA, always tired and always busy, and missed so many important things with so many important people. For that I am sorry.
Work really has been ups and downs. Both quite extreme. Currently going through a down. Tired, a little overwhelmed. But I am loving it, on the whole.
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Veni, Vidi, Vici
Am eyeing a necklace with the above inscription, as I am hoping I can make that motto my goal and, with patience, hard work, luck, and time, my reality. Life as a Citibanker begins tomorrow. Well, minus the perks thus far, but all I am looking for in the first week is 1)being punctual 2) making a good impression 3)not making a fool of myself. Wish ( Read more... ) -
It's all about boxes
On the one hand, I am surrounded by too many boxes, on the other, I haven't got enough. Yes, unbelievable as it may sound, I am still unpacking the large red boxes I dumped all my stuff into when we moved way back in early May. I am left with half a box of soft toys to unpack. I haven't decided on what to do about the toys. I might photograph them ( Read more... ) -
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Just caught Atonement with M. Depressing. I didn't go as gaga over Keira's green dress as a dress whore of my caliber might have been expected to, but the dress did remind me that I have been obsessing, ever so mildly, over finding a beautiful green dress for the past three-four months or so. and beautiful green shoes! But that obsession's only ( Read more... ) -
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I am giving Sophie's World another try (my third), as I have just managed to conquer Oliver Twist on the fourth re-read (first one age 5 or 6, in Russian). I remember what always annoyed me about Sophie's World--Sophie is very poorly written. She is written simple, both in wit and in the lack of complexity. She is talked to as a simple. It irks me ( Read more... )
