I TOOK THE TIME TO LOOK UP ALL THE MILITARY ALPHABET LETTERS. I first wrote the letters down and guessed. Man, I didn't do so well ( Read more... )

After my friend Becca got her wisdom teeth out this month, I started thinking to myself what foods were suitable for eating when you can't chew. When I got my wisdom teeth out in college, my friend Elizabeth brought me several containers of baby food. It was very nice but I was a little taken aback at the idea. I was not at the point mentally where ( Read more... )

I TOOK AN EVENING WALK TODAY TO THE CEDAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I am considering this a new thing because I have never bothered to explore the neighborhood around me, so I thought why not do it during a beautiful sunset? It started to drizzle but I got home just in time. It's nice to have Kevin around for a few days. We hopped in the pool and are ( Read more... )

Kevin surprised me for my birthday by flying home from Sacramento last night! He got in at about midnight when I was walking my friend Cassandra to the MAX station after my birthday party. It was so great to see him ( Read more... )

Well, not exactly. I MADE MY OWN BARBIE BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR MY 25TH BIRTHDAY PARTY. I dyed the frosting blue and pink, picked up a $2 Ariel Barbie from Goodwill, ripped her legs off (and felt incredibly guilty thinking of movies like Toy Story), Covered her ass with saran-wrap, and plunked her in the top of two pieces of a baseball cake mold turned ( Read more... )

Today I MADE MY OWN ZAGAT'S GUIDE TO PORTLAND RESTAURANTS ( Read more... )

Since I was downtown for my recruiter interview, I took a moment to admire the statue in Pioneer Square called "Allow Me" (nicknamed The Umbrella Man). I've always liked that statue-- he looks so friendly, pointing out something to someone in mid-step. I had always wanted to get close to that statue, to really study him. He was clean and well-kept ( Read more... )

I've started my "new thing a day" log. I am handwriting them mostly because some of the things I don't really think people would care about reading (and frankly daily posting is just a drag for me) but I will try to keep people updated on this year long project. It is supposed to go on for a year... but we'll also see about that too ( Read more... )

Kevin and I took a trip to Detroit Lake and it was my FIRST TIME GETTING ON A JETSKI. I was pretty frightened-- I'm TERRIFIED of water sports (I believe earlier in this journal I talked about that). I also FED A CHIPMUNK UNSALTED PEANUTS FROM BETWEEN MY TOES. He crawled up on my toes and pulled the nuts and shelled them and ran 2-4 back to his hole ( Read more... )

I just wanted to take a moment and update everyone on how my job search is going. I've gotten in to a rut right now because VERY few companies take unsolicited resumes for copy editors... meaning that if I send my resume it gets disregarded until I send it at a time when there is a job open. Second, if that weren't the only downer, the industry is ( Read more... )