i spend my friday night at home cleaning and doing laundry and the dishes, then ask my dad if he wants to play chess with me, and even though i took his queen, he STILL beats me! this does not help my self-esteem. bah! i didn't even see it coming. all of a sudden. he didn't even realize it was checkmate! i had to tell him. that's the worst. when ( Read more... )

hello, everyone ( Read more... )

hi everyone ( Read more... )

well, tomorrow is my birthday. my twenty-third one ( Read more... )

i had a great weekend this weekend!

thursday night, cora and i went to the chatterbox pub after i got off work. but it took me forever to get to her dad & stepmom's place, because it is on the west side of st. paul, and then took forever to get to the chatterbox. we ended up getting there by way of the airport. yeah, so?

had a delicious hot chocolate ( Read more... )

TODAY, the 28th of september, is an important day in my life's history! specifically, for two reasons:

one. september 28, 2007: i began my first day of work at augsburg college. it was a friday, and, i later learned that although i chose to start work on a friday simply because that was the earliest i could start and felt bad for not being able to ( Read more... )

from craig's list (again). this is obviously a joke....right?

Free toothbrush/deodorant (mpls)
Reply to: sale-847533207@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-09-19, 5:24PM CDT

Toothbrush is still good, only been used for a couple weeks. Half the deodorant (stick kind) is left. First come first serve, don't hesitate.         ( Read more... )

karen (my sister-in-law) has written a fantastic piece called "the oldest of the old." it can be found on her blog but also i have copied it here. you all must read it. it is very meaningful and poignant.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
The Oldest of the Old
When they are the oldest of the old, I will still be young.  They will look at me and see ( Read more... )

this is FREE, and it's in HUGO! me and my dad are just seconds away from picking this up for you, dear reader, for a small delivery fee!

Ad as follows:

This is for Queen Mattress, Queen Boxspring, frame and head board. Bought in 2001 at slumberland. Don't have the screws for attaching the headboard to the frame. Stain on one side of the mattress - ( Read more... )

it's 11:43 p.m. and i'm still at work. gross ( Read more... )