Shiver me timbers

My GOD, is it cold in my office. We have this tiny, industrial office-park space, that is about 80% big freezing concrete-and-metal warehouse and maybe 20% normal office space. But said office space is so open, and the insulation so crappy, that it never heats up. And there’s a tiny heater that blows hot air… Continue reading Shiver me timbers

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“Great Minds” and all that

It turns out that four of the six people who work in my office all independently purchased the same DC Comics Super Heroes stamps. All our outgoing mail is matchy-matchy like the gaming industry nerds we seem to have become – and only one of us was really into this stuff to start with (the… Continue reading “Great Minds” and all that

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I mean, besides “blog”

Here is a short list of words and phrases I strongly dislike. If everyone could please completely cease using them immediately, I’d really appreciate it. I realize this is not going to happen, but hey, a girl can dream. -akimbo -asswipe -booty -brethren –deus ex machina -NOW you’re talking! -’nuff said -shit a brick sideways… Continue reading I mean, besides “blog”

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My House on the Hill

So for the past week day few days I’ve been staying at the boyfriend’s place in Capitol Hill, cat sitting for his crazy feline Trumpet while he cavorts around Japan (and also cat- and lizard-sitting for the pets of one of his travel companions – more on that below). And one of the effects of… Continue reading My House on the Hill

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My baby’s coming!

I did it. I took the biggest step, financially, that I have ever taken, save perhaps deciding to go to an expensive as fuck private university that everyone in Washington routinely confuses with Bryman College. Yes, I BOUGHT A MOTHERF*CKING CAR. I’ve talked about it, dreamt about it, even blogged about it, but I’m finally… Continue reading My baby’s coming!

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Everything hurts

So I did my triathlon yesterday! Yep, .5 mile swim, 12 mile bike, 4 mile run, more or less… and I’ve never been prouder of myself in my entire life. I wasn’t thrilled with how I swam, simply because I was slow and didn’t keep up a good solid stroke, I kept pausing to breaststroke… Continue reading Everything hurts

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Friday the… 8th

So is the 8th the new 13th? Or did I do something karmically terrible of which I’m currently oblivious? Or is it that I was being punished for waking up with a head full of negative and preoccupied musings? Either way, something kind of weird happened on my way to work today. A bolt fell… Continue reading Friday the… 8th

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Apples and Oranges… and Roadkill

I just got a strange phone call at work. Apparently I won a hotel and airfare inclusive, 3-day trip for two, to my choice of three destinations: Jamaica, Cancun, or… Vegas. Seriously. THOSE are the three options? I mean, that’s like offering a trip to Auckland, NZ; Paris, France; or MILWAUKEE. Okay, maybe I’m just… Continue reading Apples and Oranges… and Roadkill

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