Because when she came over for dinner last night (gazpacho), she brought not only a bottle of clear nail polish, which I’d asked for, but also a bottle of wine, which I did not. And because when we were done with the bottle, and So You Think You Can Dance was over, she drove us […]
Read more...Month: July 2008
Charlotte has a question about toners
I just sat through a 58 minute long webinar and teleconference about ordering office supplies. I’m not sure where in my life the turn-off towards webinars and teleconferences was, but I surely did not see this one coming. In related news, the team-building exercise retreat was canceled due to lack of interest. Honestly, my office […]
Read more...back to the fuschia
If you’ve ever been to Bardstown Road after 9pm, you’ve probably seen the Pool Party Express. It’s an old, hollowed out fire truck that carries drunk people up and down the street, playing loud music, like a parade float or an open-air party bus. Counter-intuitively, there is no water involved. Kari booked the PPE for […]
Read more...gainful employment yay
This afternoon I was finally offered a regular position in the department where I’ve been temping since February. I’ll be working with the Lauras as a “Compliance Certifications Specialist,” doing mostly data entry and a few special projects for conferences and such. The work’s not going to be terribly interesting, but the job security, health […]
Read more...eggs and bakey
I am NOT a morning person. I do love mornings—the light, the smell, the stillness—but there is something in me physiologically opposed to being alive before 10am. I like to think that if I could sit on my porch wrapped up in a heavy cotton quilt, drinking my coffee, holding but not reading a book, […]
Read more...cute, morally questionable politicos
Last night I started to feel that familiar lonely tug of nostalgia and what-if, but before descending down in a grief-spiral of Leine’s and So You Think You Can Dance, I called Kari to come rescue me. We spent a few hours outside Ce Fiore, eating Italian fake ice cream (it’s actually really good), going […]
Read more...journey to the center of *your* earth
On Saturday morning my mom and the twins had to go to a court-mandated class called “Families in Transition” for parents getting a divorce and their kids to talk about feelings and watch videos. I was partly sympathetic, partly smug, as my parents split back when divorces were quick and dirty and thankfully I didn’t […]
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PS, Death Race
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It’s been a busy last few days. I was going to shoot some pictures at Cave Hill with Karina on Friday, but she had to work late, and it rained most of the day. Later on we went to Ramsi’s and I finally got to meet Ann. Karina’s been talking about her for months now, […]
Read more...low-end tuna porn
I get more hits when I say things like “porn” or “fuck” in the post title. My co-worker, Laura, and I decided we needed to stop spending all this money at campus restaurants, so we made a bet to see who can go the longest without going out for lunch. Whoever caves first buys the […]
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