November 2011
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The Evolution of Gifts for ME!!!
(or What To Get The Female Hipster In Your Life).
Lets just get one thing clear before I begin this. You know how some people are “what do you get for the person who has EVERYTHING?” people?
I am not one of those people.
I am the person who needs STUFF. Wants STUFF. Has plans and could use your HELP. In many ways I’ve used Christmas as a sort of jumping off point for trips I was taking (I...
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Occupy Wall Street: The 99 Percent Passes Obama a... →
Here’s a note an Occupy Wall Street protester handed President Obama in New Hampshire today—it’s apparently a transcript of what protesters shouted during the middle of his speech.
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What Pets Give Us
Henry began peeing blood a couple days ago. He’d dash off to the corner under the bench in the kitchen and squat, letting about the size of two quarters trickle out of him. He avoided his litter box, and squatted on our towels and our bathmats, sometimes our clothes if we left them places we shouldn’t. It was both annoying and alarming, probably the same feeling a parent has for a vomiting...
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Call Your Girlfriend :-(
Am I the only one, who, when out dancing, if Robyn’s “Call Your Girlfriend” comes on, and you’re expected to dance, you get all :-/ and then :-( because you once were… that girlfriend?
…and then you let her down easy…ugh…and then I stop dancing and sit in a corner. the worst.
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Beyonce: See The First Images From Beyonce's... →
An inspiring life? Fuck, to say the least!
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“In my dreams I can never read or write. People are always asking me to —it’s a necessity to save the day or solve a mystery — but I can’t see the letters or hold the pen in my hand. It’s infuriating. Especially for me. Writing is the only way I can keep certain things. And this is how I am starting to feel about San Francisco. I know I was there, what I ...
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My week in #coolproblems
Things that made me feel cool this week:
1. A recent college grad I just met told me, “you’re like, my mentor”.
2. Someone who works for a company I admire said they’ve been following my blog for like, forever.
3. My neighbor told me I was “so celebrity connected”.
Things that made me feel not cool this week:
1. Two different people sent me that Beyoncé/Feminist theory post on The...
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notes on a sammich.
Just had my first egg and cheese from a deli in a loooong time (months?).
Those things are sick. I mean, like gross. They taste like the floor of the bodega they were made in.
And all this, from a deli named GOD BLESS DELI. Sads.
Proposed Additions To The Freelancer Lexicon «... →
This is, so true. Bittersweet, even.
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Young Crushes
I was trying to figure out why I was so steamed up about the new Irish guy on Boardwalk Empire. You know, this one:
And I realized it probably has a lot to with my childhood obsession with this:
(Thomas from Pocahontas, played by Christian Bale).
Also, while researching, I found this:
Enjoy your afternoons!
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I date a therapist, anecdote #1
Last night I told my boyfriend that I wanted to write an essay about what it’s like dating a therapist. He seemed sort of appalled, like, “Why?”
And I said, “well, people always ask me what it’s like… if you’re a good listener, if you secretly diagnose me, etc…”
“And what do you tell them?” He asked.
“That you’re...
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Extra Time & $$$
I am trying to get over feeling guilty about having “extra time”.
“Extra time” is what I have (in the past) defined as the time I spend looking for new clients, working on personal creative projects (see here), reading blogs, trying to get people to fall in love with me on Twitter, petting my cat, and the 1 hour a week I spend watching Gossip Girl while my boyfriend isn’t home...
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Bingo: Just Another New York City Night
Last night was one of those perfect, almost scavenger-hunt/bingo NYC nights. It was just a little cold, like leather jackets and scarves cold, but not standing on a street corner crying cold. Geoff and I got a little dressed up and headed to BOE because I am awesome and bought a deal on Living Social.
We had a wine and cheese tasting (I had a white pinot noir. I know. It was so special). We also...
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Gaslighting: My new favorite term.
When these women receive any sort of push back to their reactions, they often brush it off by saying, “Forget it, it’s okay.”
That “forget it” isn’t just about dismissing a thought, it is about self-dismissal. It’s heartbreaking.
No wonder some women are unconsciously passive aggressive when expressing anger, sadness, or frustration. For years,...
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Yipster: No children. For now. Seriously. Stop... →
yipster:
The other day I ran into an acquaintance in the lobby of a building. She was talking to man I didn’t know. I smiled politely at him and told her hello. I didn’t want to interrupt and I headed on my way. Just before I walked out of the glass doors onto Ventura Boulevard, a good 25 feet away from my…
