I got myself all ready to go to the pool this morning for my lesson and my swimming laps, got on the train, took 30 minutes to get downtown, walked up to the Y, only to be met with a sign saying “POOL CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE due to unsafe conditions.” Dammit. My guess: some […]

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Simon is obsessed with the front door today. He’s been standing in front of it, meowing, and looking at me sadly. Occasionally he will stand on his hind legs and attempt to work the handle. This is all due to his Magnificent Escape last night, when, as I was walking in the door from dinner […]

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I need new paintbrushes. I got some oil paint this weekend and it came with two brushes which are frankly both shit. I am going to get the best quality brushes I can afford. I had forgotten how much it sucks to use cheap ones. I have another brush which is very small and fine-tipped, […]

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I’ve been clicking through this for an hour or so: Dear World, We are Sorry. It’s actually made me feel a little better. There really are MILLIONS and MILLIONS of people in this land who hate GW Bush. And what hasn’t killed us will make us stronger. Someday, we shall overcome. Etc. Work was busy […]

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Breakfast this morning was all-natural peanut butter on hippy wheat toast; oily sardines on crackers (MMM!), and a cup of tea. Filling. Two minutes after I’d left the kitchen, Simon was up on the counter with his nose in the empty sardine can. Can’t blame him for that. I think work may be too busy […]

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I decided to switch out six of my icons today. The default (right now) is a super expensive ridiculous orange leather handbag, to express the girly side of me that likes to pretend I can actually afford extravagance. Comments describe the other five…

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Hello readers. For lunch I had a sandwich made of peanut butter, banana, cranberry sauce, and thin slices of green apple, on wheat bread. It was fantastic. I also went to Nordstrom to exchange some black boots I bought on Friday from a size 6 1/2 to a size 6. My feet fit fine into […]

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This weekend we swam 17 laps at the Y pool. That’s 850 meters. The best part is that in the last half, I really relaxed and got a second wind, and could breathe much better. I definitely feel I could do 20 laps next time. But I must admit that a huge factor in my […]

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Last night before bed I watched an old rerun of Martha Stewart Living. Poor Martha. Wonder what she’s up to? The theme of the episode was beds and bedding. She discussed mattress-buying tips, how to care for your mattress, and how to cleverly dress your bed in different sheets and blankets. Demonstrated the difference between […]

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Brian just sent me a link to two maps which show a chilling trend. Or rather, non-trend. One map shows U.S. states or territories where slavery was legal before the Civil War, and states where it was illegal. The other map shows states that voted for Bush in the election and states that voted for […]

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