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April 2005

April 28, 2005: Well done, Universe
Comments: 1 | Categories: Phillip , Rants
Apparently all you have to do to get the universe to cave to your demands is whine about it on your personal website. Mighty Maggie management will be flying off to Colorado at an unholy morning hour Saturday morning and...

April 26, 2005: So soft and squishy under the toes
Comments: 0 | Categories: Cranky , House
If I want to visit my new nephew- the month-old, extra-adorable, totally loves the sound of his aunt's phone voice, chunk of babywonderfulness in Colorado Springs- I have to leave SATURDAY and come back MONDAY and fly in and out...

April 25, 2005: The only beauty advice I will ever give the Internet
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I haven't cut my hair since Thanksgiving, and then only because my cousin, the Professional Hair Priestess, was in town and giving trims away for free. She sat me down in my grandma's utility room, wrapped a towel around my...

April 22, 2005: Why do laundry? We're MOVING!
Comments: 1 | Categories: House
Lately we have been absolute models of restraint regarding our new house. The first week we signed the papers, we drove by every night and sneaked in most of those nights. That weekend the listing agent held an open house...

April 19, 2005: White smoke
Comments: 0 | Categories: Faith , Ponder , When I was a kid
This is about the Pope. Not the new one. Between June and August of 1997, I was stuck at home, working at the base Public Affairs office until it was time to pack up and go to college. I turned...

April 13, 2005: Travel the world and the seven seas
Comments: 0 | Categories: Music & TV , Places , Ponder
Near the top of my Must See TV list is The Amazing Race, the only reality show I could ever see myself doing. Except not, because, hello, it's on television. Also, I like taking showers every day and people like...

April 11, 2005: Fifteen random thoughts do not a post make
Comments: 1 | Categories: House , Music & TV
Welcome to the latest edition of My Husband Is Working Late So I'm Drinking Wine And Reading The Best Of Craigs List. And also? Wasn't the world a sad place before Instant Messenger? With Instant Messenger I can sort-of-pay-attention-to my...

April 8, 2005: Neuroses explained
Comments: 0 | Categories: Anxiety , Cranky , House
Here are some good things about today: 1. It's Friday. Fridays are, by definition, extra fabulous. 2. Red Mill Burger for lunch. 3. I have a new database to play with, meaning my crap work gets shoved to Monday. And,...

April 5, 2005: There WILL be chocolates on the pillows
Comments: 1 | Categories: Awesome , House
Never the kind of people to let the Universe get us down, Phillip and I spent Sunday evening in the company of our cheerful and industrious real estate agent writing up another offer on a townhouse. It took nearly two...

April 1, 2005: No, in fact, you may not have the salmon. I am Reservations Queen and have decreed it so.
Comments: 0 | Categories: Cranky
Since I've seen you last, I've taken my beloved automobile to the shop, spent $110 of my own personal money on supplies for the Big Event, fielded 897 emails regarding the program for the Big Event, attended a meeting at...

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