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August 31, 2006: Driving. Again. Because did I tell you about my new car?
Comments: 2 | Categories: Awesome
***If you are at all interested in being a Real Live Writer when you grow up, you must go read these How To Write A Book entries by Maureen Johnson. Because they are hilarious. And feature Muppet screenshots.*** I thought...

August 30, 2006: My new car smells like french fries
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I hate salesmen. Okay, that is not entirely true. I work with two perfectly nice salesmen. They are not evil people. They may have absolutely no clue how to use a computer, but they do rather well with that telephone...

August 28, 2006: Abundance
Comments: 1 | Categories: Ponder
Yesterday was Shanna's birthday. Shanna was my best friend in fifth and sixth grade. She was skinny and blond, which clearly denoted her superiority over me. She had a Nintendo in her room and often accused me of being friends...

August 24, 2006: What I Want You To Know
Comments: 4 | Categories: Anxiety
You had no idea 22 was going to suck, and my how it sucked. I think you kicked it off with an Indigo Girls concert, as you usually did on your summer birthday. You had a boyfriend and a college...

August 23, 2006: Ain't no other man!
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Yesterday I had plans to meet my friend the Counter Of White Blood Cells after work to see the dancing movie. (WHICH WAS AWESOME. OMG SO AWESOME.) I was driving into the city and waiting at a stoplight, trying to...

August 21, 2006: Giving myself a good talking to
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Oh good people of the Internet, I had no intention of giving you all complexes over the pronounciation of the word "bruschetta". I just happen to be a snotnose brat who spent several of her formative years in bruschetta's home...

August 18, 2006: In which I am furious with everyone for everything
Comments: 4 | Categories: Cranky
I'm in a bad mood today Internet. And it has nothing to do with the fact that my bangs are too long and doing some kind of weird feathery Farrah Fawcett thing on my forehead. Although that doesn't help. It's...

August 16, 2006: More than meets the eye: dinner out with the Cheungs
Comments: 7 | Categories: Phillip
When I was a kid and I dreamed about my future Knight In Shining Armor, I never, not for one instant, thought I would marry a man who would gaze at me lovingly and say: "Do you want to go...

August 15, 2006: Full of grace
Comments: 1 | Categories: Faith
Six years ago today I was wandering around Paris with my junior year roommate. It was only the second week or so of our trip and we were already sick of each other. We were tired of standing in line,...

August 14, 2006: The Phillip Fan Club
Comments: 2 | Categories: Phillip
Phillip recently spent an evening catching up on this website. You'd think he'd have it open at all times, constantly refreshing to see what bits of written wisdom I've imparted to the masses, but sometimes he forgets that it exists....

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