Archive for the ‘venting’ Category

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Yay! (Plus Bugs)

I found my tile today! I decided to flake on work and go to a new tile place, and I found the tile I wanted, for cheap, deliverable this week. Woo hoo!

There was a weird, pregnant-looking, …

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Posted in domestic, insects, parenting, venting on 08/15/2006 05:50 pm
 
 

Friday, August 11, 2006

List of Recently Discovered Broken Things

1. The dishwasher in our new house.
2. The dryer in our new house.
3. The cell phone I just bought to replace the one my oldest son broke when he fell off a …

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Posted in domestic, venting on 08/11/2006 03:32 am
 
 

Monday, August 7, 2006

Last Night

A kitten ran to our feet as we pulled into the driveway and emerged from the car at 2:30 AM. He (kitten) seemed starving and scared, and yet affectionate and desirous of human company. We took him inside …

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Posted in domestic, venting on 08/07/2006 03:34 am
 
 

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Time to Whine!

I’m slightly stressed because tonight is the last night I have to finish up my novel revisions. Deadline is tomorrow at 1 PM, which is also the time I need to be on the road, on the …

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Posted in domestic, dreams, health, venting on 07/13/2006 08:31 pm
 
 

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

I’m going on strike.

From now on, whenever I’m with a woman and she starts whining about the way she looks, I’m just going to say, “Stop it.”

I’m not talking about general discussions on hair color and pretty things …

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Posted in lookism, venting on 07/11/2006 01:33 pm
 
 

Monday, July 3, 2006

Multiple Choice

1. How do you decide what colors to paint your new house?

a. You walk into the house and let it speak to you, like a canvas would.
b. You drive to Home Depot and tell the man …

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Posted in domestic, venting, writing on 07/03/2006 08:11 pm
 
 

Monday, June 26, 2006

Annoying

I’m getting tired of job listings where arrogant employers ask for the world and offer way less than what that many skills should earn. I know IT professionals have been dealing with this forever, too. But it seems to …

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Posted in venting on 06/26/2006 02:34 pm
 
 

Monday, June 12, 2006

Now that I’ve calmed down about it, several months after the fact…

… I can tell y’all why I’m never eating at 59 Diner, on Shepherd and 59, again.

I had just recovered from my gall bladder removal surgery and …

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Posted in Houston, venting on 06/12/2006 03:40 pm
 
 

Thursday, June 1, 2006

This might be wrong, but

I like that Gwen Stefani song, “Harajuku Girls“.*

Also, I don’t understand why people were calling Britney the new Madonna, when Gwen has obviously been the new Madonna for a while now. Not …

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Posted in pop culture, venting on 06/01/2006 03:35 am
 
 

Friday, May 12, 2006

Reasons I’m a Little Bit Sad Today

1. I was seriously craving the Fantasy sandwich from Baba Yega today, but none of my friends wanted to go out to lunch, and I don’t have the emotional fortitude to go by …

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Posted in domestic, Houston, venting, writing on 05/12/2006 05:15 pm