March 27, 2011
Merci!
Sunday afternoon. NCAA games. Hanging out with the family. Doing some laundry. Debating what to do about dinner. Slowly freaking out in my head about flying to France tomorrow.
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March 24, 2011
Morning snack
I love kiwi. Nom nom nom.
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March 23, 2011
Quote of the Day
“I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being – to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our love outweighs our need to hate, that our compassion is more compelling than our need to blame.”
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March 23, 2011
Farewell to a Beggar
We lost one of our own today. I am starting to get really, really incredibly pissed off at this death thing. It sucks any way you look at it. If you know the person is nearing the end (whether it’s because of age or cancer or whatever) it sucks. If you don’t know, because the person is young and reasonably healthy and there’s no reason to suspect anything is amiss, it sucks. I was in the latter camp today, blindsided by it.
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March 22, 2011
ahhh…HA!
Last night we went out for National Ravioli Day (yes, I do live in the best country ever) to a new little Italian joint up the road. The food was amazing, save the t-ravs (ironic, yes?). They were a bit tough and chewy. But the hand-rolled meatballs, and the aroncinis and the salads were top notch and definitely worthy of returning.
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March 21, 2011
Pre-school Econ, or Baby Budgeting
Zoe had her first hard lesson in economics at the mall yesterday.
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March 21, 2011
Poof!
And just like that, almost as stealthily as it crept up, the pain left.
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March 19, 2011
Theater
Had great seats at the theater tonight. Another awesome performance by Cousin Dan.
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March 18, 2011
Bummer
This just proves that going to the neurologist is no fun.
Another vote for trigeminal neuralgia today. I tried really hard not to cry when he told me there is no treatment for it, but I couldn’t help it. They throw scary meds at it in varying doses to try and manage it, but it’s all really just a crap shoot. Maybe it’ll go away on its own, in time. Maybe.
I think if you’re going to give a person news like that, you should at least let her get some kicks with the rolling stools.
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March 17, 2011
Green Day
A year after leaving the soul-sucking cesspool that was my last job, I’ve finally broken out of the old dress code. Fun prints and bright colors.
Lots of green today, for luck o’ the Irish. Happy Eire Day to you and yours!
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