I am not, nor have I ever been, athletic. I am quite likely the only woman who avoided the vault and the flexed arm hang for all four years of high school. At the height of my prowess, I once translated a tipped softball into a ripe black eye one week before the [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2006
At some point during the weekend . . .
04.25.06 –
Jorge started using lots of words with the very-foreign “our,” apparently over-pronounced a la those Jagewwwwarrr commericals (reference: see such complex words as behaviour, flavour, and downpour)
I lit a cigarette off of my stove. My flat, electric stove.
Kim texted someone.
Mrs. Jorge had to resort to an Avril Lavigne reference when I asked her if [...]
Giggidy giggidy
04.24.06 –
Hours spent cleaning up Cricket’s hair balls and hiding human heads in places other than freezer: 5.
Dollars spent in eight minutes during the first Giant trip in two months, picking up staples other than wine, tampons, and Lean Cuisines: 76.
Acquiring a pink apron-ed, French toast-making Canadian kitchen minion for a full 48 hours: Priceless.
Stuff and Things
04.20.06 –
Let me begin with an apology. I have been so consumed with my damn self as of late, and trying to get to a state of (new) normalcy, that I have been neglecting your sites. Strangely, I think of you all more than a sane woman, or at least one with a life, [...]
Steel Plates in Head
04.18.06 –
I had a little to drink this weekend.
And one night, in my happiest of happy-hour states, I made the very rational decision that it would be smart to get out and get my exercise on. I recall factoring into my assessment that I would likely feel pretty crummy in the morning, so [...]
I may take this post down, because I don’t like braggarts, boasters, sycophants, narcissists, or carpetbaggers, for that matter
04.14.06 –
BUT I AM DOWN 14 POUNDS!!!!
And it just feels soooooo damn good.
The weekend shall therefore involve much wine but very little Easter candy.
Let it commence.
NO. SERIOUSLY. WuhTF???
04.12.06 –
Honestly, how much can one girl take in two weeks?
Gyllenhaal, Sarsgaard EngagedApr 11, 2:44 PM EST
The Associated Press
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard are engaged and expecting a baby, her publicist said Tuesday.
It will be the first marriage for both actors, Gyllenhaal’s representative, Amanda Silverman, said Tuesday. No other information was released.
The couple have been dating [...]
Warning: This entry brought to you by rage and the number 4
04.11.06 –
I was asked out today. More about that later.
First, let me say that I am so, so, SO holding up my part of the new life bargain. I am giving space where every ounce of me has never known to give it, AND FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES I HAVE GIVEN UP (THE ENTIRE [...]
