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The past two days have been uncharacteristically crappy. Yesterday started out okay, but toward the afternoon it just got worse. For my workout class, I have to bring my stuff (workout clothes, any accessories like a yoga mat or resistance bands) with me to work in the morning since I don’t have time to go [...]

Several weeks ago, I signed up for a fitness class. The company that puts it on used to call it “bootcamp” but they changed the name to make it sound less scary. It meets three times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday) for an hour, and the classes are different each time. So far, we’ve [...]

Quick note to say that I turn 23 today. Huzzah!

Today, I smelled blueberries in coffee. This may not sound like something monumental, but as someone widely known to be a coffee dunce marrying someone known to be a coffee fanatic, it is a big step for me. Daniel is so passionate about coffee that it’s often hard for me to relate – I was [...]

Thanks for your responses to my last post. I’m always interested in details of other people’s lives, and I’d love to change my own habits if they prove idiotic. We did some apartment-improvement recently and bought our first kitchen table (JOKKMOKK from IKEA) and a matching set of hampers (the hampers match, I mean – [...]

One thing I am notoriously bad at is making appointments. I can put off stuff like that forever. I think it’s this newfound hatred of phone conversations that stems from some kind of control issue on my end – I hate being forced to think on the spot. Personal phone calls are perfectly okay; I [...]

I turn 22 today! Daniel and I went to Coeur d’ Alene yesterday and wandered around the farmer’s market for a bit. I looked at some neat handspun yarns and he talked coffee with the guy from Bumper Crop, who was far younger than I expected (for whatever reason). He’s super nice and he knows [...]

I’ve thought about this for — well, for years now. How I would say this, what I would title it. I never quite seemed to get it right, so instead I’ll leave you with a re-enactment: I am so unbelieveably happy.

At work, I refused a fudgey brownie even though it sounded delicious. For lunch, I had a reasonably-sized smoked turkey and provolone sandwich and some carrots. On the way home, I got off the streetcar a few stops early and walked the extra blocks home instead. After dinner, I did a 30-minute workout video and [...]

Beck – “High 5 (Rock the Catskills)” Sometimes I even surprise myself at how revoltingly domestic I am (or would like to be). I am only somewhat ashamed to admit that I bought a Martha Stewart book with one of my Christmas gift cards. I honestly recommend it – there are some pretentious parts (“My [...]

MST3K DVD Many of you have probably heard about the James Kim story, especially if you are in Oregon. The Kim family took a wrong turn while driving in bad weather and ended up stranded in the snow. They attempted to keep warm by burning tires and had to live off of jelly, baby food, [...]

Storm – “Villemann” In a continuing bra theme, I am writing today to urge all you ladies out there to go get a professional bra fitting. I don’t care if you just had it done last year, go do it again. And please try to get it done somewhere like Nordstrom’s or its equivalent – [...]

Eddie Izzard Dress to Kill DVD Tonight as I was sleeping on the couch, I heard a very loud knock. It turned out to be our friends Paul, Callie, and George, purposely knocking to wake us up (because Daniel was sleeping on the Poof chair) to tell us we need to turn our TV and [...]

Type O Negative – “Everyone I Love Is Dead” Thanks for all the well-wishes, everybody! I appreciate every single one. I’m alternately excited and terrified, and I keep having small panicky thoughts like, “I know absolutely nothing and I’m going to go to work and embarrass myself and my school and everyone will hate me” [...]

Type O Negative – “Red Water” I got the job!