Fri, Jun 15th, 2007
….and working hard on a few different things. First, I want to thank you all for the tips and ideas and encouragement around writing. It helped. I cranked out another chapter and am now on my last. The end is in sight, thankfully. Thanks so much for all of the thoughtful comments. I really appreciate […]
Fri, May 4th, 2007
I got this email today. All I can say is that if someone paid $650k to kill me, they way overpaid. I’m so not worth that much to anyone. heh.
From: mckin free mchufree@yahoo.com
Subject: hello
To: me
Reply-To: mchufree@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 14:20:38 -0700
Hello,
I wish to let you know that i have been paid by […]
Thu, Apr 26th, 2007
Newsweek this week writes about the new trend of hipster clubs opening their doors for kids and parents:
Adult venues like World Café Live in Philadelphia, 12 Galaxies in San Francisco or Schubas in Chicago are opening their doors on weekend afternoons to welcome children under 8. Baby Loves Disco, now in 18 cities across America, […]
Mon, Apr 23rd, 2007
I know it is getting warm again when I put bodyglide on my nipples.1
(to clarify: I use this stuff for running.)
This isn’t as kinky as it sounds. [↩]
Wed, Apr 18th, 2007
I’ve been running around the house the past few days perfecting my best Zoolander “blue steel” face.
You may ownder: is this just my normal zaniness? Am I experiencing facial tics? Do I have a nerve disorder?
No dear reader, I have no problems. In fact, the reason I’m perfecting my blue steel face is because […]
Mon, Apr 16th, 2007
The UPSes were beeping like mad when I got out of bed today. Of course, they did what they were supposed to and shut down the computer and server in an orderly fashion (without fucking up the server’s RAID-5, thankfully) but this was a clear indicator that we had no power. Jenna had wet hair […]
Sun, Apr 15th, 2007
Damn freak mid-April snowstorms. We’re looking at 20 inches, according to the National Weather Service. I can handle snow. I even like it. But 20 inches? That means we’ll see the snowmobiling idiots any moment now. It also means that we have to do things like this inside:
Fri, Apr 13th, 2007
I absolutely hate the telephone. I don’t like talking to people on the phone, I don’t like answering the phone, I don’t like returning phone calls, and I don’t like making phone calls. I hate voicemail. I haven’t checked my work voicemail in over a year. The work voicemail has a simple message: “Send me […]
Tue, Apr 10th, 2007
It is almost the middle of April and we’re supposed to get 6 damn inches of snow.
This is really, really getting old. What’s worse is that 6 inches may be enough for the snowmobile idiots to come out, too.
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