Category Archives: thisandthat

It’s Colder Than it Oughtta Be in March

It was almost spring, and then…it wasn’t.  Too bad, so sad.  All day today, I’ve been singing the song “July {A Plain Morning}” by Dashboard Confessional.  Actually, I haven’t been singing the entire song, just the part that goes, “it’s … Continue reading

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This Post Sponsored by the Number Seven

**Posted as part of Jen’s (from Sprite’s Keeper) weekly Spin Cycle.  Keep checking out this post all week long for more of the quirkiest quirks on the web.*** The number seven resonates with me, and I’m not sure why.  Some … Continue reading

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Nobody Listens to My Brain Waves Anymore.

***Preface*** In the comment section of a recent post, a question of the integrity of my blog’s content was implied: Do I make this stuff up?  It’s not the first time I’ve been asked—someone once even accused me of commenting … Continue reading

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And Now for Some Worthless Three-word Phrases…

You know it’s bad when I resort to stealing tags off people’s blogs who never tagged me in the first place.  I’m suffering from a syndrome known as Not-a-Thing-to-Write-About, which seems to be a chronic affliction lately. This tag was … Continue reading

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Paint Me Green and Grow Me a Beard—It’s Christmas Time, By Golly!

I already said that not only do I not feel any sort of Christmas spirit, but I’m beginning to kind of hate it. Tonight, with Poor Kyle out of town, I sat down to watch a little telly (at my … Continue reading

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Better Than a Blogging Award…

I am a hero. Not really.  But someone likes my blog a lot—enough to write a post about it titled “My Favourite Blog.”  [Only her “favourite” was spelled “favorite.”] This is a very big day for me.  Emily said so … Continue reading

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Dentistry With a Side of Self-Loathing

I have an appointment to see the dentist tomorrow, which should come as a source of deep consternation to me. And don’t worry: it does. I’m one of those grown-up-ish girls who doesn’t like to brush her teeth, as you … Continue reading

Posted in change, fiascos, It's All Good, mediocrity, oh brother what next, thisandthat, what I'm about, woe is me | 20 Comments