April 2011
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Pay attention to the moments in which you feel pure joy. Express gratitude, out...
– Nicole’s (from blog ‘More Is Better’) “The Life Less Bullshit Manifesto“
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“Wait til you see her”
This day was breathtaking. Kate was simply stunning. And the two of them seemed so excited.
I wish these two the best, and I hope Harry’s after party this evening is a huge success.
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My moving pod is booked! I’m leaving the district the first weekend in June for San Francisco. Address TBD, I’m still looking.
Unfortunately, I got tired of apartment searching on Craigslist last night so I switched to browsing condos and lofts on Sotheby’s.
Don’t ever do that to yourself.
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postgradslump asked: that antho scarf you posted is gorgeous! BUT, i found one really similar at forever 21 for (wait for it) $7.80:
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_acc_scarves&product_id=1062097792&Page=1#
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=whatsnew_acc_scarves&product_id=1062097792&Page=1#
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“This is about the self-mutilating circus we have painted ourselves clowns in. About women who will prowl 30 stores in 6 malls to find the right cocktail dress, but haven’t a clue where to find fulfillment or how wear joy, wandering through life shackled to a shopping bag, beneath those 2 pretty syllables. About men wallowing on bar stools, drearily practicing attraction and everyone...
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The fact that you know three alternate routes to the Cracker Barrel in your...
– Rules for Washington Tourists
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The little things
I suspect
no matter how much
money I have
I will always be earnestly
delighted by
small
free
toiletries
in hotels.
-Bentlily, One Poem a Day
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Tina Fey's prayer for her daughter →
First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches.
May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws the creepy soccer coach’s eye, not the Beauty.
When the Crystal Meth is offered, May she…
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In which my company discusses the employee manual
HR Director: Yes, flip flops are okay on Fridays. But I believe pedicures are equal opportunity. Gnarly feet are gnarly.
Rest of Room: Grooooss
HR Director: If I have to carry around a bottle of lotion to help you out I WILL do it.
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Things I ordered on my Brown Bag salad:
Chickpeas
Red onions
Goat cheese
Pecans
Grilled chicken
Things I actually got on the salad:
Chickpeas
Goat Cheese
Rage doesn’t even begin to describe…
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Sometimes when I’m in a funk at work I listen to BBC Radio. (What? Just let me have this.)
Just logged in and saw this:
To celebrate the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton, we take a look back through the archive of British Royal weddings.
I’m loving every minute of this podcast.
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It’s raining. Again. And thundering. And I would so, so like to be back under my covers.
When I was little, rain and thunder meant building forts and playing “library” and Disney movies. But every once in a big storm, my Mom would bust out Patricia Polacco’s Thunder Cake and we’d read and bake until it was over.
It’s a story about how Patricia overcomes her...
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