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  • sleep deprived The past few weeks have been like finals week (which is really sad, because I am not currently enrolled in any school), and sleep has been the last thing I've been able to fit in. It's hard to try to fall…

  • foodie or not? Butty Glirl posted this fun quiz today. Alas, I have much to learn, as I am a mere Debonair Diner. fairy princess picnic This month's suite article is about celebrating the fairy princess within. I'm lo…

  • sing-along! If Monkey and I had children, they'd probably have loads of fun for a few years and then cringe at how embarrassing our roadtrips would become for them. Fortunately for us (them), we have no kids yet. I had …

  • gifty May is a usually gifty month for our family because my Dad's birthday and Mother's Day often fall around the same weekend. It gets harder every year to think up good gifts (the old adage of what do you get someone…

  • free cones, end of April My boss passed these onward to us today: Free scoop at Baskin Robbins - April 28 Free scoop at Ben & Jerry's - April 27

  • gifty this was originally posted here, but Xanga's acting up again and threw the formatting all off. so it's reposted above!

  • bring your kids to work! It's Bring Your Child To Work Day today. I think nationally? We've got kids here in our office today, and Lizzie has kids in her office today. She sent me the cutest note about it: Today is …

  • Namestats: (via Curly Girl) Giao is a very rare female name. Very few females in the US are named Giao. Be proud of your unique name! source namestatistics.com

  • Happy Earth Day! Give a tree a hug! Then, find out if your job fits: In case you think you're suffering burnout, check here. I think I might be in the wrong job. Even though I was singing the praises of my boss a…

  • music for your ears and mine Kathleen of Liquid Sky Arts recently updated her blog with a few fun links to music for our listening pleasure. It's on the left side of the page, under "Listening To." I was pleased to find…

  • wedding fever! LJC has completed her wedding website! I lurve wedding talk. It seems to be a lovely, simple, and collaborative wedding. Very creative; I wouldn't expect any less from this creative DIYer extraordinaire. …

  • blah bee blah mondays There is little room for complaint, as the weekend was simply superb; it's just an overcast Monday with a definite Monday kind of feeling attached to it. Would've loved to stay curled up in bed to …

  • al fresco vibe! It's an extraordinarily lovely day (sunshine, 80°) today, which always sparks in Monkey and me a wish to dine outside. We will be heading over to Carrie & Marty's tonight to meet up with the gang for…

  • chicago bill wins! (sorry, they dubbed him that on a local morning radio show) How cute was Bill when he won tonight on The Apprentice? I just love how genuine that look of excitement, amazement, and happiness was on hi…

  • I'm a gargoyle. You are Form 4, Gargoyle: The Fallen. "And The Gargoyle mended his wings from the blood of the fallen so he could rise up from imprisonment. With great speed and resourcefulness, Gargoyle made the world…

  • Yes, I'm eyeing your car. But only because I've been hankering for a new car of late. I love my very trusty and paid-off Corolla (she is such a trooper and has been so dependable). But maybe it's spring making me want t…

  • utterly fabulous dog I envy the skill of this pooch! I originally got this as a forwarded attachment from my friend Judy today; did a quick search to find a locale online. See Tyson Skate (this is a.wmv film). somet…

  • late friday five Apr 09, 2004 Answer the following five questions in your weblog or journal. Please leave a comment here with a link to your post or just leave your answers in the comments section! 1. What do you do…

  • I found this fun quiz today via nipperknits. I was sweating it on a few questions, but alas, victorious. Good lordy, thank goodness! Otherwise, the expensive liberal arts degree might've gone to waste! You are a GRAMM…

  • Happy Easter! Hope you all have a lovely weekend! My friend Judy sent this to me today, very cute, a la Rather Good (you'll need to have your sound on). Take good care! G (this image from http://www.screensave…

  • phew! I had to give a presentation in our department's monthly communication meeting today and I was so nervous (I really, really do not like speaking in front of large groups of people; it gives me the heebie-jeebies a…

  • i enjoy being a girl It's fun doing occasional girly-girl things like shopping with your sister. Lizzie and I do so much damage when we go for a night of buying more crap for ourselves...but the tub of whipped pumpkin f…

  • weekend stuff: the creek that caused the end of the bunny (that's our neighbors' pretty yard across the creek with a fun poker house in back--isn't their yard just immaculate?): sadly, we caused said bunny's end afte…

  • Reading Yvett's blog today reminded me to do a meme (also, she took me right back to high school with today's entry, yea!). Have tons of work to do, and I sit here doing a meme for my blog. I have no right to complain ab…

  • where is the time?! I keep deluding myself into thinking I should take on more projects; I was much more prolific with the crafting this weekend, which I think makes me think I am some kind of superstar crafting fool. I…

  • yargh! That's my best impression of Piratese, I'm afraid. I'm saying yargh because this springing forward stuff kind of stinks. It doesn't feel late enough to go to bed, and yet I am already well past a respectable be…

  • oh my goodness me. i am on a spree. I usually do much pocketbook damage when Monkey is around, since we both love to keep the economy healthy. But I had been so good all year in my resolution to stop shopping for things…

  • Found these great new reads via Butty Glirl today. Fun!! Amateur Gourmet - check out the food porn (not at work, unless you have headphones). NYC Eats - I don't live in NYC nor have I visited (the shame!), but Lee and …

  • mmmm. Ok, I know it's bad to skip meals and that I would be hungry later, so I did wind up going upstairs to pick up lunch after all: grilled chicken with dried cherries, olives, and chilis on lemon orzo and a saffron s…

  • happy april 1! I'm not a huge fan of April Fool's Day, but I did get some fun pics from Lizzie a while back that would be fun to post (will add them later on today from home)...Hoping you're enjoying spring-like weather…

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