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My Birthday Bash Day 12: The Necklace

For complete context about why I’m not having a birthday party for my 27th birthday this year and how you can still celebrate with me, read You’re Invited to My 27th Birthday Bash. About six months after I started dating … Continue reading

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Birthday Bash Day 8: You have friends on the internet?

For complete context about why I’m not having a birthday party for my 27th birthday this year and how you can still celebrate with me, read You’re Invited to My 27th Birthday Bash. “But they’re your internet ‘friends,’” my maternal … Continue reading

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My Birthday Bash Day 7: Hair Monster

For complete context about why I’m not having a birthday party for my 27th birthday this year and how you can still celebrate with me, read You’re Invited to My 27th Birthday Bash. When I was 16-years-old, I shaved my … Continue reading

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Birthday Bash Day 2: The Pianist Child Prodigy

For complete context about why I’m not having a birthday party for my 27th birthday this year and how you can still celebrate with me, read You’re Invited to My 27th Birthday Bash. In 1989, I got Barbie Beat for … Continue reading

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Adventures in the Windy City

I went to Chicago last weekend. Jason’s cousin Heather was getting married and we took the time to have a mini-family reunion as it’d been a while since we’d seen Jason’s parents and brother. We then took part of Sunday … Continue reading

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Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Recap

The Olympics were awesome. Jason and I drove up to Vancouver on Monday to my friend Sarah and her sweetie’s home. (Unlike all those suckers who waited in long border crossing lines on the weekend, we breezed through.) They were … Continue reading

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Things of a Kind

10 things I wish I could say to 10 different people I know (no names used): I miss when you had dreams for the future. I feel like I’m always polishing what you carved. The splinters are annoying. I had … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Matt

Today is my friend Matt’s birthday. Matt’s a dear friend who lives too far away and who’s easily embarrassed, which makes this all the more fun. Happy 26th Birthday, Matt. I met Matt my freshman year of college when we … Continue reading

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The Story of My Left Boob

Or Why I Support a Public Option Health Care Plan for All Boobs. As a woman with family history of breast cancer, I can tell you that boobs aren’t something we’re shy about talking about; breasts are important. They are … Continue reading

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Re-Cap: Bunny Sitting

Recently, Jason and I bunny-sat for one of my co-workers and his wife as they vacationed in a tropical paradise. The rabbit in question’s name is Nib. Nib is a black Mini Rex, which means he’s extra soft as his … Continue reading

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